In this post we have tried to present all the unique quizzes that are asked in various previous internal quizzes for this module. Read the question answers with patience. These will be helpful in final exam also.

Internal Test 1

Q. The present-day definition of healthy person is ‘when that person is physically, mentally and socially fit’.

• physically and mentally fit
• physically and socially fit
• mentally and socially fit
• physically, mentally and socially fit

Accepted Answers:
physically, mentally and socially fit

Note: The question should be the present-day definition of healthy person is ‘when that person is __________’.

Q. For a sustainable world the plant order supports the __________.

• material order
• animal order
• living order
• vegetable order

Accepted Answers:
animal order

Q. ‘__________ are those form of works, which involves advanced expertise, self-regulation and concerted service to the public good’– Bayles (1989)

• Experiences
• Activities
• Professions
• Practicals

Accepted Answers:
Professions

Q. The first essential characteristic of a professional is that s/he has to master a __________ body of knowledge

• simple to complex
• practical
• theoretical
• vast and complex

Accepted Answers:
vast and complex

Q. ‘Industry’ means ‘any __________ in the community or corporate sector (wage employed or self-employed), which helps to earn one’s livelihood’

• Enterprise
• Person
• Activity
• exercise

Accepted Answers:
enterprise

Q. A professional should possess __________ cardinal characteristics, all of which are equally important, because absence of even one of them, the person ceases to be a professional.

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Accepted Answers:
5

Q. When the nature of professionals work is complex (such as developing a complex skill in students of professional course as college teacher) by which it is difficult for their clients (such as the students) to detect their mistakes, the professionals (The teachers) have to __________ themselves for an ethical behaviour.

• Be active
• Self-regulate
• Exercise
• discuss among

Accepted Answers:
Self-regulate

Q. During the ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’ days, ‘The knowledge in all respects and in all the three domains of learning is passed on from the teacher to the student through the spiritual, intellectual and __________ bonding between them.

• actual
• virtual
• emotional
• functional

Accepted Answers:
emotional

Q. Which of the following capabilities is NOT correct which the teacher has to develop in every student?

• Acquisitive
• Dominant
• Adaptive
• Innovative

Accepted Answers:
Dominant

Q. Every Teacher is professional by default.

• True, by default the teacher has all the characteristics required by professional
• No, the teacher has to do focused efforts to develop characteristics of professional, then only its possible
• It is not necessary that a teacher of engineering degree college should develop characteristics of a professional

Accepted Answers:
No, the teacher has to do focused efforts to develop characteristics of professional, then only its possible

Internal Test 2

Q. ‘When relationships between family members are based on __________ amongst family members, then harmony within family can be established,’.

• trust
• happiness
• networking
• seriousness

Accepted Answers:
trust

Q. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic essentially required in a professional

• Professionals continue to create new knowledge in their profession
• Professionals deal with high stake activities
• Professionals work based on trust with clients
• Professionals are not self-regulating

Accepted Answers:
Professionals are not self-regulating

Q. Which of the following is not a characterisritic or ability that the teacher has to develop in every student?

• Acquisitive
• Lucrative
• Adaptive
• Innovative

Accepted Answers:
Lucrative

Q. If a professional engineering college teacher is not able to develop the required competency in the students of his/her class, as s/he is lazy of to acquire indepth knowledge of that course, it means that the teacher’s behaviour is __________.

• illogical
• uncouth
• uneducated
• unethical

Accepted Answers:
unethical

Q. Accountability of a teacher means that s/he has to __________.

• only teach and assess the learning
• work for overall development of students including academics
• ensure that students can earn somehow
• only to plan his lecture and deliver effectively

Accepted Answers:
work for overall development of students including academics

Q. Identify the incorrect purpose of students’ mentoring

• Harnessing the full potential of the students for learning
• Assessing the personality of the students
• Prescribing a career path
• Suggesting them learning activities.

Accepted Answers:
Prescribing a career path

Q. Excellence in their profession is __________ quality required in professionals to ensure ethical behavior by them

• a special
• a desirable
• a rare
• an essential

Accepted Answers:
an essential

Q. Which of these values will help students to become a better engineer?

Values related to __________.

• daily practice.
• important activities.
• teachers character building
• related to himself or herself

Accepted Answers:
teachers character building

Q. Which of these does not fall under good conduct of a teacher?

• Participate in extension, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities including community service
• Manage their private affairs in a manner consistent with the dignity of the profession
• Adhere to a responsible pattern of conduct and demeanor (outlook) expected of them by the community
• Teach emerging technology from notes prepared many years before

Accepted Answers:
Teach emerging technology from notes prepared many years before

Q. Which of the following is considered good conduct of the teacher with society?

• Criticism in public, authenticity of content of advertisement about his/her own college
• Encourage his students to participate in NSS/NCC and such activities
• Create a bias for persons speaking a certain regional language
• Disregard activities encouraging spirit of national integration

Accepted Answers:
Encourage his students to participate in NSS/NCC and such activities

Q. Which of the following is an example of ethical conduct of teacher?

• Always try to provide equal opportunity to students
• Addressing students of backward classes in distinct way e.g., using class specific words
• Favour students as per their religion
• Taking credit of good results and putting blame of bad results on colleagues

Accepted Answers:
Always try to provide equal opportunity to students

Q. Which of the following falls under poor conduct of teacher with authorities?

• Adhere to procedures and methods consistent with their profession in initiating steps through their own institutional bodies and/or professional organisations for change of any such rule detrimental to the professional interest
• Take private tuition after college time although s/he is not allowed to do
• Refrain from availing themselves of leave, except on unavoidable grounds
• Co-operate through their organisations in the formulation of policies of the other institutions and accept offices

Accepted Answers:
Take private tuition after college time although s/he is not allowed to do

Note: Co-operate through their organisations in the formulation of policies of the other institutions and accept offices may be accepted as correct answer in quizzes but this is actually wrong response since collaboration is crucial part of 21^st century skills

Q. A course teacher Mr. A has found during assessment of final year student projects that a project of electronics has been fabricated by some outside person and not by the student group. This act is not as per the norms for doing project. The teacher finds that the students have paid handsome money to the fabricator. The teacher comes to know that though the HOD is aware of this matter, has not taken any cognizance because the students have been selected in campus interview by a good company. The teacher A values Honesty very much and has decided to conduct additional viva for their project and also decided to award minimum passing marks to the full batch even if they perform very well and also accept that they purchased the project and fail them if they do not accept that they have purchased the project. This case is an example of

• Negative attitude of the teacher A
• Poor Value system of teacher A
• Positive attitude of HOD
• Ethical conflict

Accepted Answers:
Ethical conflict

Q. Socrates has said ‘__________ is the cause of all evils.’

• Perseverance
• Ignorance
• Innocence
• Independence

Accepted Answers:
Ignorance

Q. ‘Prosperity’ is ‘the __________ that you have more than the required physical resources in abundance’.

• emotion
• hope
• desire
• feeling

Accepted Answers:
feeling

Q. GNP is __________

• Green Natural Product
• Gross National Product
• Great National Product
• Great National Product

Accepted Answers:
Gross National Product

Note: In internal quiz Great National Product may be accepted as correct answer though it is wrong.

Q. Values of a person are principles that help him decide

• What is important to him?
• What is needed for him?
• What is true for him?
• What is justified to him?

Accepted Answers:
What is important to him?

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Internal Test 3

Q. Which of the following is not part of the ‘Panch-Tatva’?

• Earth
• Water
• Air
• Rain

Accepted Answers:
Rain

Q. The industrial revolution has led to the rapid increase in man-made __________ with respect to the Panch Tatva.

• Electronic products
• dangerous products
• air pollution
• genetic modified crops

Accepted Answers:
air pollution

Q. Sustainable development calls for a balance between

• environment, economy and society
• environment, economy and equity
• environment, ecology and society
• environment, economy and ecology

Accepted Answers:
environment, economy and society

Q. Cradle-to-Cradle phrase was coined by __________.

• Walter R Stahel
• Bea Johnson
• Michael Braungart
• William McDonough

Accepted Answers:
Walter R Stahel

Q. Personal values guide the person as to what is __________.

• good behavior in different situations
• more important and help him make better choices in different situations
• his worth in any situation
• good and what is bad in given situation

Accepted Answers:
more important and help him make better choices in different situations

Q. Self-exploration can help a person to __________.

• do self-investigation
• recognize one’s relationship with every unit in existence and exploit it for own advantage
• appreciate human conduct, human character
• compete with others

Accepted Answers:
do self-investigation

Q. Identify the incorrect statement related to mentoring and counselling

• Mentoring and counselling are carried out without any purposes because it is the requirement of the AICTE and NBA
• Mentoring and counselling are carried out without periodically in a planned manner in the institute
• Mentoring and counselling are carried out by trained teachers in mentoring and counselling
• Mentoring and counselling are carried out for students, staff members and teachers

Accepted Answers:
Mentoring and counselling are carried out without any purposes because it is the requirement of the AICTE and NBA

Q. Social responsibility of a teacher covers __________.

• Making teaching learning process transparent
• Making students responsible for studies
• Make students earn
• Enroll students for studies

Accepted Answers:
Making teaching learning process transparent

Q. Attitude of a person is best described by the ways/he __________.

• looks at any person or situation
• walks in office
• prefers things in a given situation
• dresses in any situation

Accepted Answers:
looks at any person or situation

Q. Every professional society seeks to further the cause of that particular __________.

• organisation
• corporation
• Legislation
• profession

Accepted Answers:
profession

Q. Though many codes may differ across the spectrum, few basic ethics stand out clearly such as

• Accept no remuneration for tutoring except in accordance with approved policies of Government / Institutions
• Never use students to solve his/her personal problems
• Deal justly and impartially with students regardless of their social, economic, regional and religious background
• You shall be truthful and transparent

Accepted Answers:
You shall be truthful and transparent

Q. To support the United Nations Millennium Declaration of year 2000 eight accompanying objectives were set with a deadline of the year

• 2010
• 2020
• 2011
• 2015

Accepted Answers:
2015

Q. Absolute poverty is measured in terms of the ability of the population to afford a minimum standard of living typically specified as

• a minimum level of per capita consumption of food for the household
• a minimum level of per capita income for the household
• a minimum level of housing to be provided for the household
• a minimum level of clothing for the household

Accepted Answers:
a minimum level of per capita income for the household

Q. __________ footprint is the measure of how much area of biologically productive land and water an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, using prevailing technology and resource management practices.

• Economical
• Ecological
• Biological
• Manual

Accepted Answers:
Ecological

Q. The earth contains various natural resources such as petroleum, coal, uranium, and sources like wind, tidal, solar light, heat that can be called as __________ resources. Select the correct option

• Matter
• Wave
• energy
• Physical

Accepted Answers:
energy

Q. Which of the following does not support conservation of natural resources?

• Preference to solar cooking than cooking using LPG
• Use of coal fired water heater
• Use of five star energy rating appliances
• Use of battery operated car

Accepted Answers:
Use of coal fired water heater

Internal Test 4

Q. Some professional societies have powers to __________ in that professional, if the professional resorts to unethical practices.

• grant license to practice
• provide experience certificate
• withdraw license to practice
• help people to get jobs

Accepted Answers:
withdraw license to practice

Q. Cradle-to-Cradle design ensures that all waste materials are productively re-incorporated into new production cycle, fulfilling the concept “waste = _______” as proposed by McDonough & Braungart.

• energy loss
• material loss
• food
• catalyst

Accepted Answers:
food

Q. The Air quality index (AQI) depicts the extent of air pollution at a particular location and “Good” air quality is depicted when

• AQI >100
• AQI > 300
• AQI<50
• AQI>400

Accepted Answers:
AQI<50

Q. Identify the wrong sentence out of given options.

• There are 5 millennium Development goals.
• There are eight Millennium Declaration Objectives.
• There are seventeen Sustainable development goals
• As per 2018 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (2018 MPI) poverty is assessed on ten weighted indicators

Accepted Answers:
There are 5 millennium Development goals.

Q. The __________ of companies play a great role in image building of the organisation as well as that of employees.

• core values
• standard practices
• routine work
• specialised work

Accepted Answers:
core values

Q. For experience ‘harmony with oneself’, the choice of a profession should be based on basic criteria viz __________.

• Only money
• Only position
• liking and capability
• Location of profession

Accepted Answers:
liking and capability

Q. Identify Steps that may not help you in achieving harmony with family, society and nature.

• Spend time in nature.
• Speak kindly to each other.
• Value relation more than money
• Be self-centered for achieving goal

Accepted Answers:
Be self-centered for achieving goal

Q. Transparency in teaching learning means __________.

• distributing lesson plans
• making laboratory manuals
• making student teacher interaction possible all the time
• making arrangement so that all relevant information regarding the process is available to all stakeholders

Accepted Answers:
making arrangement so that all relevant information regarding the process is available to all stakeholders

Q. In the context of sustainability reduce means

• Use something for long period
• Use less and create less waste
• Convert existing into new
• Allow material to degrade

Accepted Answers:
Use less and create less waste

Q. Identify the option which is considered ethical behaviour for teacher

• Expecting excellent performance from every student without knowing individual’s capacity.
• Identifying the weaknesses of students in order to punish them
• Creating a good teaching and learning environment inside the classroom and to ensure the two-way communication in the classroom
• stay away from Student’s counseling and only giving punishment to student for wrong behaviour

Accepted Answers:
Creating a good teaching and learning environment inside the classroom and to ensure the two-way communication in the classroom

Q. Identify the option which does not indicate management of Panch Tattva for sustainability

• Recycling of water and improve water management plans
• To do projects that involve utilization of alternative sources of energy
• organize tree plantation drive
• allow use of single use plastics

Accepted Answers:
allow use of single use plastics

Q. Which of the options is not recommended to spread the message in the students to manage the use of one of the water for sustainability.

• To use water for electricity generation
• Recycling of water
• Lauch save water campaigns
• Campaign for cleaning rivers

Accepted Answers:
To use water for electricity generation

Q. Identify the strategy out of 5Rs if following are done by someone-
1) use cotton carry bags in place of plastic bags
2) stop use of Plastic containers
3) not accepting student assignments on paper
4) do not allow plastic Binders and Folders for project and other work

• refuse
• recycle
• repair
• reduce

Accepted Answers:
refuse

Q. Use of DDT prevent human beings from Malaria. However killing mosquitoes using DDT by humans severely damage the ecological balance. This supports

• bio centrism
• anthropo centrism
• abio centrism
• eco centrism

Accepted Answers:
eco centrism

Q. Identify the statement which is correct.

• Ethics are rules imposed on teachers by the Government
• Ethics are for teachers and not for students
• Ethics are practices to be followed by all persons in an organization
• Ethics are personal matter and not for a group

Accepted Answers:
Ethics are practices to be followed by all persons in an organization

Note: Ethics are for teachers and not for students sometimes is taken as correct answer in quiz but this is wrong response.

Q. Select the correct order for 3Rs.

• Reduce, reuse, recycle
• Reuse, recycle, reduce
• Reuse, reduce, recycle
• Recycle, reduce, reuse

Accepted Answers:
Reduce, reuse, recycle

Q. A person uses only 3 pairs of clothes to satisfy his dressing needs and does not buy a new unless one is unusable, then this is an example of

• refuse
• reuse
• reduce
• reject

Accepted Answers:
reject

Q. If a person buys a five star energy rating refrigerator instead of three star rating then this an example of

• refuse
• reuse
• reduce
• reject

Accepted Answers:
reduce

Q. If a person carries his own bag for shopping and requests the shopkeeper to put the items in that bag only then this can be a good example of __________ waste material.

• recycle
• reuse
• reduce
• renew

Accepted Answers:
reduce

Q. If a person gets repairs done to damaged clothes instead of throwing them and further uses them for some more time, then this can be a good example of

• refuse
• reuse
• reduce
• reject

Accepted Answers:
reuse

Q. Curriculum designers and teachers in the technical education systems should start thinking and guiding students to develop attitudes and habits that __________ consumption and materialistic purchase and share resources when they are working on variety of tasks in classroom, laboratory, and other activities.

• maximize
• minimize
• compromise
• reverse

Accepted Answers:
minimize

Q. A process where the material, product or system after completing its useful life-cycle turn into new product the value of which is equal if not greater with old product confirms to __________ approach.

• biological nutrient
• cradle to grave
• renewable process
• cradle to cradle

Accepted Answers:
cradle to cradle

Q. One of the 12 principles of green engineering says that separation and purification operations should be designed to __________ energy consumption and materials use.

• utilize
• minimize
• maximize
• promote

Accepted Answers:
minimize

Q. One of the twelve green engineering principles says “Material and energy inputs should be __________ rather than depleting.”

• reviewable
• renewable
• recognizable
• removable

Accepted Answers:
renewable

Q. The 12 green engineering principles help to accomplish the goals of __________ friendly design

• economically
• systemically
• environmentally
• ergonomically

Accepted Answers:
environmentally

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Miscellaneous

Q. To develop from animal consciousness to __________ consciousness is a distinct transformation.

• emotional
• human
• intelligent
• cognitive

Accepted Answers:
human

Q. __________ propounded the Concept of 5Rs for sustainable development.

• Bea Johnson
• John Evelyn
• Gilbert Rist
• Walter R Stahel

Accepted Answers:
Bea Johnson

Q. __________ countries unanimously approved the Millennium Declaration, culminated in eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004

Accepted Answers:
2001

Note: The question is incomplete, it may be framed as “In the year __________, 189 countries unanimously approved the Millennium Declaration, culminated in eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).”

Q. Sustainability principle related to ‘one design fits all’ focus on __________.

• Sustainable design
• Design flaw
• Environmental protection
• Engineering design

Accepted Answers:
Design flaw

Q. A good and strong organisation culture __________ loyalty among the employees.

• decreases
• increases
• destabilizes
• looks for

Accepted Answers:
increases

Q. ‘Love or respect comes to you, only when you give somethings to people __________’.

• expecting something in return
• in the presence of a gathering
• as a loan
• without expecting anything in return

Accepted Answers:
without expecting anything in return

Q. Identify the strategy out of 5Rs if following are done by someone-

1) use cotton carry bags in place of plastic bags
2) stop use of plastic containers
3) not accepting student assignments on paper
4) do not allow plastic Binders and Folders for project and other work

• refuse
• recycle
• repair
• reduce

Accepted Answers:
refuse

Q. Identify the incorrect characteristic of the Mentoring and counselling process

• It is one-way communication from mentor or counselor to counselee
• It is interactive process between mentor or counselor to counselee
• It is unbiased process where mentor or counselee does not impose any prescription
• It is a process to empower student

Accepted Answers:
It is one-way communication from mentor or counselor to counselee

Q. Identify incorrect statement.
Mentoring and counselling services in institute will be successful for personality development of the students when

• there are adequate opportunities for empowering the students
• team learning and collaborative learning are promoted
• there is recognition of potential of young students
• biased approaches of personality development are encouraged

Accepted Answers:
biased approaches of personality development are encouraged

Q. The purpose of education system is

• to give knowledge level skills to students
• to open educational institutions
• to be responsive to the needs of society w.r.t development
• to increase literacy

Accepted Answers:
to be responsive to the needs of society w.r.t development

Q. ‘Happiness is because of the __________’.

• happenings around you
• wealth with you
• friends around you
• fame around you

Accepted Answers:
happenings around you

Q. For teachers in higher education it is essential to learn about the new developments taking place in their discipline thorough out the world by reading reputed journals, if they do not do it then it results in unethical professional behaviour because of which of the following deficiencies:

(i) Their API (Academic Performance Index) will be relatively less as compared to others who read reputed journals
(ii) They will not be able to properly develop the curriculum as per state of art in their discipline
(iii) They will not be able to properly guide research in emerging areas

The deficiency/ies responsible for unethical behaviour resulting from lack of learning from new discipline is/are:

• Only (i)
• Only (i) and (ii)
• Only (i) and (iii)
• (i), (ii) and (iii)

Accepted Answers:
Only (i)

Note: No option is wright, actual answer will be (ii) and (iii)

Q. The plant order supports the __________.

• material order
• animal order
• living order
• vegetable order

Accepted Answers:
animal order

Q. Value Education does not enable one to

• rationalize one’s needs and priorities
• visualize one’s life goals correctly and
• select a good career
• choose right direction for making efforts to fulfill goals of life

Accepted Answers:
select a good career

Q. A professional code of ethics outlines teachers’ main responsibilities to their

• relatives
• friends
• colleagues
• students

Accepted Answers:
students

Q. Which one of the following four characteristics is not a necessary netiquette for netizens.

• Plagiarism
• Intellectual property and Copyright
• Legal use of Software
• Code of conduct inside the institute

Accepted Answers:
Code of conduct inside the institute

Q. Personal __________ guide a person as to what is more important and help him/her to make better choices in various situations.

• feelings
• beliefs
• ethics
• values

Accepted Answers:
values

Q. __________ control and govern the behaviour of a person according to norms set by others.

• Feelings
• Beliefs
• Ethics
• Values

Accepted Answers:
Ethics

Q. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

• Cases which are morally correct but legally incorrect (punishable)
• Cases which are morally incorrect but cannot be legally challenged
• Cases which are both morally and legally incorrect
• Cases which are both morally and emotionally incorrect

Accepted Answers:
Cases which are both morally and emotionally incorrect

Q. Development means ‘improvement in country’s economic and __________ conditions’.

• academic
• industrial
• social
• rural

Accepted Answers:
social

Q. As a technical teacher, teach such that students are encouraged constructive techniques and technologies to utilise the earth’s resources without __________ the environment.

• polluting
• overusing
• under using
• understanding

Accepted Answers:
polluting

Q. Promoting women empowerment through ICT is covered under SDG

• Goal 4 Quality Education
• Goal 5 Gender Equality
• Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth
• Goal 10 Reduced Inequality

Accepted Answers:
Goal 5 Gender Equality

Q. Social, economic and environmental equity is the necessary condition for achieving __________.

• Social development
• Economic development
• Sustainable development
• Ecological development

Accepted Answers:
Sustainable development

Q. A good organisational structure will always __________ changes.

• watch for
• resist to
• adapt to
• wait for

Accepted Answers:
adapt to

Q. A group of engineers wants to develop a new construction technique but lacks crucial safety data. A professional society in their field could be a valuable resource by:

• Providing legal advice on potential liability issues.
• Enforcing ethical codes and punishing misconduct within the profession.
• Lobbying for government funding for their specific project.
• Offering access to relevant research and best practices.

Accepted Answers:
Offering access to relevant research and best practices.

Q. What is one of the key characteristics of a profession?

• Requires a uniform
• Requires specialized knowledge, skills, self-regulation, and service to the public good
• Involves a specific set of skills
• Requires a consistently good behaviour.

Accepted Answers:
Requires specialized knowledge, skills, self-regulation, and service to the public good

Q. ‘Wealth’ means having __________ resources and ‘prosperity’ is a feeling of having ‘enough of those resources’.

• natural
• spiritual
• physical
• net

Accepted Answers:
physical

Q. With reference to activity of tracking progress of students by the teacher, identify the correct statement out of following.

• Accountability of the teacher is due to responsibility
• Responsibility of the teacher is due to accountability
• Accountability of the teacher is same as responsibility
• Accountability of the teacher and responsibility are not corelated

Accepted Answers:
Responsibility of the teacher is due to accountability

Q. For a professional to become expert it is essential to have __________.

• Creativity
• Innovativeness
• Experience
• High Intelligence

Accepted Answers:
Experience

Q. If a professional takes an action to correct the mistakes in standards set by his predecessor then it is considered as

• the ethical duty of professional.
• “ego” of professional.
• wrong precedence set by the professional.
• unlawful act by the professional.

Accepted Answers:
the ethical duty of professional.

Q. Identify, out of the following, a statement that does not describe the cause of unethical behaviour of the professionals

• Earning more quick and easy money for getting more comforts
• Get the support of other professionals for own survival because of the market conditions.
• willingness for service to society
• to get name and fame

Accepted Answers:
willingness for service to society

Q. Identify the statement that best reflects the idea of a “vicious trap” in the context of harmony of a person with oneself.

• Desiring a healthy meal over fast food
• Prioritizing sleep for better physical health
• Buying things to impress others and neglecting your health

Accepted Answers:
Desiring a healthy meal over fast food

Note: Buying things to impress others and neglecting your health seems to be more correct answer.

Q. The primary purpose of the “Framework for Good Academic Research Practices” is to:

• Establish a rigid set of rules for researchers to follow.
• Encourage discussion and ethical research practices.
• Define the three stages of the research life cycle.
• Provide a one-size-fits-all approach to research integrity.

Accepted Answers:
Establish a rigid set of rules for researchers to follow.

Q. The 2018 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) goes beyond income by considering factors like

• Age and gender distribution of the population.
• Access to health, education, sanitation, and housing.
• Trade policies and government regulations.
• Inflation and interest rates in a country.

Accepted Answers:
Access to health, education, sanitation, and housing.

Q. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed to achieve progress in areas like

• National defense spending.
• Technological innovation.
• Poverty reduction, education, and healthcare.
• International trade agreements.

Accepted Answers:
Poverty reduction, education, and healthcare.

Q. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a broader approach to development compared to the MDGs by including

• A prioritization of environmental sustainability.
• Goals related to inequality, cities, and climate change.
• A reduction in the role of national governments.
• A focus on economic growth at all costs.

Accepted Answers:
Goals related to inequality, cities, and climate change.

Q. The primary purpose of a poverty line is to

• Define absolute wealth.
• Measure the well-being of a population subgroup.
• Identify households below a minimum level of income/consumption.
• Determine the cost of basic necessities in a country.

Accepted Answers:
Identify households below a minimum level of income/consumption.

Q. Which of the following statements about Air (Vayu) is TRUE as per information given in the course reading material?

• It is only beneficial and has no destructive potential.
• It is a vital component for all living beings and can also cause natural disasters.
• It is a finite resource that needs to be conserved.
• It is primarily composed of oxygen and can be replenished easily.

Accepted Answers:
It is a vital component for all living beings and can also cause natural disasters.

Q. As a technical teacher, how can a teacher promote the judicious use of Earth’s resources?

• Encouraging students to buy more consumer goods.
• Highlighting the benefits of rapid industrialization.
• Focusing solely on the economic benefits of resource extraction.
• Teaching students about waste segregation and resource management techniques.

Accepted Answers:
Teaching students about waste segregation and resource management techniques.

Q. Technical teachers have a role to play in…

• Educating students about sustainable development practices related to the panch-tatva.
• Prioritizing economic development over environmental concerns.
• Focusing only on technical skills and ignoring environmental issues.
• Discouraging all forms of development projects.

Accepted Answers:
Educating students about sustainable development practices related to the panch-tatva.

Q. Identify out of the following options, the human activities that can negatively impact freshwater resources

• Diverting water flow and polluting waterways
• Creating artificial lakes.
• Implementing stricter water conservation measures.
• Introducing new fish species for breeding.

Accepted Answers:
Diverting water flow and polluting waterways

Q. According to Anastas and Warner (1998), Cradle to Cradle design principles focus on achieving sustainability through-

• Reducing costs only
• Minimizing environmental impact and maximizing profit.
• Using hazardous and non-renewable materials
• Encouraging one-size-fits-all solutions

Accepted Answers:
Minimizing environmental impact and maximizing profit.

Q. A Cradle to Cradle alternative to plastic bottles could be made from-

• Non-recyclable plastics with lower production costs
• Biodegradable materials that decompose naturally
• Stronger plastics with a longer lifespan
• A combination of glass and metal

Accepted Answers:
Biodegradable materials that decompose naturally

Q. In the context of the Cradle to cradle approach, “technical nutrients” refer to-

• Materials that decompose naturally
• Materials designed to re-enter industrial cycles
• Food scraps and organic waste
• Materials that are difficult to recycle

Accepted Answers:
Materials designed to re-enter industrial cycles

Q. What is the main purpose of the 5Rs in waste management?

• To create a system for collecting and disposing of waste efficiently.
• To prioritize recycling as the most important solution to waste problems.
• To minimize waste generation by following a hierarchy of waste reduction strategies.
• To encourage people to buy more products made from recycled materials.

Accepted Answers:
To minimize waste generation by following a hierarchy of waste reduction strategies.

Q. Select the best example of practicing “Reduce” in the context of waste management?

• Buying a used car instead of a new one.
• Separating recyclable materials from your trash.
• Using a reusable water bottle instead of disposable ones.
• Donating old clothes to charity.

Accepted Answers:
Buying a used car instead of a new one.

Q. Select the best option as to why recycling is considered as a last resort in the waste management hierarchy?

• Recycling is expensive and uses a lot of energy.
• It is better to focus on reducing waste generation in the first place.
• Most recycled materials cannot be used to create new products.
• Recycling facilities are not available in all locations.

Accepted Answers:
It is better to focus on reducing waste generation in the first place.

Q. The annual Human Development Report is published by

• The World Bank
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• The World Trade Organization (WTO)

Accepted Answers:
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Q. What is the most effective way to deal with waste?

• Recycling all the waste materials we generate.
• Repairing broken items whenever possible.
• Reducing the amount of packaging on products we buy.
• Avoiding unnecessary purchases.

Accepted Answers:
Avoiding unnecessary purchases.

Q. Which one of the following four characteristics is not a example of netiquettes (ethical conduct on internet) for netizens.

• Refraining from Plagiarism
• Honouring Intellectual property and Copyright
• Legal use of Software
• Reading the Code of conduct of the institute on website

Accepted Answers:
Reading the Code of conduct of the institute on website

Q. The reading material mentions that teachers should manage their private affairs appropriately. How does this relate to their professional duties?

• It restricts teachers’ personal lives altogether.
• It ensures their personal behavior doesn’t reflect poorly on the profession.
• It requires teachers to disclose their finances to the school.
• It prohibits teachers from having hobbies outside of teaching.

Accepted Answers:
It ensures their personal behavior doesn’t reflect poorly on the profession.

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