Subject: Business Ethics Marks: 100

Note : Section I is compulsory & Section II solve any six questions :

Section I
CASE STUDY:
No Minor Offence
Census data reveals high level of Under age arriages
Census statics are generall! full of sur"rises# $ut this one is startling : %#& illion Indians
under the age of '( are alread! arried# That)s not all# As an! as '#* la+h girls under '( are
,ido,ed and another -%./// are divorced or se"arated# The legal arriagea0le age for ,oen
is '(. for en 1'# A centur! and a half after Ish,archandra 2id!asagar)s crusade against child
arriage. the "ractice "ersists# O0viousl!. the Child Marriage 3estraint Act. '414. e5ists onl! on
"a"er and has not 0een a0le to deter "arents fro arr!ing off under aged sons and
daughters# The incidence is understanda0l! higher in rural areas. 0ut not lo, as e5"ected in the
cities# It)s ore coon in the $IMA3U states. ,ith 3a6asthan leading the ,a! Ironicall!. the
Act renders all under7age arriages illegal 0ut not void. ,hich eans that an illegall! arried
cou"le can sta! arried # It is. therefore. violated ,ith i"unit! and hardl! an!one is ever
hauled u"# Des"ite the fact that child arriage is a criinal offence. action is rarel! ta+en 0! the
"olice# Even civil societ! reains a "assive s"ectator# There)s not enough "enalt!7a fine of
3s#'./// and i"risonent u" to three sho,s that the state does not vie, the crie seriousl!#
The "ractice is lin+ed to the curse of do,ar!# 8Chhota Chhora dhhe6 +a angta9 : the
!ounger the groo. the saller the do,r! deand; 6ustifies an! such alliances# The griest
"art of the scenario is the "h!sical havoc that earl! arriage ,rea+s u"on girls ,ho are too
!oung to 0ear the 0urden of aternal and child ortalit!# There is also the 0elief that a
daughters) arriage is a scared o0ligation that "arents ust fulfill at the earliest# A ne,
legislation. <revention of Child arriages $ill. 1//&. to re"lace the loo"hole7ridden '414 Act is
a,aiting "arliaent)s a""roval# $ut legislation alone is not enough# Co"ulsor! registration of
arriages is one ,a! of tac+ling the "ro0le# Creating a,areness a0out the ill7effects of such
arriages and o0ili=ing coitted social ,or+ers to intervence are others# >o,ever. social
,or+ers have to often function in hostile conditions# The '441 case of $han,ari Devi. the
3a6asthan saathin ,ho ,as ra"ed for "reventing a child arriage. is chilling# In the end onl!
education. econoic securit! and increasing e"o,erent of ,oen can eliinate the
"ro0le#
?uestions
'# Discuss ethicall! the dra,0ac+s !ou find in the under7age arriages@
1# >o, does the increasing e"o,erent of ,oen hel" eliinate "ro0les if this t!"e@
Subject: Business Ethics Marks: 100
Section II
Solve an! si5 Auestions :
?1#
a; Bhat is oral ha=ards and ,h! is it i"ortant@
0; Bhat is eergent strateg!@
?*#
a; Bhat are the o06ectives of a 0usiness. and ,hich is the ost i"ortant@
0; >o, an! ste"s are there in the decision a+ing "rocess and ,hat are the!@
?&#
a; Bhat CS3 issues e5ist for NC<s@
0; Bhat easures of "erforance are t!"icall! used 0! these organi=ation@
?-#
a; >o, glo0ali=ation effect CS3@
0; Is glo0ali=ation threat for CS3@
?%#
a; Bh! is the easureent of "erforance i"ortant@
0; Bhat is ISO'&/// and ,hat factors does it cover@
?D#
a; Bhat are the res"onsi0ilities of 0usiness in their cor"orate decision@
0; Bhat is the relationshi" 0et,een CS3 and cor"orate 0ehavior@
?(#
a; Bhat are the & factors of sustaina0ilit!@
0; Bhat are the factors of distri0uta0le sustaina0ilit!@
?4#
a; Bhat 6ustification does sta+eholder Theor! use for considering sta+eholder@
Subject: Business Ethics Marks: 100
0; Bhat are the ste" involved in the incor"oration of environental accounting into the ris+
evaluation s!ste of an organi=ation@