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BOE MCQ's
BOE MCQ's
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Company
All business organizations
Answer: (c) Company
The karta in Joint Hindu family business has
limited liability
Unlimited liability
No liability for debts
Joint liability
Answer: (b) Unlimited liability
In a cooperative society the principle followed is
One share one vote
One man one vote
No vote
Multiple votes
Answer: (b) One man one vote
The board of directors of a joint stock company is elected by
General public
Government bodies
Shareholders
Employees
Answer: (c) Shareholders
The maximum number of partners allowed in the banking business are
Twenty
Ten
No limit
Two
Answer: (b) Ten
Profits do not have to be shared. This statement refers to
Partnership
Joint Hindu family business
Sole proprietorship
Company
Answer: (c) Sole proprietorship
The capital of a company is divided into number of parts each one of which are called
Dividend
Profit
Interest
Share
Answer: (d) Share
The Head of the joint Hindu family business is called
Proprietor
Director
Karta
Manager
Answer: (c) Karta
Provision of residential accommodation to the members at reasonable rates is the objective of
Producer’s cooperative
Consumer’s cooperative
Housing cooperative
Credit cooperative
Answer: (c) Housing cooperative
A partner whose association with the firm is unknown to the general public is called
Active partner
Sleeping partner
Nominal partner
Secret partner
Answer: (d) Secret partner
Values and ethics shape the-
(a) Corporate unity (b) Corporate discipline
(c) Corporate culture (d) Corporate differences
C. CORPORATE CULTURE
The moral principles, standards of behaviour, or set of values that guide a person’s
actions in the workplace is called-
(a) Office place ethics (b) factory place ethics
(c) behavioural ethics (d) work place ethics
D. WORK PLACE ETHICS
Which of the following factors encourage good ethics in the workplace?
(a) Transparency (b) fair treatment to the employees of all levels
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) bribe
C. BOTH A AND B
4. Which of the following are ethical issues in financial markets-?
(a) Churning (b) Illegal dividend payment
(c) creative accounting (d) none of these
A. CHURNING
The trading of a public company’s stock or other securities like bonds or stock options
by individual with possession of material, non-public information about the security is
called-
(a) Insider trading (b) online trading (c) offline trading (d) direct trading
A. INSIDER TRADING
Which of the following methods are used in creative accounting?
(a) Off balance sheet financing
(b) Abuses of accounting concepts and conventions
(c) Manipulating assets and liabilities
(d) Over and under valuation of inventories
A. OFF BALANCE SHEET FINANCING
7. The short-term focus on company finances in sometimes known as-
(a) Glaucoma management
(b) Retina management
(c) Myopic management
(d) None of these
C. MYOPIC MANAGEMENT
. Due to fraudulent reporting the share price of a company’s stock may-
(a) Boost up (b) fall down (c) remain stagnant (d) none of these
A. BOOST UP
The process by which accountants use their knowledge of accounting rules to
manipulate the figures reported in the accounts of a business in known as-
(a) Financial accounting (b) creative accounting
(c) cost accounting (d) fair value accounting
B. CREATIVE ACVOUNTING
It is deceptively used by an organisation to promote the perception that its products,
aims, or policies are environmentally friendly-
(a) Blue washing (b) white washing (c) green washing (d) green pricing.
C. GREEN WASHING.
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
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
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
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
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. Socialization 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
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
Type of Activity
A) Microscopic Vision
B) Egocentrism
C) Groupthink
D) Ignorance
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
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?
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
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?
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.
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’
d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer: C
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’
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
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
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
a) 1,2 and 4
b) 1,2 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) Only 1
Correct Answer: A
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
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?
Correct Answer: A
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?
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
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?
Correct Answer: B
44) Which among the following statements fits into a description of meta ethics?
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
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
49) Which of the following are the principles that need to be adopted in Economics to deal
with the Environment responsibly
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: A
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1,2, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: A
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 2,3 and 4
c) 2 and 4
d) 1,2,3 and 4 Correct Answer: B
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
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?
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
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 4 Correct Answer: B
1) Trade Secrets
2) Digital Signatures
3) Trademarks
4) Copyrights
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?
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) 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?
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
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
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
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
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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: 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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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41 For referent power to be effective, what must exist between individuals in the relationship?
A Antipathy
B Rivalry
C History
D Empathy
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
Answer: educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making
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
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
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
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