Questions:1.How has the scientific method helped us in our fight against disease?
Ans:The scientific method has helped us a lot in our fight against disease. Today babies are born in hospitals where there is a little chance of their getting a disease . They are also treated to save from different diseases. Thus the scientific method has helped us to control the diseases.
Q:2.Write a note on the better sanitary conditions available in our cities today and compare them with that they were like a hundred years ago.
Ans: Today the sanitary conditions in our cities are very good. The city streets are today paved and well drained and they are cleaned regularly.Savage is carried through sealed pipes to disposal plants. In the past , the city streets were narrow, unpaved and poorly drained. Heaps of garbage and ponds of sewage could be seen everywhere.
Q:3. What are the sanitary conditions like in our villages today and how would you improve them?
Ans: Most of villages present a very bad look even today. The streets are unpaved and they are not cleaned regularly. Ponds of dirty water and heaps of garbage are seen everywhere. If the city governments pay attention to it, the situation may be improved a lot.
Q:4. How has the scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods?
Ans:The scientific method has helped us grow more food and better food. It has increased the yield of the fields to meet the needs of the increasing population. It has also helped us preserve our foods so that fresh foods are available today throughout the year.
Q:5.We are now generally less fearful than our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of?
Ans: Our ancestors were generally afraid of many superstitions which were totally baseless. They were afraid of black cats, broken mirrors , the number 13 and many others. Now these things do not affect our lives.
Q:6. How has the scientific method enabled us to get over the old fears?
Ans: The scientific method has taught us that there must be a sound basis for every happening . Therefore, we do not believe in superstitious beliefs. Today evil spirits and fortune telling have no effect on our lives. We only believe in things supported by facts.
Q:7. What part did astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past? Give examples.
Ans:Astrology and fortune telling were practiced on a large scale in the past. They influenced the lives of so many men and women. They believed in the idea of evil spirits and they were afraid of many superstitions without any natural reason.
Ans:Astrology and fortune telling were practiced on a large scale in the past. They influenced the lives of so many men and women. They believed in the idea of evil spirits and they were afraid of many superstitions without any natural reason.
Q:8. Describe some of the superstitions still current in our country . How do they affect the lives of those who believe in them?
Ans:Some superstitions are still current in our times. These have deep effect on the lives of the people who believe in them. Even today some people think that diseases are caused by evil spirits. Wearing of some kind of charm is still practised and people believe in the signs of good and bad luck.
Ans:Some superstitions are still current in our times. These have deep effect on the lives of the people who believe in them. Even today some people think that diseases are caused by evil spirits. Wearing of some kind of charm is still practised and people believe in the signs of good and bad luck.
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