West Bengal Institute of Technology (WBIT) 2010 B.Tech Wbut hu-301 - Question Paper

2010
VALUES & ETHICS IN PROFESSION

Time Allotted : three Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures, in the margin indicate full marks. Candidates are needed to provide their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP-A

( Multiple option kind ques. )

1. select the accurate options for any ten of the subsequent :
[10 X one = 10]

i) The 3 E's in the 'Three E Decade' stand for

a) Economy, Environment and Entrepreneurship
b) Economy, Environment and Ethics
c) Economy, Entrepreneurship and Ethics
d) Environment. Entrepreneurship and Ethics.

ii) FERA stands for

a) the Foreign Exchange Revolution Act
b) the Foreign Economy Regulation Act
c) the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
d) the Foreign Economy. Revolution Act


iii) An individual's value system influences an individual's

a) perceptions
b) attitudes
c) behavior
d) all of these.

iv) Ethics concerns attempts to distinguish ranging from

a) right from wrong
b) good from bad
c) moral from immoral
d) all of these

v) 'Values' is derived from

a) Virtue
b) Volatile
c) Valour
d) Valoir

vi) The word 'Ethics' comes from

a) Ethos
b) Eternal
c) Egalitarian
d) Elementary.

vii) The Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred in

a) 1984
b) 1980
c) 1986
d) 1992

viii) Which of the subsequent is an instrumental value ?

a) Satisfaction
b) Peace
c) Hard work
d) Security

ix) Agriculture accounts for ..................... of India's GOP.

a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 25%
d) 35%.

x) The Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act was introduced in

a) 1980
b) 1981
c) 1982
d) 1983

xi) The Environment Protection Act was introduced in

a) 1986
b) 1989
c) 1996
d) 1990

xii)Technological progress is a _________ factor affecting the growth process of a country.

a) Non-economic
b) Economic
c) Ethical
d) Moral


GROUP-B

(Short ans kind Questions)

ans any 3 of the subsequent. [3 X five = 15]

2. How would you describe values ? Do you think that value education should be an integral part of engineering education ? [2 + 3]

3. In what ways is engineering profession various from other professions ?

4. In which areas do the issues of man-machine interaction take place?

5. What do you understand by energy Crisis ? What ways would you suggest to overcome this crisis ? [2 + 3]

6. In the situation of authoritarian control of technology, do you think that engineers should have political imagination ?


GROUP- C

( Long ans kind ques. )
ans any 3 of the subsequent. [3 X 15 = 45]

7. describe 'Code of Professional Ethics'. discuss a few of the
universally accepted codes of professional ethics. How far
can Whistle blowing be treated as a failure of organizational ethics ? [2 + six + 7]

8. What is 'Good Life'? "Happiness is a state of Mind." explain the statement in the idea of Good Life. What is meant by 'Value Spectrum'? [4 + .6 + 5]

9. What do you mean by 'Transfer of Technology' ? explain various forms through which technology flows from laboratory towards the place of application. State the
issues that developing countries face regarding transfer of new technology. [3 + six + 6]

10. explain the statement "fragmentation of knowledge in small water tight compartments of specialization is a form of value crisis at the intellectual level". discuss the psychological relationship ranging from sound mental health and existence of integrated personality. [8 + 7]

11. What is meant by Environmental Ethics ? How Human­ centeredness or Anthropocentrism is being 1 of the big constraints of maintenance of Ecological balance in the face of rapid technological growth ? explain 'Deep Ecology' in this regard. [3 + eight + 4]


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Earning:   Approval pending.