Assignment C

1. Sustainable development is defined as:

a) Development to deplete the natural resources b) To completely use up the natural resources by the present generation c) To degrade quality of human life
d) Development, which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability

of future generations to meet their own needs

2.

Sustainable activities are those which

a) Use materials in continuous cycles. b) Use reliable sources of energy continuously. c) Use the positive and just side of human personality. d) All of the above

3.

Todays environmental problems are largely the consequence of

a) Management of Waste Products b) Sustainable Consumption of natural resources c) the unsustainable consumption of natural resources and the mismanagement of waste products d) Re-use and Recycling of products

4. The HDI is computed from:

a) b)

gross domestic production per capita, adjusted for local purchasing power life expectancy at birth

c) d)

Literacy All of the above

5. The positivist approach was studied in terms of a) b) c) d) Environment Protection FDI HDI GDP/GNP

6. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to : a) Degrade Environment b) Increase Pollution

c) maintain production at levels necessary to meet the increasing aspirations of an

expanding world population without degrading the environments. d) Decrease Productivity 7. Sustainability Indicators include: a) crop yields, b) productivity, c) nutrient status d) All of the above 8. The major advantage of crop diversification is a) reduced erosion, b) reduced soil fertility, c) maximization of risk, and

d) decreased yield 9. a) b) c) d) 10. a) b) c) d) CSR is about how companies : manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society increase profits Harm the environment Have a negative impact on society Companies who are willing to ____ are committed: provide information that is incredible provide information that is ambiguous provide information that is credible provide information that is unverifiable

11. a) b) c) d)

CSR will advance ___ across sectors Profitably Inconsistently Consistently ecologically

12. a) b) c) d)

Assessment of social environment is an integral part of maximization of profits ensuring CSR degrading the environment ensuring political stability

13. a) b) c) d)

The following act deals with welfare of the employees: Factories Act the Employees Statement Insurance Act, 1948. Employees Provident Fund All of the above

14. Social accounting is: a) the systematic assessment and reporting on those aspects of a company as activities that have a political impact b) the systematic assessment and reporting on those aspects of a company as activities that

have an economic impact c) the systematic assessment and reporting on those aspects of a company as activities that have a technical impact d) the systematic assessment and reporting on those aspects of a company as activities that have a social impact

15. a) b) c) d) 16. a) b) c) d)

The Social Income Statement is divided into: Social Benefits and Costs to Staff Social Benefits and Costs to Community Social Benefits and Costs to General Public All of the above The socio-economic operating statement should be prepared along with the temperature of the place along with the financial statements of the company along with the political statements along with the technical statements

17. Social audit refers to a) the process involving a retrospective review of the impact or contribution of a company to the recognized political dimensions b) the process involving a retrospective review of the impact or contribution of a company to the recognized technical dimensions c) the process involving a review of the impact of a company to the recognized social dimensions d) the process involving a retrospective review of the impact or contribution of a company to the recognized economic dimensions 18. a) b) c) d) ITC has set up ____ to fulfill its CSR CFC GHG e choupals All of the above

19. a) b) c)

Ethical behavior is: a short term strategy a Long term strategy a short and long term strategy

d)

a medium term strategy

20. a) evil b) c) d) 21. a) b) c) d)

Morality is the standard which individual or group determine about deciding what is right or wrong and good or which individual or group determine about deciding what should be done which individual or group determine about deciding what gives highest profits which individual or group determine about deciding what brings dissatisfaction Business Ethics concentrate on on profitable standards as they apply to business policies, institutions and behaviour on moral standards as they apply to business policies, institutions and behaviour on political standards as they apply to business policies, institutions and behaviour on technical standards as they apply to business policies, institutions and behaviour

22. a) b) c) d)

Free markets are justified from ethical point of view because they allocate resources and distribute commodities in ways that are just they maximize the economic utility of societys members they respect the freedom of choice of both buyers and sellers All of the above

23. Corporate Governance can be defined a) as a systematic process by which companies are directed and controlled to enhance their wealth generating capacity b) as a unsystematic process by which companies are directed and controlled to enhance their wealth generating capacity c) as a systematic process by which companies are directed and controlled to enhance their space d) as a systematic process by which companies are directed and controlled to enhance their political contacts 24. a) b) c) d) Cadbury Committee was set up by ___ in ____ Tokyo Stock Exchange, 1980 Singapore Stock Exchange, 1985 London Stock Exchange, 1991 None of the above

25. a) b) c) d)

Naresh Committee was a result of Satyam Fiasco Enron Fiasco Arcelor Mittal amalgamation Microsoft emergence

26. a) b) c) d)

To be a public enterprise Government should have no role Government should have 51% ownership of shares it should be set outside the country It should be privately owned

27. Characteristics of a Socially responsible firm are: a) Stuck to the basics and produced only high quality goods and services for specific market niches b) Firmly practiced the dual principles of self-management and decentralization c) Constantly solicited feedback from customers on all subjects from product direction to corporate donations d) All of the above 28. a) b) c) d) Social audit is an outcome of (in increasing order) Assessment& Evaluation, Identification, Measurement, Reporting Identification, Assessment& Evaluation, Measurement, Reporting Identification, Measurement, Assessment& Evaluation, Reporting Reporting, Identification, Assessment& Evaluation, Measurement

29. a) b) c) d)

Social Audit covers Ethical Issues Equal Opportunity Quality of Life All of the above

30. a) b) c)

Which of the following is an unethical practice? Selling Products less in demand in home countries Selling products of use Blue Marketing

d) 31. a) b) c) d)

Selling products at cost price Counterfeiting refers to printing money stealing money violating the patent and copyright of another firm All of the above

32. Grey marketing refers to a) selling grey coloured products b) goods are imported and sold through market distribution channels not authorised by the manufacturer c) Selling bad quality products d) Selling same type of products

33.

Comprehensive Audit tries to

a) measure, verify and evaluate the total performance of the organization including its profitability activities b) measure, verify and evaluate the total performance of the organization including its technical activities c) measure, verify and evaluate the total performance of the organization including its economic activities d) measure, verify and evaluate the total performance of the organization including its social responsibility activities 34. a) stress b) c) d) 35. a) b) c) d) Crisis Management is the art of making decisions to head off or mitigate the effects of an event, when under the art of protecting the environment when under stress the art of increasing profits when under stress the art of moving ahead technologically when under stress Triple Bottom Line includes People Planet Profit All of the above

36. People refers to a) increasing profits b) harming the environment c) fair and beneficial business practices toward labour and the community and region in which a corporation conducts its business d) All of the above 37. a) b) c) d) Planet refers to Earth sustainable environmental practices Using non renewable resources Polluting the environment

38. Adding ecotourism or geotourism to an already rich tourism market such as the Dominican Republic- is an example ofa) Reaching untapped market potential b) misusing the environment c) Marketing the place to increase pollution d) increasing profits 39. a) b) c) d) Which of the following is a criticism of TBL? Division of Labour effectiveness Nationalism All of the above

40. a) b) c) d)

Purpose of Sustainability Reporting is Benchmarking Demonstrating Comparing All of the above