MCQ ON MORAL AND ETHICS Show Download PDF 1. It is important to have a good ____________ to be successful in your career. (a) Appearance (b) Attendance (c) Attitude (d) Respect Answer: (c) Attitude 2. It is important to be at work………………………………. every day and on time unless you are sick or have a family emergency. (a) Appearance (b) Attendance (c) Attitude (d) Respect Answer: (b) Attendance 3. Strong …………………………………….. means you have a high sense of moral and ethical behavior that earns respect of others. (a) Cooperation (b) Confidence (c) Attitude (d) Character Answer: (d) Character 4………………………………………….. is essential at work because you must be able to work with others, especially if you don’t always agree with them. (a) Communication (b) Cooperation (c) Honesty (d) Integrity Answer: (b) Cooperation 5………………………………………….skills such as writing, speaking and body language are important work ethics so that you can be clear in your messages to others. (a) Communication (b) Cooperation (c) Honesty (d) Integrity Answer: (a) Communication 6. You are a person with a high level of…………………………………..if you stand by your values even if others put pressure on you to do something that is wrong or if they make fun of you. (a) Communication (b) Cooperation (c) Honesty (d) Integrity Answer: (d) Integrity 7. If you don’t have …………………………………., you can really get in trouble for lying, cheating or deceiving others. (a) Communication (b) Cooperation (c) Honesty (d) Integrity Answer: (c) Honesty 8. If you can keep things at work in order and have a neat workplace, then you have great………………………………………. (a) Loyalty (b) Organizational Skills (c) Productivity (d) Respect Answer: (b) Organizational Skills 9. It is always important to……………………. yourself, others and the place where you work. (a) Appearance (b) Cooperate (c) Communicate (d) Respect Answer: (d) Respect 10. If you have ……………………………., you will be a trusted person because they will see that you are committed to your company. (a) Loyalty (b) Organizational Skills (c) Productivity (d) Respect Answer: (a) Loyalty 11. …………… work ethic is important because when you are at work, you are expected to perform your duties without wasting time or getting paid for doing very little. (a) Loyalty (b) Organizational Skills (c) Productivity (d) Respect Answer: (c) Productivity 12. Some jobs cannot be done alone and some can be done much better and faster if you possess the quality of …………………………………………... (a) Responsibility (b) Respect (c) Teamwork (d) Cooperation Answer: (c) Teamwork 13. Having ………………………………..means you can be trusted to do what you are expected to do at work (a) Responsibility (b) Respect (c) Teamwork (d) Cooperation Answer: (a) Responsibility 14. It is important to dress appropriately for work and have good personal hygiene including brushing teeth, wearing deodorant (but not strong perfume or cologne) and having neat hair. (a) Appearance (b) Attendance (c) Attitude (d) Respect Answer: (a) Appearance 15. What is business ethics? Answer: (a) The study of business situations, activities, and decisions where issues of right and wrong are addressed 16. Ethics & Law overlap. Answer: (d) Grey area 17. Teaching Ethics in Business schools will Answer: (e) All of the Above 18. A written statement of policies and principles that guides the behaviour of all employees is called (a) code of ethics (b) word of ethics (c) ethical dilemma (d) None of the above Answer: (a) code of ethics 19. What is the classical view of management's social responsibility? Answer: (b) To maximise profits 20. Which of these is a purpose of shared organisational values? (a) Build Team Support (b) Influence marketing efforts Answer: (d) All of the above 21. Which of these is a factor that affects ethical and unethical behaviour? (a) Ethical dilemma
(b) Diversity Answer: (a) Ethical dilemma 22. The term ……………………… refers to principles, values and beliefs that define right and wrong behaviour. Answer: (d). Ethics 23. Which of this is a second stage of moral development? (a) Principled (b) Conventional (c) Pre conventional (d) None of the above Answer: (b) Conventional 24. A personality measure of the strength of a person's convictions is called _________. Answer: (c) Ego Strength 25. _________ is a personality attribute that measures the degree to which people believe they control their own fate. (a) Locus of control (b) Culture (c) Values (d) None of the above Answer: (a) Locus of control 26. The three major types of ethical issues include except? (a) Communication issues (b) Systematic issues (c) Corporate issues (d) Individual issues Answer: (a) Communication issues 27. Ethics are moral principles and values which…………………………….. (a) Guide a firm's behavior (b) Govern the actions of an individual (c) Provide employees with rules on how to behave (d) Are legally enforceable Answer: (b) Govern the actions of an individual 28. Truthfulness in marketing communications is an example of: (a) Ethics (b) Business ethics (c) Marketing ethics (d) Corporate Social Responsibility Answer: (c) Marketing ethics 29. Document that consists of all ethical standards that employer expects from employees is classified as (a) ethics code (b) descriptive code (c) procedural code (d) distributive code Answer: (a) ethics code 30. Fairness of process is classified as (a) descriptive justice (b) procedural justice (c) distributive justice (d) severance justice Answer: (b) procedural justice 31. Justice and fairness of a result of a decision is often classified as (a) descriptive justice (b) procedural justice (c) distributive justice (d) severance justice Answer: (c) distributive justice 32. Standards that decided, what kind of conduct employees of organization should possess (a) descriptive justice (b) procedural justice (c) distributive justice (d) ethics Answer: (d) ethics 33. The word “Ethics” comes from (a) Ethos (b) Eternity (c) Elementary (d) Essentiality Answer: (a) Ethos 34. A……………………………is a set of principles that people hold themselves to or that are held by organizations or groups. (a) code of ethics (b) code of honor (c) ethical perspective (d) persuasive tactic Answer: (a) code of ethics 35. ______ is the ability to commit to doing what is right no matter the situation. (a) Dedication (b) Drive (c) Devotion (d) Morale Answer: (a) Dedication 36. There are two abilities that you must have to properly understand ethics. The first is the ……………………. and the second ability is ………………………….. (a) ability to discern; concentration (b) ability to visualize; devotion (c) ability to distinguish; dedication (d) ability to judge; dedication Answer: (c) ability to distinguish; dedication 37. “We advocate truthfulness, accuracy, honesty, and reason as essential to the integrity of communication.” This is a commitment that would most likely be found in a………………………………. (a) mission statement (b) code of ethics (c) code of conduct (d) employee handbook Answer: (b) code of ethics 38. ________ are beliefs and attitudes we have that can actually conflict with our ethical decisions. (a) Morals (b) Principles (c) Virtues (d) Values Answer: (d) Values 39. According to the text, what undermines persuasion and communication? (a) Facts (b) Lying (c) Storytelling (d) Emotion Answer: (b) Lying 40. ________ is the degree to which others can depend on us. Like reputation, it can take a lifetime to build and only seconds to destroy. (a) Likability (b) Persuasiveness (c) Reliability (d) Eloquence Answer: (c) Reliability 41. ________ are the true reasons for our actions when we have something to lose or gain as a result. (a) Motives (b) Schemes (c) Plans (d) Ruses Answer: (a) Motives 42. What does philosopher Carl Wellman assert about the use of an ethical system? (a) An ethical system is not necessary in order for one to choose and act rationally, but incredibly helpful. (b) An ethical system is all one needs in order to solve all practical problems. (c) An ethical system does not solve all one’s practical problems, but one cannot choose and act rationally without some explicit or implicit ethical system. (d) An ethical system will tell one what to do in any given situation and is therefore invaluable Answer: (c) An ethical system does not solve all one’s practical problems, but one cannot choose and act rationally without some explicit or implicit ethical system. 43. According to the text, what is the ethical responsibility of someone who receives a message? (a) to read the message immediately in case it contains important or time-sensitive information (b) to relay the message to as many people as possible (c) to check the credibility of the sender and, if the sender is being unethical, take appropriate action (d) to ensure it doesn’t end up in the wrong hands Answer: (c) to check the credibility of the sender and, if the sender is being unethical, take appropriate action 44. Why is it nearly impossible to monitor ethics in a political campaign? (a) because political campaigns exist outside the realm of ethics (b) because the media does everything they can to protect the ethical integrity of the candidates (c) because the federal government enforces strict laws about monitoring certain aspects of political campaigns (d) because campaigns use so many types of communication and so many different communicators Answer: (d) because campaigns use so many types of communication and so many different communicators 45. What is the difference between a monologue and a dialogue? (a) A monologue is persuasive, whereas a dialogue is informative (b) A monologue is an unethical form of persuasion, whereas a dialogue is an ethical form of persuasion. (c) A monologue is a performance or speech that involves at least two people, whereas a dialogue is a conversation one has internally with him or herself. (d) A monologue is the performance or speech of one person, whereas a dialogue is a conversation that occurs between two people. Answer: (d) A monologue is the performance or speech of one person, whereas a dialogue is a conversation that occurs between two people. 46. Define 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 be rationally determine (c) Right and wrong is objective and determined by the organizations culture (d) Claims there are eternal, universally applicable moral principles. Right and wrong are objective qualities. Answer: (d) Claims there are eternal, universally applicable moral principles. Right and wrong are objective qualities. 47. Ethical behaviour is a matter of (a) Juggling standards and business needs (b) Obeying the rules (c) Acting on a considered judgement (d) None of these Answer: (c) Acting on a considered judgment 48. Business ethics are basically different from personal ethics Answer: (b) False 49. All unethical practices are illegal. (a) True (b) False Answer: (b) False Incorrect - Not all unethical practices are illegal. For example it is not illegal to include genetically modified ingredients in products sold in supermarkets. 50. Morals is the study of what is thought to be right in a society (a) True (b) False Answer: (a) True 51. Normative ethics and morals are the same discipline (a) True (b) False Answer: (b) False 52. Ethics is always Absolute (a) True (b) False Answer: True. Because ethics are never relative and have to be absolute so that it means same for every individual. 53. Ethics is populism (a) True (b) False Answer: False. Because ethics is never majority opinion 54. Our understanding of right and wrong is shaped by our culture (a) True (b) False Answer: True. Ideally ethics should be absolute but it is our conditioning form our birth and our culture that introduces different understanding of ethics Thank to Mr. P.Karunanithi, Retd SPOs, Madurai, TN Circle What are the goals of the ethical rules?The goal of a code of ethics is to help employees make decisions that are in line with what the company or organization values. This should be distilled into your mission statement and core values, so it's a good place to start.
How can you apply the ethical principles in your daily activities?We ought to treat others with kindness, compassion, respect, and so on. In other words, an ethical person practices applying virtues, our character traits, in making everyday decisions. Virtues are the positive traits of character that inform our ethical being.
What ethical principle in life that you might use as your guiding principle in your future business?1. HONESTY. Ethical executives are honest and truthful in all their dealings and they do not deliberately mislead or deceive others by misrepresentations, overstatements, partial truths, selective omissions, or any other means. 2.
What are the 5 principles of ethical practice?Moral Principles
The five principles, autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and fidelity are each absolute truths in and of themselves. By exploring the dilemma in regards to these principles one may come to a better understanding of the conflicting issues.
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