PANIMALAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CSE
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING - MCQ Unit 4

Sn.
Correct
No Question Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4
Option
.
---respecting the freedom and self determination of individuals and
Respect for public Repect for Respect for
1 organizations to identify their legitimate control over the personal Respect for promises 3
welfare autonomy authority
information of themselves.
The trust that the The legitimacy of
What among the following elements takes the most direct and immediate The reputation of The constitution
2 public holds in the the office 1
set back in a case of Conflict of interest by a public official? the officer of India
office
User can safely
User can damage It can be
3 Which is not a condition for safe exit? It will fail safely escape the 2
the product abandoned safely
product
---means morally unjustified treatment of people on arbitrary or irrelevant
4 Ethics Discrimination Impartiality Security 2
grounds.
Failure modes and Event Tree Fault trap
5 Which of the following is not a testing approach? Scenario Analysis 4
effect analysis analysis analysis
A situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple
interests, financial or otherwise, Conflict of Conflict of
6 Conflict of Individuals Conflict of Ethics 4
one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation or decision making of Responsibility Interests
that individual or organization is called as ---
Which of the following are types confidential information? a)Private
7 information b)Priviledged information c)Generic information d) Proprietary a,b a,d b,d c,d 3
information
--- refers to creations of mind such as inventions; literary and artistic works, Intellectual
8 Confidentiality Risk Analysis Human Rights 3
designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. Property
a risk is acceptable when those affected are generally apprehensive about
9 TRUE FALSE 2
it. True or False
How to report Where the first aid
The working hours How to do the job
10 What does a risk assessment tell you? accidents box is and the first 4
of the organisation safely
aiders
--- is the bargain by the trade union for improving the economic interests of Effective Selective
11 Collective Bargaining None of these 1
the worker members. Bargaining Bargaining
 Rauf Ahmad, a junior research analyst and a candidate in the CFA
Program,
has been recently hired to cover the mining industry. Ahmad has been
asked to go over the firm‟s compliance procedures
especially regarding the flow of information between the trading desks and
the research department.
Doug Harvey CFA, and head of the research department, tells him that the
firm is very particular about not leaking information into the market and
Diligence and
12 follows all the regulatory procedures in addition to the CFA Institute‟s Code Conflicts of Interest Misrepresentation. None of these 2
Reasonable basis
and Standards. As the deadline of the report comes up,
Ahmad pressed for time reads up online brokerage reports on the mining
industry, talks to a trader friend and goes over the past reports on the
subject by his predecessors.
He is able to produce the report in which there‟s no reference to the
brokerage reports or the comments made by his friend,
since he feels all that information is publicly available. The least likely CFA
Standard violated by Ahmad is:
Event tree
13 --- is a forward, bottom up, modeling technique for both success and failure Fault tree analysis Scenario analysis None of these 3
analysis
To suggest and
To decide on
To know the risks modify the design
designs,
14 The major reason(s) for the analysis of risk benefit is/are: and benefits and so that the risks All of the above 4
advisability of
weigh them each are eliminated or
product/project
reduced
Which among the following form a type on intellectual property?
i) Trade Secrets
ii) Digital Signatures
15 iii) Trademarks i, ii, iii and iv i. iii and iv ii, iii and iv iii and iv 2
iv) Copyrights
Which of the following are correct?

When the test

16 Testing becomes inappropriate when the products are Tested destructively Not tested at all Both a and c 4
duration is long
Stakeholders Lack of social
17 The quest to maximize profitability should be constrained by Unethical obligations Ethical obligations 3
responsibility
18 Every risk has 100% likelihood. True or false. TRUE FALSE 2
is the possession of special knowledge, skills and competence to perform a Institutional
19 Premium Authority Accepting Authority Expert Authority 3
job thoroughly. Authority
 Which of the following options are included in the ethics of fair treatment of
workers at workplace?
i) Physical safety of employees at the workplace
ii) Recreation facilities at the workplace
20 i, iii, and iv i and ii ii and iv i and iii 4
iii) Rights of workers to fairness and dignity
iv) Right of workers to have a share in company’s profit
Which of the following are correct?

black collared red collared

21 Tease are also called as --- white collared crimes None of these 1
crimes crimes
Why are stakeholders important to a company?
i) Because a company could not exist or achieve profits without them
22 ii) Because stakeholders are individuals or groups of individuals – human Only i Only ii Both i and ii Neither i nor ii 3
beings with rights and interest.
Which of the following are correct?
--- is to protect the public health, safety and welfare rather than the Paramount
23 Crime handling Testing Confidentiality 2
obligations of loyalty and faithful service to employers. Obligations
Prevents using it for
24 Which of the following is the need for protection of Intellectual Property? Prevents plagiarism None of these Both a and b 4
financial gain
Event tree
25 ---- is a top down, deductive failure analysis Fault tree analysis Scenario analysis None of these 1
analysis
26 Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks are Tangible assets Intangible assets Physical asset None of these 2
Destructive Simulation
27 Which of the following is not a method to determine the risk? Prototype Testing Unit Testing 2
Testing Testing
Which of the following is a form/type of conflict of interest?
i) Using government Property for extra official purposes
ii) Post-Employment Benefits
28 iii and iv i and ii i, ii and iii i, ii and iv 3
iii) Receiving Gifts from clients
iv) Holding an office of profit
Which of the following are correct?
29 Copyright gives protection to particular expression not ideas. True or False TRUE FALSE 1
30 --- i mainly used for consequence analysis Event Tree analysis Fault Tree analysis Task analysis Effect Analysis 1
31 --- may be registered in the form of heading, label, a ticket, a word or logos Patent Trademark Copyright Watermark 2
Intellectual Property
32 --- is the information which is kept confidential as a secret Confidential Data Trade secret Authority 3
Rights
 Which among the following are the entities that check and control conflict
of interest in a Govt Department?
i) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
ii) Judiciary
33 i, ii and iii i,ii, iii and iv ii, iii and iv i and iii 1
iii) Commissions of Inquiry
iv) Ministry of Finance
Which of the following are correct?

a senior manager post is vacant. There is a competent and proven

candidate from outside the state.
34 Liability Employee Rights Discrimination None of these 3
A local engineer with less competence is proved. This is an example of
which of the following?
It is a legal
requirement and
Only do it if the job Only needs to be
It is a good idea to must always be
35 Which of the following is correct for risk assessment is a big job done for 4
do, but not essential carried out
hazardous work
prior to starting
the job
Which of the following is a synopsis of events or conditions leading to an
36 Task Analysis User focus Scenario Effect Analysis 3
accident and subsequent loss?
37 Intellectual Property is protected by the law Copyrights Patents Trademarks All of the above 4
“A ______ is any individual or group who benefits from or is harmed by, or
whose rights are affected (violated, restricted or ignored)
38 Stakeholder Shareholder Culprit Victim 1
by an organization’s action.” What is the most appropriate insertion in the
blank
The person who
created the work
Since young people As long as you
It is the work and wanted to
don’t have much buy it, you can
property of the register their
39 What does it mean if something has a copyright symbol? money, it’s okay to make as many 2
person who created name so they
copy anything copies as you
it could become
want
famous

40 --- are illegal acts made possible through one‟s lawful employment Occupational Crime Professional Crime Ethical Crime None of these 1
--- are defined as moral entitlements that place obligations on other people
41 Moral Rights Human Rights Legal Rights Natural Rights 2
to treat one with dignity and respect.
 Which of the following are true with regard to safety and treatment of
employees:
i) It is a means of promoting worker efficiency and social order by
protecting lives and promoting the well-being of workers
ii) The idea of safety and treatment of employees was conceived during
42 i, iii and iv i and iv ii and iv i, ii, iii and iv 4
the Industrial Revolution in Europe
iii) By ensuring safety of workers the political society of a nation is
stabilized
iv) All workers have a right to expect fairness from their employer and
to be treated with respect and dignity
The possession of special knowledge, skills and competence to perform a
Authority of
43 job thoroughly (expertise), the advice on jobs, and is a staff function is Expert Authority Both a and b None of these 3
leadership
known as
--- is the right given to the employees to exercise power, to complete the Institutional Accepting Premium
44 Expert Authority 2
task and force them to achieve their goals. Authority Authority Authority
The accident at the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) nuclear power plant in Bad operating Unforseen
45 Human error All of the above 4
Pennsylvania was due to procedures equipment failure
46 --- is a qualitative method and was originated by Bell Telephones Event Tree analysis Fault Tree analysis Task analysis Effect Analysis 2