Science and Spirituality – Textbook Questions and Answers | Class 10 English

Why do science and faith have to go hand in hand?

What shaped Dr Kalam’s thoughts on religion?

Why was the site in Thumba selected for building the space research centre?

What was the major obstacle in getting possession of the site?

Who helped to solve the problem of acquiring the site?

How did the people respond to the appeal made by Rev. Pereira? Would you have given the same response?

How can we lead a pure life?

Whose philosophy actually had an impact on the writer?

What advice did Dr Kalam give the narrator after his graduation?

What was Mahaswamiji’s tremendous contribution?

What was unique about Mahaswamiji?

What was the secret of Mahaswamiji’s fitness even at the age of 102 years?

Guess the meaning of: genetics

What makes society corrupt and unfair?

Which question inspires humanitarianism?

Read Part I and match the words in Column A with the associating words in Column B.
(i) Science and faith (ii) Science (iii) Better planet (iv) Creations and discoveries (v) Conflict
(a) Created by fact and faith (b) Success of societies (c) Betterment of humanity (d) Believers of science and religions (e) Solves questions, discovers truth, conceives inventions

Read Part II. Say whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
(a) The Space Research facility was planned at Allapi, Kerala.
(b) The person who could help and could be contacted was the Bishop.
(c) It was quite easy to relocate so many people and destroy religious institutions for the space research centre.
(d) Dr Kalam joined ISRO in 1970.
(e) Science and spirituality seek prosperity of human life.

Go through Part III and complete the following statements.
(a) The essence of a happy life and a peaceful society lies in one sentence – ...
(b) To keep this planet liveable and the human race thriving, we have to ...
(c) Mahaswamiji’s greatest contribution is the ...
(d) We can remove the impurities obscuring our souls by ...
(e) The narrator, Srijan, realised that through Dr Kalam’s words of wisdom ...
(f) The powers Mahaswamiji possesses that kept him so strong were ... or ...

Dr Kalam’s father was an ______.

Dr Kalam’s friends discussed ______.

According to Dr Kalam, the need that is felt more than ever is ______.

Dr Kalam’s father was a symbol of ______.

Spirituality takes care of ______.

How can academic brilliance diminish?

What was most astonishing about 102 year old Swamiji?

What did Dr Kalam gather while swimming in silence to the shores of Mahapragyaji?

Complete the web chart by writing the names of people who touched and influenced the life of Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. (Given: Father Bodal, P. L. Shastrigal)

Write the significance of the following years, as given in the text: 1960, 1970, 1980, 2009, 2012.

Who said to whom and when?
(a) “Can we give up God’s abode for such a great scientific mission?”

Who said to whom and when?
(b) “And then God will shine through us.”

Who said to whom and when?
(c) “I wonder what power Mahaswamiji possesses, that keeps him so strong.”

Answer the following in your own words.
(a) What makes Dr Kalam a humble personality?

Answer the following in your own words.
(b) How were different virtues inculcated in Dr Kalam?

Answer the following in your own words.
(c) How did the Reverend relate and compare the work that he and Dr Sarabhai did for people?

Answer the following in your own words.
(d) What was so remarkable about Dr Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji?

Answer the following in your own words.
(e) Why is there an urgent need to replace ‘What can I take’ with ‘What can I give’?

Write a short paragraph covering the profession and personality traits, with examples, of (a) Rev. Peter Bernard Pereira

Write a short paragraph covering the profession and personality traits, with examples, of (b) Dr Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji

Write a short paragraph covering the profession and personality traits, with examples, of (c) Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(a) Faith and fact can, together, create a better planet.

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(b) Dr Kalam’s own life was nourished by multiple faiths.

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(c) But there was a major roadblock.

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(d) Only when the dust is removed, does the mirror shine and the reflection becomes clear.

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(e) Through his (Kalam’s) words of wisdom, I was getting to learn from countless great minds.

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(f) He gathered the sands of conscience to be our guide, our best friend.

Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in its context.
(g) ‘What can I take?’ is the thought which is responsible for all the wrong seen around us.

From the lesson, pick out one word for each of the following: (a) increase the speed (b) point of view (c) nearness in space (d) a place of residence (e) eager to know everything (f) echoed loudly (g) giving away much to the needy (h) without making a difference

Arrange the following words in the alphabetical order: inventions, indisputable, interactions, inequity, institutions, inquisitive, indiscriminately

Find from the lesson the noun forms of: 1. combine 2. solve 3. simple 4. divine 5. advance 6. tranquil 7. liveable 8. strong

Match the word connectors with reference to Parts I, II and III and make sentences with each.
Words: 1. government 2. betterment of 3. pure and ethical 4. community’s 5. religious 6. astonishing 7. technological 8. frank 9. social 10. faith 11. inquisitive 12. academic 13. environmental 14. pin-drop 15. alternate 16. remarkable 17. silent 18. famished 19. unsuccessful 20. space-research
Connectors: (a) person (b) curbs (c) degradation (d) launch (e) dialogue (f) silence (g) motivation (h) aspect (i) life (j) centre (k) officials (l) problems (m) humanity (n) service (o) bodies (p) evils (q) advancement (r) brilliance (s) accommodation (t) disciple

Say whether the predicates in the following sentences have an object, a complement or an adverbial.
(1) There was silence. (2) Alexander Bell invented the telephone. (3) They have a holiday. (4) The dancer danced gracefully. (5) The milkman comes daily. (6) The hostess served tea. (7) The kite soared upwards.

Punctuate the following sentences to make them meaningful.
(1) dinesh took a bus that stopped at nanded railway station after crossing somvar peth
(2) dr a p j abdul kalam was the past president of india by the way he was a great scientist orator and a humanitarian
(3) nouns are of different types common proper abstract concrete material
(4) what a lot of noise you all make said the teacher cant you keep quiet for a while
(5) wow how lovely that cake looks they said we cant wait to eat it

Draft a speech that you would give at your School Assembly convincing junior students that the secret of true happiness lies in Giving and Sharing more than in Receiving and Taking.

Debate on the topic ‘Science and Spirituality can go hand in hand’: give points for and against.