Question

Why is the study of facts, principles, and processes in General Sciences made relevant and meaningful?

• A. Only if they are taught in isolation
• B. Only if they are presented in the social context
• C. Only if they are purely theoretical
• D. Only if they are limited to laboratory experiments

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Only if they are presented in the social context

Social science and General sciences

• Various branches of General Sciences are included as compulsory subjects of study in school curriculum

• The study of the facts, principles and processes involved in these Sciences can be made relevant and meaningful only if they are presented in the social context.

• It was certain scientific inventions that led to the industrial revolution resulting in a rapid transformation from the feudalistic set up to a capitalistic society.

• Such developments in scientific theory and practice can be appreciated only if these are linked with the history of human life and civilization.

• At the same time the historical, cultural, economic and sociological aspects of human life have to be related to the developments in the various sciences that have revolutionised all aspects of human life.