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Science, like any knowledge, can be put to good or bad use, depending on the user. Given below are some of the applications of science. Formulate your views on whether the particular application is good, bad or something that cannot be so clearly categorised :
(a) Mass vaccination against small pox to curb and finally eradicate this disease from the population. (This has already been successfully done in India).
(b) Television for eradication of illiteracy and for mass communication of news and ideas.
(c) Prenatal sex determination
(d) Computers for increase in work efficiency
(e) Putting artificial satellites into orbits around the Earth
(f) Development of nuclear weapons
(g) Development of new and powerful techniques of chemical and biological warfare.
(h) Purification of water for drinking
(i) Plastic surgery
(j) Cloning
(a) Mass vaccination against small pox to curb and finally eradicate this disease from the population. (This has already been successfully done in India).
(b) Television for eradication of illiteracy and for mass communication of news and ideas.
(c) Prenatal sex determination
(d) Computers for increase in work efficiency
(e) Putting artificial satellites into orbits around the Earth
(f) Development of nuclear weapons
(g) Development of new and powerful techniques of chemical and biological warfare.
(h) Purification of water for drinking
(i) Plastic surgery
(j) Cloning
Solution:
(a) Mass vaccination is good.
(b) Television for eradication of illiteracy and for mass communicationof news and ideas is really good.
(c) Prenatal sex determination is not bad, but people are misusing it.They must be educated to avoid its misuse in creating imbalance betweenthe male and female population.
(d) Computers for increase in work efficiency are good.
(e) Putting artificial satellites into orbits around the earth is a gooddevelopment.
(f) Development of nuclear weapons is bad as they are the weapons ofmass destruction.
(g) Development of new and powerful techniques of chemical andbiological warfare is really bad as these weapons are for destruction ofmankind.
(h) Purification of water for drinking is good.
(i) Plastic surgery is good.
(j) Cloning is also good.
(b) Television for eradication of illiteracy and for mass communicationof news and ideas is really good.
(c) Prenatal sex determination is not bad, but people are misusing it.They must be educated to avoid its misuse in creating imbalance betweenthe male and female population.
(d) Computers for increase in work efficiency are good.
(e) Putting artificial satellites into orbits around the earth is a gooddevelopment.
(f) Development of nuclear weapons is bad as they are the weapons ofmass destruction.
(g) Development of new and powerful techniques of chemical andbiological warfare is really bad as these weapons are for destruction ofmankind.
(h) Purification of water for drinking is good.
(i) Plastic surgery is good.
(j) Cloning is also good.
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