Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Correct option is C

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• Robert Fulton – First steam-operated boat - Correctly matched.Robert Fulton is credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat, Clermont, in 1807.

• Ferdinand de Lesseps – Suez Canal - Correctly matched.De Lesseps was the French diplomat who led the construction of the Suez Canal, completed in 1869.

• Cyrus H. McCormick – Power driven loom - Incorrectly matched.Cyrus H. McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, a major advancement in agricultural technology, not the power-driven loom.The power loom was developed by Edmund Cartwright.

• John Kay – Flying Shuttle - Correctly matched.John Kay invented the flying shuttle in 1733, which revolutionized weaving and increased textile production.

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