Question

Discuss in your class the changes in technology used for:

1. Production of food grains
2. Packaging of products
3. Mass communication

Answer 1

1. • Earlier, farmers mainly used wooden ploughs, bullocks and traditional seeds.
   • Today, farmers widely use tractors, harvesters, improved seeds, fertilisers, and modern irrigation methods.
   • These changes have increased the speed and quantity of agricultural production.
2. • Earlier, products were packed in cloth bags, wooden boxes, baskets and earthen containers.
   • Today, packaging uses plastic, cardboard, glass, metal cans and other modern materials.
   • Modern packaging protects products, extends their shelf life, and makes transportation easier.
3. • Earlier, people mainly depended on newspapers, letters, radio and telegrams.
   • Later, television and telephones became important means of communication.
   • Today, mobile phones, the internet, email, social media and video communication allow information to reach people very quickly.

Hence, technology has made food production, product packaging, and mass communication faster, easier, and more efficient.