ChettinadTech Dept.

of Civil

Department of Civil Engineering

GE8076 - Professional Ethics in Engineering
Unit II - MCQ Bank

1. _______Lack of promotion or career development policies or denied promotions

a) Attitude
(b) Opportunity
(c) Resource Crunch
(d) over-emphasize
Answer : (a) Attitude

2. When ______concepts are discussed, normative and conceptual issues are closely interconnected.
(a)massive
(b) intellectual
(c) theoretical
(d) moral
Answer : (d) moral

3. One is unable to choose between two good moral solutions_____

(a) vaguenes
(b) conflicting reasons
(c) disagreement
(d) Refuse bribe
Answer : (b) conflicting reasons

4. Generate alternate courses of action to resolve the _______

(a)obligations
(b) experience
(c) dilemma
(d) ethics
Answer : (c) dilemma

5. moral autonomy means ________

(a) self determinant
(b)Constant
(c) dependent
(d) profitability
Answer : (a) self determinant

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6. At the post-conventional level, people are called _______

(a) conventional level
(b)autonomous
(c) indivual
(d) pre-conventional
Answer : (b)autonomous

7. Men give importance to moral rule _________

(a) Kohlberg‟s Theory
(b) Carol Gilligan‟s Theory
(c)Darwins theory
(d) Rigid theory
Answer: (a) Kohlberg‟s Theory

8. ________ is a professional should analyse the problem in specific known area, in an objective
Manner.
(a) Advanced expertise
(b) Self-regulation
(c) Public good
(d) Professional society
Answer: (a) Advanced expertise

9. 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
Answer: (b)Extensive Training

10. The engineer as a ______ save the society from poverty, illiteracy, wastage, inefficiency, ill health .
(a) Guardian
(b) Bureaucratic Servant
(c) Savior
(d) Social Enabler
Answer : c)Savior

11. It is one who exhibits social responsibility_____

(a) Social Servant

(b) Bureaucratic Servant
(c) Guardian
(d) Savior
Answer : (a) Social Servant
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12. ______Engineer has a responsibility to make regular inspections in a factory shops.

(a) Safety
(b) production
(c) maintanence
(d) Quality
Answer : (a) Safety

13. When accountability for wrong actions or results is at issue, responsibility means
blameworthy________
(a) Praiseworthiness
(b) Liability
(c) Accountability
(d) General Moral Capacity
Answer : Praiseworthiness

14. 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
Answer : (c) Obligations

15. It consists of assigned tasks at the place of employment and achieving the objectives._______
(a) Moral Responsibility
(b) Causal Responsibility
(c) Legal Responsibility
(d) Job Responsibility
Answer : Job responsibility

16. Wisdom (prudence), courage (fortitude), temperance and justice.

(a) Cardinal virtues
(b) Proficiency virtues
(c) Team-work virtues
(d) Public-spirited virtues
Answer : (a) Cardinal virtues

17. The capacity to understand and act on moral reasons_______

(a) Accountability
(b) Accountability
(c) Obligation
(d) Conscientiousness
Answer : a) Accountability
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18. Virtue Theory proposed by Mac Intyre_________

(a) John Locke
(b) A.I. Melden‟s
(c) Mac Intyre
(d) Immanuel Kant
Answer : c) Mac Intyre

19.It is a virtue of maintaining personal discipline_________

(a)Self control
(b) self discipline
(c) Self interest
(d) Self-realisation
Answer : a)Self control

20.Being sensitive to full range of moral values and responsibilities is____

(a) Accountability
(b) Conscientiousness
(c) obligations
(d) corporate responsibility
Answer : (b) Conscientiousness

21.virtues are fundamental and necessary in exercising moral responsibility_________

(a) Self-direction
(b) Team-work
(c) Proficiency virtues
(d) Cardinal virtues
Answer : (a) Self-direction

22. Primarily responsibility implies duty with care and efforts._______

(a) General Moral Capacity
(b) Obligations
(c) Accountability
(d) Characteristic Quality
Answer : (d) Characteristic Quality

23. The profession also gains control over professional schools by establishing accreditation
standards________
(a) Monopoly
(b) Knowledge and Skills
(c) Extensive Training
(d) Autonomy in Workplace
Answer : (a) Monopoly

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24. The concerted efforts in the job should be towards promotion of the welfare, safety, and health of the
public.________
(a) Advanced expertise
(b) Self-regulation
(c) Public good
(d)Welfare
Answer : (c) Public good

25. Low morale of the employees because of dissatisfaction and downsizing _____
(a) Absence of grievance
(b) Lack of transparency
(c) Poor attitude
(d) Lack of promotion
Answer : (c) Poor attitude

26. Due to pressure, through time limits, availability of money or budgetary constraints, and technology
decay or obsolescence
(a) Opportunity
(b) Attitude
(c) Resource Crunch
(d) working environments
Answer : (c) Resource Crunch

27. It seeks to identify and justify the morally-desirable norms or standards that should guide
individuals and groups________
(a) Normative Inquiry
(b) Conceptual Inquiry
(c) Descriptive Inquiry
(d) Factual Inquiry
Answer : (a) Normative Inquiry

28. 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
Answer : (d) Factual Inquiry

29. ______ 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
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Answer : (d) Moral autonomy

30. 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
Answer : (a) Gilligan‟s Theory

31. 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
Answer : (c) Team-work virtues

32. contribution to local communities to enrich their cultural, social, and civic life._____
(a) Planning trees
(b) educating society
(c) medical camp
(d) Enrich transport
Answer : (a) Planning trees

33. Controller of Examinations can not be held legally responsible, although he is ___ Responsible .
(a) Moral
(b) Self
(c) private
(d) all the above
Answer : (a) Moral

34. Courage to accept the mistakes will ensure success in the efforts in future____
(a) Conscientiousness
(b) Blameworthy
(c) stakeholder
(d) specific obligations
Answer : (b) Blameworthy

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