Question

It is said, 'Excess of everything is bad'.
Examine the following situations in the light of above statement.
(a) A plant is watered 4-5 times a day excessively.
(b) A person overeats far more than 6 months.
(c) A student watches television for 6 hours a day regularly.
Answer the following questions based on the above information:
(i) Which life sustaining values are getting neglected in the above situations?
(ii) What are the adverse effects of activity (c) above? How can the adverse effect of this activity (c) be minimised?
(iii) Suggestive one more similar situation from everyday which should be avoided.

Answer 1

(i) Respect for nature of life processes.
(ii) Damage to eyesight, environmental degradation due to excessive use of electricity, minimizing the time for watching television.
(iii) Overuse of electronic gadgets/oversleeping/excessive intake of medicines for minor problems.