USING THE SCINETIFIC METHOD
Question No. 1: How has the
scientific method helped us in our fight against disease?
Ans: The scientific
method has helped us in knowing the causes of diseases and their prevention. It
has also enabled us to make life saving drugs.
Question No. 2: Write a note on
the better sanitary conditions available in our cities today and compare them
with what they were like a hundred years ago?
Ans: Today, our city
streets are paved and well drained. They are cleaned regularly. Garbage and
sewage is disposed properly. A hundred years ago, the streets were unpaved and
poorly drained. Household garbage and other refuse were thrown in the streets.
So, today sanitary conditions are far better than a hundred years ago.
Question No. 3: What are sanitary
conditions like our villages today and how would you improve them?
Ans: Today, our
villages are poorly drained, outdoor toilets are common and streets are
unpaved. We could improve them by awaring people about better sanitation and
its positive effect on their health.
Question No. 4: How has
scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods?
Ans: Through
scientific method, we get more production of food. Modern methods of selecting,
grading and processing have helped us a lot in the preservation of food.
Question No. 5: We are less
fearful than our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of?
Ans: We are less
fearful than our ancestors because we have left believing superstitions. Our
ancestors were afraid of black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.
Question No. 6: How has the
scientific method enabled us to get over the old fears?
Ans: Scientific
method has made us reasonable. Now, we know there is a sound reason behind
every happening. In this way, the scientific method has enabled us to get over
the old fears.
Question No. 7: What part did
astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past? Give examples?
Ans: In the past,
astrology played important part in the lives of men and women. People used to
consult astrologists before marriages and other important matters of life.
Question No. 8: Describe some
of the superstitions still current in our country. How do they affect the lives
of those who believe in them?
Ans: Still some
people believe in wearing charms and other superstitions like them. They affect
the lives of those according to belief.
Question No. 9: What were the
survival chances two hundred years age?
Ans: Two hundred
years ago, seven out of eight babies died before reaching their first birthday.
Question No. 10: What do we mean
by the word attitude?
Ans: By attitude we
mean the way we feel and think towards an idea or an event.
Question No. 11: What is meant
by superstitions?
Ans: Feelings which
involve fears are called superstitions. Black cats, broken mirrors and number
13 are some common superstitions.
Question No. 13: How did thrifty
housewives preserve food in the past?
Ans: Thrifty
housewives preserved their home-grown vegetables and fruits by canning,
pickling, or drying them for use during the cold weather. Meats were preserved
by salting and drying or by freezing.
Question No. 14: How scientific
method has improved our ways of life?
Ans: Scientific
method has improved our ways of life by solving health problems, by increasing
production and preservation of food and by bringing positive changes in our
attitude.
Question No. 15: What is the
purpose of this lesson?
Ans: This lesson
helps us to understand how the use of scientific method has improved living
conditions and changed our attitude.
OR
Question No. 1: How have the scientific methods helped us in our fight
against disease?
Scientific methods have helped us to discover vaccines,
medicines and medical equipments to fight against diseases.
Question No. 2: Write a note on the sanitary conditions in our cities
that were available a hundred years ago?
A hundred years ago, people threw their household garbage
into streets. Outdoor toilets were common. Human waste was drained into the
wells.
Question No. 3: Write a note on the sanitary conditions in our cities
that are available today?
Today, household garbage is properly disposed off. Better
drainage system is available. Drinking water is supplied through pipelines.
Question No. 4: How can the sanitary conditions in our villages be
improved?
Household garbage should be properly disposed off.
Drainage system should be improved. Drinking water should be supplied though
pipelines.
Question No. 5: How have the scientific methods helped us in the production
and preservation of food?
Scientific methods have helped us to grow more and better
food. Quick freeze method, dehydration, grading and processing made possible
the preservation of food.
Question No. 6: How did people preserved food in the past?
There were no deep freezers available in the past.
Therefore people used to preserve their food by canning, pickling, drying or
salting.
Question No. 7: What were our ancestors afraid of?
Our forefathers were superstitious. They were afraid of
black cats, broken mirrors and number 13.
Question No. 8: How have the scientific methods enabled us to get over
the old fears?
Scientific methods helped us to get over the old fears.
It proved that superstitions have no sound basis.
Question No. 9: What part did astrology play in the lives of men and
women in the past?
In past, Astrology played an important part. People
believed that the movement of the stars had a great effect on their lives.
Question No. 10: Describe the superstitions that are currently available
in our country?
Most of the people still believe in the motion of stars,
black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.
Question No.
11: How are we better than or ancestors?
We use scientific methods in our day to day life. Because
of use of these scientific methods we are better than our ancestors.
Question No.
12: Describe the superstitions that
common in the past?
There were a number of superstitions in the past. However,
people still believed in the motion of stars, black cats, broken mirrors and
the number 13.
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