Bihar Board Class 12 English: Dear students, “Mindbloom Study” (#1 Online Study Portal For Bihar Board Exams) has brought for you the Summary and Answer Question of “Ideas that have helped Mankind”
SUMMARY
‘Ideas that have helped Mankind’ is an important essay written by the famous scientist and thinker, Bertrand Russell. In this essay he describes the Ideas and inventions that helped in human development. Long ago humans lived in forests and caves. They were afraid of wild animals. They had to move from place to place in search of food. Their number was small. Russell says that humans and animals suffer from calamities. Humans remember the causes of their sufferings and want to get rid of it in future. According to Russell, the ideas that helped mankind can be broadly divided into two categories, The first category of ideas is related to knowledge and technique. The second category of ideas is concerned with morals and politics. The inventions of fire and agriculture were a great step in man’s development. All these ideas made us developed. We can say that no development was possible without these ideas.
ANSWER QUESTIONS
B.1. Read the following sentences and write T for true and F for false statements :
i. Ideas help mankind. — T
ii. Survival was never a problem for homo sapiens. — F
iii. Long infancy was a biological advantage to mankind. — T
iv. Man’s earliest technical skill was devoted to increasing their population. — T
v. Congenital skills play a more important role than the acquired skills. — T
vi. Unlike birds, human beings can foresee a catastrophe. — T
vii. Forethought can avert physical danger. — T
viii. The intelligent qualities account for the glory of man. — T
ix. In a secure future there are neither worries nor lack of joy. — T
B.2.1. Read the following sentences and write T for true and F for false statements :
i. Utilization of fire was a milestone in human progress. — T
ii. Fire was used only for cooking. — F
iii. Domestication of animals had nothing to do with religion. — F
iv. Our earliest form of writing was pictorial. — T
v. Invention of agriculture was less important than domestication of animals. — F
vi. In course of time we have progressed. — T
B.2. 2. Answer the following questions briefly :
1) Has civilization taught us to be more friendly towards one another?
2) What is our attitude towards those ‘outside our herd’?
3) What are the two broad categories of ideas that have helped mankind?
4) Did language play a role in human development?
5) How many languages do you know apart from your mother tongue? Has it helped you in any way?
C. 1. Long Answer Questions
1. Discuss the ideas that have helped mankind.
2. How are human beings different from animals? Explain.
3. How has the civilization helped us? Discuss
4. Is it important for us to be civilized? Give examples of the civilized behaviour that you practise in your everyday life.
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