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    “Politics is the art of the possible. Similarly, Science is the art of the soluble”. Which of the following statements is a case of this aphorism?

    Solution

    Science is a systematized study of observation. Scientist and researchers study these observations and then work out certain laws from them. There are multitude of natural phenomena taking place in this universe and all of them can be explained in terms of some basic laws.

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    No physicist has ever “seen” an electron. Yet, all physicists believe in the existence of electrons. An intelligent but superstitious man advances this analogy to argue that ‘ghosts’ exist even though no one has seen one. How will you refute his argument ?

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    It is simply a superstition that ghost exist. There is not even single authentic evidence that ghosts exists. On the other hand it is a fact that atoms exists. There are many examples to prove this fact. Atomic power plant, atomic bombs, atomic clocks etc., exist of the correlation between two parts of the statement.

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    Which of these were not major technological advances during industrial revolution in England and Europe?

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    In 1957, the world was surprised to see the Soviets launch the first satellite into orbit, with most expecting the USA to be the first to do so . Settalite technology got wings after this year which is so far after industrial revolution in England and Europe.

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    Which of these was a major scientific major advance during industrial revolution in England and Europe?

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    By the 1780s, the British Industrial Revolution, which had been developing for several decades, began to further accelerate. Manufacturing, business, and the number of wage laborers skyrocketed, starting a trend that would continue into the first half of the 19th century. This was the time when Louie Pasteur discover the link between microbes and illness.

  • Question 5
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    Which of these was a major technological achievement in ancient India?

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    The Suśruta-saṃhitā is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of Ayurveda. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, but the translator G. D. Singhal dubbed Suśruta "the father of surgery" on account of the extraordinarily accurate and detailed accounts of surgery to be found in the work. He has also been called "the first plastic surgeon".

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    Which of these was a major scientific achievement in ancient India?

    Solution

    Baudhayana Sulba Sutra which contains examples of simple Pythagorean triples, as well as a statement of the Pythagorean Theorem for the sides of a square

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    What is the relation between morality and science?

    Solution

    Science can help us learn about terminal illnesses and the history of human and animal rights — and that knowledge can inform our opinions and decisions. But ultimately, individual people must make moral judgments. Science helps us describe how the world is, but it cannot make any judgments about whether that state of affairs is right, wrong, good, or bad.

  • Question 8
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    In the event of your stumbling upon a discovery, which has great academic interest but is certain to have nothing but dangerous consequences for the human society. How, if at all, will you resolve your dilemma?

    Solution

    If an invention that only cause harm to the society, it should be in safe hands only and the safe hands are only who discovered it. So it's better to keep the information upto you and your colleagues, so that all of them can work on it to make it useful for society.

  • Question 9
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    In the event of your stumbling upon a discovery, which has great academic interest as well as some benefits and some bad consequences for the human society. How, if at all, will you resolve your dilemma?

    Solution

    Leave it to the human society informing them of the good bad and the ugly as people moral value ll decide which side of a coin they want to turn on.

  • Question 10
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    Good and bad effects of a particular scientific/technological advance such as prenatal sex determination should in general be weighed by

    Solution

    The advancement of new technology has been taking place since the beginning of human history. From the invention of items like the spear and knifes made out of rocks and sticks to aid in the capturing and killing of animals for food, to items like the first printing press and the computer.

    The advancement in technology has been exceptionally fast in the 20th and 21st century. With electronic technology and machines being produced and improved all the time, it was very likely that along with the positive aspects of these new advancements, people would also consider the negative aspects and look to criticise new technology.

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