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Unit I - Human Values
Unit I - Human Values
Morals, values and Ethics – Integrity – Work ethic – Service learning – Civic virtue – Respect for others –
Living peacefully – Caring – Sharing – Honesty – Courage – Valuing time – Cooperation – Commitment –
Empathy – Self-confidence – Character – Spirituality – Introduction to Yoga and meditation for
professional excellence and stress management.
Senses of Engineering Ethics – Variety of moral issues – Types of inquiry – Moral dilemmas
– Moral Autonomy – Kohlberg‟s theory – Gilligan‟s theory – Consensus and Controversy
– Models of professional roles - Theories about right action – Self-interest – Customs and
Religion – Uses of Ethical Theories
1. Enron (in USA as well as India) executives in 2002 resulted in bankruptcy for
those companies
(a)2002 (b) 2000 (c) 2003 (c) 2005
2. Lack of promotion or career development policies or denied promotions
(a)Attitude (b) Opportunity (c) Resource Crunch(d) over-emphasize
3. When concepts are discussed, normative and conceptual issues are closely
interconnected.
(a)massive (b) intellectual (c) theoretical (d) moral
4. One is unable to choose between two good moral solutions
(a) vaguenes (b) conflicting reasons(c) disagreement (d) Refuse bribe
5. Generate alternate courses of action to resolve the
(a) obligations (b) experience (c) dilemma(d) ethics
6. moral autonomy means
(a) self determinant(b)Constant (c) dependent (d) profitability
7. At the post-conventional level, people are called _
(a) conventional level (b)autonomous (c) indivual (d) pre-conventional
8. Men give importance to moral rule
(a) Kohlberg‟s Theory (b) Carol Gilligan‟s Theory(c)Darwins theory
(d) Rigid theory
9. is a professional should analyze the problem in specific known area, in an objective
manner.
(a) Advanced expertise (b) Self-regulation (c) Public good (d) professional society
10. Entry into the profession requires an extensive period of training of intellectual and
moral character
(a) Knowledge and Skills (b) Extensive Training (c) Monopoly (d) Autonomy
11. The engineer as a _ save the society from poverty, illiteracy, wastage,
inefficiency, ill health
(a) Guardian (b) Bureaucratic Servant (c) Savior (d) Social Enabler
12. It is one who exhibits social responsibility
(a) Social Servant (b) Bureaucratic Servant (c) Guardian (d) Savior
13. Engineer has a responsibility to make regular inspections in a
factory shops.
(a) Safety (b) production (c) maintanence (d) Quality
14. When accountability for wrong actions or results is at issue, responsibility
means blameworthy
(a) Praiseworthiness (b) Liability (c) Accountability (d) General Moral Capacity
15. A commitment to moral actions (primary obligation to protect the safety of the human
beings and respect their rights),
(a) Conscientious (b) Blameworthy (c) Obligations (d) Praiseworthy
16. It consists of assigned tasks at the place of employment and achieving the objectives.
31. It is aimed to obtain facts needed for understanding and resolving value issues.
(a) Normative Inquiry (b) Conceptual Inquiry (c) Descriptive Inquiry (d) Factual Inquiry
32. defined as, decisions and actions exercised on the basis of moral concern for other people
and recognition of good moral reasons.
(a) moral integrity (b) moral value (c) moral quality (d) Moral autonomy
33. According to ,men had a tendency to solve problems by applying abstract moral principles
(a) Gilligan‟s Theory (b) Kohlberg Theory (c) Monopoly Theory (d) Autonomy theory
34. Knowledge of protects us from disease and restores health
(a) Cycatist (b)physicians (c) cardiologist (d) dentist
35. He guards the interests of the poor and general public
(a) Savior (b) Guardian (c) Bureaucratic Servant (d) Social Servant
36. He is neither a servant nor master
(a) student (b) servant (c) Game player (d) savior
37. They include collegiality, cooperativeness, communicative ability, and respect for
legitimate authority
(a) Self-direction (b) Public-spirited virtues (c) Team-work virtues(d) Proficiency virtues
38. contribution to local communities to enrich their cultural, social, and civic life.
(a) Planning trees (b) educating society (c) medical camp(d) Enrich transport
39. A pandal erected by the contractor,in a marriage hall catches fire, due to a leakage of
(a) Oil (b) Water (c) Electric (d) Air
40. Controller of Examinations cannot be held legally responsible, although he is
Responsible
(a) Moral (b) Self (c) private (d) all the above
41. Courage to accept the mistakes will ensure success in the efforts in future
(a) Conscientiousness (b) Blameworthy (c) stakeholder (d) specific obligations
42. The obligation means, giving importance to the safety, health, and welfare of the public
in performing the professional duties.
(a) Paramount (b) moral (c) dilemma (d) Ethical
43. The act Utilitarian theory proposed by J.S.Mill ______ focuses on actions .
a) (1806-73) b) (1906-63) c) (1705-89) d) (1807-65)
44. The Rule Utilitarian theory , developed by Richard Brandt
a) (1912-97) b) (1910-97) c(1810-97) d) (1910-87)
45. The duty ethics theory, proposed by Immanuel Kant _____
a)(1724-1805) b) (1734-1804) c) (1724-1804) d) (1754-1804)
46. _____ the British philosopher introduced the term prima facie duties
a) C.W.D Ross b) John Rawl c) Immanual Kant d) Richard Brandt
47. ________duty to keep promises
a) Reparation b) Fidelity c) Gratitude d) Harmony
48. __________duty not to injure others
a) Self-improvement b) justice c) Non-Malfeasance d) Beneficence
49. We have a right to be hold the truth and to be informed about matters that significant affect our
choices__________
a) The right to access the truth b) privacy c) not to be injured d) what is agreed
50. Necessary and sufficient to proper person _______
a) Deficient b) Excess c) Virtue d) Golden mean
UNIT III – ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION
Safety and Risk – Assessment of Safety and Risk – Risk Benefit Analysis and Reducing Risk
- Respect for Authority – Collective Bargaining – Confidentiality – Conflicts of Interest
– Occupational Crime – Professional Rights – Employee Rights – Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) – Discrimination
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS:
23. includes willingness to meet moral duties, with attachment, conviction, and trust with
employer
(a) supreme loyalty (b) collegiality (c) Agency loyalty (d) Attitude loyalty
24. _________is necessary to ensure progress in action.
(a) collegiality (b) Agency loyalty (c)Attitude loyalty (d) authority
25. _______is the authority exercised within the organization
(a) Agency authority (b) Institutional Authority (c) Expert Authority (d) Attitude authority
26. _______is the possession of special knowledge, skills and competence to
perform a job thoroughly.
(a) Agency authority (b) Institutional Authority (c) Expert Authority (d) Attitude authority
27. _______is done by the trade union for improving the economic interests of the
worker members
(a) Authority (b) Loyalty (c) Collective bargaining (d) collegiality
28. ________means keeping the information on the employer and clients, as secrets
(a) Authority (b) Loyalty (c) Collective bargaining (d) Confidentiality
29. ________is available and accessed by virtue of privilege.
(a) Privileged information (b) proprietary information (c) Confidential information (d) c
collective information
30. _____is owned by the organization
(a) Privileged information (b) proprietary information (c) obvious information
(d) collective information
31. _________refers to data, information and test results of the product yet to released.
(a) Privileged information (b) proprietary information (c) obvious information
(d) collective information
32. ______occurs when employee has more than one interest
(a) Conflict of interest (b) excitement (c) Confusion (d) dilemma
33. _________refers to the situation where objectivity is lost in decision making.
(a) actual Conflict of interest (b) apparent Conflict of interest (c)potential Conflict of
interest (d) moonlighting
34. _______is a situation when a person is working as employee for two different companies
in the spare time.
(a) Moonlighting (b) actual Conflict of interest (c) apparent Conflict of interest
(d)potential Conflict of interest
35. ___may be committed by wrong actions of a person through one‟s lawful employment
(a) Moonlighting (b) actual Conflict of interest (c) apparent Conflict of interest
(d) Occupational crime