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Some of the most profound statements on the nature of science have come from Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists of all time. What do you think did Einstein mean when he said: “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible”.

Important Questions on Physical World

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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.2
“Every great physical theory starts as a heresy and ends as a dogma". Give some examples from the history of science of the validity of this incisive remark.
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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.3
“Politics is the art of the possible". Similarly, “Science is the art of the soluble”. Explain this beautiful aphorism on the nature and practice of science.
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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.4
Though India has a large base in science and technology, which is fast expanding, it is still a long way from realizing its potential of becoming a world leader in science. Name some important factors, which in your view have hindered the advancement of science in India.
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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.5
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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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.6
The shells of crabs found around a particular coastal location in Japan seem mostly to resemble the legendary face of a Samurai. Given below are two explanations of this observed fact. Which of these strikes you as a scientific explanation?
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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.7
The industrial revolution in England and Western Europe more than two centuries ago was triggered by some key scientific and technological advances. What were these advances?
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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.8
It is often said that the world is witnessing now a second industrial revolution, which will transform the society as radically as did the first. List some key contemporary areas of science and technology, which are responsible for this revolution.
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PHYSICS PART 1 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI>Chapter 1 - Physical World>EXERCISES>Q 1.9
Write in about 1000 words a fiction piece based on your speculation on the science and technology of the twenty-second century.