GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Wich Invention allowed farmers to harvest as much wheat in one day as they could in two weeks?
A
Steam Engine
B
Cotton Mills
C
Interchangrable parts
D
Mechanical Reaper
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mechanical reaper was used by farmers to harvest crops mechanically. This machine proved to be the answer for wheat farmers because it increased food production as well as made harvesting easier.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tool that preceded Cyrus McCormick’s horse-drawn reaper was a hand-held scythe, a device that had remained basically unchanged for 5000 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -reaper, any farm machine that cuts grain. Early reapers simply cut the crop and dropped it unbound, but modern machines include harvesters, combines, and binders, which also perform other harvesting operations.

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