BA DEGREE [CBCSS} EXAMINATION

SIXTH SEMESTER
CORE 13 -- APPLIED ETHICS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTONS

1. --------- is an issue of practical ethics

(a) Abortion (b) use of animal for research (c) euthanasia (d) All these
2. --------- is another term for applied ethics.
(a) Moral Science (b) Casuistry (c) Moral Philosophy (d) None of these
3. The study of ethical issues arising in the practice of biological disciplines is :
(a) Pragmatism (b) Theology (c) Moral Philosophy (d) Bio-ethics
4. The book ‘ Wealth of Nations’ is written by
(a) Adam smith (b) J.S.Mill (c) Aristotle (d) A J Ayer
5. The possibility of strong objection against euthanasia:
(a) Infanticide (b) Genocide (c) Suicide (d) None of these
6. Nazi Euthanasia was never -----
(a) Involuntary (b) Non-voluntary (c) Voluntary (d) Forced
7. ‘Two things make me wonder : the starry heaven and the moral law within’ is a statement by:
(a) Kant (b) Socrates (c) A J Ayer (d) Plato
8. Right to Information Act was enacted in the year ----------
(a) 2004 (b) 2005 (c) 2006 (d) 2007
9. Aruna Shanbaug case is related to
(a) Euthanasia (b) Surrogacy (c) Abortion (d) All these
10. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted in India in the year :
(a) 1981 (b) 1971 (c) 1991 (d) 2001
11. TASS is an International News Agency of --------
(a) France (b) United States (c) Russia (d) Spinoza
12. ‘Who is the author of the book ‘Practical Ethics’
(a) Plato (b) Peter Singer (c) Socrates (d) None of these
13. The first human born from an embryo that was fertilized outside a human body is :
(a) Step Toe (b) Louis Brown (c) Roe Wade (d) None of these
14. The Nazi Euthanasia programme was motivated by the Concern for ----------
(a) The Germans (b) the sufferings (c) Socially unproductive (d) Ideologically unwanted
15. ‘A human fetus is an innocent human being’. This is an argument against
(a) Anatomy (b) Euthanasia (c) Abortion (d) None of these
16. ‘Doing away with the useless mouths’. This phrase stands for:
(a) Suicide (b) Accidents (c) Mercy killing (d) None of these
17. ------ forms levels of business ethics.
(a) Societal and International (b) Individual and Organisational (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these
18. The concept of ‘ Survival of the fittest’ is advocated by:
(a) Mellon (b) Richard (c) Adam Smith (d) Darwin
19. The first Malayalam News Paper is
(a) Nazrani Deepika (b) Rajya Samachara (c) Manorama (d) None of these
20. ‘Medium is the message’ is a statement by :
(a) Mitchel France (b) Marcel Mauss (c) Marcel MecLuhan (d) N Ram
21. Name of the first IVF Child is -----------
(a) Sophia Brown (b) Louis Brown (c) Alice Brown(d) None of these
22. Find out the odd from the following in relation to the levels of Business ethics :
(a) Personal (b) Associational (c) Societal (d) None of these
23. Among the following, identify the country where Euthanasia is legal
(a) Netherlands (b) Switzerland (c) Leibniz (d) Hume
24. The first Indian News Paper is -----------
(a) Young India (b) News of India (c) Bengal Gazette (d) None of these
25. Which of the following notions is relevant in business
(a) Rights (b) Public service (c) Profit motive (d) Truth and Knowledge
26. ‘A woman has a right to choose what happens to her body’. This argument justifies
(a) Euthanasia (b) Abortion (c) Gender equality (d) None of these
27. ------- is an area of concern for applied ethics:
(a) Competition (b) Monopoly (c) Health business (d) None of these
28. The most important function of mass media is :
(a) Entertainment (b) Information (c) Education (d) All these
29. The issue which is not discussed in bioethics is:
(a) Anatomy (b) Paternalism (c) Racism (d) Abortion
30. Business ethics is concerned with:
(a) Corporations (b) Profit (c) Productivity and social responsibility (d) Greed
31. Ethics is the Philosophy of - ----------
(a) Meta Ethics (b) Morals (c) Religion (d) None of these
32. The book ‘Social Responsibilities of the Businessman ‘ is written by :
(a) M Bayles (b) Kant (c) Chodoff P (d) Howard Bowen
33. Killing someone for the sake of mercy to relieve great suffering is -----
(a) Murder (b) Suicide (c) Euthanasia (d) Abortion
34. The Nazi Euthanasia programe was not motivated by the concern for :
(a) The suffering (b) The Germans (c) The deceived relatives (d) None of these
35. The notion of free market is associated with -------- business
(a) Macro (b) Micro (c) Traditional (d) Molar
36. The first objective of business is ------------
(a) Economic (b) Social (c) Welfare (d) Both (a) and (b)
37. Allowing the patient to die by withholding treatment is -------------- euthanasia
(a) Active (b) Voluntary (c) Non voluntary (d) Passive
38. ---------- makes statements about ethics or ethical statements without using ethical words
(a) Meta ethics (b) Meta physics (c) Meta language (d) logic
39. Taking a direct action designed to kill the patient is ------------euthanasia
(a) Passive (b) Active (c) Non voluntary (d) Voluntary

40. The dictionary meaning of Euthanasia is -------

(a) Suicide (b) Murder (c) Gentle and easy death (d) none of these

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ANSWER KEY
1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(d) 4.(a) 5.(c) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(b) 9(a) 10(b) 11(c) 12(b)13.(b) 14.(d)15.(c) 16.(d) 17.(c) 18.(d)19.(a) 20.(c)
21.(b) 22.(d) 23.(a)24.(c) 25.(c) 26.(b) 27.(c) 28.(d) 29(c) 30.(c) 31.(b) 32.(d) 33.(c) 34.(c) 35.(b) 36.(a) 37.(b) 38.(a)
39.(b) 40.(c)