alleryHow does science treat its knowledge?
AAs absolute truth
BAs revealed wisdom
CAs provisional
DAs unchangeable law
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. As provisional
1. Science has given up claims of arriving at any absolute Truth.
2. Its knowledge is treated as provisional, open to being replaced by better observations.
3. Absolute, revealed or unchangeable knowledge is the older view the paper contrasts it with.
_Source: NCERT Habitat and Learning position paper, 3.3 Method of Science_
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