Lesson 2
USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Stephen Leacock
Q. 1: How has the
scientific method helped us in our fight against disease?
Ans: Today
we eat fresh food and live in clean environment.
Q. 2: Write a note on the better sanitary
conditions available in our cities today and compare them with what were like a
hundred years ago.
Ans: Today our city streets are clean and
paved. They were dirty and unpaved a hundred years ago.
Q. 3: What are the sanitary conditions like in
our villages today and how would you improve them?
Ans: The streets are narrow and unpaved. We
need to set up a department of sanitation.
Q. 4: How has the scientific method helped us in
the production and preservation of foods?
Ans: Food is being produced using the
ploughing and harvesting machines and preserved using freezing and drying
method.
Q. 5: We are now generally less fearful than our
ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid to?
Ans: Our
ancestors were afraid of black cat’s, broken mirror and number 13.
Q. 6: How has the
scientific method enabled us to get over the old fears?
Ans: Science has
told us that there is always a reason behind every happening.
Q. 7: What part did astrology play in the lives
of men and women in the past? Give examples.
Ans: Astrology
had affected the life of people of past to a great extent.
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: They believed that a guest will come if
a crow crows on the walls. Such superstitions cause fear in them.
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