ETHICS

1. If a person already living near a plant finds

that toxic fumes are emitted by the plant and
he wasn’t informed, the risk will appear to be
larger. It is a case of
a. Acceptable Risk
b. Delayed Risk
c. Voluntary Risk
d. Involuntary Risk
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2. _________Accidents are fairly well
understood and are amenable to solution
through increased training, more supervision,
new laws or regulations, or closer scrutiny by
regulators.
a. Procedural
b. Engineered
c. Systematic
d. All of these
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3. VALUEJET CRASH IS ________ ACCIDENT
a. SYSTEMATIC
b. PROCEDURAL
c. ENGINEERED
d. NONE OF THESE
NOTE:READ ABOUT THE TERM .VVM (EXPECTED
IN 2018)
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4.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE NOT THE
PRITCHARD’S VIRTUES FOR ETHICALLY
RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERS ?
a. SUBJECTIVITY
b. COOPERATION
c. STRIVING FOR QUALITY
d. NOT OPEN TO CRITICISM
e. STAMINA
A & D IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
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5.WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE TERM
SATISFICING?
a. TO LOOK FOR AN IDEAL SOLUTION
b. TO FIND THE SOLUTION THAT APPEASE YOUR
BOSS
c. TO FIND THE SOLUTION THAT PROVIDE YOU
WITH THE UTMOST PROFIT
d. TO FIND A SATISFACTORY SOUTION, IF NO
IDEAL SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE
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6. Ethical (or moral) dilemmas are situations
a. in which moral reasons come into conflict
b. in which the applications of moral values are clear
c. in which it is not immediately obvious what should be
done.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE INCORRECT
I. A only
II. A & C
III. ALL THE ABOVE
IV. B
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7.______company communications will be
labelled as “proprietary.
a. Internal
b. External
c. Both a & b
d. None of the a & b
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8.There are frequent newspaper reports of cases
in which an employee of a company has gone
to the media with allegations of wrongdoing
by his or her employer or in which a
government employee has disclosed waste or
fraud. This is called WHISTLE BLOWING
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9. ACKNOWLEDGED / Anonymous whistle-
blowing occurs when the employee puts his
name behind the accusations and is willing to
withstand the scrutiny brought on by his
accusations.
WHICH ONE OF THE ABOVE IS RIGHT ?
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10.UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WHISTLE
BLOWING BE NOT ATTEMPTED
a. Proximity
b. Last resort
c. Capability
d. None of the above
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11.The confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of
a person or group at a particular time is
a. Moral
b. Morale
c. Cohesion
d. Communication
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12. WHICH IF THE FOLLOWING IS /ARE INCORRECT?
a. Compassion : a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow
for another who is stricken by misfortune,
accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the
suffering.
b. HUMILITY: the ability to understand and share the
feelings of another. Its empathy not humility
c. EMPATHY : the quality of having a modest or low
view of one's importance. Its humility not empathy
d. Courage is the ability to face danger, difficulty,
uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear.
e. Integrity : the state of being whole and undivided.
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13. Discernment means
a. the power to see what is not obvious to the
average mind
b. the poor capability to think
c. searching mind that goes beyond what is
obvious or superficial
d. All of these
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14.WHICH OF THE VALUES IS/ARE NOT RELATED
TO TRUTH?
a. Empathy
b. Determination
c. Discernment
d. Compassion
e. Curiosity
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15.The _________produces neuro-chemicals
that cause emotions consistent with the
nature of and proportional to the match
between environment and values and beliefs
ANSWER: Amygdala
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16.What do you mean by prudency?
a. exercising good judgement in handling matters
related to environment
b. exercising good judgement in handling matters
related to ethics
c. exercising good judgement in handling matters
related to code of ethics
• Guys all are correct in this case, prudent is marked by
good judgement . there is nothing specifically about
environment, or ethics or something else. So a, b and
c all are correct. Forget to add option in this case as all
the above
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17.Name the scientists who were awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995, the first time
the prize was given for applied environmental
science.
• Answer :ROWLAND, MOLINA AND PAUL
CRUTZEN
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• 18. The ________ Report, published in 1987
by the United Nations World Commission on
Environment and Development, coined the
term "sustainable development" and defined
it as "development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own
needs.“
ANSWER : BRUNDTLAND
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19.WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE TERM
ANTHROPOCENTRIC ?
• ANSWER: IT MEANS ONLY HUMAN BEINGS
HAVE MORAL STANDING
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20. Hacking INCLUDES
a. gaining unauthorized access to a database,
implanting
b. false information in a database or altering
existing information
c. disseminating viruses over the internet.
d. ALL THE ABOVE
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21. FEANI is a federation of professional
engineers established in 1951 that unites
national engineering associations from _____
European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
countries
a. 32
b. 33
c. 34
d. 35
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22.Which of the following is incorrect?
a. Engineers shall perform services only in areas of
their competence
b. Engineers shall build their professional
reputation on the merit of their services and
shall not compete unfairly with others.
c. Engineers shall issue public statements only in
an subjective and truthful manner. Its objective
not subjective
d. None of the above
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23. ________ codes consist of much more
detailed guidelines for professional conduct,
which serve as the basis of internal,
disciplinary jurisdiction.
a. ASPIRATIONAL
b. DISCIPLINARY
c. ADVISORY
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24.The development of professional codes for
engineers began in ENGLAND in 1771 with
the code of the SMEATONIAN SOCIETY
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25.Which of the following is incorrect for codes of
conduct?
a. A code of ethics is not a legal document, so a
professional can be arrested for violating its
provisions
b. Although violating the code of ethics may result in
expulsion from a professional society (such as NSPE or
ASME), expulsion from a society generally will not
result in an inability to practice engineering
c. A code of ethics does not create new moral and
ethical principles; these principles are rooted in
centuries of societal and human interactions