ChettinadTech Dept.

of Civil

Department of Civil Engineering

GE8076 - Professional Ethics in Engineering
Unit IV - MCQ Bank

1. Awareness and maintenance of situation is _________

(a)safety
(b) risk
(c) Responsibility
(d) none of the above
Answer : (a) Safety

2. _____was defined as the risk that is known and judged as acceptable

(a)Responsibility
(b) Safety
(c) Risk
(d) Testing
Answer : (b) Safety.

3. _____ is a potential that something unwanted and harmful may occur.

(a)Responsibility
(b) Safety
(c) Risk
(d) Testing
Answer : C Risk

4. ______ is done till the component fails

a) Simulation testing
(b) Prototype testing
(c) Destructive testing
(d) Testing
Answer : (c )Destructive testing

5. _______ is done on a proportional scale model with all vital components fixed in the system
(a) Simulation testing
(b) Prototype testing
(c) Destructive testing
(d) Testing
Answer : (b ) Prototype testing

6. _______ is most common method of analysis

(a) Fault tree analysis
(b) Event tree analysis
(c) FMEA
(d) Scenario Analysis
Answer : (d) Scenario Analysis

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7. A ______ is a synopsis of events or conditions leading to an accident and subsequent loss.

(a) scenario
(b) Exposure
(c) testing
(d) Faults
Answer : (a) scenario

8. In ________ method , various parts of components of the systems and their modes are studied.
(a) Fault tree analysis
(b) Event tree analysis
(c) FMEA
(d) Scenario Analysis
Answer : (c) FMEA

9. FMEA is defined as a systematic tool to

(a) identify possible failure modes in the products/process
(b) to understand failure mechanism (process that leads to failure)
(c) risk analysis
(d)All the above
Answer : (d)All the above

10. ______ is a cross-functional team management

(a) FMEA
(b) Fault tree analysis
(c) Event tree analysis
(d) Scenario Analysis
Answer : (a) FMEA

11. _______ is a qualitative method and was originated by Bell Telephones

(a) FMEA
(b) Fault tree analysis
(c) Event tree analysis
(d) Scenario Analysis
Answer : (b) Fault tree analysis

12. ____________ method illustrates the sequence of outcomes which may occur after the occurrence of
selected initial event.
(a) FMEA
(b) Fault tree analysis
(c) Event tree analysis
(d) Scenario Analysis
Answer : (c) Event tree analysis

13. ______ method uses technology-based deductive logic.

(a) FMEA
(b) Fault tree analysis
(c) Event tree analysis
(d) Scenario Analysis
Answer : (b) Fault tree analysis

14. The conditions referred to as „safe exit‟ is/are:

a) The product, when it fails, should fail safely

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(b) The product, when it fails, can be abandoned safely

(c )The user can safely escape the product
(d) All the above
Answer : (d) All the above

15. To access public risk _____ are estimated.

(a) Loss of senses
(b) Loss of earning capability
(c) loss of voluntary activities
(d) loss on assets and correction costs
Answer : (d) loss on assets and correction costs

16. ______ is the involvement of people in risky actions, although they know that these actions are unsafe
(a) Voluntary risk
(b) Involuntary risk
(c) Faulty risk
(d) Emergency risk
Answer : (a) Voluntary risk

17. _________ is tendency to support and cooperate with colleagues

(a) Confidentiality
(b) Commitment
(c) collegiality
(d) Responsibility
Answer : (c) collegiality

18. ___is an obligation to fullfill his/her contractual duties to the employer

(a) collegiality
(b) Agency loyalty
(c)Attitude loyalty
(d) supreme loyalty
Answer : (b) Agency loyalty

19. ______ is concerned with the attitudes, emotions, and a sense of personal identity
(a) collegiality
(b) Agency loyalty
(c)Attitude loyalty
(d) supreme loyalty
Answer : (c)Attitude loyalty

20. _______ is necessary to ensure progress in action.

(a) collegiality
(b) Agency loyalty
(c)Attitude loyalty
(d) authority
Answer : (d) authority

21. ________ is the authority exercised within the organization

(a) Agency authority
(b) Institutional Authority
(c) Expert Authority
(d) Attitude authority

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Answer : (b) Institutional Authority

22. _________ is the possession of special knowledge, skills and competence to perform a job thoroughly.
(a) Agency authority
(b) Institutional Authority
(c) Expert Authority
(d) Attitude authority
Answer : (c) Expert Authority

23. _________ is done by the trade union for improving the economic interests of the worker members
(a) Authority
(b) Loyalty
(c) Collective bargaining
(d) collegiality
Answer : (c) Collective bargaining

24. _____means keeping the information on the employer and clients, as secrets
(a) Authority
(b) Loyalty
(c) Collective bargaining
(d) Confidentiality
Answer ; (d) Confidentiality

25. _____ is available and accessed by virtue of privilege.

(a) Privileged information
(b) proprietary information
(c) Confidential information
(d) collective information
Answer : (a) Privileged information

26. _________ is owned by the organization

(a) Privileged information
(b) proprietary information
(c) Confidential information
(d) collective information
Answer : (b) proprietary information

27. __________ occurs when employee has more than one interest
(a) Conflict of interest
(b) excitement
(c) Confusion
(d) dilemma
Answer : (a) Conflict of interest

28. _______ is a situation when a person is working as employee for two different companies in the spare
time.
(a) Moonlighting
(b) actual Conflict of interest
(c) apparent Conflict of interest
(d)potential Conflict of interest
Answer : (a) Moonlighting

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29. _______ may be committed by wrong actions of a person through one’s lawful employment .
(a) Moonlighting
(b) actual Conflict of interest
(c) apparent Conflict of interest
(d) Occupational crime
Answer : (d) Occupational crime

30. ________ is called as white collared crime

(a) Bribery
(b) Occupational crime
(c) computer crime
(d) Environment crime
Answer : (b) Occupational crime

31. ________ means simply spying for company or personal benefits

(a) Occupational crime
(b) computer crime
(c) Moonlighting
(d) Industrial espionage
Answer : (d) Industrial espionage

32. ______ are defined as moral entitlements that place obligations on other people to treat one with dignity
and respect.
(a) Human Rights
(b) Employee Rights
(c) Employer Rights
(d) Professional Rights
Answer : (a) Human Rights

33. _______ are moral and legal rights that are obtained by the status of being employee.
(a) Human Rights
(b) Employee Rights
(c) Employer Rights
(d) Professional Rights
Answer : (b) Employee Rights

34. _____ is a morally unjust treatment of people in the workplace.

(a) Discrimination
(b) Integrity
(c) Humanity
(d) Dignity
Answer : (a) Discrimination

35. __________ is defined as conveying information by an employee on an important moral problem to

somebody in a position to take actions on the problem.
(a) Affirmative actions
(b) Whistle blowing
(c) Preferential treatment
(d) Integrity
Answer : © Preferential treatment

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36. The person or organization, who receives the information, is in a position to remedy the problem or alert
the affected parties is called as _______
(a) Recipient
(b) Agent
(c) Internal
(d) External
Answer : (a) Recipient

37. The person disclosing the information may be a current or former employee or a person having a close
link to the organization is called as ____
(a) Recipient
(b) Agent
(c) Internal
(d) External
Answer : (b) Agent

38. ________ permits people to have fully independent ownership for their innovation.
(a) Standards
(b) Right to act
(c) Intellectual Property
(d) Right to equal
Answer ; © Intellectual Property

39. ___________ is a contract between the individual (inventor) and the society (all other).
(a) Trademark
(b) Copyright
(c) Trade Secret
(d) Patents
Answer : (d) Patent

40. ________ is a wide identity of specific good and services, permitting differences to be made among
different trades.
(a) Trademark
(b) Copyright
(c) Trade Secret
(d) Patents
Answer : (a) Trademark

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