Which of the following statements are correct for 'technology'?
(A) Understanding of concepts of friction and heat enabled us to conquer many diseases.
(B) Technology indicates the level of cultural development of society.
(C) Technology loosens the shackles of the environment on human beings.
(D) Human beings interact with their physical environment with the help of technology.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only
Technology means the tools and techniques people use to make things. It grows as people understand the laws of nature better.
(A) Understanding of concepts of friction and heat enabled us to conquer many diseases. — Incorrect. Friction and heat helped us discover fire; DNA and genetics helped us conquer diseases. Fire does not cure diseases! NTA mixed two NCERT examples into one line. Read each line carefully.
(B) Technology indicates the level of cultural development of society. — Correct. Better tools and techniques show how advanced a society is. A society that understands nature better can build better technology.
(C) Technology loosens the shackles of the environment on human beings. — Correct. ‘Shackles’ are chains. With better technology, nature limits people less.
(D) Human beings interact with their physical environment with the help of technology. — Correct. People do not deal with nature empty-handed. The tools and techniques they have decide how they farm, build, travel and use their surroundings.
NCERT (2026-27): “Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature … Human beings interact with their physical environment with the help of technology. It is not important what human beings produce and create but it is extremely important ‘with the help of what tools and techniques do they produce and create’.” “Technology indicates the level of cultural development of society. Human beings were able to develop technology after they developed better understanding of natural laws. For example, the understanding of concepts of friction and heat helped us discover fire. Similarly, understanding of the secrets of DNA and genetics enabled us to conquer many diseases. We use the laws of aerodynamics to develop faster planes. You can see that knowledge about Nature is extremely important to develop technology and technology loosens the shackles of environment on human beings.” |