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Course Name: Ethics in Engineering Practice
Assignment - Week 4 Solution
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total marks: 10 X 1 = 10
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QUESTION 1:
Out of the option (s) given below, identify the statement which is correct. After your assessment
regarding the statements, select the correct choice from the options given further.
Statement 1: Paris Convention, 1967 was signed in Paris, France with the main objective of
establishing a union for protecting industrial rights, and provisions of the same were broadly
divided into two categories.
Statement 2: Amendments in the Paris convention, 1967 can be associated with these three cities,
Hague, London and Stockholm.
Statement 3: Utility models were devoid of protection under the Paris convention, 1967.
Statement 4: The ideology of Common rules as a provision of the Paris Convention, 1967 was
rejected in 1979.
a) Only statement 4 is correct
b) Statement 2 and 3 are correct
c) Only statement 2 is correct
d) None of the above, all statements are false
Correct Answer: c
Only statement 2 is correct
Reason: Statement 1 is incorrect because provisions of the Paris Convention, 1967 were
broadly divided into three categories, not two. Statement 3 is incorrect because utility
models were covered under the Paris Convention, 1967. Statement 4 is incorrect because
the ideology of Common rules was not rejected in 1979. Only Statement 2 is correct, See
slide 5.
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QUESTION 2:
Suppose there are two countries Y and Z. Y and Z (being the potential adversaries) have
entered into treaties imposing limitations on military capability. This depicts a case of:
a) Arms control
b) Nuclear Armament
c) Arms disband
d) None of the above
Correct Answer: a
Arms control
Reason: See Slide 84. Arms control refers to treaties made between potential adversaries
that reduce the likelihood and scope of war, usually imposing limitations on military
capability.
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QUESTION 3:
Concerning the options given below, which of these is not one of the provisions of Paris
Convention, 1967?
a) Priority Rights
b) Common Clause
c) Provision of National Treatment
d) None of the above
Correct Answer: b
Common clause
Reason: Corrrect provision is Common rules not common clauses. See Slide 4.
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QUESTION 4:
Srijit Malik, a faculty in International trade at Institute of Foreign Business was giving a lecture
on Berne Contract, 1971. He told his students that as per one of the Principles of Berne contract,
1971, protection is not conditional upon compliance with any formalities. According to you, Mr.
Srijit was making a reference to:
a) Principle of National Treatment
b) Principle of Programmed Protection
c) Principle of Independence of Protection
d) None of the above
Correct Answer: d
None of the above
Reason: Correct answer is Principle of Automatic Protection, which is not given as an
option, hence answer is d, None of the above. See Slide 23.
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QUESTION 5:
Keeping in mind the minimum standards of protection identified under Berne Contract, 1971,
identify the misquoted exclusive right (s) from the options 1 to 6 given below:
1. Right to broadcast
2. Right to make reproductions in any manner or form
3. Right to translate only in English
4. Right to make zero adaptations and arrangements of the work
5. Right to perform in public dramatic, dramatic-musical and musical works,
a) Option 1 is misquoted
b) Option 3 and 4 are misquoted
c) Option 2 and 5 are misquoted
d) Option 5 is misquoted
Correct Answer: b
Option 3 and 4 are misquoted
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Reason: Option 3 and 4 are misquoted because there was no condition like translation can
be done only in English as well as adaptions were allowed. See Slide 25 and 26.
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QUESTION 6:
Identify the context on the basis of the words or phrases or short sentences given below:
Same rules, provided they hold an establishment in that respective state, application and granting
of industrial property rights, nationals of all member states
a) Priority right
b) Common clause
c) Provision of National Treatment
d) NTS Clause
Correct Answer: c
Provision of National Treatment
Reason: See Slide 8. Provision of National Treatment : The Convention provides that, as
regards the protection of industrial property, each Contracting State must grant the same
protection to nationals of other Contracting States that it grants to its own nationals.
Nationals of non-Contracting States are also entitled to national treatment under the
Convention if they are domiciled or have a real and effective industrial or commercial
establishment in a Contracting State’ In simple words, it calls for the application of same
rules to the nationals of all the states that are a member to the convention with respect to
the application and granting of industrial property rights, provided they hold an
establishment in that respective state.
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QUESTION 7:
Identify the context from the words or phrases or short sentences given below:
Without permission, advertisements, a large number of people, unwarranted
a) Phishing
b) Spam
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c) Hacking
d) None of the above
Correct Answer: b
Spam
Reason : See slide 74. Spamming is all about – unwarranted messages usually
advertisements sent to a large number of people without taking their permission.
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QUESTION 8:
State whether the following is True or False.
Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons.
a) True
b) False
Correct Answer: a
True
Reason: See Slide 83. Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear
weapons. The objective is to create a world free of nuclear weapons, in which nuclear
weapons are not used by nay of the states. It can also be described as denuclearization,
which denotes the process of is complete nuclear disarmament.
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QUESTION 9:
State whether the following is True or False.
Nuclear Deterrence does not follow the rationale of the first user principle, which states the right
of the country to use nuclear weapons for self-defence in the situation of an armed attack for
protecting its security.
a) True
b) False
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Correct Answer: b
False
Reason: Nuclear Deterrence follows the reationale of first user principle. Hence Statement
is false. See Slide 82.
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QUESTION 10:
From the statements given below (1 to 5) which establish the importance of nuclear ethics as a
branch of study or highlight issues regarding the same, identify the erroneous statement(s):
1. Emissions from nuclear reactors can cause huge harm to human life, hence it is an
important field of study.
2. Tragic incidents can occur if unethical choices are made by engineers like selecting a
wrong a site for testing of the nuclear weapons, hence, nuclear ethics must be studied by
engineers who are involved in the selection of sites for testing or involved otherwise.
3. Reactor meltdowns though they have not been identified as serious nuclear accidents may
or may not be given much attention by engineers while studying nuclear ethics.
4. Disposition of nuclear waste is another major issue. Nuclear waste can again be deadly to
both human and animal life as well the environment, hence, this branch of ethics should
not be undermined.
a) Statement 2 is erroneous
b) Statement 3 is erroneous
c) Statement 4 is erroneous
d) Statement 1 is erroneous
Correct Answer: b
Statement 3 is erroneous
Reason: Reactor meltdowns have been identified as serious nuclear accidents may or may
not be given much attention by engineers while studying nuclear ethics. However the
statement in question says, Reactor meltdowns have not been identified as serious
nuclearaccidents which is not true, thus, Statement 3 is erroneous.
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