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SOCIAL EVILS AND THEIR
Lesson 1 Unit 3
SOLUTION

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Name some social evils.
• Tell about the solutions related to such evils.

We do different sorts of work and service in the society. Some of them
are good and beneficial to the society. However, every activity in a society
is not necessarily good. There are some activities which are bad for the
people, their families and the society. In general, the bad activities which
affect or hamper for the development of the society are called the evils
of the society.

Some of the social evils which are widespread in our society are listed
below:

Smoking

Smoking is the inhaling of fumes of cigarette,

bidi, cigar, etc. It is the most common social
evil. There are many reasons why people get
into the habit of smoking. Some get into the
habit by just trying, some mimic their elders,
some become adventurous and some as a
result of a wrong belief that smoking reduces
tension.

Smoking is a bad habit. It is injurious to health.
People become ill because of smoking. They suffer from many diseases.
Smoking also has ill social effects. Smokers set a bad example for others. They
exhale poisonous gases which affect the health of others. It is a waste of
money. Can you tell some of the other harms caused by smoking?

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