WorksheetsSocial Responsibilities of Business towards Community
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is one of the major areas where business can contribute towards community welfare as a part of its social responsibility?
Building exclusive clubs for the elite
Introducing self-help and earn-while-you-learn programmes in rural areas
Providing entertainment services
Investing in luxury goods production
What role can a large business house play in agricultural development as a social responsibility?
Promoting deforestation
Conducting surveys on climate and soil conditions
Providing full-time employment to urban labor force
Supporting industrial growth in urban areas
What is a social responsibility of business in the sphere of housing facilities?
Providing financial aid and material support for home building practices
Investing in luxury apartments for the wealthy
Building exclusive gated communities
Developing high-end shopping malls
How can business and other agencies help the government in the field of transportation?
Increasing toll charges for public transport
Developing cheap public transport and enhancing road capacity
Promoting private vehicle ownership
Reducing road capacity to ease traffic congestion
What responsibilities do business organizations have towards improving the quality of the community?
Distributing free luxury items to the community
Promoting pollution and waste generation
Improving drainage system and providing clean drinking water facilities
Encouraging unhealthy living habits
What is a part of the modern social responsibility of business towards education in urban areas?
Providing financial aid only to elite educational institutions
Discouraging students from pursuing higher education
Supporting educational programs, especially technical education
Promoting illiteracy and lack of education
What is the purpose of a social audit in assessing the social performance of a business?
To hide the social impact of business activities
To avoid any accountability towards society
To evaluate the financial performance of the business
To show how the company discharges its responsibilities to various stakeholders
What should be the first step in a social audit process according to the text?
Explain the circumstances leading to actions
Conduct an evaluation of the performance
Itemize all activities with potential social impact
Examine the relationship between goals of the firm and society
What should business accept as a trustee for the goods and services it produces?
Responsibility only towards shareholders
Responsibility towards shareholders and government only
No responsibility towards anyone
Responsibility towards shareholders, customers, employees, community, and government
What should business endeavor to do in relation to civil affairs and the community?
Promote wasteful expenditure and ostentatious display
Ignore the needs of the community
Avoid any involvement in civil affairs
Create better living conditions and promote amenities
What is one way business can help in making people law-abiding according to the text?
Ignoring legal frameworks
Improving legislation and administration in municipal and industrial affairs
Encouraging corruption in society
Promoting illegal activities
What is the purpose of setting up socially desirable standards of living according to the text?
To promote ostentatious and wasteful expenditure
To discourage any improvement in living standards
To encourage unhealthy living habits
To create better living conditions and avoid wasteful expenditure
What is the role of business in promoting health and education in the community?
Distributing unhealthy food and promoting diseases
Improving sanitation, providing clean drinking water, and distributing medicines
Encouraging unclean habits of living
Avoiding any involvement in health and education sectors
What is one of the responsibilities of business towards the rural population according to the text?
Promoting diseases and unclean living conditions
Providing financial aid and material support for home building practices
Offering unhealthy food to children and sick people
Improving drainage system and sanitation facilities
What is the significance of business experts surveying areas that need improvement according to the text?
To discourage employment opportunities in rural areas
To promote luxury goods production
To avoid any involvement in community welfare
To identify skill requirements and provide financial assistance
