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Important Questions For Universal Human Values : 
*Unit-01     *Unit-02    
*Unit-03    *Unit-04 
*Unit-05    *Short-Q/Ans
*Question-Paper with solution 21-22 

Unit – 1 (Introduction) | Human Values Short Questions

Q1. What do you mean by values or human values?

Ans. Values are the primary guiding principles in a person’s life. Whatever becomes a way of reaching happiness has value in our eyes. All of our ideas, behavior, and actions are founded on the values that we hold. Ans. Values are the primary guiding principles in a person’s life. Whatever becomes a way of reaching happiness has value in our eyes. All of our ideas, behavior, and actions are founded on the values that we hold.

Q2. What is Natural Acceptance? / What do you mean by your natural acceptance and experiential validation?

Ans. Natural Acceptance: Natural Acceptance is something that all of us have. It’s something we can’t find somewhere else. Whatever appears naturally acceptable to us is correct, and whatever causes us difficulty or struggle is incorrect.

Experiential Validation: Experiential validation is a procedure that includes direct experience of the learning environment and material.

Q3. What is the fundamental value of life? Elucidate.

Ans. Human values are the good, important attributes of character that all people share, such as honesty, integrity, tolerance, responsibility, sympathy, justice, and respect. Human values are important to human life and cross all cultures, nations, and economic classes. Human values develop as a result of the following factors:

1. From society
2. Due to one’s own awareness, choice &judgment, etc.

Q4. What are the five core human values?

Ans. Five core human values are as follows :

• 1. Love
• 2. Truth
• 3. Peace
• 4. Right understanding
• 5. Non-violence

Q5. Describe the basic nature of man. How is it helpful in obtaining Natural acceptance?

Ans. Human nature’s requirements can be described as drives for self-preservation, community maintenance, and the development of the material conditions required to meet these demands. Natural acceptance is something we all have. Whatever feels natural to us is correct, and whatever causes us difficulty is incorrect. Basic nature helps us in understanding what is good and bad.

Q6. What is the difference between prosperity and wealth? / Discuss prosperity?. / Define wealth.?

Ans. Prosperity: Prosperity is the feeling of having or providing more than necessary physical resources. Two factors are required for prosperity:

• Correct evaluation of physical facility requirements.
• The ability to provide more than the minimum physical resources.

Wealth: Wealth is a physical object. It means having a large amount of cash or a great of facilities, or both.

Q7. Define SVDD & SSDD?

Ans. SVDD: SVDD stand for ‘Sadhan ViheenDukhiDaridra’. He/She does not possess material facilities and happiness and feels materially deficient, unhappy and deprived.

SSDD: SSDD stand for ‘SadhanSampannDukhiDaridra’. He/She does possess material possessions but is still unhappy and feels deprived.

Q8. What do you understand by LOVE ?

Ans. Love:

1. Love is the feeling of being connected to everything (or prema).

2. The emotion of love leads to an Undivided Society, which begins with a family and gradually spreads to include the entire planet. In the form of love, every human being has a natural acceptance for relatedness up to the world family.
3. We begin with trust, which provides the basis for being attached to one (Affection), and progress to being related to everyone (Love).

Q9. What is the method to fulfill basic aspiration of human-being? Is it same for everyone.

Ans. The following are the fundamental requirements for fulfilling human aspirations:

1. Correct Understanding: Correct understanding enables us to select how we will work for physical facilities while maintaining sentiments of various relationships with others.
2. Relationship: In order to build peace, there is a basic need in nature for emotional relationships with other people.
3. Physical Resources: All humans require physical facilities such as food, clothing, shelter, and protection.

Q10. What is Sukh and Daridrata?

Ans. Sukh: Sukh is the result of a variety of feelings that are simple and natural to us. Trust, honesty, respect, confidence, and other positive emotions are always welcomed. They guide us to a condition of harmony within myself and with others.

Daridrata: Daridrata is essentially lacking of physical capabilities for satisfying the self and body. Daridrata makes people unhappy. Human being is the coexistence of the ego and the body. Materials or physical facilities can meet the demands of the body. Daridrata results from a lack of essential supplies and physical facilities.

Q11. Which will be a true testimony of ethical human conduct for an individual ?

• i. Person holding certificate of value education.
• ii. Person believes in value education.
• iii. Person reflecting his or her behaviour accordingly.

Ans. Person reflecting his or her behaviour accordingly.

Q12. Verify the proposal, ”Value education augment to utilize your professional competence”.

1. Professional ethics refers to the development of professional competence via ethical human behavior.
2. Value education encourages the growth of ethical competence.
3. Individual ethical competence is the only effective means to ensure professional ethics. As a result, value education enhances your professional skills.

Q13. What is the need for value education in technical and other professional Institutions?

Ans. Value education is the topic that teaches us ‘what is important’ for human happiness. The current educational system is heavily skill-based. The focus is mostly on science and technology. Science and technology, on the other hand, can only contribute to offer the tools to attain what is deemed valuable. It is not within the realm of science and technology to give the ability to determine what is truly valuable.

Q14. What are the two basic aspirations of any human being?

Ans. Basic Aspirations: Following are the basic aspirations of a human being:

1. Every human being desires happiness. All of his efforts are directed toward this goal. The outcome of his efforts is determined by the focus of his efforts, especially his ideas about happiness.
2. When these expectations is correct, the result is mutual happiness. When the expectations are incorrect, the result is unhappiness.

Q15. What are the abbreviations given as SVDD, SSDD AND SSSS signify?

1. Those who lack physical resources/wealth and are unhappy and deprived. SVDD stands for Sadhan Viheen Dukhi Daridra, which means Materially Unfit, Unhappy, and Deprived.
2. Those who have physical resources/wealth yet are unhappy and deprived. SSDD stands for Sadhan Sampann Dukhi Daridra, which means Materially Wealthy, Unhappy, and Deprived.
3. Those who have physical resources and are happy and prosperous, i.e., SSSS: Sadhan Sampann Sukhi Samriddha – Materially Affluent, Happy, and Successful.

Q16. What is meant by continuity of happiness?

Ans. Continuity of happiness suggests that humans do not desire enjoyment in spurts or intervals, but rather continually.

Q17. Give the importance of value education.

Ans. The importance of value education are :

• 1. It helps us to explore our inner happiness.
• 2. It helps us to visualize our goals clearly.
• 3. It widens our perception towards analyzing things.
• 4. It helps us to build up strong relation.

Q18. Briefly explain happiness.

Ans. Happiness is the outcome of a range of feelings that are simple and natural to us. Trust, honesty, respect, confidence, and so on are all emotions that we appreciate at all times. They guide us to a condition of harmony within myself and with others.

Q19. What is self-exploration?

Ans. It is the practice of noticing what is within us and focusing on ourselves, our current beliefs and our objectives. It is a process of a dialogue between ‘what we are’ and ‘what we really want to be’.

Q20. What is unhappiness?

Ans. Unhappiness is caused by any form of disagreement, struggle, or conflict inside ourselves or with others. Unhappiness can be caused by sentiments such as mistrust, dishonesty, a lack of respect, and a lack of confidence.

Q21. Discuss briefly mutual fulfillment and mental prosperity.

Ans. Mutual fulfillment = Right understanding+ Relationship

Mutual prosperity= Right understanding+ Physical facilities.

Q22. Write the need for Value Education.

Ans. The need for Value Education is :

• 1. Correct identification of our aspirations.
• 2. Understanding universal human values to fulfill our aspirations in continuity.
• 3. Complementarily of values and skills.
• 4. Evaluation of our beliefs.
• 5. Technology and human values.

Q23. Explain the difference between animal consciousness and human consciousness.

1. Giving all priorities to physical facilities exclusively, or living purely on the basis of physical facilities, which may be referred to as ‘Animal Consciousness’.
2. ‘Human awareness’ refers to living with all three: correct knowledge, relationships, and physical facilities.

Q24. What is the difference between belief and understanding?

Ans. The distinction between beliefs and understanding can be underpinned by evaluating the following points:

Unit – 2 (Understanding Harmony in the Human Being) | Important Questions

Q1. Define Materialism.

Ans. A Material Entity is an entity that does not have the activities of knowing, assuming, recognizing, and fulfilling. Because the Body can only identify and fulfill, we can conclude that it is a Material Entity.

Q2. How can self control ensure healthy life?

Ans. Sanyama, also known as self-control or self-regulation, describes a sense of responsibility for caring for, protecting, and properly using the body. Health, or Svasthya, is the state of the body when it is capable of responding to the requirements of the Self (the “I”) and when there is harmony between the body’s components. Svasthya’s foundation is sanyarna, or self-control.

Q3. What is Sanyam?

Ans. Sanyama, also known as self-regulation, is essentially the Self’s emotional reaction to properly care for, protect, and utilise the body. Since the Body serves as the Self’s instrument, it must be taken care of in order for it to be able to carry out the Self’s commands.

Q4. What do you mean by Sukh and Suvidha?

Ans. Sukh and Suvidha:

• 1. Sukh is a complete and all surrounding state of the mind that creates inner harmony. Sukh is also called as happiness.
• 2. Suvidha implies that it is looking for physical comforts and all the sources of attaining such comforts.
• 3. When our body gets used to a certain level of comfort then we will only feel comfortable at that level e.g . comfort in cooler or air conditioner.

Q5. ‘I’ is a conscious UNIT while the Body is a material UNIT. Examine this statement. OR
Explain briefly how Self is Conscious Entity. OR
Explain how the Body is the Material Entity.

1. The Self, or I, is the jeevan because it has the capacity to think, imagine, speak, walk, work, etc. It has the quality of awareness or awareness. I am a conscious unit, then.
2. A material entity is an entity that lacks the ability to know, assume, recognise, or fulfil. We can assume that the Body is a Material unit because it can only identify and fulfil.

Q6. Define Sanyam and Svasthya. How are the two related?

Ans. 1. Sanyama or self-regulation is basically the feeling of responsibility in the Self to nurture, protect and rightly utilize the Body.

2. Svasthya can be explained as having two elements : when the Body acts according to the needs of the I and when there is harmony among all the parts of the Body.

3. When the Body is in harmony with the Self, the state of svasthya occurs, malting the Body fit for use by the Self. Svasthya also means being anchored to the Self and being in close harmony with the Self.

Q7. Can Σ D, T, E, activities of self be definite? Give name to both definite, indefinite state of activities in self.

Ans. Yes Σ D, T , E, activities of self is definite .

Definite state of activity= Swatantrata.

Indefinite state of activity= Partantrata.

Q8. Differentiate between the activities of the Self and the Body on any two grounds.

Ans. Difference between Activities of the Self and the Body :

Q9. What is preconditioning? What is their source?

Ans. Preconditioning: Preconditioning means w e have assumed something about our desires on the basis of prevailing notion about it. 

Sources: They comes from what we read, see, hear, what our parents tell us, our friends talk about what the social media talk of, what we see on the TV etc.

Q10. What are the four levels of living?

Ans. The four levels of our living are :

• 1. Living in myself.
• 2 . Living in family.
• 3 . Living in society.
• 4. Living in nature/existence.

Q11. How is our body a self-organized unit?

Ans. The fact that a body performs so many different tasks throughout the day and night, including while we sleep, makes it a self-organized system. The human body is a very complex machine made up of many different organs and glands, all of which have continuing functions. Each individual in the body is therefore self-organized and contributes to the overall self-organization of the body.

Q12. What are the various problems faced by us due to preconditioning?

Ans. It includes:

• 1. Wavering aspirations.
• 2. State of resignation.
• 3. Lack of confidence. 
• 4. Lack of qualitative improvement.

Q13. What happens when our desires are being set by outside?

Ans. There is a possibility that we can be at odds when our goals are being dictated from without. Manyata refers to the preconditioning that sets our wants, while partantra refers to the enslavement that results from a bodily sense.

Q14. What are the three requirements related to the Body?

Ans. The three requirements of the Body are :

• 1. Nutrition
• 2. Protection
• 3 . Right utilization

Q15. Why Sukh and Suvidha both are important?

Ans. A happy and fulfilled human being need both Sukh and Suvidha, thus one cannot take the place of the other. For instance, if all we have is the confidence of those around us but no place to call home, we won’t be content; likewise, if we have a large home with all the comforts but no one we can love and trust, we won’t be content either. Therefore, both needs must be fully met.

Q16. Explain briefly Seer.

Ans. The Seer is the one who understands and is also known as the drasta. The Seer sees when the individual is happy or sa d, angry or upset. Sometimes the Self sees and understands through the body and sometimes without the help of the Body.

Q17. Who is Enjoyer?

Ans. The Enjoyer is the one who enjoys and is also known as the bhokta. When an action is carried out, the Self is the one who enjoys it.

Unit – 3 (Understanding Harmony in the Family & Society) | Important Question in Human values

Q1. State the comprehensive human goals in society. Comment on Profession in the light of comprehensive human goal realization.

Ans. The programs (Such as Right living, Self Regulation, Preservation, work or Storage) are needed to achieve the comprehensive human goal are right understanding among the human being and to facilitate the fulfillment of the basic aspirations of all human beings in the society.

Q2. Explain the relationship between Truth and Respect.

Ans. Respect is a mutually peaceful situation between two people. I enjoy being in situations where both parties respect one another. It makes me happy. You must be honest with both yourself and the other person if you want to keep this connection going. So, honesty and respect go hand in hand with each other.

Q3. What do you understand by trust ? OR Define trust. Illustrate the feeling of trust with one example.

Ans. The basic asset of every connection is trust or Vishwas. Trust is the ability to “be certain that each human being genuinely wants oneself and the other to be happy and prosperous.”

Q4. What is the meaning of education and sanskara? How does sanskara follow education ?

Ans. Education: Education means to understand the harmony at all the four levels viz. individual, family, society and nature.

Sanskar: Sanskar refers to live in harmony at all four levels of living.

Q5. How can we move towards the universal human order?

• Ans. 1. Living in the harmony of an individual right from the individual level to the level of the entire order or existence is known as the universal human order.
• 2. Universal human order can be achieved only by the right understanding.

Q6. How does affection lead to harmony in the family?

Ans. These are :

• 1. We must understand the relationships that exist between oneself and another self.
• 2. The self has feelings in the relationship between the two people.
• 3. These feelings in the self are definite and can be identified with definiteness.
• 4. It is by recognizing and fulfilling these feelings that happiness in a relationship can be guaranteed.

Q7. Define trust. Explain the methods of its verification in brief. What are the needs to develop trust?

Ans. To develop trust, we need to :

• 1. Be consistent in our actions.
• 2. Faith in competencies.
• 3. Do not keep secrets.
• 4. Do not pretend.

Q8. Point out as to what is invariant and universal among allhuman beings?

Ans. Whatever we study as part of our value education must be universally applicable to all people and true in all situations. Additionally, it should not limit itself to a certain sex, race, gender, or another characteristic.

Q9. Describe the correct priorities of life. Explain the role of right understanding in brief.

Ans. 1. Correct priority of life :

• i. Right understanding
• ii. Love
• iii. Truth
• iv. Peace
• v . Non-violence

In order to be prosperous and to enrich nature, we need to have ‘right understanding’. The right understanding will enable us to work out our requirements for physical facilities.

Q10. Out of intention and competence, point out the right criterion for human judgment.

Ans. 1. Intention is what we aspire to achieve, therefore, it can be defined as performing an action according to a specific purpose till the end or goal that is aimed in mind.

2. Competence is ability to perform a specific task, action or function successfully.

3. Generally we judge ourselves on the basis of our intention while others on the basis of their competence.

Q11. Define Justice in relationships.

Ans. Justice is recognizing that feelings are definite in relationships, fulfilling the relationships and the right evaluation of the fulfillment which results in mutual happiness.

Q12. Write the elements of Justice.

Ans. Justice is composed of four elements :

• 1. Recognition of values or the definite nature of feelings.
• 2. Fulfillment.
• 3. Evaluation.
• 4. Ensuring mutual happiness.

Q13. What are the problems with relationships today?

Ans. Recognizing connections nowadays based on outward appearance and the exchange of material commodities is problematic.

Q14. Define intention.

Ans. The intention is what we aspire to achieve, therefore it can be defined as performing an action according to a specific purpose, the end or goal that is aimed in mind. It is the purpose behind our actions or conduct.

Q15 What is competence?

Ans. Competence is the ability to perform a specific task, action or function successfully. The quality of being competent demands possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or ability to perform a task.

Q16. Briefly explain undivided society.

Ans. The feeling of being related to every human being in society leads to our participation in an undivided society. When we have achieved harmony at the level of individual and explored the harmony at the family level, we walk towards achieving harmony at the level of society and this gives us a feeling of world family.

Q17. You are having feeling of affection. What are two natural feeling as outcome of affection define them in brief.

Ans. The feeling of affection comes only if trust and respect are already ensured. Without trust and respect, we feel the other is trying to make us unhappy, does not wish well for us and hence we can never feel affection for him/her. We always see the other as being in opposition.

Unit – 4 (Understanding Harmony in the Nature & Existence)

Q1. Define existence.

Ans. Understanding the self is the knowledge of self or I, this is known as Jivan Gyan. Understanding the knowledge of existence is the knowledge of Astitva. The knowledge of human conduct is known as Manaviyata Purna Acharan Gyan. These three knowledge put together forms the right understanding of existence.

Q2. Elaborate on the meaning of swatwa (innateness).

Ans. Each unit in existence exhibits innateness, quality that cannot be separated from it. We refer to this principle as ‘Innateness’ also called’ Dharana ‘of that unit. This is intrinsic to the unit.

Q3. Define harmony in nature.

Ans. When all the living organisms on earth live together peacefully and overlook the mutual differences, it is called harmony.

Q4. What do you mean by co-existence?

Ans. It is a state in which two or more groups live together keeping in mind their differences. The parties involved establish a relationship where they can live non-violently.

Q5. Define the terms Gathansheel, Gathanpuran, Kriyapurnata and Acharanpurnata.

Ans. Gathansheel: The material units are transformable, and their composition keeps on changing, hence these are gathansheel.

Gathanpurna: The other category of units the sentient T, do not transform and are complete in composition, hence gathanpurna.

Kriyapurnata: Completion of right understanding in human being is called kriyapurnata.

Acharanpurnata: Ability to live with complete understanding is called acharanpurnata.

Q6. Give the four orders of nature.

Ans. These are :

• 1. Material order
• 2. Plant/Bio order
• 3. Animal order
• 4. Human order

Q7. Give brief details about space.

Ans. Space can be defined as an unlimited entity. It maintains certain regularity and obeys certain laws. It is reflecting. This means that it can be explained in terms of its relation with other object.

Q8. What is a holistic technology?

Ans. By holistic approach, we mean the processes and the technology adopted by us must be compatible with nature. A holistic model is inherently conducive to the comprehensive human goal.

Q9. Define sential material and insentient material.

Ans. Sential Material: Any material which has consciousness is called sentient material.

Example : The pranic (plant) order.

Insentient Material: Any material which does not have consciousness is called insentient material.

Example : Cosmic objects.

Q10. Give the types of co-existence.

Ans. There are two types of co-existence :

1. Active co-existence

2. Passive co-existence

Q11. What is active co-existence?

Ans. The relationship based on mutual respect for the diversity is called active co-existence. The parties in this relationship embraces each other differences, have got equal access to resources and opportunities. The environment is that of peace, social cohesion, justice and equality.

Q12. Define passive co-existence.

Ans. This is a kind of co-existence where one of the groups is less powerful than the other. In this environment, there is lack of violence but it I has an unequal relationship.

Q13. Discuss material order.

Ans. This order comprises of non-living things. Also, various forms of energies like sound, light, heat etc are also part of this order. The fundamental characteristic of this order is composition/decomposition.

Q14. Explain briefly plant/bio order.

Ans. They comprise from single cell organism like fungi, algae to water plants, herbs, shrubs and trees. They can reproduce, accept nutrition from outside, digest, assimilate and grow. They also provide nutrition to the animal and to the human order.

Q15. Define animal order.

Ans. The members of this order are living things. They share many of the features of the plant order. They have greater degree of locomotion than plants. The natural characteristic of this order is that they realize or they are aware of the fact that there exists the quality of self (I), therefore they have an intellectual faculty.

Unit – 5 (Implications of Holistic Understanding of Harmony on Professional Ethics)

Q1. What do you mean by Ethics?

Ans. Professional ethics refer to the code of conduct, moral ideals and policies any professional should follow. It is the ethical obligation that people in a profession have to follow due to their professional status.

Q2. Discuss universal human values.

Ans. These are the values which are needed to be exercised by human beings to live. They are a combination of likes, dislikes, judgments, point of views of a human being. They are manifestation truth of existence.

Q3. What do you mean by ‘profession’ ? Why is it required to acquire ethical competence in profession?

Ans. 1 . Profession is only a s ubset of the life activities.

2. The profession is not only a means of earning one’s livelihood but a means of one’ s evaluation by appropriate participation in the larger order.

3 . Developing ethical competence to the individual (profession) is the only effective way to ensure professional ethics.

Q4. Explain Intrinsic and Extrinsic values.

Ans. Intrinsic Values :

Intrinsic value is valuable in itself.

Truth, beauty and goodness are universally accepted as they intrinsic values of human life.

Extrinsic Values: Extrinsic (Relative) value means that the worth of something has for the sake of something else.

Extrinsic value is not desirable or worthy in itself.

Q5. Briefly explain utility value.

Ans. Utility value is the participation of body in ensuring the role of physical facility of nurture, protection and providing means for the body.

Q6. What is artistic value?

Ans. Artistic value is the participation of a body in ensuring the role of physical facility to help preserve its utility. Artistic value of an object arises from its utility value.

Q7. What is ethical competence?

Ans. Ethical competence or value competence is a manifestation of one’s right understanding. It is a long-term process which can be achieved through appropriate value education.

Q8. Give some features of ideal management model.

Ans. An ideal management model should have :

• 1. A whole-unit of workers working together with a feeling of brotherhood.
• 2. Regular and fair appraisal of hard work.
• 3. Continuous value addition to the working system.
• 4. Effective integration of individual competencies.

Q9. Give some criteria’s which should be a part of holistic technologies.

Ans. They are:

• 1. Aim towards catering day to day human needs.
• 2. It should be durable.
• 3. It should have a low maintenance cost.
• 4. It should not have any health hazards.

Q10. What do you understand by Svarajya?

Ans. Our surroundings include air, water, space, plants and animals. The total existence has a togetherness and co-existence. This togetherness in an organized manner where every individual serves a function and is ready to help and support others is known as Svarajya.

Q11. Explain energized and energy in equilibrium.

Ans. What we normally call or consider as energy today, is the ‘transfer of energy’. All units are energized in space. This energy is available to all units. In other words, space is equilibrium energy, all units are in space; all units are energized and active being in space.

Q12. What are the five values which help human beings to live life in harmony ?

Ans. These are :

• 1. Love
• 2. Care
• 3. Truth
• 4. Responsibility
• 5. Justice

Q13. Give some es~ential qualities desired in a good professional.

Ans. A good professional should :

1. Maintain a friendly relationship with clients, consultants, contractors and other people associated with the company.

2. Should not take bribe or off er bribe in forms of m e als, gifts or entertainments.

3. Should cautiously use the employer’s assets.

Q14. How ethical competence can be achieved?

Ans. It can be achieved through :

• 1. Competence of one’s understanding in real life.
• 2 . Competence of mutually enriching interaction with nature.
• 3. Clarity about comprehensive human goal.

Q15. List some unethical practices which are prevalent in today’s world.

Ans. These are :

• 1. Corruption.
• 2. Misappropriation of funds and tax evasion.
• 3. Hunger, poverty, illiteracy.
• 4 . Endangering health and public safety.

Unit – 5 (Implications of Holistic Understanding of Harmony on Professional Ethics)

Q1. What do you mean by Ethics?

Ans. Professional ethics refer to the code of conduct, moral ideals and policies any professional should follow. It is the ethical obligation that people in a profession have to follow due to their professional status.

Q2. Discuss universal human values.

Ans. These are the values which are needed to be exercised by human beings to live. They are a combination of likes, dislikes, judgments, point of views of a human being. They are manifestation  truth of existence.

Q3. What do you mean by ‘profession’ ? Why is it required to acquire ethical competence in profession?

Ans. 1 . Profession is only a s ubset of the life activities.

2. The profession is not only a means of earning one’s livelihood but a means of one’ s evaluation by appropriate participation in the larger order.

3 . Developing ethical competence to the individual (profession) is the only effective way to ensure professional ethics.

Q4. Explain Intrinsic and Extrinsic values.

Ans. Intrinsic Values :

Intrinsic value is valuable in itself.

Truth, beauty and goodness are universally accepted as they intrinsic values of human life.

Extrinsic Values: Extrinsic (Relative) value means that the worth of something has for the sake of something else.

Extrinsic value is not desirable or worthy in itself.

Q5. Briefly explain utility value.

Ans. Utility value is the participation of body in ensuring the role of physical facility of nurture, protection and providing means for the body.

Q6. What is artistic value?

Ans. Artistic value is the participation of a body in ensuring the role of physical facility to help preserve its utility. Artistic value of an object arises from its utility value.

Q7. What is ethical competence?

Ans. Ethical competence or value competence is a manifestation of one’s right understanding. It is a long-term process which can be achieved through appropriate value education.

Q8. Give some features of ideal management model.

Ans. An ideal management model should have :

• 1. A whole-unit of workers working together with a feeling of brotherhood.
• 2. Regular and fair appraisal of hard work.
• 3. Continuous value addition to the working system.
• 4. Effective integration of individual competencies.

Q9. Give some criteria’s which should be a part of holistic technologies.

Ans. They are:

• 1. Aim towards catering day to day human needs.
• 2. It should be durable.
• 3. It should have a low maintenance cost.
• 4. It should not have any health hazards.

Q10. What do you understand by Svarajya?

Ans. Our surroundings include air, water, space, plants and animals. The total existence has a togetherness and co-existence. This togetherness in an organized manner where every individual serves a function and is ready to help and support others is known as Svarajya.

Q11. Explain energized and energy in equilibrium.

Ans. What we normally call or consider as energy today, is the ‘transfer of energy’. All units are energized in space. This energy is available to all units. In other words, space is equilibrium energy, all units are in space; all units are energized and active being in space.

Q12. What are the five values which help human beings to live life in harmony ?

Ans. These are :

• 1. Love
• 2. Care
• 3. Truth
• 4. Responsibility
• 5. Justice

Q13. Give some es~ential qualities desired in a good professional.

Ans. A good professional should :

1. Maintain a friendly relationship with clients, consultants, contractors and other people associated with the company.

2. Should not take bribe or off er bribe in forms of m e als, gifts or entertainments.

3. Should cautiously use the employer’s assets.

Q14. How ethical competence can be achieved?

Ans. It can be achieved through :

• 1. Competence of one’s understanding in real life.
• 2 . Competence of mutually enriching interaction with nature.
• 3. Clarity about comprehensive human goal.

Q15. List some unethical practices which are prevalent in today’s world.

Ans. These are :

• 1. Corruption.
• 2. Misappropriation of funds and tax evasion.
• 3. Hunger, poverty, illiteracy.
• 4 . Endangering the health and public safety.

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