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BE Questions: Section A, Group A (3/5)

kriti saxena
Posted in group: bizethics

Contributor: Shiv Shankar

1. Actions which society deems unethical are:
a.

Always illegal

b. Socially responsible
c.

Illegal but socially responsible

d. Not necessarily illegal

Answer: d
2. Business ethics relates to
a.

Societys decisions

b. An individual or work groups decisions

c.

An organizations decisions

d. Government decisions
Answer: b
3. A teleological approach to business ethics proposes that the guiding principle should be
a.

Practice

b. Power
c.

Purpose

d. People

Answer: c
4. Unethical behaviour is viewed most seriously by stakeholders if:
a.

Unfavourable reports appear in the media

b. Some customers are upset

c.

It has a long-term negative impact on the organizational effectiveness

d. A Standards agency criticizes the organization

Answer: c
5. Research shows that a majority of marketers
a.

Do not care about ethics and social responsibility

b. Care only about social responsibility

c.

Believe that ethics and social responsibility are important

d. Pretend that ethics and social responsibility are important

Answer: d

6. A surgeons warning on cigarette packages about the health implications of smoking is an example of w
a.

Communications

b. Relationships within a business

c.

Conflict of interest

d. Fairness and Honesty

Answer: a

7. ___________ refers to the use of reason to analyse human nature and deduce binding rules of moral be
a.

Common Law

b. Positive Law

c.

Natural Law

d. Business Law
Answer: c

Contributor A/05: Kriti Saxena

8. Distributive justice refers to:
a.

Rewards allocated by level of contribution (C)

b. Rewards allocated regardless of contribution

c.

Rewards allocated to those who cannot help themselves

d. Rewards allocated to those who shout loudest

e.

None of these

9. 'Sugging' is the unacceptable practice of:

a.

Intrusive telesales calls

b. Bribing organisational buyers

c.

Selling under the guise of research (C)

d. Giving worthless guarantees

e.

None of these

10. The most important step in understanding business ethics is

a.

Establishing codes of ethics.

b. Learning to recognize ethical issues. (C)

c.

Having efficient operations.

d. Following what is legally correct

e.

Hiring ethical employees.

11. Business ethics relates to

a.

Societys decisions.

b. An individual's or work group's decisions. (C)

c.

An organization's decisions.

d. Government decisions.
e.

Legal decisions.

12. Which is not a reason a business engages in business ethics?

a.

To recover a companys image after a notorious business scandal

b. To avoid the loss of a good corporate image or being sued for misconduct
c.

To enhance global relationships (C)

d. To enhance stakeholder relationships

e.

To act with real commitment

13. What is ethical absolutism/cognitivism?

a. Global, strict and absolute rules on right and wrong according to ethical conduct

b. Claims morality is context dependent and subjective there are no universal right and wrongs that can
c.

Right and wrong is objective and determined by the organisations culture

d. Claims there are eternal, universally applicable moral principles. Right and wrong are objective qual
e.

None of these

14. Virtue Ethics:

a. Assumes good businesses will make good decisions
b. Assumes good governments willenfore good ethical practises on their businesses
c.

Assumes good persons will make good decisions and personal qualities affect decisions (C)

d. Assumes good persons will make good decisions but it has nothing to do with personal qualities.
e.

None of these

Contributor A/01: Biswarup Saha

15. Platos virtues:

a. Wisdom, courage, self-control & justice
b. Confidence, motivation, & control
c.

Happiness, goodness & love

d. Wisdom, confidence, happiness and justice

e.

All of the above

16. According to Sternberg, taking a bribe is:

a.

A violation of common decency

b. A violation of an individual's right to privacy

c.

A violation of human rights

d. A violation of distributive justice (C)

e.

None of these

17. A set of formalized rules and standards that describe what a company expects of its employees is called a(n)
a.

Strategic plan

b. Moral philosophy
c.

Guideline

d. Code of ethics (C)

e.

Corporate citizenship plan

18. Who gave the medical code of ethical practice?

a.

Socrates

b. Aristotle
c.

Hippocrates (C)

d. Plato
e.

Leonardo daVinci

19. Which of the following bill/act is also known as citizens' ombudsman bill?
a.

Right to Information Act

b. Jan Lokpal Bill (C)

c.

The Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967

d. Indian Bare Acts

e.

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)

20. Which of the following alone can ensure effective ethics programme in a business enterprise?
a.

Publication of a code

b. Involvement of employees
c.

Establishment of compliance mechanism

d. All of the above

e.

None of the above (C)

21. Ethics is important: for

a.

Top management

b. Middle level management

c.

Non-managerial employees

d. Staff/workers
e.

All of the above (C)