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Section 1 - Module 2 Professional Ethics and Sustainability

1) The main reason of conflicts within professional’s life is because they are not clear about the ……………………………

A) surety of life
B) business life
C) family life
D) purpose of life

2) IAS officers are normally not considered as professionals, because of which of the following reason (s):

(i) It is not required to possess expertise in any particular domain areas of their education to become IAS officers

(ii) IAS officers do not have any institutional mechanism for self-regulation

(iii) IAS officers normally do not create new knowledge or engage in research

The correct reasons for not considering IAS officers as professionals are:

A) Only (i)
B) Only (i) and (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

3) Identify the INCORRECT characteristic of the Mentoring and counselling process

A) It is one-way communication from mentor or counselor to counselee

B) It is interactive process between mentor or counselor to counselee
C) It is unbiased process where mentor or counselee does not impose any prescription
D) It is a process to empower student

4) Personal …………………. guide a person as to what is more important and help him/her to make better choices in
various situations

A) feelings
B) beliefs
C) ethics
D) values

5) ‘Love or respect comes to you, only when you give some things to people …………….. ’.

A) expecting something in return

B) in the presence of a gathering
C) as a loan
D) without expecting anything in return

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6) Fill in the blanks. The most important conditions for sustainable harmonious condition between two individuals
is…………………………………..

A) Affection for each other

B) Dependence on each other
C) Trust between them
D) Liking for each other

7) The main reason for lack of trust between most of the professionals and their clients in present times is………………..

A) Image of professionals that they are less capable

B) Image of professionals that they have become more money minded
C) Expectations have clients have risen too much
D) Image of professionals that they have become lazy or indifferent.

8) Development means ‘improvement in country’s economic and ……………….conditions’.

A) academic
B) industrial
C) social
D) rural

9) Fill in the blanks. Concept of ‘natural acceptance’ for harmony with self requires professionals to acquire or
achieve………………………………………………….

A) Realization (comprehension of reality or context in which we work) and Understanding of role of self in this reality
or context.
B) Comprehension of self-capacity and interest with understanding of nature of others
C) Realization (comprehension of reality or context in which we work) and Understanding of nature of others
D) Comprehension of self-capacity and interest and Understanding of role of self in the reality

10) A good and strong organisation culture …………….loyalty among the employees

A) decreases
B) increases
C) destabilises
D) looks for

11) For a professional to become an expert it is essential to have………

A) Creativity
B) Innovativeness
C) Experience
D) High Intelligence

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12) A professional should possesses ……cardinal characteristics, all of which are equally important, because absence
of even one of them, the person ceases to be a professional.

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

13) Which one of the following is not recycled?

A) Paper
B) Plastic
C) Food
D) Metal

14) Values are the unarticulated …………..that form the foundation for behaviour by professionals or any human being

A) emotions
B) feelings
C) beliefs
D) understandings

15) Sustainable development calls for a balance between………………..

A) environment, economy and society

B) environment, economy and equity
C) environment, ecology and society
D) environment, economy and ecology

16) The choice of occupation by a person should be basically based on…………………..

A) His/her Attitude and Interest

B) His/her Aptitude and Interest
C) Opportunity to earn money and his/her interest
D) Opportunity to earn respect, fame and money

17) Which of the following characteristics is NOT required to be developed in the students by teachers

A) Inquisitive
B) Acquisitive
C) Adaptive
D) Innovative.

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18) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic essentially required in a professional

A) Professionals continue to create new knowledge in their profession

B) Professionals deal with high stake activities
C) Professionals work based on trust with clients.
D) Professionals work for earning more money

19) A good organisational structure will always ………………. changes.

A) watch for
B) wait for
C) adapt to
D) look for

20) Transparency in teaching learning process means……………..

A) distributing lesson plans

B) making laboratory manuals
C) making student teacher interaction possible all the time
D) Ensuring that relevant information is available to all stake holders.

21) If a professional engineering college teacher is not able to develop the required competency in the students of his/her
class, as s/he is lazy of to acquire in depth knowledge of that course, it means that the teacher’s behaviour is ……………..

A) illogical
B) uncouth
C) uneducated
D) unethical

22) In the context of sustainability reduce means……

A) Use something for long period

B) Use less and create less waste
C) Convert existing into new
D) Allow material to degrade

23) Every professional society seeks to further the cause of that particular …………..

A) organisation
B) corporation
C) Legislation
D) profession

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24) Select the statement that is not true for ‘Values’

A) Values are stimuli for thinking

B) Values help in making decision
C) Values motivate people to do better in life
D) Values are taught in the classroom

25) As a technical teacher, teach such that students are encouraged to use constructive techniques and technologies to
utilise the earth’s resources without ……………… the environment.

A) polluting
B) protecting
C) underusing
D) understanding

26) The relationship between professionals and clients has to be mainly based on trust because of which of the following
reason (s):

(i) Services provided by the professionals are so complex that clients normally cannot judge the true quality of services.

(ii) The outcome of services provided by professionals also depends upon efforts of clients and hence it is not possible
to fix the responsibility in case outcomes are not as expected.

(iii) The context in which professionals provide services are so complex and uncertain that despite of capability and best
efforts of professional the outcomes may not be as expected.

The correct answer is

A) Only (i)
B) Only (i) and (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

27) Lifelong learning essentially requires…………………..

A) Attending as many conferences as possible

B) Attending as many training programmes as possible
C) Attending departmental and institutional meetings
D) Reflecting on professional experiences.

28) Identify the statement which is NOT correct with regard to ethics.

A) Ethical behaviour improves the image of a person.

B) Ethics are agreed practices for dealing with customers, users, beneficiaries.
C) Ethics are agreed rules made primarily for punishment of unworthy employees
D) Ethics are agreed practices that help taking actions in a given situation

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29) A person with neutral attitude generally tends to ……………

A) ignore the problems in life

B) not to ignore the problems in life
C) destroy every image related to positive attitude
D) be more of a positive attitude

30) Which of the following support sustainability principle?

A) Products, processes, and systems should be Input pushed

B) Products, processes, and systems should target immorality in design
C) Products, processes, and systems should target one size fit all design
D) Products, processes, and systems should be output pulled

31) Which of these DO NOT fall under good conduct of a teacher?

A) Participate in extension, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities including community service.

B) Manage their private affairs in a manner consistent with the dignity of the profession.
C) Adhere to a responsible pattern of conduct and demeanor (outlook) expected of them by the community.
D) Continue to teach based on learning during their own education without referring to latest changes taking place
in the subject/domain area.

32) The idealistic theories held by professionals in their mind and promoted during social and academic discussions but
difficult to practice in real life are termed by Prof Argyris as…………………………..

A) Idealistic Theories
B) Theories in use
C) Espoused Theories
D) Academic Theories

33) Biocentric ethics covers…………………..

A) only human being

B) only sentient creatures
C) all living beings
D) total ecosystem

34) Self-exploration can help a person to…………………..

A) do self-investigation
B) recognize one’s relationship with every unit in existence and exploit it for own advantage
C) appreciate human conduct, human character
D) compete with others

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35) Some professional societies have powers to ………………… in that profession, if the professional resorts to unethical
practices.

A) grant license to practice.

B) provide experience certificate
C) withdraw license to practice
D) help people to get jobs

36) The subject which enables you to understand ‘what is valuable` for human happiness is called…………………...

A) psychological education.
B) physical education
C) Value Education.
D) worthwhile education.

37) Identify INCORRECT statement. Mentoring and counselling services in institute will be successful for personality
development of the students when

A) There are adequate opportunities for empowering the students

B) Team learning and collaborative learning are promoted
C) There is recognition of potential of young students
D) Biased approaches of personality development are encouraged

38) Identify the INCORRECT statement related to mentoring and counselling

A) Mentoring and counselling are carried out mainly because of AICTE and NBA, though it does not have any
specific purposes
B) Mentoring and counselling are carried out periodically in a planned manner in the institute
C) Mentoring and counselling are carried out by teachers trained in mentoring and counselling
D) Mentoring and counselling are carried out for students, staff members and teachers

39) Prosperity may be defined as “………………of possessing required physical resources in abundance”

A) Desire
B) Feeling
C) State
D) Fortune

40) Socrates has said ‘……………. is the cause of all evils’.

A) Perseverance
B) Ignorance
C) Innocence
D) Independence

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41) Out of the following characteristic, the characteristic which is NOT an essential characteristic of modern counseling
is…………………………….

A) Bureaucratic
B) Pro-active
C) Empowering
D) Interactive

42) ‘Happiness is mainly because of the ……………………

A) happenings around you

B) wealth with you
C) friends around you
D) fame around you

43) The purpose of higher education system is to…………..

A) give knowledge level skills to students

B) open educational institutions
C) be responsive to the needs of society with respect to development
D) increase literacy

44) The most fundamental reason for causes of unhappiness in even successful professionals is …………………………..

A) The misplaced notion about purpose of life

B) Lack of opportunity for further growth
C) That society do not give them respect which they deserve
D) Lack of time for their personal hobbies

45) If an already employed university professor offers the paid coaching classes to students of his/her college at his/her
home or some coaching centre is also an example of……………………………………………..

A) selfish interest
B) public interest
C) personal interest
D) conflict of interest

46) University teachers are considered as Professionals whereas, School teachers are not considered as professionals
mainly because……………………………………………………………

A) normally school teachers are less educated as compared to university teachers

B) school teachers provide basic knowledge to students while university teachers provide advanced and more
complicated knowledge to students.
C) generally, it is not necessary for school teachers to engage in research but it is essential for university teachers
to engage in research or guide students in doing research.
D) school teachers just provide knowledge while university teachers convert students in professionals.

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47) The persons who have main aim of their life to earn more wealth should try to become………………….

A) Politician
B) Business Person
C) Administrator
D) Film Actor or Cricketer

48) Excellence in their profession is …………..quality required in professionals to ensure ethical behavior by them

A) a special
B) a desirable
C) an extraordinary
D) an essential

49) Attitude of a person is best described by the way s/he………………………………………………

A) looks at any person or situation

B) walks in office
C) prefers things in a given situation
D) dresses in any situation

50) ‘When relationships between family members are based on …………….. amongst family members, then harmony
within family can be established,’.

A) trust
B) happiness
C) networking
D) communication

51) The ……………….of companies play a great role in image building of the organisation as well as that of employees.

A) core values
B) profit earning
C) size
D) family ownership

52) Values of a person are principles that help him decide….

A) What is important to him/her?

B) What is needed for him/her?
C) What is true for him/her?
D) What is justified to him/her?

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53) Identify the CORRECT statement.

A) Ethics are rules imposed on teachers by the Government

B) Ethics are for teachers and not for students.
C) Ethics are practices to be followed by all persons in an organization
D) Ethics are personal matter and not for a group

54) Identify the INCORRECT purpose of students’ mentoring

A) Harnessing the full potential of the students for learning

B) Assessing the personality of the students
C) Prescribing a career path
D) Suggesting learning activities.

55) The present day definition of healthy person is ‘when that person is …………………….

A) physically and mentally fit

B) physically and socially fit
C) mentally and socially fit
D) physically, mentally and socially fit

56) Value helps a person in making the judgment of what is

A) More important
B) Right
C) Wrong
D) Acceptable

57) In ………….., the countries unanimously approved the Millennium Declaration, culminated in eight Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).

A) 2001
B) 2002
C) 2003
D) 2004

58) Which of the following DO NOT fall under good conduct of teacher

A) Co-operate in the formulation of policies or the institution by accepting various offices

B) Offer guidance to needy students without taking other advantages.
C) Guide student clubs in innovative activities
D) Avoid paying attention to placement related performance of students who belong to economically weaker class

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59) Which of the following DO NOT fall under good conduct of principal?

A) Taking frequent review of academic growth of the college/institute

B) Encourage teachers to attend training programmes organized by the University/ Institute for enhancing academic
competence
C) Favour teachers who are interested in doing consultancy work and ask research fellows to engage the classes
D) To keep security of confidential reports from access to outsiders.

60) Social, economic and environmental equity is the necessary condition for achieving ………………………

A) Social development
B) Economic development
C) Sustainable development
D) Ecological development

61) When the nature of professionals work is complex (such as an engineering college teacher) by which it is difficult for
their clients (such as the students) to detect their mistakes, the professionals have to……………………………themselves
for an ethical behaviour.

A) Be active
B) Self-regulate
C) exercise
D) discuss among

62) Your ‘joy’ (or sadanand) is something which will not be disturbed by the happenings around you, because it wells up
from deep within yourself, as it is rooted in the …………………………………..and priorities that you have chosen.

A) emotions
B) desires
C) right value system
D) affections

63) ………………… propounded the Concept of 5Rs for sustainable development.

A) Bea Johnson
B) John Evelyn
C) Gilbert Rist
D) Walter R Stahel

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64) Attempt by professionals to accumulate more wealth (more than required for decent and comfortable living) may lead
to which of the following problems?

(i) Most of the time will be spent in accumulation and management of wealth and very little time will be left for knowledge
accumulation and use.

(ii) Little time will be left for developing harmonious relationship with self, family and society.

(iii) Desire for more wealth may lead to unethical practices.

The correct answer is:

A) Only (i)
B) Only (i) and (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

65) Sustainable happiness of mankind essentially requires a …………………

A) peaceful environment.
B) positive environment.
C) sustainable environment
D) resilient environment.

66) With respect to the different orders this world, can be classified in ………….orders.

A) Six
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three

67) Use of DDT prevent human beings from Malaria. However killing mosquitoes using DDT by humans severely damage
the ecological balance. This supports……………………

A) biocentrism
B) anthropocentrism
C) abiotic centrism
D) ecocentrism

68) The first essential characteristic of a professional is that s/he has to master a ………………. body of knowledge.

A) simple to complex
B) practical
C) theoretical
D) vast and complex.

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69) Which of the following falls under poor conduct of teacher with authorities?

A) Adhere to procedures and methods consistent with their profession in initiating steps through their own
institutional bodies and/or professional organisations for change of any such rule detrimental to the professional
interest.
B) Take private tuitions after college time although s/he is not allowed to do.
C) Refrain from availing themselves of leave, except on unavoidable grounds.
D) Co-operate through their organisations in the formulation of policies of the other institutions and accept offices

70) When a person thinking and behavior are consistent with his/her attitude, then it leads to

A) self-fulfilling prophecy
B) self esteem
C) self-regulated behavior
D) self actualization

71) Which of the following is not termed as the ‘Panch-tatva’?

A) Earth
B) Space
C) Air
D) Sea

72) For achieving harmony with oneself, the most important condition is that a professional should be with……………..

A) one which has more glamour

B) one which has more power
C) one which has more income
D) one’s own choice

73) Which of the following is considered good conduct of the teacher with society?

A) Criticise in public, authenticity of content of advertisement about his/her own college.

B) Encourage his students to participate in NSS/NCC and such activities.
C) Create a bias for persons speaking a certain regional language.
D) Disregard activities encouraging spirit of national integration

74) Out of the following responsibilities, which responsibility will NOT be considered under ‘social responsibility’ of
teachers?

A) Coordinating NSS activities in the institute

B) Coordinating NCC activities in the institute
C) Organizing practical in laboratory sincerely according to curriculum
D) Coordinating Green and Clean club in the institute.

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75) For teachers in higher education it is essential to learn about the new developments taking place in their domain
area throughout the world by reading reputed journals, if they do not do it then it is an unethical professional behaviour
because of which of the following deficiencies:

(i) They will not be able to properly guide research in emerging areas

(ii) They will not be able to develop state of art curriculum in their discipline

(iii) Their API (Academic Performance Index) will be relatively less as compared to others who read reputed journals

The deficiency(ies) responsible for unethical behaviour resulting from lack of learning from new developments is/are:

A) Only (i)
B) Only (i) and (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

76) For teachers it is an essential characteristic to develop the mastery over the subject matter of their domain area, if
they do not develop the mastery then it will be unethical because of which of the following deficiencies:

(i) They will be not able to teach properly the subject matter

(ii) They will be not able to assess the students properly

(iii) They will be not able to develop the curriculum properly

The deficiency(ies) responsible for unethical behaviour resulting from lack of mastery over subject knowledge is/are:

A) Only (i)
B) Only (i) and (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

77) GNP is…………..

A) Gross National profit

B) Gross National Product
C) Gross National Pay
D) Gross National Produce

78) Identify the statement which is correct with regard to positive attitude.

A) Positive attitude means assuming everything is correct

B) Positive attitude means assuming that everything is good
C) Positive attitude means seeing only good in everything
D) Positive attitude means recognize own mistake, accept it and take action so that it is not repeated.

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79) Promoting women empowerment through ICT is covered under SDG…………………..

A) Goal 4 Quality Education

B) Goal 5 Gender Equality
C) Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth
D) Goal 10 Reduced Inequality

80) Argyris, C. (1974) says that there is problem of mismatch between individual desires and individual actions in their
professional life due to the oscillation between the ……………types of theories

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

81) Value Education does not enable one to……………..

A) rationalize one’s needs and priorities

B) visualize one’s life goals correctly and
C) select a good career
D) choose right direction for making efforts to fulfill goals of life.

82) The real needs of mind are…………………….

A) Quantitative and Temporary

B) Quantitative and are not Temporary
C) Qualitative and Temporary
D) Qualitative and are not Temporary

83) Number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations are…………

A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 18

84) The meaning of “Prosperity’” in Hindi or Sanskrit is ………………

A) सुख - Sukh
B) सौभाग्य –Sobhagya
C) समद्
ृ धि - Samriddhi', '
D) संपत्ति - Sampatti',

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85) During the ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’ days, ‘The knowledge in all respects and in all the three domains of learning
is passed on from the teacher to the student through the spiritual, intellectual and ………………bonding between them.

A) actual
B) virtual
C) emotional
D) functional.

86) Which of the following is/are main reason/reasons for human tendency to purchase big, costly and fancy things such
as palatial houses, luxury cars, fancy mobiles etc.

(i) Humans have superimposed needs of mind on needs of body.

(ii) Humans have superimposed needs of body on needs of mind.

(iii) Humans give more importance to needs of body as compared to needs of mind

The correct reasons are:

A) Only (i)
B) Only (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) Only (ii) and (iii)

87) A professional code of ethics emphasizes teachers' main responsibilities to their ……………..

A) relatives
B) friends
C) colleagues
D) students

88) Though many codes of conduct may differ across the spectrum, few basic core ethics stand out clearly such
as…………..

A) Accept no remuneration for tutoring except in accordance with approved policies of Government / Institutions
B) Never use students to solve his/her personal problems
C) Deal justly and impartially with students regardless of their social, economic, regional and religious background
D) You shall be truthful and transparent.

89) Accountability of a teacher means that s/he has to……………..

A) only teach and assess the learning

B) work for overall development of students including academics
C) ensure that students can earn somehow
D) only to plan his lecture and deliver effectively.

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90) Cradle-to-Cradle phrase was coined by ……………..

A) Walter R Stahel
B) Bea Johnson
C) Michael Braungart
D) William McDonough

91) …………. control and govern the behaviour of a person according to norms set by others

A) feelings
B) beliefs
C) ethics
D) values

92) For Harmonious lives professionals should aspire to have:

A) Wealth and Prosperity

B) Prosperity and Happiness
C) Happiness and Wealth
D) Happiness, Wealth and Prosperity

93) Personal values guide the person as to what is……………

A) good behavior in different situations.

B) more important and help him make better choices in different situations.
C) his worth in any situation
D) good and what is bad in given situation.

94) A person with Sikken attitude generally tends to ……………

A) ignore the problems in life

B) not to ignore the problems in life
C) destroy every image related to positive attitude
D) be more of a positive attitude

95) ‘……………….are those form of works, which involves advanced expertise, self-regulation and concerted service to
the public good’– Bayles (1989)

A) Experiences
B) Activities
C) Professions
D) Practicals

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96) The plant order supports the .………………

A) material order
B) animal order
C) living order
D) vegetable order

97) The following are the end-results or outcomes due to the process of self-exploration the strengths that are truly within
you that you should harness, the ultimate freedom that which everyone aspires.

i. Realisation

ii. Understanding

iii. Value education

The correct answer is:

A) Only (i)
B) Only (i) and (ii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

98) To develop from animal consciousness to ……………….. consciousness is a distinct transformation.

A) emotional
B) human
C) intelligent
D) cognitive

99) The industrial revolution has led to the rapid increase in man-made………………….. with respect to the Panch Tatva

A) Electronic products
B) dangerous products
C) air pollution
D) genetic modified crops

100) ……………….. is about enabling the transformation for animal consciousness to human consciousness.

A) Value education
B) Moral education
C) Cognitive education
D) Higher education.

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