EG1001 MCQ Quiz PDF

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+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | An illegal action can | Morality and Ethical | | following statements | be considered morally | practices are written | | on Ethics and Moral | wrong | in prescriptive codes | | is correct? | | and do not vary in | | | | different situations | | | | | | | | Morality is doing | | | | right as judged by | | | | other people; Ethics | | | | is doing right by | | | | your own judgement | | | | | | | | There is only one | | | | right answer in | | | | Ethical Issues | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | Which of the | Ethics codes are | Ethics fits into | | following sentences | rules of acceptable | engineering because | | are incorrect? | personal behaviour | engineers need to be | | | and courtesy when | socially responsible | | | interacting with | when building | | | others in a social | products and | | | setting | processes for | | | | society. | | | | | | | | One requires strength | | | | of character to | | | | behave in an ethical | | | | manner. | | | | | | | | Ethical problems do | | | | not have a correct | | | | answer that will be | | | | arrived at by | | | | everyone | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Ethical behaviour | Singapore has not | | following sentences | such as whistle | implemented laws to | | are incorrect? | blowing is always | protect Whistle | | | being perceived as | Blowers. | | | disloyalty. | | | | | By the time of | | | | graduation, students | | | | should have an | | | | understanding of | | | | professional and | | | | ethical | | | | responsibility. | | | | | | | | One should consider | | | | whistle blowing if | | | | the harm that will be | | | | done by the product | | | | or action to the | | | | public is serious and | | | | considerable and if | | | | one exhausts the | | | | channels of re-dress | | | | available within the | | | | corporation. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Engineering ethics | Engineering ethics | | following sentences | codes are rules of | holds paramount the | | are incorrect? | acceptable personal | safety, health and | | | behaviour and | welfare of the | | | courtesy when | public. | | | interacting with | | | | others in a social | Ethical problems do | | | setting | not have a correct | | | | answer that will be | | | | arrived at by | | | | everyone | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | No country has | Ethical behaviour | | following sentences | implemented laws to | such as whistle | | are incorrect? | protect Whistle | blowing can be | | | Blowers. | perceived as | | | | disloyalty. | | | | | | | | One should consider | | | | whistle blowing if | | | | the harm that will be | | | | done by the product | | | | or action to the | | | | public is serious and | | | | considerable and if | | | | one exhausts the | | | | channels of re-dress | | | | available within the | | | | corporation | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Professional Ethics | A set of rules | A set of | | is: | derived from | recommendations | | | experience and should | defined by the laws | | | be applied with | of a society. | | | judgement | | | | | A set of rules | | | | derived purely from | | | | logical reasoning and | | | | must be observed at | | | | all time. | | | | | | | | A set of rules that | | | | must be followed | | | | under all | | | | circumstances. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | The existing | The \"Workplace | | following sentences | \"Workplace Safety | Safety and Health | | are incorrect? | and Health Act\" | Act\" is not | | | covers the more | prescriptive in | | | high-risk industries | nature. | | | only. | | | | | The Workplace Safety | | | | and Health Act is an | | | | essential part of the | | | | new occupational | | | | health and safety | | | | framework to | | | | cultivate good safety | | | | habits in all | | | | individuals at the | | | | workplace | | | | | | | | Engineering ethics | | | | holds paramount the | | | | safety, health and | | | | welfare of the | | | | public. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Singapore\'s existing | By the time of | | following sentences | law on workplace | graduation, students | | are incorrect? | safety is the | should have an | | | Factories Act. | understanding of | | | | professional and | | | | ethical | | | | responsibility. | | | | | | | | Ethical behaviour | | | | such as whistle | | | | blowing can be | | | | perceived as | | | | disloyalty. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | The Workplace Safety | The Factories Act | | following sentences | and Health Act is | imposed liability | | are incorrect? | prescriptive in | primarily on the | | | nature. | registered factory | | | | occupier. | | | | | | | | As an employer, you | | | | must protect the | | | | safety and health of | | | | your employees or | | | | workers working under | | | | your direction, as | | | | well as persons who | | | | may be affected by | | | | their work. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | For risk evaluation | Injury or illness | Skin abrasion | | in an industrial | requiring | requiring first aid | | environment, what | hospitalisation or | treatment | | impact to workers can | can lead to temporary | | | be classified as | disability | Fatal or permanent | | moderate severity: | | disability or life | | | | threatening disease | | | | | | | | Sprained ankle | | | | leading to confining | | | | to light duties for 3 | | | | days | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | For Workplace Safety | Exemplary | Proactive | | and Health (WSH), the | | | | highest level in | | | | building a safety | | | | culture in a | | | | workplace is: | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Focusing only on | Understanding system | | following statements | variables that can be | by examining linkages | | is incorrect? | measured | and interactions | | | | between components of | | | | a system. | | | | | | | | Focusing on patterns | | | | of behaviour (trends) | | | | over time | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is residual | Acceptable risk and | Identified risk that | | risk? | unidentified risk. | is allowed to persist | | | | after controls are | | | | applied. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the new | \< 1.0 by 2028 | \< 5.0 by 2024 | | target for fatality | | | | rate per 100,000? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | Continuing to strive | Promoting and | | following is not a | on entrepot business | embracing new | | reason for Singapore | all these years | technologies | | to successfully move | | | | from an economic | | Government making | | debacle in the 1960s | | tough choices and | | to an economic | | bold decisions | | miracle decades | | | | later? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | How many times has | 5 times | 2 times | | Singapore experienced | | | | economic recession | | 4 times | | since its | | | | independence in 1965? | | 3 times | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which country is | China | United States of | | Singapore's biggest | | America | | trading partner? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the most | Knowledge | Human Resource | | important resource | | | | for producing goods | | Raw Materials | | and services in the | | | | new economy? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Practical orientation | Embraced new | | following is not | of knowledge in | Humanistic | | associated with the | artisans\' trade | Perspectives | | Renaissance period | practices | | | which spanned from | | Re-discovered ancient | | the 14th to the early | | Greek and Roman | | 16th century? | | Culture | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Universities in | During the rise of | | following is correct? | Britain, which | the Roman Empire, | | | emphasised the | Rome inherited Greek | | | pursuit of scientific | philosophy and | | | knowledge that | mathematics as well | | | neglected and | as encouraged | | | undervalued | abstract science. | | | commercial | | | | application, had | France and Germany | | | resulted in her loss | developed the steam | | | of Industrial | engine to generate | | | Dominance in the 19th | motive power during | | | century | the Industrial | | | | Revolution | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | One requires strength | Professional ethics | | following best | of character to | is a set of rules | | describes ethical | behave in an ethical | that must be followed | | concepts? | manner. | under all | | | | circumstances. | | | | | | | | Ethics codes are | | | | rules of acceptable | | | | personal behaviour | | | | and courtesy when | | | | interacting with | | | | others in a social | | | | setting? | | | | | | | | Ethics problems have | | | | a correct answer that | | | | will be arrived at by | | | | everyone. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | A risk matrix is | 5 to 9 | 4 to 9 | | commonly used to | | | | evaluate the | | 3 to 9 | | acceptability of | | | | risk. Under which of | | 1 to 9 | | the following risk | | | | scores require | | | | measures which focus | | | | on elimination, | | | | substitution and | | | | engineering controls | | | | to be applied? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | The Fifth Discipline | System Thinking | Personal Mastery | | by Peter Senge (1990) | | | | focuses on group | | Mental Model | | problem solving to | | | | convert companies | | Shared Vision | | into learning | | | | organisations. Which | | | | of the following | | | | disciplines is the | | | | one that integrates | | | | the other 4 | | | | disciplines? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Agrarian Society | Stone Age | | followings is the | | | | turning point in | | Classical Antiquity | | history whereby | | | | mankind no longer | | | | lived nomadic lives | | | | but strived on | | | | producing and | | | | maintaining crops and | | | | farmland as the main | | | | source of food for | | | | survival? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | How is Singapore | 1st | 2nd | | ranked according to | | | | the Global | | 3rd | | Competitiveness | | | | Report by The World | | | | Economic Forum in | | | | 2019? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | Development of the | The controlled use of | | following early | Steam Engine | fire | | \"technological | | | | actions\" is the | | Development of the | | prime mover that led | | primitive sledge for | | to the development of | | crop transportation | | modern era | | | | industrialisation? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | The establishment of | The controlled use of | Smelting and working | | Agrarian Society in | fire | of metals | | Mesopotamia is | | | | considered the | | Large-scale control | | turning point in | | of water resources | | human history. Which | | | | one of the followings | | | | was not a development | | | | during the Agrarian | | | | Society? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the Socratic | Pose a challenging, | Adopt an inductive | | Method? | open-ended question | and deductive | | | that continually | approach to solve a | | | examine oneself. From | problem. | | | these questions come | | | | up with solutions | Devise steps to solve | | | that attempts to | a problem and then | | | answer the question. | question the ethics | | | | behind the steps | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Why should the | As engineers, we hold | To adopt a more | | engineering Code of | domain expertise. We | qualitative approach | | Ethics be followed? | often make decisions | to our work, as it is | | | or judgements that | hard to always follow | | | are assumed to be | it in a field that is | | | correct and ethically | filled with numbers | | | sound. | | | | | To be aware of the | | | | consequentialist | | | | nature of decisions | | | | in our work. | | | | | | | | As engineers, it is | | | | good to follow such | | | | guidelines as we are | | | | often blinded by the | | | | technicalities of our | | | | work. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the reflexive | Adopt beliefs about | Adopt beliefs about | | loop in the Ladder of | the world -\> Select | the world -\> Add | | Inference? | data from what I | meaning from what I | | | observe | experienced | | | | | | | | Adopt beliefs about | | | | the world -\> Make | | | | assumptions based on | | | | meanings I added | | | | | | | | Adopt beliefs about | | | | the world -\> Take | | | | actions based on my | | | | beliefs | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Why should we use the | So that we can learn | So that we can learn | | Ladder of Inference? | to get back to the | to get back to the | | | facts and use our | facts and | | | beliefs and | quantitatively | | | experiences to | evaluate the | | | positive effect | environment to | | | outcomes | positive effect | | | | outcomes | | | | | | | | Allow our beliefs and | | | | experiences to narrow | | | | our judgement and | | | | make better decisions | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Reduce our capacity | Re-create ourselves. | | following is not true | to create, to be part | | | about a mindset | of the generative | Become able to do | | change? | process of life | things we never were | | | | able to do before | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Mental models can be | Mental models are | | following statements | learned through | deeply ingrained | | is incorrect? | organisations | assumptions, | | | | generalisations or | | | | even pictures or | | | | images that influence | | | | how we understand the | | | | world and take | | | | action. | | | | | | | | Mental models | | | | determine how we take | | | | action | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Personal mastery is | Without personal | | following statements | focusing our | mastery, no | | is incorrect? | energies, developing | organisational | | | patience and seeing | learning can occur. | | | reality subjectively | | | | | Personal mastery is a | | | | discipline of | | | | continually | | | | clarifying and | | | | deepening our | | | | personal vision | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Team learning is | Team learning is the | | following statements | about developing | process of aligning | | is incorrect? | personal mastery of | and developing the | | | specific members | capacity of a team to | | | | create the results | | | | that members truly | | | | desire. | | | | | | | | Team learning is | | | | about learning | | | | together to develop | | | | group intelligence | | | | | | | | Team learning is an | | | | ability greater than | | | | the sum of individual | | | | members and abilities | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Structure holds the | Structures are | | following statements | key to lasting change | visible. | | best describes | because actions taken | | | \"structure\"? | at the structural | Tackling the | | | level are creative | structure of the | | | and influence the | system is the | | | future | definite way to | | | | solving a problem | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What does Murphy\'s | If something will go | If you believe good | | Law informally state? | wrong, it will go | things will happen to | | | wrong | you, it\'ll happen to | | | | you | | | | | | | | The number of | | | | transistors will | | | | double in a chip | | | | every two years | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What can be said | Romans did not | Romans tried to | | about the rise of the | encourage abstract | explain the world on | | Roman Empire? | science | the basis of | | | | rationality rather | | | | than myth. | | | | | | | | Scholars disdained | | | | practical craft | | | | skills | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Why did the Roman | Rome relied heavily | Rome became | | Empire fall? | in the use of slaves, | complacent with the | | | which hindered their | development of steam | | | efforts towards | engines. | | | developing labour | | | | saving technology | Rome engaged in | | | | feudalism | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What can be described | Power becomes more | Feudalism enforced | | about the Medieval | centralised in | encouraging | | Ages in Europe? | monarchies | capitalist structures | | | | to take hold. | | | | | | | | European markets | | | | continued to be | | | | fragmented with trade | | | | only happening within | | | | countries | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Who concluded and | Galileo Galilee | Nicolaus Copernicus. | | popularised the | | Leonardo da Vinci | | theory that the Earth | | | | revolved around the | | | | Sun? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of this is the | Use of its large coal | Rapid expansion with | | biggest factor that | deposits to drive its | the exploring and | | led to Britain | industries | conquering of foreign | | becoming a vast | | lands | | colonial empire? | | | | | | Cooperation with | | | | neighbours and | | | | trading expansively | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the | Implementation of | Smelting and working | | Agricultural | efficient large-scale | of metals that helped | | Revolution? | scientific farming | developed the tools | | | practices that led to | needed in | | | increase in | agriculture. | | | productivity to | | | | satisfy the expanding | Large scale control | | | markets | of water resources in | | | | river-based societies | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Who improved the | James Watt | Thomas Savery. Robert | | efficiency of the | | Stirling | | steam engine? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What best describes | German manufacturers | German government | | the industrialisation | setup integrated | concentrated trade | | drive in Germany? | industrial research | within the country, | | | laboratories | which eventually led | | | | to World War 1 | | | | | | | | German failed to | | | | surpass Britain as an | | | | industrial power but | | | | came up pretty close | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is ethics in | Engineers have | Client do not need to | | engineering? | ethical | trust an engineer\'s | | | responsibilities | professional | | | because they provide | judgement | | | services or make | | | | judgements that are | Engineers do not have | | | not easily understood | special obligations | | | | to society | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What does the USA | Engineers must adhere | Engineers are expect | | NSPE Code of Ethics | to the highest | to exhibit some | | state? | principles of ethical | standards of honesty | | | conduct | and integrity | | | | | | | | Engineering has some | | | | form of impact on the | | | | quality of life | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What does the | Uphold the safety, | Perform services in | | paramountcy principle | health and welfare of | area of competency | | state? | the public to the | | | | utmost of our | Act for employer or | | | capability as | client as a faithful | | | engineers | agent and trustees | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | When should you blow | If all channels | If there is | | the whistle | available has been | documented evidence | | externally? | exhausted, and | that doesn\'t prove | | | nothing is done | anything | | | | | | | | If internal whistle | | | | blowing has not been | | | | conducted | | | | | | | | If the harm to public | | | | is negligible | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Maintain practices | Instil greater | | following is not a | and change them | industry ownership of | | principle of the the | incrementally, even | OSH standards | | Workplace Safety and | if they have red | | | Health Act? | flags | Reduce risk at source | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What does the WSHA | All sectors except | Transportation, | | cover? | uniformed services | landscaping and | | | | maintenance services | | | | and heavy industries | | | | | | | | Heavy industries only | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of these is not | Ensuring sufficient | Delivering practical | | a measure used to | funding | assistance | | reduce risk at | | | | source? | | A flexible and | | | | practical regulatory | | | | framework | | | | | | | | Delivering practical | | | | assistance | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Propaganda -\> Mental | Design -\> Structure | | following is not a | Models | | | correct mapping of | | React -\> Events | | measures and its | | | | iceberg analogy | | Respond -\> Trends | | equivalent? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What can be said | Liability is imposed | Legal responsibility | | about the Factories | primarily on the | is assigned to those | | Act? | registered factory | who create and have | | | occupier | management and | | | | control over safety | | | | and health risks | | | | | | | | Factories Act covers | | | | all sectors | | | | | | | | Every person doesn\'t | | | | have to take | | | | reasonably | | | | practicable steps to | | | | ensure the safety and | | | | health of every | | | | workplace and worker | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of this is not | Stakeholder\'s | Severity of injury | | taken into account to | demands | | | be reasonably | | How much is known | | practicable? | | about the hazard | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Organisational | External conditions | | following is the risk | factors | | | hardest to detect and | | Human errors | | correct? | | | | | | Equipment failures | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Benefits increases | Benefits are realised | | following statements | reliance on intuition | as increases in | | is incorrect? | | efficiency or mission | | | | effectiveness | | | | | | | | Benefits are realised | | | | through prudent risk | | | | taking | | | | | | | | Benefits are not | | | | limited to reduce | | | | mishap rates or to | | | | decrease injuries | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | None of the above | Statistical risk | | following is not a | | | | societal risk? | | Predicted risk | | | | | | | | Real risk to an | | | | individual | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Damage to property | Probability | | following is not a | | | | consideration going | | Exposure | | into assessing risk | | | | and its related | | Severity | | potential for harm or | | | | damage? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | None of the above | Deciding on a course | | following is not a | | of action | | stage to risk | | | | management? | | Hazard identification | | | | | | | | Assessment of | | | | implications | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Hazard identification | Deciding on a course | | following is the most | | of action | | important stage to | | | | risk management? | | Assessment of | | | | implications | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What sort of risk can | Major and remote | Moderate and remote | | a pandemic like | | | | COVID-19 be | | Major and possible | | considered? | | | | | | Moderate and possible | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What score would you | Medium risk and to | High risk and to | | give the COVID-19 | eliminate, substitute | eliminate, substitute | | pandemic and what | and perform | and perform | | should be the | engineering controls | engineering controls | | recommended actions? | to bring risk level | to bring risk level | | | to at least medium | to at least medium | | | risk level | risk level | | | | | | | | Medium risk and to | | | | bring risk level to | | | | low as reasonably | | | | practicable | | | | | | | | High risk and to | | | | bring risk level to | | | | low as reasonably | | | | practicable | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which is the most | Eliminate / | Administrative | | preferred risk | substitute | measures | | control measures to | | | | perform? | | Engineering controls | | | | | | | | PPE | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What of the following | A series of errors | Regulations, design | | is true about James | which managed to | and manufacture | | Reasons\'s Swiss | breakthrough the | process, SOP, | | Cheese Model of | defences in an | training and operator | | Accident Causation? | organisation | may not be able to | | | | cause. | | | | | | | | Safety investigations | | | | should just be | | | | focused on providing | | | | prescriptive actions | | | | based on symptoms | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Work place location | Environmental | | following is not a | | conditions | | human factor? | | | | | | Human physiology | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Violation - when the | Slips - when the | | following in the | person decided to act | person does | | taxonomy of human | without complying | something, but not | | failures is not an | with a known rule or | what they meant to do | | error? | procedure | | | | | Mistakes - when the | | | | person does what they | | | | meant to, but should | | | | have done something | | | | else | | | | | | | | Lapses - when the | | | | person forgets to do | | | | something | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What of the following | Inward orientation | Co-operative | | is not a strategy | | industrial relations | | Singapore took during | | | | its first phase of | | Establish a fiscal | | economic development? | | policy that was | | | | prudent on public | | | | finances | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Nationalise services | Promote innovation, | | following is not a | sectors to gain more | enterprise and | | strategy Singapore | control over the | entrepreneurship | | took during its | economy | | | second phase of | | | | economic development? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Slow down population | Bolster population | | following is not a | growth | growth | | strategy Singapore | | | | took during its third | | Overcoming resource | | phase of economic | | constraints through | | development? | | restructuring the | | | | economy | | | | | | | | Anticipate decreased | | | | GDP growth | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Regional integration | Transition towards | | following best | and offshore economy | productivity-led | | describes | | growth | | Singapore\'s fourth | | | | phase of economic | | Climate change | | development? | | mitigation and | | | | adaptation | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which country is the | United States of | | | biggest investor in | America | | | Singapore? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Risk avoidance | Risk determination | | following are not the | | | | three sub tasks | | Risk measurement | | involved in risk | | | | assessment? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Why is research, | All of the above | R&D allows | | innovation and | | development of | | development so | | capabilities to | | important? | | support the upgrading | | | | and restructuring of | | | | Singapore\'s existing | | | | industry and business | | | | clusters | | | | | | | | Anticipate market | | | | movement in view of | | | | new emerging clusters | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Technological | Sufficient manpower | | following is a main | inferiority | | | challenge to R&D in | | Conducive industry to | | Singapore | | undertake R&D | | | | | | | | Economy with strong | | | | manufacturing | | | | capabilities | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the | Adopt a multi-pronged | Minimal government | | Singapore\'s | approach | intervention | | government favourite | | | | approach to any | | Satisfy the needs of | | problem? | | corporations first | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which is not an | Inward orientation | Internationalise | | approach used to | | | | solve its R&D needs? | | Rely on foreign | | | | talents | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Focus on labour-lite | Reduce unemployment | | following is not a | industries | with the creation of | | strategy outlined in | | more jobs | | the Winsemius Plan? | | | | | | Entrepot to | | | | industrialisation | | | | | | | | Open door policy to | | | | attract foreign | | | | investment | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | Agriculture | Outsourcing | | following is not | | | | attributed to | | Insourcing | | flattening the world? | | | | | | Workflow Software | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What does knowledge | Book knowledge plus | Extrinsic and | | in the Knowledge | the ability to add | acquired abilities | | Based Economy means? | and create new wealth | including physical, | | | | mental, analytical | | | | and emotional | | | | abilities | | | | | | | | Productivity-oriented | | | | knowledge | | | | | | | | Book knowledge and | | | | the ability to apply | | | | knowledge | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | For the phrase, | Mistakes | Lapses,Slips,Violatio | | \"When you do | | ns | | something that is | | | | correct but executed | | | | wrongly\", which one | | | | of the following best | | | | describes this human | | | | failure? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which of the | All of the above | Grooming of Local R&D | | following | (Grooming of Local | Manpower, | | orginanically helps | R&D Manpower, | International R&D | | to increase the pool | International R&D | collaborations, | | of Research | collaborations, | Reliance on Foreign | | Scientists and | Reliance on Foreign | Talents | | Engineers in | Talents) | | | Singapore? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | Adam Smith discovered | Galileo concluded | | following is not | how to use coal to | that the Earth | | correct? | smelt iron which is | revolved around the | | | an important raw | sun, Greek culture | | | material to make | was built upon | | | machines & | Egyptian foundations, | | | structures. | Socrates attempted to | | | | explain the basis of | | | | rationality rather | | | | myth. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Four viewpoints on | 4\) a,b,c,d | 1)b 2)a and c 3)a,c | | engineering ethics | | and d 4)a,b,c and d | | are: (a)Engineering | | | | ethiccs is an area of | | | | practical ethics | | | | (b)the aim of | | | | Engineering Ethics is | | | | to illuminate the | | | | ethical dimensions of | | | | engineering practice | | | | (c)engineering ethics | | | | is established by an | | | | extensive | | | | contribution of all | | | | schools of ethical | | | | theories (d)USA NSPE | | | | is a major source of | | | | codes for engineering | | | | ethics. With | | | | reference to these | | | | four viewpoints, | | | | which one of the | | | | following is correct? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Four viewpoints that | | | | best explain | | | | engineering ethics | | | | are: (a)the aim of | | | | engineering ethics is | | | | to shed light on | | | | ethical concerns | | | | related to | | | | engineering practice | | | | (b)it is applied in | | | | the sense that | | | | ethical | | | | considerations are | | | | directed to practice | | | | rather than theory | | | | (c)the first task of | | | | engineerinng ethics | | | | is to identify the | | | | basic concern that | | | | arises prior to | | | | practice (d)to think | | | | on the questions of | | | | engineering ethics | | | | one necessarily | | | | requires a technical | | | | engineering | | | | knowledge. With | | | | reference to these | | | | four viewpoints, | | | | which one of the | | | | following is correct? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 4\) Morality | 1)Ethics, Etiquette | | following is an | | ,Law,Morality | | abstract concept of | | | | right and wrong | | | | behaviour? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | human limitation | Environmental | | following contributes | | condition, Human | | to human errors? | | limitation, Poor | | | | state of workplace | | | | and machine | | | | maintenance | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Four viewpoints on | 3\) a c d | 1\) a and c 2) a,b | | ethics are: | | and c 3)a,c and d | | (a)ethical dilemmas | | 4)b,c and d | | arise when it is | | | | thought that serious | | | | good and bad are | | | | bound together in the | | | | same activity | | | | (b)ethics uses the | | | | instrument of | | | | coercion to oblige | | | | its subjects | | | | (c)ethical behaviour | | | | is dependent on the | | | | conditions and | | | | circumstances under | | | | which an action/event | | | | takes place (d)Codes | | | | of Conduct from a | | | | part ethical | | | | training. With | | | | reference to these | | | | four viewpoints, | | | | which one of the | | | | following is correct? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 3)Serve to understand | 1)Enhance their | | following is the most | why certain events | resilience to face | | important reason for | happened and are able | challenges in the | | engineers to know the | to link engineering | fast-changing world | | history of | to the various | 2)Serve as a bearing | | engineering? | aspects of society | to their professional | | | | ethics 3)Serve to | | | | understand why | | | | certain events | | | | happened and are able | | | | to link engineering | | | | to the various | | | | aspects of society | | | | 4)Strengthen their | | | | technological | | | | capability for the | | | | benefits of mankind | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | None of the above | 1)What is ethical is | | following viewpoint | | legal 2)What is legal | | is always true? | | is ethical 3)What is | | | | not legal is not | | | | ethical 4)None of the | | | | above | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | technology provides | 1)Human beings act | | following best | apparatus | on, make, use | | describes the | | technology | | relationship between | | 2)Technology hijacks | | humans and | | human autonomy | | technology? | | 3)Technology impacts | | | | upon human actions | | | | and human beings | | | | 4)Technology provides | | | | apparatus for human | | | | action | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 4)An action that is | 1)An action that is | | following best | not morally right if | morally right if it | | describes | it promotes the | is based on right or | | Utilitarianism with | greatest good for the | wrong under a series | | reference to ethics? | society as a whole | of virtue rules. 2)An | | | | action that is | | | | morally right if it | | | | promotes the greatest | | | | good for the decision | | | | maker 3)An action | | | | that is morally right | | | | if it promotes the | | | | greatest good for the | | | | society as a whole | | | | 4)An action that is | | | | not morally right if | | | | it promotes the | | | | greatest good for the | | | | society as a whole | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 3\) qualitative | 1)CLosed-loop | | following is not one | ethinking | Thinking 2)Dynamic | | of the System | | Thinking | | Thinking Skills by | | 3)Qualitative | | Barry Richmond? | | Thinking | | | | 4)Quantitative | | | | Thinking | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 3)Accidents are | 1)Accidents are | | following best | usually preventable | completely | | describes accidents? | | unpredictable | | | | 2)Accidents are | | | | pre-destined | | | | 3)Accidents are | | | | usually preventable | | | | 4)Accidents cannot be | | | | avoided | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | What is the | Held personally | 1)Held personally | | consequence of you | responsible by both | responsible by the | | committing a serious | the Professional | Professional Engineer | | ethical issues as a | Engineer Board and | Board 2)Held | | professional | the Government | personally | | engineer? | | responsible by both | | | | the Professional | | | | Engineer Board and | | | | the Government | | | | 3)Verbally | | | | reprimanded from the | | | | Professional Engineer | | | | Board 4)Will be fined | | | | and sentenced to | | | | imprisonment | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | Employ static | 1)Employ lateral | | following is the | thinking | thinking 2)Employ | | least preferred skill | | static thinking | | and Engineer should | | 3)Nurture the spirit | | possess in a | | of entrepreneurship | | knowledge-based | | 4)Upgrade through | | economy? | | Life-long learning | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 2)Ethics codes are | 1)One requires | | following is not | rules of acceptable | strength of character | | correct? | personal behaviour | to behave in an | | | and courtesy when | ethical manner. | | | interacting with | 2)Ethics codes are | | | others in a social | rules of acceptable | | | setting. | personal behaviour | | | | and courtesy when | | | | interacting with | | | | others in a social | | | | setting. 3)Ethical | | | | problems do not have | | | | a correct answer that | | | | will arrived at by | | | | everyone. 4)Ethics | | | | fits into engineering | | | | because engineers | | | | need to be socially | | | | responsible when | | | | building products and | | | | processes for | | | | society. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Four viewpoints on | d)a,b,c and d | 1)a 2)a and b 3)a,b | | possible breach of | | and d 4)a,b,c and d | | professional ethics | | | | on: (a)a general | | | | practitioner who | | | | refers patients to a | | | | specialist in return | | | | for monetary gains | | | | (b)a scientist who | | | | exaggerates the | | | | importance of his | | | | discoveries to | | | | encourage investors | | | | to invest in his | | | | start-up company (c)a | | | | lawyer who lies in | | | | court proceeding | | | | (d)the reporter who | | | | spreads fake news. | | | | With reference to | | | | these four | | | | viewpoints, which one | | | | of the following is | | | | correct? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | c\) unidentified | a)identified and | | following is a | risk | acceptable risk | | component of residual | | b)identified and | | risk in risk analysis | | unacceptable | | and management? | | c)unindentified risk | | | | d)all of the above | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | If the severity based | 3\) 6 | 1)2 2)4 3)6 4)9 | | on human impact is at | | | | level 3, biological | | | | impact at level 2, | | | | and environmental | | | | impact at level 1, | | | | what is the risk | | | | score in a 3x3 risk | | | | matrix given that the | | | | likelihood is | | | | cateogorised at level | | | | 2? | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Which one of the | 4)All of the above | 1)Positive | | following options | | contribution towards | | best descirbes the | | minimizing hidden | | intent of Just | | risk 2) Workers are | | Culture? | | not blamed for honest | | | | errors 3) Workers are | | | | held accountable for | | | | wilful violations and | | | | gross negligence 4) | | | | All of the above | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+