SNAP 2024 Actual Question Papers with Solutions, Slot-wise – Page 23
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A university reserves a share of seats and offers fee waivers for applicants from economically weaker families. Its vice-chancellor explains that treating every applicant identically would ignore the very unequal starting points from which they compete, and that fairness sometimes requires giving more support to those who start with less. Which ethical principle most directly underlies this policy?
- Ethical egoism
- Strict equality of treatment
- Distributive justice (equity)
- Utilitarian cost-minimisation
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Answer: C. Distributive justice (equity)
Under the Companies Act 2013, which statement about the CSR requirement is correct?
- Covered companies must spend at least 2 percent of average net profits of the preceding three financial years on CSR
- Covered companies must spend exactly 5 percent of current-year profit on CSR
- Only private companies with a net profit above Rs 50 crore must spend on CSR
- CSR spending is voluntary for all companies regardless of profit
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Answer: A. Covered companies must spend at least 2 percent of average net profits of the preceding three financial years on CSR
A city must decide whether to demolish a 150-year-old heritage market to build a metro station that would cut commuting time for 4 lakh daily passengers. Officials argue that the benefit to the much larger number of commuters outweighs the loss suffered by the 300 traders and the loss of heritage value. Which ethical approach does this argument rely on?
- Virtue ethics
- Deontology
- Ethics of care
- Utilitarianism
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Answer: D. Utilitarianism
You are the manager of a project. A critical deadline cannot be met unless your team works overtime. One of your key team members has a family emergency and needs to take leave. What should you do?
- Force the team member to stay and work overtime.
- Grant the leave, ask other team members to cover, and communicate the potential delay to the client.
- Deny the leave and tell the team member to sort out the family issue later.
- Take the leave yourself to avoid the stress.
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Answer: B. Grant the leave, ask other team members to cover, and communicate the potential delay to the client.
A regional manager is tempted to book a family holiday as a 'client visit' on the company's account. Before deciding, he asks himself: 'Would it be acceptable if every manager in this company did exactly the same thing in this situation?' Realising that the expense system would collapse if everyone did so, he decides against it. Which ethical framework is reflected in his test?
- Deontology (Kant's universal law test)
- Utilitarianism
- Ethical relativism (local workplace norms)
- Ethical egoism
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Answer: A. Deontology (Kant's universal law test)