Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-620015

Cycle Test 1 (online) – Feb. 2022, Subject : HSIR 14 Professional Ethics

Answer all questions - Time 90 minutes. Max. marks : 25. All questions carry equal marks

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Mandatory requirements: (non compliance will result in deduction of marks)
Read the
instructions
first

1. Except question number, don’t write anything on the left side of margin of
your answer sheet.
2. Page no. shall be provided on the top right corner of each page. Scanning of
answer sheets shall be done according to the page no. without any part of the
page getting cut. Scanning of pages under adequate light is essential.
3. Scanned file name: Roll no. CT1. To be sent within 20 minutes.
4. Include the following table in page 1 of your answer sheet in addition to roll no.
Tick mark ( √ ) against the questions you have answered in the table given below:

Question 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4 5a 5b
no.

Attempted

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Other Instructions:
1. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary.
2. Preferably, write the answers in sequential order.
3. Go for reasonably good hand writing.

a. “For success in any Human Endeavour both values and skills are required.”
Explain this statement with suitable examples.
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b. How do parents (parental warmth, discipline, parental role models) influence
moral learning and development? Mention any examples from your life?

a. What are the role of Engineers in Modern Society? Explain how undergoing your
B.Tech course prepares you to play that role once you complete your degree?
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b. Can you think of a situation where it was difficult to do the right thing, but you
managed to do it? What factors were present that enabled you to live upto your
values?
 a. Describe moral dilemma using a specific professional context.?
3 b. Describe a specific instance where you were asked to do something unethical or
advised to lie about something. Elaborate on how you handled the situation and why
you responded the way you did.

“A teacher can instil moral values in children by involving them in discussions on

4 moral issues”. Justify this statement in the context of “Theory of justice” of moral
development. Explain this statement with some of your personal examples.

a. In what ways does Gilligan provide a different perspective on moral development?

5 In what ways does she remain wedded to previous conceptions?

b. Explain any five articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights?