Due to hectic and busy schedule, Mr, Awasthi made his life full of tension and anxiety. He started taking sleeping pills to overcome the depression without consulting the doctor. Mr. Roy, a close friend of Mr. Awasthi advised him to stop taking sleeping pills and suggested to change his lifestyle by doing Yoga, meditation and some physical exercise. Mr. Awasthi followed his friend's advice and after few days he started feeling better.
After reading the above passage, answer the following:
(i) What are the values (at least two) displayed by Mr. Roy?
(ii) Why it is not advisable to take sleeping pills without cosulting doctor?
(iii) What are tranquilizers? Give two examples.

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(i) The values displayed by Mr. Roy are consciousness and trustworthy friendship.
(ii) Taken in doses higher than recommended may produce harmful effects and, act as poison and cause even death. So, it is not advisable to take sleeping pills without consulting doctor.
(iii) Tranquilizers are a class of chemical compounds used for the treatment of stress, and mild or even severe mental disesses.
Example- Chlordiazepoxide and Meprobamate.

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