For Year: 2013-14
BSc (University of Sargodha)
Short Questions with Answers
 Chapters: 6, 7, 9, 10
 Exercise : 21 – to – 27
Written By:
Prof. M. Fiaz Sabri
(Gvot. College Naushehra)
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CHAPTER: 6
The Place of Science in in a Liberal Education
(Bertrand Russell)
Q 1: What defect is inherent in a purely classical education?
Ans. In this essay “The Place of Science in a Liberal Education” Bertrand
Russell says about the science and its value. He is great admirer of
science. He compares science and art and other branches of knowledge
in it and he himself stands on the side of science. He wrote, in his other
writings, in favour of progressive views in politics, morals, education and
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Q 2: How does Russell define education?
Ans. Bertrand Russell in his this essay, “The place of Science in liberal
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Q 3: What do you understand by the “moral end” of education?
Ans. Bertrand Russell in his essay, “The place of Science in Liberal Education”
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Q 4: What two merits belong to science as against literature and art?
Ans. In this essay “The place of Science in Liberal Education” Russell points
out that science is superior to literature in two ways. First is hopefulness
CHAPTER: 7
On Common Cold
(Osbert Sitwell)
Q 2: Show how a measure of exaggeration contributes to the pleasure
given by this essay?
Ans. Exaggeration makes any piece of writing enjoyable in reading. The essay
“On Common Cold” by “Osbert Sitwell” gives us a great pleasure while
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Q 3: Is the appeal of this essay dependent on its subject matter or on
the manner of the writing?
Ans. Some essays are appealing through their subject-matter while certain
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Q 4: Where can you find the author indulging in playful irony?
Ans. In this essay “On a Common Cold”, “Osbert Sitwell” writes on common
topic of cold but he represents it in so interesting, beautiful and sublime
CHAPTER: 9
Emotional Meanings
(
)
Q 1: what is precise difference between emotional meaning and
objective meaning?
Ans. The precise difference between emotional meaning and objective
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Q2: Why cannot controversies in politics, morals and religion be
settled when emotionally toned words are used.
Ans. Controversies in politics, morals and religion cannot be settled when
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Q 3: Is there a distinction between prejudice and opinion?
Ans. There is a great distinction between prejudice and opinion. We can form
CHAPTER: 10
E
(Lancelot Whyte)
Q2. What are the most striking features of creative activity of the kind,
Whyte describes?
Ans. Whyte describes in his convincing style that all the creative activity is the
product of our unconscious. It is inborn and instinctive in its nature. It
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Q3: What, according to Whyte, does the creative imagination do that
the conscious mind does not do?
Ans. According to Whyte, the creative imagination solves the stuck problems
and resolves the paradoxes and brings the oft awaited sparks of
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Q4:
What hints does the author give for behavior that will provide a
good atmosphere for creative thought?
Ans. The writer “Lancelot Whyte” believes that creative activity is an
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Q5: Have you ever had an important problem to solve? If so, how did
you reach a solution?
Ans. I write Urdu poetry. Sometimes it so happens that a poem or Ghazal gets
stuck at a point and does not advance further. At such a time, it is my
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Exercise No 21
(Marriage)
Marriage is like partnership in business. It has ups and down but by
Exercise No 22
(Honesty is the best policy)
Conscientious person remains elated in his collapse, because his inner-self is
Exercise No 23
(Objective of Education
)
Purpose of living is nurturing of man. Parents should make their children good
Exercise No 24
(Future of reading
)
Youth should attain the hobby of reading. Railway has altered the mind of
Exercise No 25
(Fruit of death)
Cognizance of death enables a person to use his all capacities to understand
Exercise No 26
(Marriage)
Matrimony is communal sacredness and is esteem able in society. We get
married to prolong our offspring. We get calm and sex by it which is crime out
Exercise No 27
(Teaching)
Instruction is much qualified vocation and is respectable branch of public
service. Teacher teaches which is helpful for his masters. In the past, teacher
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