2- USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHODS (Darrel Bernard & Edward)
Questions & Answers (Based on Exercise)
Q. No. 1: How has the scientific method helped us in our fight against diseases?
Answer:Scientific method has helped us a lot in our fight against diseases. We have discovered many medicines. We have also discovered how to prevent and cure a disease.
Q. 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?
Answer: In the past, the streets were narrow and unpaved in cities. They were full of garbage. But today, they are paved and well drained. They are also cleaned regularly.
Q.No.3: What are the sanitary conditions in our villages today? OR How can the sanitary conditions be improved in our village?
Answer: At present, the streets are dirty in villages. There are ponds of dirty water. They cause different diseases. Scientific method can help us in improving sanitary conditions.
Q.No.4: How has the scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods?
Answer: Science has donated us insecticides. They save the crops from germs and insects and increase the production. However, preservation of eatables is done with quick freeze method.
Q. No. 5: We are generally less fearful than our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of? OR How are we better than our ancestors?
: ہم اپنے آباؤ اجداد کی نسبت کم خوفزدہ ہیں۔ ہمارے آباؤ اجداد کس چیز سے خوفزدہ تھے؟ یا ہم اپنے آباؤ اجدا د سے کسطرح بہتر ہیں؟ 5سوال نمبر
Answer: Our ancestors were afraid of black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13. But, we are better than our ancestors because we are less fearful than they. We are also more critical than they.
Q. No. 6: How has the scientific method enabled us to get over the fears or superstitions?
Answer: The scientific method has proved that superstitions have no sound basis. Every effect has some cause behind it. In this way, we have got over the old fears.
Q. No. 7: What part did astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past?
Answer:Astrology played an important role in the lives of men and women in the past. Their marriages, births, travelling and all the other affairs were greatly affected by the movement of the stars.
Q. No. 8: Describe at least three superstitions still current in our country?
Answer: Three superstitions still current in our country are following.
1. Nobody likes to go on a journey on Tuesday.
2. Nothing new is started on Thursday.
3. Black cat on the way is thought to be malefic.
MORE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (PAST PAPERS)
Q.No.1: Why do we eat a variety of food? (FB-2008)
Answer: Scientific method has enabled us to preserve our food and its taste through quick-freeze method. In this way, we are able to eat a variety of food.
Q.No.2: Where are the babies born these days? (FB-2008)
Answer: Today, the babies are born in the hospitals. They have very little chance of getting some disease there. They are vaccinated to protect them against diseases.
Q.No.3: How is water supplied to cities and towns today? (FB-2012)
Answer: Today, almost all the cities and towns have water systems. They provide 100 % pure water for daily use. This water is supplied through sealed pipes or aqueduct.
Q.No.4: How is water supplied to Los Angeles? (FB)
Answer: Los Angeles is supplied water through pipe lines from Colorado River which is 544 kilometers away. A thousand million liters of water are delivered to district daily.
Q.No.5: How did thrifty wives preserve food in the past? (FB-2014)
Answer: Thrifty wives preserved their vegetables and fruits by canning, pickling and drying. However, sea foods and meats were preserved by salting, drying or by freezing.
Q.No.6: How has scientific method improved our living standard? FB-2014)
Answer: Scientific method has improved our living standard in following ways. It has improved our ways of living, production and preservation of food, transportation and communication.
Q.No.7: What do you mean by an attitude? (FB-2014)
Answer: Our feeling toward some idea or event is called an attitude. Actually, it is our behaviour or thinking. The use of scientific method can improve our behaviour.
Q.No.8: What are the effects of unsanitary conditions? OR What do the unsanitary conditions cause? (FB-2014)
Answer: The unsanitary conditions cause the spread of germs of different diseases and spread the diseases like malaria, typhoid fever, dysentery and cholera, etc.
Q. No. 9: How did the people obtain water in the past and how was it consumed? OR why did the people use water sparingly in the past? (FB-2015)
Answer: In the past, the people used bucketful to bring water. They had to bring water from the wells situated at a long distance. That’s why, they used water sparingly.