Read the following passage and answer the questions given:
The 21st century is the age of science. Science has now become a part and parcel of our daily life.Innumerable indeed are the blessings of science. It grows our food; it cooks our food; it lights our houses; it cools us in summer and heats us in winter. It transports us quickly from one place to another and from one country to another. It provides us with means of entertainment and recreation. It cures diseases which were formerly thought incurable. In fact, there is hardly anything which science does not do for us. It has added greatly to the human comfort and happiness. Atomic energy has now vast possibilities of use for peaceful purposes. It has released energy at the cheapest rate possible. Man has conquered time and distance. Now there is hardly any country in the world which is beyond the reach of the internet. Man has conquered air. Now he wants to conquer space also. Science has also conquered diseases. Ultraviolet rays have been used in curing incurable diseases like cancer and AIDS. X-rays have been used for locating secret diseases and invisible matter inside the human body. Such are the wonders of science.
i. What are the blessings of science? Mention any two points.
ii. How has man conquered time and distance?
iii. Tick the correct option which means the same as 'conquered' in the passage:
a. Gained or acquired by force
b. Gained mastery over
c. Overcome by mental or moral power
d. Vanquished
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