1) Which among the following dichotomies is used in a discourse on ethics?
1. Empirical – Normative
2. Descriptive – Prescriptive
3. Fact – Value
4. Profit - Loss
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
2) How does the individual come to be able to make moral decisions?
1) By understanding his motives
2) By understanding the consequences of his actions
3) By being deterred and frightened of the penalties incurred on him for his action
4) By understanding the means adopted to execute action
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 1,3 and 4
c) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer: D
3) Which of the following statements are true about Engineering Ethics?
1) Engineering Ethics is an area of practical or applied ethics
2) The aim of Engineering Ethics is to illuminate the ethical dimensions of engineering practice
3) Engineering Ethics is constituted of an eclectic contribution of all schools of ethics
4) Professional Engineering Societies are a major source of codes for engineering ethics.
Which of the following is correct?
a) Only 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
4) Which of the following assumption about moral behavior is reasonably justified?
1) Most people will behave morally if the socialization process has successfully inculcated the right values
2) Some people will behave more morally than others even if they have been under the same socialization process
3) Social situations provide the best stimulus to moral action or inaction; i.e social pressure determines moral action/inaction.
4) Socialisation has no role in developing moral values
a) 1 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
5) Which among the following are principle concerns with ‘professional ethics’
1) To study ethical dilemmas in professions by application of moral theory
2) The study of unique moral obligations created by special social roles
3) The practice and consultancy of ethics by a trained professional ethicist
4) The ethical challenges of a professional lifestyle
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: A
6) Which of the following are true
1) Ethical dilemmas arise when it is thought that serious good and bad are bound together in the same activity
2) Ethics uses the instrument of coercion to oblige its subjects
3) Ethical behavior is dependent on the conditions and circumstances under which an action/event takes place
4) Codes of Conduct form a part of ethical training
a) 1 and 3
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
7) Which of the following statements is most appropriate to describe deontological ethics?
a) The central idea is that the right or wrong consideration is what makes the act right or wrong, other things being equal
b) The central idea is that an adherence to the codes prescribed under the duty one is employed in makes for the right action
c) The central idea is that right and wrong are relative to time and circumstance
d) The central idea is that right and wrong are determined by humans according to their subjective conscience
Correct Answer: A
8) Consider the following statements behavior and the type of activity corresponding to them as impediments to responsible action for an engineer
Type of Behavior
1. When group comes to agreement at the expense of critical thinking
2. When we see things at the microscopic level, we can’t see them at the general and ordinary level
3. We tend to interpret situations from very limited perspectives
4. An engineer genuinely does not realize that a design poses a safety problem
Type of Activity
A) Microscopic Vision
B) Egocentrism
C) Groupthink
D) Ignorance
Which of the following are correct?
1) 1 – A; 2 – B; 3 – C; 4 –D
2) 1 – C; 2 –A; 3 –B; 4 –D
3) 1 –B; 2 –C; 3 –D; 4 –A
4) 1 –A; 2 – C; 3 –B; 4 –D
Correct Answer: B
9) Which of the following statements are true about ‘Morale’
1) It is a form of ‘attitude’
2) It is reflected in positive feelings about the work group
3) It instills confidence that difficult goals can be achieved easily
4) It is the knowledge of the distinction between right and wrong action
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 1,2,3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: A
10) Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of “practice” vis a vis professional ethics?
a) “practice” is a cooperative arrangement to pursue the goods that are internal to a structured communal life
b) “practice” is an endeavor to achieve excellence by incessant repetition
c) “practice” is the application of knowledge into real time problems
d) “practice” is symbolic of the humble admission that humans can never know and learn enough
Correct Answer: A
11) Which of the following are true with regard to safety and treatment of employees
1) It is a means of promoting worker efficiency and social order by protecting lives and promoting the well-being of workers
2) The idea of safety and treatment of employees was conceived during the Industrial Revolution in Europe
3) By ensuring safety of workers the political society of a nation is stabilized
4) All workers have a right to expect fairness from their employer and to be treated with respect and dignity
a) 1,2,3 and 4
b) 1,3 and 4
c) 2 and 4
d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: A
12) What among the following is a sub - specie of “normative ethics”
1) War Ethics
2) Applied ethics
3) Virtue ethics
4) Meta ethics
Which of the following are correct?
a) 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: A
13) Which of the following are prominent examples of ‘ethical issues’ that fall under the domain of ‘applied ethics’?
1) Euthanasia
2) Protection of human and animal subjects in research
3) Affirmative action
4) Acceptable risk in workplace
Which of the following are correct?
a) 2 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
14) Consider the following options with regard to the ‘Anthropogenic World View’ vis a vis Environmental Ethics
1) Humanity perceives itself to be the center and ultimate goal of the Universe
2) Humanity perceives environment as a superior actor whose laws and codes are not well understood
3) Nature is viewed as a storehouse of resources
4) Many large, hierarchical business houses still base their business model on this world view
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: B
15) Which of the following principles is the essential principle of utilitarian school of ethics?
a) Greatest Health Principle
b) Greatest Happiness Principle
c) Greatest Wealth Principle
d) Greatest Respect Principle. Correct Answer: B
16) Which among the following is a true about ethics of research and experimentation?
1. Research that causes harm to humans is morally wrong
2. Research that involves humans is justified only when some good can come from it
3. A person’s right to liberty is violated if he is a subject to research by coercion
4. Informed Consent plays a role in Research Ethics
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
17) What among the following elements takes the most direct and immediate set back in a case of conflict of interest by a public official?
a) The reputation of the officer
b) The trust that the public holds in the office
c) The legitimacy of the office
d) The constitution of India
Correct Answer: B
18) “It is commonly said that before blowing the whistle, a person has an obligation to see that all existing avenues for change within the organization must have been explored”. Consider the following statements as justifications for the above proposition.
1) The agent will be forced neither to breach confidentiality nor be disloyal
2) The agent (potential whistle blower) can seek remuneration from the organization for fidelity
3) The organization will not suffer embarrassment or more tangible harm
4) The organization can correct its mistakes internally by devising mechanisms to hear the issues raised by employees
Which of the following are correct set of justifications under ethics?
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1 and 4
d) Only 1
Correct Answer: A
19) Which of the following actions can be termed as breach of ‘Professional Ethics’
1) A physician who refers patients to a specialist in return for monetary favours
2) A scientist who exaggerates the importance of his discoveries to encourage investors in his biotech company
3) A lawyer who lies to the Judge
4) The reporter who spreads fake news
Which of the following is correct?
a) Only 1
b) 1 and 2
c) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer: C
20) Which of the following are the functions of a code of ethics?
1) It can express a shared commitment on the part of a professional society’s members to strive to satisfy certain ethical standards and principles.
2) It can help foster an environment in which ethical behavior is the norm
3) It can serve as a guide or reminder in specific situations
4) A code can be a valuable academic and educational legacy for an organization.
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 3
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 1 and 2
Correct Answer: C
21) Which of the following is an appropriate general principle with regard for ‘Engineering Ethics’
a) The Engineer shall regard his duty to the public welfare as paramount to all other obligations.
b) The Engineer shall regard his duty to the objectives of the company as paramount to all other obligations
c) The Engineer shall regard his duty to the profession of engineering as paramount to other obligations
d) The Engineer shall regard his duty to his excellence as paramount to other obligations
Correct Answer: A
22) Which of the following statements is the most correct description of the relationship between humans and technology?
a) Technology “impacts” upon human actions and human beings
b) Human beings “act on, make, use” technology
c) Technology provides apparatus for human action
d) Technology hijacks human autonomy
Correct Answer: C
23) What are the elements necessary for an Institution to formulate a state of the art ‘code of ethics’
1. a body of public interest/relevance
2. expert scholarship
3. enormous funding
4. professional support
a) 2 and 4
b) 2,3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
24) Which of the following elements (as a fundamental criterion) must always be in the mind of Engineer while performing his duties vis a vis Ethics
1. Public Safety
2. Economy
3. Health
4. Welfare
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
25) What among the following are the shortcomings of a code of ethics formulated by a
‘professional engineering society’?
1) These codes are not formulated with sincere scholarship or expertise and are often a hostage to economic interests
2) Most practicing engineers do not belong to any professional engineering society, so the codes cannot properly reach out to them
3) Such codes, at best represent the highest ethical common denominator
among those to who it applies therefore it may include provisions which may be ethically questionable
4) These codes are not exhaustive – and there are matters of ethical importance that may go unnoticed
Which of the following sets of answers are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
26) As an engineer you are stuck in an ethical dilemma about the execution of a certain task that you find morally contestable. You refer to a well-known ‘code of ethics’ and other regulations but none of them specifically prohibit that certain course of action (which is in contestation). Under what category does the ethical dilemma fall, when the ‘code of ethics’ are not able to solve it?
a) Professional Ethics
b) Personal Ethics
c) Societal Ethics
d) Business Ethics
Correct Answer: B
27) Match the following in terms of ethical issues in Information technology and their respective description
Issue
Description
1) Privacy
A) Data Ownership and software Usage Rights
2) Accuracy
B) Responsibility of Data Collector to use accuracy
3) Property
C) Collection and use of data about individuals
4) Access
D)responsibility of data collectors to control access
Which of the following combination is correct?
a) 1 –A; 2 – B; 3 – C ; 4 – D
b) 1 – C; 2 – B; 3 – A; 4 – D
c) 1 – C; 2 –A; 3 –D; 4 – B
d) 1 – D ; 2 – B; 3 – C; 4 – A
Correct Answer: B
28) Which of the following statements best explains the reason for engineering ethics being a branch of applied ethics?
1. The aim of engineering ethics is to shed light on ethical concerns related to engineering practice
2. It is applied in the sense that ethical considerations are directed to practice rather than theory
3. The first task of engineering ethics is to identify the basic concern that arise prior to practice
4. To think on the questions of engineering ethics one necessarily needs a technical engineering knowledge.
a) 1 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 2 and 4
Correct Answer: C
29) Consider the following statements about ‘whistle blowing’
1) A whistle blower makes accusations against an Organization which call attention to alleged instances of negligence, abuse or practices that damage the public interest or harm others.
2) The accusation mostly single out individuals or groups within the organization as responsible for the harm being perpetrated
3) Whistle blowing instances can only occur in for profit organizations
4) If the accusations are not made public but only confided to a relative or acquaintance this would not be termed whistle blowing
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1,2 and 4
b) 1,2 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) Only 1
Correct Answer: A
30) What values do a ‘code of ethics’ command in a court of law?
1) Code of ethics do not by themselves have the force of law
2) court of laws are bound by code of ethics
3) the code of ethics can provide upon its own power and legality
4) court of law can use the code of ethics in a non-authoritative manner to reason a judgment, by the aid of its principles
Which one is correct?
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: D
31) X is a director at a PSU in India, he sits on the interview panel that is scheduled to interview B who is his nephew, who has qualified the written examination for a job at that PSU – which of the following ethical issues apply to X?
a) Nepotism
b) Conflict of Interest
c) Corruption
d) Embezzlement
Correct Answer: B
32) Which of the following descriptions best describes the principle concerning professional ethics?
a) Professional duties must be judged by ethical standards independent of time, place and circumstance
b) Judging professional duties always involves reciprocal adjustment between ends and means
c) Professional duties must by nature be strictly deontological, i.e – the ends must not come at the cost of the means
d) Professional duties must be judged only by what they achieve in line with the ends prescribed by the ideals of business
Correct Answer: B
33) What are the possible ethical dilemmas that a whistle blower can be face?
1) Public Interests versus Private interests
2) Citizenship versus Employment
3) Private Benefit versus Employer’s Benefit
4) Short term view versus the long term view
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 3
d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: C
34) The principle of deontological ethics has been most succinctly laid down by Immanuelle Kant in his categorical imperative – which states “ Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it becomes a universal law”- under what category of the following methods does this lie?
a) Bottom Up model
b) Top Down model
c) Internal ethics model
d) External ethics model
Correct Answer: B
35) Which of the following is the opposite of normative ethics?
a) Micro Ethics
b) Beta Ethics
c) Meta Ethics
d) Virtue Ethics
Correct Answer: C
36) When a multinational company goes for operations abroad there is an ambiguity as to the standard of ethical codes that must be adhered to within the company, commonly this problem is known as the problem of ethical relativism.
Which of the following statements are true about ethical relativism?
1) Cultural difference strictly entail ethical differences
2) Cultural differences should not be equated with irresoluble moral differences
3) What appear to be cultural differences may also be differences in perspective
4) All human beings around the world agree to the same moral standards.
Which of the following sets are correct?
a) 2 and 3
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) Only 4
Correct Answer: A
37) Which of the following statements are true?
1) The more strict and disciplined the process of socialization - the better quality of morality is formed in an individual
2) The higher the level of moral reasoning in individuals - the more moral the behavior to be expected
3) The increase in perception of individual’s responsibility and involvement in the situation increases the probability of moral behavior
4) The more rigorous the monitoring of behavior by a supervisory agency - the more voluntarily the individual acts morally.
a) 1,2 and 4
b) 1,2,3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 2,3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
38) Which of the following are reasonable criteria for judging whether proposed research involving human subjects is ethically sound?
1) Risk to subject are minimized
2) Risks are reasonable related to anticipated benefits
3) Prior informed consent will be obtained from subjects
4) Subjects privacy and confidentiality will be maintained
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: C
39) What is a more appropriate method to be employed whilst formulating a ‘code of ethics’ for engineering practices
1. To draw broad and general principles at the start and judge each case by that principle
2. To begin with particular cases
3. To look for relevant paradigm cases for appropriate and inappropriate points that can serve as a reference point for more complicated cases
4. To borrow codes from other professional ethics like medicine and law Which of the following set is correct?
a) 1,2,3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
40) Consider the following ethical dilemmas and correspond them to the type of ethics Dilemma
1) Privacy Versus Social Utility
2) Profit Versus Welfare
3) Private Gain Versus Public Trust
4) Sustainability Versus Development
Type of Ethics
A) Environmental Ethics
B) Business Ethics
C) Administrative Ethics
D) Technology Ethics
Which is the correct combination?
a) 1 – A; 2 –B;3 –C; 4 –D
b) 1 –D; 2 –C; 3 –B; 4 –A
c) 1 –D; 2 –B; 3 –C; 4 –A
d) 1 –D 2 –A; 3 –B; 4 –C
Correct Answer: C
41) Which of the following are included as major normative ethical theories?
1) Contractualism
2) Consequentialism
3) Deontology
4) Virtue Theory
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1,2 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
42) You are appointed as the Production Manager of an oil corporation, since the industry that you work for has a lot of potential for hazard to the environment and other species, you have a mandate to think about these issues carefully and come up with a draft policy to deal with such issues. In such a scenario you contemplate on the nature of the relationship between man and other species around him, and try to judge how and why is man responsible towards sustaining other species. What of the following types of ethics are you engaging in this process?
a) Meta Ethics
b) Virtue Ethics
c) Environmental Ethics
d) Deontological Ethics
Correct Answer: A
43) Which of the following options are included in the ethics of fair treatment of workers at workplace?
1) Physical safety of employees at the workplace
2) Recreation facilities at the workplace
3) Rights of workers to fairness and dignity
4) Right of workers to have a share in company’s profit
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) 1, 3, and 4
Correct Answer: B
44) Which among the following statements fits into a description of meta ethics?
a) X works for his ‘personal benefit’
b) X contemplates on the idea of ‘personal benefit’
c) X forms community where each individual works for his ‘personal benefit’
d) X extends the doctrine of ‘personal benefit’ to all living organisms on the planet.
Correct Answer: B
45) Consider the following options with regard to the ‘Bio centric World View’
1) It is a world view that views the planet as a living system of interdependent species
2) It works under the “do not harm” principle
3) The environment is viewed as fragile, limited in resources and vulnerable to organizational actions
4) Every act of pollution or resource depletion is not viewed as an isolated event but as a contributing factor to a collective impact of increasingly accelerating global proportions
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1,2 and 4
b) 2 and 4
c) 2,3 and 4
d) 1,2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
46) Which of the following is a description of the collective action problem?
a) When all members of a group pursue a collective interest, individuality is crushed.
b) When each member of a group pursues individual goals/self-interest the collective outcome is bad for the group
c) When each member of a group pursues individual goals/self – interest the collective outcome is worse for each member
d) When each member of a group pursues collective goal – the collective goal is never achieved.
Correct Answer: C
47) Which of the following descriptions best fit the ideal of cooperation
1. People cooperate when and as long as their self - interest aligns with the interests of the group
2. People cooperate when they sacrifice their self – interests completely for the well - being of others in the group
3. People cooperate when they forgo the pursuit of their own independent interests and follow rules or roles assigned to them by society
4. In cooperation the collective following of rules and roles assigned by a group promotes everyone’s interests better than would have been done by everyone pursuing their own interests independently.
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 2 and 4
c) 3 and 4
d) Only 4
Correct Answer: C
48) Which of the following descriptions is correct about the ethical theory of consequentialism?
a) The theory of consequentialism is an evaluation of an ideal type - the way world ought to be
b) The theory of consequentialism is an evaluation of outcomes or states – the way world might be
c) The theory of consequentialism is an evaluation of motives of the person acting
d) The theory of consequentialism is an evaluation of the means that a person acts through
Correct Answer: B
49) Which of the following are the principles that need to be adopted in Economics to deal with the Environment responsibly
1) Marketing of safe products and services
2) Curtailing the use of energy by developing economies
3) Reduction and Disposal of manufactured products
4) Environmental Directors and Managers for enterprises and corporations
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: A
50) Which of the following is a correct combination?
Type of Ethics
DESCRIPTION
1) Contractualism
A) Social Agreement among a range of parties on ethical principles
2) Deontology
B) Ethics based on the fulfillment of one’s duty
3) Consequentialism
C) Ethics based upon the nature of consequences of action
4) Virtue Ethics
D) Emphases on the excellence of mind and character
a) 1 – A; 2 – B; 3 – C; 4 – D
b) 1 – C; 2 – D; 3 – A; 4 – B
c) 1 – A and 2 – B
d) 3 – C and 4 – D
Correct Answer: A
51) Which among the following are most likely to be virtues of utilitarianism?
1) Moderation
2) Passion
3) Equality
4) Civil Rights
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1 and 3
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
52) “the view that there is no general moral principles and that the moral disputes therefore cannot be resolved” – is a description of which of the following schools of ethics?
a) Ethical nihilism
b) Ethical skepticism
c) Ethical relativism
d) Ethical transcendence
Correct Answer: C
53) Which of the following is an example of a trade mark?
a) “Pepsi”
b) “Ye Dil maange More”
c) A lyrical advertising composition
d) All of the above
Correct Answer: D
54) There is a concept termed ‘basic set of minimum moral standards’ – that scholars believe are to be found in all cultures and societies in some form or the other; what among the following are its examples?
1) Torture and murder are wrong
2) One ought to respect another human being
3) Some principles of fairness are necessary for a working society
4) one ought to protect the innocent
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: C
55) Which of the following statements are correct when speaking about business ethics?
1) Open and free competition without deception and fraud
2) Managers have fiduciary duties towards owners and shareholders
3) Corporations ought not to be disturbed or interfered by outside agencies like government, civil society etc
4) Law and common morality should guide the actions of corporation in a market place
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
56) Which among the following falls under the definition of conservation?
1. Conservation deals with how to manage natural resources
2. Conservation deals with the consequences of wasteful use of property
3. Conservation deals with logistics of production goods
4. Conservation deals with genetically modified crops
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1 and 2
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer: B
57) What is the process of converting biological materials into useful fuels and chemicals called?
a) Centrifugation
b) Biomass Conversion
c) Biological Fermentation
d) Organic Cultivation
Correct Answer: B
58) ‘Role morality’ is often described as the moral obligations that arise out of the role that an individual assumes within an organization, consider the following statements
1) The moral obligations of an individual ought to be defined by and limited to the role that individual assumes in an organization
2) Role morality has an important but limited contribution to make in business ethics
3) Role responsibilities are not enough to describe the scope and extent of managerial responsibilities
4) Role morality is the paramount safeguard that ensures business ethics
Which of the following is correct with regards to role morality in business ethics
a) 1 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
59) “A ______ is any individual or group who benefits from or is harmed by, or whose rights are affected (violated, restricted or ignored) by an organization’s action.” What is the most appropriate insertion in the blank
a) Victim
b) Stakeholder
c) Culprit
d) Shareholder
Correct Answer: B
60) Which of the following is a form/type of conflict of interest?
1) Using government Property for extra official purposes
2) Post-Employment Benefits
3) Receiving Gifts from clients
4) Holding an office of profit
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
61) Why are stakeholders important to a company?
1) Because a company could not exist or achieve profits without them
2) Because stakeholders are individuals or groups of individuals – human beings with rights and interest.
Which of the following are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 and 2
Correct Answer: C
62) What among the following virtues must be constituent elements of moral excellence of an individual discharging managerial duties at a business organization?
1) Community
2) Nobility
3) Holism
4) Judgment
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
63) Which among the following is an appropriate understanding of what corporate responsibility means?
a) Companies should be held accountable for social effects of their actions
b) Companies should be held accountable for political effects of their actions
c) Companies should be held accountable for economic effects of their actions
d) All of the above
Correct Answer: D
64) Which of the following is correct combination?
1)
Indian Penal Code
A) Legal
2)
National Society of Professional Engineers Code
B) Administrative
3)
ICC Rules of Cricket
C) Ethical
4)
Constitution of India
D) Social and Political
8) 1 –A; 2 –B; 3 –C; 4 –D
9) 1 –A; 2 –C; 3 –B; 4 –D
10) 1 – D; 2 –C; 3 –A; 4 –B
11) 1 –C; 2 –A; 3 –B; 4 –D
Correct Answer: B
65) The ethical issues concerned with computer technology are often termed ‘unique’, what does it mean?
a) since computers are a realtively new phenomenon in history and therefore the ethical problems the pose are unique in nature, which can’t be resolved by simple application existing theories and disciplines of ethics
b) Only unique people can handle the sophisticated functioning of computers and therefore only they need to learn about its ethic
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a and b
Correct Answer: A
66) “Humans have always exploited nature in the belief that the biosphere is so vast and enduring that people could never inflict devastating harm”. Consider the following options
1) Events since 1980s have called this perception into question
2) Half of the biospeheric changes caused by humans has taken place since World War II
3) The major debate in environment ethics is Business Versus Environment
4) Pro - active environmental programs are needed to meet this crisis. Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
67) Which of the following is the most appropriate dilemma within computer/ technology ethics?
a) Means versus Ends
b) Risk versus benefit
c) Privacy versus social utility
d) Public Versus Private
Correct Answer: C
68) What are the possible ethical issues that can arise in ‘Design’?
1. Sustainability of the design
2. Aesthetic of the design
3. Affordability of the design
4. Utility of the design
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: B
69) Which among the following are types of consequentialist/utilitarian ethics?
1. Act consequentialism
2. Rule consequentialism
3. Abstract consequentialism
4. Impact consequentialism
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1 and 2
c) 1,2 and 3
d) 2 and 4
Correct Answer: B
70) Which of the following parties can be considered a stakeholder in a business organization?
1) Employees
2) Suppliers
3) Communities
4) Shareholders
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 2
d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
71) Consider the following statement, and mark the correct one which is borrowed from NSPE code of ethics, about IPR
a) “Engineers shall not reveal facts, data or information obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized and required by law or this Code”
b) “Engineers shall be free to reveal facts, data or information obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the client or employer except as prohibited by law or this Code”
c) “Engineers shall not obtain facts, data or information in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized and required by law or this Code”
d) “Engineers shall not gain monetary benefits from facts, data or information obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized and required by law or this Code”
Correct Answer: A
72) Which of the following are reasons for the rapid extinction of species?
1. Pollution
2. Habitat destruction
3. Deforestation
4. Over- exploitation
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
73) Which among the following are the entities that check and control conflict of interest in a Govt Department?
1) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
2) Judiciary
3) Commissions of Inquiry
4) Ministry of Finance
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1,2, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: A
74) Which of the following are fundamental cannon of NSPE?
1) Hold, paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public
2) Perform services only in areas of their competence
3) Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner
4) Never defect from the corporation which has employed them for a considerable amount of time
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 2,3 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
75) Which among the following issues falls under the category of micro ethics?
1) Health and Safety
2) Product Liability
3) Bribes and Gifts
4) Sustainable Development
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1. 2 and 4
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
76) Identify the school of Ethics under which whistle blowing can be justified by the following proposition - “when the balance of good over evil is better for all affected parties than if the whistle was not blown.”
a) Deontological
b) Ethical Realism
c) Utilitarianism
d) Ethical Relativism
Correct Answer: C
77) Which of the following statements are true about ‘Values’
1) People are always aware of all their values
2) Values are the links between needs and actions
3) Moral values are the most fundamental form of values
4) Values are the basis for emotions
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 2,3 and 4
c) 2 and 4
d) 1,2,3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
78) Which the following is true about environmental ethics?
1) Environmental ethics is a branch of applied ethics
2) Environmental ethics is most concerned with the moral grounds with the preservation and restoration of the environment
3) It has evolved more as a series of debates concerning meta ethics rather than a straight forward application of normative ethics
4) The principle question asked is – how can the value of nature be best described such that it is directly morally considerable in and of itself
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2 and 4
Correct Answer: B
79) Which of the following is a correct combination?
Type of Ethics
Example
1)
Business Ethics
A)Drafting a policy on Corporate Social Responsibility
2)
Meta Ethics
B)Writing a thesis on the nature of perception in moral judgments
3)
Professional Ethics
C)Drafting a white paper on the ethical conduct of Managers in
Banks
4)
Applied Ethics
D)Conceiving a formula to deal with ethical implications of road
accidents
a) 1 –A; 2 –B; 3 –C; 4 –D
b) 1 –B; 2 – C; 3 –A; 4 –D
c) 1 –A and 3 –C
d) 2 –C; 3 –B and 4 –D
Correct Answer: A
80) Which among the following are principles to conserve environment as formulated by CERES
1) Protection of the Biosphere
2) Reduction and Disposal of Waste
3) Environmental Restoration
4) Informing the Public
Which among the following is correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: A
81) What among the following are reasonable excuses for an amoral or immoral act?
1) Undue Emotional Pressure
2) Ignorance of facts and consequences
3) Not enough time to make a decision
4) Lack of moral training and insight
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
82) Which of the following forms a part of Bioethics?
1. Biomedical Technology
2. Genetic Engineering
3. Informed Consent
4. Genetic Screening
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 1,3 and4
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
83) ‘________ is the genetic diversity of all forms of life on Earth, measured in terms of both number of species and genetic variability among the species.
a) Biodiversity
b) Biocount
c) Biolongivity
d) Biosurplus
Correct Answer: A
84) What among the following question must a moral agent keep in mind while determining corporate social responsibility?
1) Is this activity necessary in order to conduct business?
2) Is it necessary to redress harms caused by the company?
3) Is the activity within the scope of the firm’s expertise?
4) Can such an activity be carried out without interfering with the social fabric, or community, or national security?
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2,3 and 4
d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
85) Which among the following are Professional Obligations as listed under NSPE?
1) Engineers shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honesty and integrity
2) Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest
3) Engineers shall not disclose, without consent, confidential information concerning the business affair or technical processes of any present or former client or employer, or public body on which they serve.
4) Engineers shall not be influenced in their professional duties by conflicting interest
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1,3 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: B
86) What are the academic ‘distinctions’ observed during the study of environmental ethics?
1. Health related concern – Non health related concern
2. Intrinsic value – Instrumental value
3. Descriptive – Prescriptive
4. Rights – Duties
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
87) Which among the following categories form a part of fairness towards the workers?
1) Hiring practices
2) Compensation
3) Privacy
4) Sexual Harassment
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: B
88) Which among the following form a type on intellectual property?
1) Trade Secrets
2) Digital Signatures
3) Trademarks
4) Copyrights
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 3 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
89) Which among the following acts fall under the category of hazard to employee’s safety and health?
1) Exposure to asbestos
2) Second hand smoke
3) Music at the workplace
4) Obsolete industrial equipment
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer: D
90) Which of the following statements are true?
a) Morality can be thought of as a especially broad and pervasive form of cooperation
b) Morality can be thought of as an insignificant and obsolete left over of the pre modern societies
c) Morality can be thought of as the champion of all things good in the world
d) Morality can be thought of a hard science like physics and chemistry.
Correct Answer: A
91) Which of the following is true about sexual harassment at workplace as an ethical issue?
1. Harassment is a form of discrimination
2. Harassment is an ethical issue because it unfairly focuses job advancement or retention on a factor other than the ability to do a job
3. Workplaces in India must under law prepare guidelines to deal with cases of sexual harassment
4. Sexual Harassment is a political issue
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
92) Which among the following are correct descriptions for “business ethics”
1) Business ethics is both normative and descriptive
2) Business ethics describes and evaluates individual and corporate behavior and practices that managers and corporations ought and ought not to engage in
3) Business ethics evaluates role of government, law and public policy in affecting business
4) Business ethics is a meta ethic exercise
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
93) Which among the following are likely to be norms of the scientific research community
1) Communality
2) Organized skepticism
3) Originality
4) Universal application
Which of the following is correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 2, and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
94) To which type of engineers can code of ethics conceived by professional engineering societies be of any use?
a) Engineers who are licensed professionals
b) Engineers who belong to professional engineering societies
c) Engineers who are working in a Public Sector Enterprise
d) All those people who engage in engineering practice
Correct Answer: D
95) X has been appointed by the Cyber Security Department of New Delhi to break into the website of a terrorist organization to extract information – what among the following is a suitable description of X’s profile?
a) Hactivist
b) Ethical Hacker
c) Troll
d) Black hat Hacker
Correct Answer B
96) Which of the following is true about ‘professional ethics’?
1) It borrows its codes and rules from common and universal morality
2) It formulates codes for unique roles played by individuals
3) They deal with ‘special obligations’ as per the duties undertaken by professionals
4) Different professions can have a radically different set of professional ethics
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
97) X is a director of a Nationalized Bank in India; the bank has opened up few posts for recruitment in one of their branches through lateral entry. X recommends the name of his nephew to the selection board, the selection board members all feel under pressure and influence of X because of his status in the company. What of the following ethical issues pertain to X’s behavior in the matter.
a) Conflict of Interest
b) Nepotism
c) Embezzlement
d) Conflict of Competence
Correct Answer: B
98) Which of the following statements is true in respect to ‘business ethics’?
a) The common view of business as being amoral and therefore the need for a separate discourse of “ethics” in which to hold business morally accountable
b) That business by nature is accountable to the institutions of government only and that by nature covers all forms of accountability, including ethical accountability.
c) That business must be see only as a profit oriented enterprise and business ethics is an oxymoron
d) That the only way to make up for the ethical lapse in businesses is by imposing higher taxes on them
Correct Answer: A
99) Which of the following is a correct combination
Type of Ethic
Application
1)
Micro Ethics
A) Applies to microchips and software technologies
2)
Meta Ethics
B) Deals with abstract philosophical questions pertaining
Ethics
3)
Macro Ethics
C) Applies to society as a whole
4)
Normative Ethics
D) Applies to religious order
a) 1 – A; 2 – B; 3 – C; 4 – D
b) 2 - B ; 3 – C
c) 2 – B only
d) 2 – B; 3 – C and 4 - D
Correct Answer: B
100) How is technology in need of ethics?
1) Technology can allow human beings to do what they earlier could not do, eg – explode a nuclear bomb
2) Technology can create new possibilities for collective and institutional arrangements, eg
– Bitcoin can slowly replace fiat currency.
Which of the following are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 both
c) 2 only
d) Neither of the above
Correct Answer: B
1 What is meant by the phrase CSR?
A Corporate Social Responsibility
B Company Social Responsibility
C Corporate Society Responsibility
D Company Society Responsibility
Answer: A Corporate Social Responsibility
2 What does Milton Friedman believe to be the sole
responsibility of business?
A The only social responsibility of business is to
its shareholders
B Managers should act in ways that balance the
interest of society and shareholders
C The primary responsibility organizations have is to
its employees
D The primary responsibility organizations have is to
its stakeholders
Answer: A The only social responsibility of business is to its
shareholders
3 What is the enlightened self-interest model of CSR?
A That it is in an organization's own best interest
to put itself first rather than its ethics
B That it is in an organization's best interest to
consider what a shareholder would want
C That it is in an organization's own best interest
to act in an ethical way
D That it is in an organization's own best interest
to follow the legislation and abide by the law
View Answer
Answer: C That it is in an organization's own best interest to act
in an ethical way
4 What does the importance of ethical behaviour,
integrity and trust call into question?
A The extent to which managers should attempt to
change the underlying beliefs and values of individual followers
B Who does what
C What we do next
D None of these
View Answer
Answer: A The extent to
which managers should attempt to change the underlying beliefs and values of
individual followers
5 Which of the following would most effectively act
as the primary objective of a business organisation?
A To make a profit
B To procure resources
C To communicate with shareholders
D To mediate between the organisation and the
environment
View Answer
Answer: A) To make a profit
6 Which of the following does the term Corporate
Social Responsibility relate to?
A Ethical conduct
B Environmental practice
C Community investment
D All of the above
View Answer
Answer: D) All of the above
7 What is Ethics to do with?
A The wider community
B Business
C Right and wrong
D Nothing
View Answer
Answer: C) Right and wrong
8 Which legislation relates to the concept of
business ethics?
A Freedom of Information Act
B Food Act
C Building regulations
D All of these
View Answer
Answer: A) Freedom of Information Act
9 A stakeholder orientation includes all of the
following activities except:
A Generating Data About Stakeholder Groups
B Assessing The Firm's Effects On Stakeholder Groups
C Distributing Stakeholder Information Throughout The
Firm
D Minimizing The Influence Of Stakeholder Information
On The Firm
View Answer
Answer: Minimizing The Influence Of Stakeholder Information On The Firm
10 A (n) ________ is a problem, situation, or
opportunity requiring an individual, group, or organization to choose among
several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong.
A Crisis
B Ethical Issue
C Indictment
D Fraud
View Answer
Answer: B) Ethical Issue
11 What type of justice exists if employees are being
open, honest, and truthful in their communications at work?
A Procedural
B Distributive
C Ethical
D Interactional
View Answer
Answer: Interactional
12 Better access to certain markets, differentiation
of products, and the sale of pollution-control technology are ways in which
better environmental performance can:
A Increase Revenue
B Increase Costs
C Decrease Revenue
D Decrease Costs
View Answer
Answer: Increase Revenue
13 Atmospheric issues include all of the following
except:
A Acid Rain
B Global Warming
C Air Pollution
D Water Quantity
View Answer
Answer: Water Quantity
14 Most companies begin the process of establishing
organizational ethics programs by developing:
A Ethics Training Programs
B Codes Of Conduct
C Ethics Enforcement Mechanisms
D Hidden Agendas
View Answer
Answer: Codes Of Conduct
15 When a firm charges different prices to different
groups of customers, it may be accused of:
A Cultural Relativism
B Money Laundering
C Facilitating Payments
D Price Discrimination
View Answer
Answer: Cultural Relativism
16 Successful global initiatives addressing standards
for business must begin and end with:
A the role of corporate governance and shareholder
power in corporate decision making
B social activism
C the implementation of standardized ethics programs
D the consolidation of economic and environmental
efforts
View Answer
Answer: the role of corporate governance and shareholder power in corporate
decision making
17 The social economy partnership philosophy
emphasizes:
A Cooperation And Assistance
B Profit Maximization
C Competition
D Restricting Resources And Support
View Answer
Answer: Cooperation And Assistance
18 Which of the following is a problem presented by
ethics audits?
A They may be used to reallocate resources
B They identify practices that need improvement
C Selecting auditors may be difficult
D They may pinpoint problems with stakeholder
relationships
View Answer
Answer: Selecting auditors may be difficult
19 The first step in the auditing process should be to
secure the commitment of:
A Employees
B Top Executives And Directors
C Stockholders
D Customers
View Answer
Answer: Top Executives And Directors
20 ____________ refers to a strategic process
involving stakeholder assessment to create long-term relationships with
customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment.
A Eco-strategy
B Green marketing
C Superfund reauthorization
D Recycle and reprocess management
View Answer
Answer: Green marketing
21 The hand-of-government refers to
the
A Ability Of The Government To
Interfere In Business Negotiations
B Role Of Corporations To Be
Profitable Within The Law
C Effect Of National Politics On
Business Decisions
D Impact Of Changing Government
Regulations
View Answer
Answer: Role
Of Corporations To Be Profitable Within The Law
22 An organisation's obligation to
act to protect and improve society's welfare as well as its own interests is
referred to as
A Organisational Social
Responsibility
B Organisational Social
Responsiveness
C Corporate Obligation
D Business Ethics
View Answer
Answer:
Organisational Social Responsibility
23 Managerial ethics can be
characterised by all of the following levels except
A Immoral Management
B Amoral Management
C Demoral Management
D Moral Management
View Answer
Answer:
Demoral Management
24 Which of the following is not
one the underlying principles of the corporate governance Combined Code of
Practice?
A Openness
B Integrity
C Accountability
D acceptability
View Answer
Answer:
acceptability
25 A company may become insolvent
if it
A has negative working capital
B cannot meet its budgeted level
of profit
C makes a loss
D cannot pay creditors in full
after realisation of its assets
View Answer
Answer:
cannot pay creditors in full after realisation of its assets
26 Fraudulent trading may be
A a civil offence committed by any
employee
B a criminal offence committed
only by directors of a limited company
C a civil and a criminal offence
committed only by directors of a limited company
D a civil and a criminal offence
committed by any employee
View Answer
Answer: a
civil and a criminal offence committed by any employee
27 Disqualification of directors
may result from breaches under the
A Sale of Goods Act 1979
B Financial Services Act 1986
C Companies Act 2006 and
Insolvency Act 1986
D Health and Safety at Work Act
1974
View Answer
Answer:
Companies Act 2006 and Insolvency Act 1986
28 Directors may not be
disqualified for
A continuing to trade when the
company is insolvent
B persistent breaches of company legislation
C paying inadequate attention to
the company finances
D being convicted of drunken
driving
View Answer
Answer: being
convicted of drunken driving
29 Which of the following actions
will not help directors to protect themselves from non-compliance with their
obligations and responsibilities?
A keeping themselves fully
informed about company affairs
B ensuring that regular management
accounts are prepared by the company
C seeking professional help
D including a disclaimer clause in
their service contracts
View Answer
Answer:
including a disclaimer clause in their service contracts
30 The OECD(Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development) argues that corporate governance
problems arise because:
A Ownership and control is
separated
B Managers always act in their own
self interest
C Profit maximization is the main
objective of organizations
D Stakeholders have differing
levels of power
View Answer
Answer:
Ownership and control is separated
31 Co-ording to Cadbury (2002),
corporate governance is an issue of power and:
A Rights
B Accountability
C Profit
D Appropriability
View Answer
Answer:
Accountability
32 A director of a limited company
may not be liable for wrongful trading if he or she
A took every step to minimise the
potential loss to creditors
B increased the valuation of its
inventories to cover any potential shortfall
C introduced into the balance
sheet an asset based on a valuation of its brands sufficient to meet any
shortfall
D brought in some expected sales
from next year into the current year
View Answer
Answer: took
every step to minimise the potential loss to creditors
33 Directors’ responsibilities are
unlikely to include.
A a fiduciary duty
B a duty to keep proper accounting
records
C a duty to propose high dividends
for shareholders
D a duty of care
View Answer
Answer: a
duty to propose high dividends for shareholders
34 External audit of the accounts
of a limited company is required
A Because It Is Demanded By The
Company’s Bankers
B By The Companies Act 2006
C At The Discretion Of The
Shareholders
D To Detect Fraud
View Answer
Answer: By
The Companies Act 2006
35 The view that business exists at
society's pleasure and businesses should meet public expectations of social
responsibility is the
A iron law of responsibility
argument
B enlightened self-interest
argument
C capacity argument
D anti-freeloader argument
View Answer
Answer:
enlightened self-interest argument
36 In a ______________
organization, decision making is delegated as far down the chain of command as
possible.
A Decentralized
B Creative
C Flexible
D the consolidation of economic
and environmental efforts
View Answer
Answer:
Centralized
37 Which of the following is NOT
one of the primary elements of a strong organizational compliance program?
A A written code of conduct
B An ethics officer
C Significant financial
expenditures
D A formal ethics training program
View Answer
Answer:
Significant financial expenditures
38 Codes of conduct and codes of
ethics
A Are Formal Statements That
Describe What An Organization Expects Of Its Employees
B Become Necessary Only After A
Company Has Been In Legal Trouble
C Are Designed For Top Executives
And Managers, Not Regular Employees
D Rarely Become An Effective
Component Of The Ethics And Compliance Program
View Answer
Answer: Are
Formal Statements That Describe What An Organization Expects Of Its Employees
39 Which of the following is not a
driver of responsible competitiveness?
A Policy drivers
B Development drivers
C Business action
D Social enablers
View Answer
Answer:
Development drivers
40 The ability to interpret and
adapt successfully to different national, organizational, and professional
cultures is called:
A National Competitiveness
B Global Development
C Cultural Intelligence
D Stakeholder Sensitivity
View Answer
Answer:
Cultural Intelligence
41 For referent power to be
effective, what must exist between individuals in the relationship?
A Antipathy
B Rivalry
C History
D Empathy
View Answer
Answer:
Empathy
42 To be successful, business
ethics training programs need to:
A focus on personal opinions of
employees
B be limited to upper executives
C educate employees on formal
ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making
D promote the use of emotions in
making tough ethical decisions
View Answer
Answer:
educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision
making
43 A high-commitment approach to
environmental issues may include all of the following except:
A Risk Analysis
B Stakeholder Analysis
C Green-Washing
D Strategic Sustainability
Auditing
View Answer
Answer:
Green-Washing
44 Stakeholders are considered more
important to an organization when:
A they can make use of their power
on the organization
B they do not emphasize the
urgency of their issues
C their issues are not legitimate
D they can express themselves
articulately
View Answer
Answer: they
can make use of their power on the organization
45 The ________ dimension of social
responsibility refers to a business's societal contribution of time, money, and
other resources.
A Ethical
B Philanthropic
C Volunteerism
D Strategic
View Answer
Answer:
Philanthropic
46 The four types of social
responsibility include:
A Legal, Philanthropic, Economic,
And Ethical
B Ethical, Moral, Social, And
Economic
C Philanthropic, Justice,
Economic, And Ethical
D Legal, Moral, Ethical, And
Economic
View Answer
Answer:
Legal, Philanthropic, Economic, And Ethical
47 Which of the following is an
example of an area where business ethics apply?
A Conduct of international
operations
B Nowhere
C In the personal life of staff
D None of the above
View Answer
Answer:
Conduct of international operations
48 Who are organisational
stakeholders?
A Government
B Employees
C Customers
D All of the above
View Answer
Answer: All
of the above
49 What is green washing?
A Transforming products to be more
ethical
B Making a product appear more
ethical that it really is
C Converting the company to green
production methods
D Convincing customers to buy
ethically
View Answer
Answer:
Making a product appear more ethical that it really is
50 What is triple bottom line?
A An accounting tool that looks at
the impact on people, planet and profits
B A management strategy which
states all the attention should be on profits
C An accounting tool that looks at
cost, profit and loss
D A management strategy which
focuses on corporate social responsibility
View Answer
Answer: An
accounting tool that looks at the impact on people, planet and profits
51 Why do alternative organizations
run differently from conventional shareholder led approach?
A They do not have shareholders
B They are run in non-hierarchical
ways which aim to provide a positive impact on society rather than to make
profit
C They priorities corporate social
responsibility
D They aim to give money to
charities and good causes
View Answer
Answer: They
are run in non-hierarchical ways which aim to provide a positive impact on
society rather than to make profit
52 What does and Ethical Foundation
for an organisation embody?
A The structure, operational and
conduct of the activities of the organization
B The basic principles which
govern the external and internal relations of the organization
C Neither of the above
D All of these
View Answer
Answer: The
basic principles which govern the external and internal relations of the
organization
53 A ________ _________ sets out
the purpose and general direction for the organisation?
A Mission statement
B Purpose statement
C Vision
D Profit statement
View Answer
Answer:
Mission statement
54 What is the purpose of a
balanced scorecard?
A To measure contribution of
people to business growth
B To combine a range of
qualitative and quantitative indicators of performance
C To relate business performance
to customer satisfaction
D All of the above
View Answer
Answer: To
combine a range of qualitative and quantitative indicators of performance
55 What, according to Adam Smith,
is the best way to promote collective interest?
A Through government making
decisions about what is in the public interest
B Through everyone working
together to support each other
C Through everyone working on
their own self-interest
D Through individuals forgoing
their personal interest for the good of the collective
View Answer
Answer:
Through everyone working on their own self-interest
NEW
Professional ethics (studylib)
MCQs
Each question Carries one mark
1.The process of implementing the objective into actual practice
becomes the executive
a. function of workers
b. function of management(*)
c. function of unions
d. labours
2.planning is defined as the process of
a. organising
b. management(*)
c. forecasting future problems
d. objective
3.Management plays a vital role in the operation of
a. employee & employeer
b. business organisation(*)
c. salary
d. production
4.Management encompasses three elements
Choose one answer.
a. planning,demolishing,developing
b. demolishing,executiving,reviewing
c. planning,executiving,reviewing(*)
d. planning,demolishing,constructing
5.In business organisation this surplus is ____________
a. loss
b. no loss no gain
c. profit(*)
d. liquidity
6._______________is defined as the duty,obligation or even authority.
a. work
b. responsibility(*)
c. democracy
d. authority
7.________________is defined as a group of people working together to
create a surplus.
a. routline
b. organisation(*)
c. system
d. military
8._________________is defined as the right of a person to
guide.
a. democracy
b. responsibility
c. freedom
d. authority(*)
9.it is a multipurpose organ that manages a business and manages
managers and manages work and the workers. this was stated by
a. hellrigel
b. peter drucker(*)
c. harold koontz
d. FW taylor
10.According to data from the World Trade Organization, from 1970 to
2004 the volume of world merchandise trade expanded almost:
Choose one answer.
a. 10-fold.
b. double.
c. 10 percent.
d. 26-fold.(*)
11.The constraints limiting the pace of globalization include which of the
following?
Choose one answer.
a. national differences in business systems
b. protectionist countertrends
c. All of the above limit the pace of globalization.(*)
12.Any business that has productive activities in two or more countries is
called a:
Choose one answer.
a. multinational enterprise.(*)
b. multiglobal enterprise.
c. multilocational enterprise.
d. multilevel firm.
13.The process whereby national economies and business systems are
becoming deeply interlinked with each other is called:
a. internationalization.
b. glocalization.
c. global linking.
d. globalization.(*)
14.Which of the following is an example of the globalization of
production.
a. Boeing sells jet planes to firms in Japan.
b. Coca-Cola sells their soft drinks worldwide.
c. Caterpillar and Komatsu both sell earthmoving equipment worldwide.
d. Hospitals outsource some radiology work to India.(*)
15.Which of the following actions will likely lead to organizational
ethical behavior?
Choose one answer.
a. all of the above(*)
b. promoting moral courage
c. developing strong governance processes
d. establishing an ethics office
16.The quest to maximize profitability should be constrained by:
a. D)ethical obligations.
b. A)unethical obligations.
c. C)stakeholders.(*)
d. B)lack of social responsibility.
17.__________ behavior tends to arise when mangers decide to put the
attainment of their own personal goals, or the goals of the organization,
above the fundamental rights of one or more stakeholder groups.
a. Complementary
b. Situational
c. Unethical(*)
d. Confusing
18.Accepted principles of right or wrong governing the conduct of
businesspeople are called:
Choose one answer.
a. business values.
b. business conduct.
c. business ethics.(*)
d. business principles.
19.The process by which companies identify the most important
stakeholders is called:
a. shareholder impact evaluation.
b. stakeholder importance evaluation.
c. shareholder analysis.
d. stakeholder impact analysis.(*)
20.Planning is a primary function of :
a. front-line staff.
b. the accounting department.
c. management.(*)
d. the marketing department.
21.Planning includes which of the following steps?
a. identifying actions
b. choosing goals
c. reviewing performance
d. all of the above(*)
22.The plan that human resource personnel might develop for hiring a
sales force to sell a new product the division has developed is called a:
a. operating plan.(*)
b. business-level plan.
c. unit plan.
d. operating strategy.
23.The strategy concerned with deciding which industries a firm should
compete in and how the firm should enter or exit industries is a:
a. business-level strategy.
b. strategic plan.
c. operating strategy.
d. corporate-level strategy.(*)
24.Plans that address unique events that do not reoccur are called:
a. standing plans.
b. single-use plans.(*)
c. operating plans.
d. strategic plans.
25.A unique strength that rivals lack is called a:
a. distinctive competency.(*)
b. scope advantage.
c. horizontal advantage.
d. legacy constraint.
26.Cost advantages derived from a large sales volume are called
economies of:
a. location.
b. scale.(*)
c. scope.
d. density.
27.A firm with efficient internal operations and unique strengths to
support its low-cost position is likely operating on the:
a. efficiency frontier.(*)
b. low-cost frontier.
c. differentiation curve.
d. low-cost cycle.
28. Which of the following actions does Wal-Mart take to lower its
prices?
a. Wal-Mart invests in state-of-the-art information systems.
b. Sam Walton's stores are self-service.
c. Wal-Mart does all of the above to lower its prices.(*)
d. Wal-Mart uses distribution centers.
29.For most business firms superior performance most likely means:
a. generating high profits and increasing profits over time.(*)
b. providing flexible customer services.
c. giving back to the community.
d. having effective government relationships.
30.The different activities involved in creating an organization's
products and services are called:
a. creative endeavors.
b. capitalism.
c. operations.(*)
d. productivity.
31.The extent to which assets are "working," generating income for the
organization is referred to as asset:
a. utilization.(*)
b. income.
c. generation.
d. completion.
32.Which of the following is the likely outcome of managing operations
efficiently and effectively?
a. The company will be unlikely to reach the efficiency frontier in their
industry.
b. Products will become more similar.
c. The company will likely reach the efficiency frontier in their industry.(*)
d. Costs will go up.
33.Firms that use __________ production systems charge higher prices to
recoup their costs.
a. continuous flow(*)
b. job shop
c. large batch
d. assembly-line
34. The production system of an organization refers to:
Choose one answer.
a. the people who make the product.
b. how the flow of work is configured.(*)
c. how the organization trains its employees on production equipment.
d. the enterprise system software in use.
35.Organization structure can be thought of in terms of three
dimensions:
Choose one answer.
a. vertical differentiation, horizontal differentiation, integrating
mechanisms.(*)
b. vertical differentiation, horizontal differentiation, collaboration.
c. vertical coordination, horizontal coordination, integrating
mechanisms.
d. vertical integration, horizontal integration, integrating mechanisms.
36.Organizations with many layers of management are called:
Choose one answer.
a. tall.(*)
b. wide.
c. multi-layered.
d. narrow.
37. The totality of a firm's organization,including formal organization
structure, control systems, incentive systems, organizational culture, and
people is referred to as:
Choose one answer.
a. corporate culture.
b. organization structure.
c. organization architecture.(*)
d. human capital.
38.In a __________ structure the structure of the organization follows
the obvious division of labor within the firm.
a. multidivisional
b. matrix
c. geographic
d. functional(*)
39.Vesting decision-making authority in lower-level managers or other
employees is called:
a. decentralization.(*)
b. centralization.
c. localization.
d. distributed authority
40.An informal channel through which managers can collect important
information is called a:
a. information flow channel.
b. contact channel.
c. backchannel.(*)
d. informational network.
41.In the case of a business enterprise, the major goals at the top of the
organizational hierarchy are
a. revenue.
b. asset turnover.
c. expenses saved.
d. profitability.(*)
42.Defects per thousand products is a__________ control in a firm with a
functional structure and low integration.
a. bureaucratic
b. cultural
c. personal
d. output(*)
43.What was the name of the first person to describe bureaucratic
controls?
a. Max Weber(*)
b. Peter Drucker
c. Jack Welch
d. Adam Smith
44.To make sure an organization is operating efficiently and in a manner
consistent with its intended strategy managers use:
a. controls.(*)
b. coercion.
c. financial statements.
d. substandards.
45.Those subcultures that directly oppose the organization's core values
are called:
a. collective subcultures.
b. countercultures.(*)
c. countervailing cultures.
d. dominant cultures.
46.The values and assumptions shared within an organization are called
the organizational:
a. values.
b. DNA.
c. lifestyle.
d. culture.(*)
47.A __________ exists when employees focus on the changing needs of
customers and other stakeholders and support initiatives to keep pace
with these changes.
a. adaptive culture(*)
b. aligning culture
c. complying culture
d. responsive culture
48.Corporate culture __________ refers to how widely and deeply
employees hold the company's dominant values and assumptions.
a. breadth
b. depth
c. character
d. strength(*)
49.The observable symbols and signs of an organization's culture are
called:
a. its cultural design.
b. artifacts.(*)
c. cultural formatting.
d. its cultural dcor.
50. During this stage of the team development model people tend to be
polite and will defer to the existing authority of a formal or informal
leader.
a. performing
b. storming
c. norming
d. forming(*)
Ethics Question and Answer Key
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(Business ethics )
1.The four types of social responsibility include:
a) legal, philanthropic, economic, and ethical (*)
b) ethical, moral, social, and economic
c) philanthropic, justice, economic, and ethical
d) legal, moral, ethical, and economic
2.The ________ dimension of social responsibility refers to
a business's societal contribution of time,
money, and other resources.
a) Ethical
b) Philanthropic (*)
c) Volunteerism
d) Strategic
3.A stakeholder orientation includes all of the following
activities except:
a) generating data about stakeholder groups
b) assessing the firm's effects on stakeholder groups
c) distributing stakeholder information throughout the firm
d) minimizing the influence of stakeholder information on
the firm (*)
4.Stakeholders are considered more important to an
organization when:
a) they can make use of their power on the organization (*)
b) they do not emphasize the urgency of their issues
c) their issues are not legitimate
d) they can express themselves articulately
5.A (n) ________ is a problem, situation, or opportunity
requiring an individual, group, or
organization to choose among several actions that must be
evaluated as right or wrong.
a) Crisis
b) ethical issue (*)
c) indictment
d) fraud
6.Which moral philosophy seeks the greatest good for the
greatest number of people?
a) Consequentialism
b) Utilitarianism (*)
c) Egoism
d) Ethical formalism
7.What type of justice exists if employees are being open,
honest, and truthful in their
communications at work?
a) Procedural
b) Distributive
c) Ethical
d) Interactional (*)
8.A high-commitment approach to environmental issues may
include all of the following except:
a) risk analysis
b) stakeholder analysis
c) green-washing (*)
d) strategic sustainability auditing
9.Better access to certain markets, differentiation of
products, and the sale of pollution-control
technology are ways in which better environmental
performance can:
a) increase revenue (*)
b) increase costs
c) decrease revenue
d) decrease costs
10.Atmospheric issues include all of the following except:
a) acid rain
b) global warming
c) air pollution
d) water quantity (*)
Paper 4
1. Application of Science, Technology and
Engineering has made mankind
A. a civilized and social person(*)
B. Uncivilized person
C. unsociable person
D. none of these
2.
Profession means
A. any paid occupation, job or career(*)
B. specialised person in his job area
C. any way of serving livelihood
D. none of these
3. The
first and foremost professional ethics is
A. to striving for Excellence
B. to take due care to the environment
C. to serve the needy and poor of the society
D. none of these(*)
4.
Report of Club of Rome describes
A. Low level of productivity and regional
disparities
B. factors affecting growth(*)
C. both A and B
D. none of these
5.
Limits to growth refer to
A. limiting the pace of economic growth(*)
B. reduction in national income
C. reducing the industrial growth
D. none of these
6.
Eco-friendly technologies include in production of chemical
A. using CFC
B. using petroleum fraction
C. using natural gas(*)
D. none of these
7. Non-
commercial mean of technology transfers
A. licensing agreements
B. exchange of information of personal through
technical co-operation programmes
C. export of parts(*)
D. none of these
8.
Acquiring comfort, convenience, relaxation and Recreation are included in
A. societal values
B. material values(*)
C. human values
D. none of these
9.
According to Indian Constitution, India is
A. capitalist, non secular, sovereign country
B. socialist, secular, sovereign, democratic,
republic country(*)
C. Non-socialist, non- Republic, secular
country
D. none of these
10.
Which of the following should be treated as terminal value ?
A. obedience
B. peace and harmony(*)
C. truthfulness
D. none of these
PAPER 2
i)The three Es in the Three. E Decade' stand for
a)
Economy, Environment and Entrepreneurship
b) Economy,
Environment and Ethics
c)
Economy, Entrepreneurship and
Ethics
d)
Environment, Entrepreneurship and
Ethics.
ii) FERA stands for
a) the
Foreign Exchange Revolution Act
b) the
Foreign Economy Regulation Act
c)
the Foreign
Exchange Regulation Act
d) the
Foreign Economy Revolution Act.
iii) An
individual's value system influences an individual's
a)
perceptions b)
attitudes
c)
behaviour d) all
of-these.
iv)
Ethics concerns attempts to
distinguish between
a) right from wrong b) good from bad
c) moral from immoral d) all of these.
v) `Values is derived from
a)
Virtue b)
Viable
c) Valour d) Valoir.,
vi) The
word 'Ethics' comes from
a) Ethos b)
Eternal
• c) Egalitarian d) Elementary.
vii) The
Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred in
a) 1984 b) 1980
c) 1986 d)
1992.
viii) Which of the following is an instrumental value ?
a)
Satisfaction b) Peace
c) Hard work d)
Security.
ix)
Agriculture accounts for........... of India's GDP.
a) 20% 13) 30%
c) 25% d) 35%.
x The Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act was introduced
in •
a) 1980 b) 1981
c) 1982
d) 1983.
xi The Environment Protection Act was introduced in
a) 1986 b) 1989
c) 1996 d)
1990.
xii)
Technological progress is a• ................. factor
affecting the growth process of a country.
a)
Non-economic b) Economic
c)
Ethical d)
Moral.
Paper 3
1.
Engineers as professionals command a special status in the society because
a)
professionally they are the most skilled persons
b)
due to their technical expertise they get high salaries
c)
people consider them as Potential Creators of good society and good life(*)
d)
morally and ethically they are superior to others.
2. Technology as such does not
a) upgrade new knowledge
b) apply new knowledge
c) create new knowledge(*) **doubt**
d) require new knowledge
3. Which one of the following should be
treated as 'Instrumental Values ' ?
a) Satisfaction
b) Peace and Harmony
c) Prosperity
d) Truthfulness.(*)
4. Bhopal Gas tragedy occurred on
a) December. 1984(*)
b) November. 1985
c) January, 1986
d ) December. 1983.
5.
Which one of the following energies is environment friendly ?
a)Atomic energy
b) Coal energy
c) Wind energy(*)
d) oil energy.
6. WBREDA means
A. West Bengal resource energy Development
Agent
B. West Bengal renewable energy Development
Agent
C. West Bengal resources energy Development
Agency
D. West Bengal renewable energy Development
Agency(*)
7. Which of one of the following is
international commercial transaction of technology transfer ?
A. Flow of books journals and other
published information(*)
B. education and training at foreign
universities
C. direct investment by foreign companies
/multinationals
D. exchange of information or personal
through technical co-operation programs of
international organization.
8. according to the IEEE code of ethics,
the members are supposed to obey
A. 10 codes(*)
B. 12 codes
C. 6 codes
D. 16 codes
9. Aesthetic values are concerned with
A. conflicts and stresses
B. personal virtues and ethical
sensitivities
C. creation And enjoyment of beauty(*)
D. none of these
10. Value crisis can occur at
A. individual and societal level only
B. cultural level only
C. intellectual level
D. all the levels(*)
SET 2
1) 1. Engineers, as professionals
command a special status in the society because
a) they are skilled persons
b)
they are technically sound and
getting good pay packet.
c)
they we potentially creators of
good society and good life(*)
d)
morally and ethically they are
superior to others.
2 Ethics
is
a) a normative
science of conduct of a human being(*)
b) not connected
with growth of human being
c) step of
materialistic world
d) non ci these
1)
Every success story is also
a)
a story of huge ancestral
property
b)
a story of God blessing
c)
a story of great failure(*)
d)
combination of all of these.
2)
Values and Ethics in profession
is the result of
a)Good human value(*)
b)good
professional skill
c) good bank
balance
d)good university degree
3)
Depletion of Natural Resources
is due to
a)
natural calamity
b)
rapid technological growth(*)
c)
soil erosion
d)
none of these
4)
Corporate Values don't support
a) lifetime
employment(*)
b) devotion to
customer
c)only profit is
the target
d)environmental
development.
vii) Human values (causes of ethicality )
do not include
a)contentment(*)
b)vindictivness
c) forbearance
d)compassion
viii)professional ethics arises from
a)gurividhti
b) hridayuritis
c)standard of consumption(*)
d)intellectual mind
ix) Appropriate use to Technology coming
from
a) psychological heart
b) aggressive use of scientific development
c) government policies
d) competitive economical development cue o
globalization(*)
X) The BART case in connection with whistle
blowing belongs to
a) USA, California(*)
b) HIvall, Honolulu
c) USA, New York
d) India, Bay of Bengal.
xi) Resource
depletion 19 concerned with a
a) finite ard
non-renewable resources(*)
b) White and
renewable resources
c) Infinte and renewable
resources.
d) infinite and
non renewable resources
xii) Investimenti. In NAYACHAR at present
depends on
a) Central
Government recommendation
b) clearance of
opponent political party
c) environmental
clearance.(*)
d)eagerness of
investor
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