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The questions for NPPE were last updated at Apr 22,2025.
- Exam Code: NPPE
- Exam Name: National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) Exam
- Certification Provider: APEGS
- Latest update: Apr 22,2025
Ethical theories such as Mill’s Utilitarianism, Kant’s Duty-Based Ethics, Locke’s Rights-Based Ethics, and Aristotle’s virtue-Based Ethics are useful for solving ethical questions and directing professionals in resolving dilemmas, because when properly applied, they
- A . always recommend the same answer to any ethical problem
- B . offer, for consideration, different perspectives for all ethical problems
- C . never recommend the same answer to any ethical problem, so they present a range of possible solutions
- D . are each used for specific types of problems, but when all considered together, they cover the entire range of possible ethical problems
Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada are the national umorella organizations of the provincial and territorial associations that regulate professional practice in their respective Jurisdictions.
One of the many duties of Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada is to
- A . settle disputes and grievances within the provincial and territorial regulatory bodies
- B . implement national regulations to ensure uniform licensing procedures across Canada
- C . promote national consistency in licensing and regulating of their respective professions
- D . ensure that each regulator meets their mandated professional and ethical responsibilities
According to most professional associations’ codes of ethics. licensed professionals are required to take all of the following actions except
- A . keeping themselves informed in order to maintain their competence
- B . striving to advance the body of knowledge within which they practice
- C . providing opportunities for the professional development of their subordinates
- D . keeping a Journal and record of what they have learned for reporting personal development
One licensee professional should Inform another licensed professional when the first is engaged to review work initially performed by the second
- A . in the interest of public safety
- B . to uphold a duty to the employer and the public
- C . as a professional courtesy or when it is mandated
- D . to maintain professional confidentiality or when directed by management
The provincial and territorial governments regulate engineering and geoscience through legislation that establish the legal Oasis for the professions. This legislation has all of the following purposes except to
- A . define the Association as legal entity
- B . set member fees to fund the Association
- C . define the extent of the Association’s powers
- D . set standards for admission, practice, and discipline of professionals
Issues that allow an employer to terminate an employee without notice or severance pay include all of the following except
- A . serious misconduct
- B . temporary disability
- C . habitual neglect of duty
- D . theft, fraud, or dishonesty
Kate Is a professional member consulting in a developing nation. Kate notices that the company has used practices in this country that will likely cause a huge Industrial waste leak into the local water supply.
Which of the following statements explains Kate’s duty to the local people in this situation and what action she should take?
- A . Kate has a duty to the local people and to the environment; she should have discussions with her manager about her concerns.
- B . Kate has a duty to the local people and to the environment; she should inform the local government authorities of the problem.
- C . Kate may or may not have a duty to the local people, but this type of problem is not within her authority, so to relieve herself of this stress, Kate should ask to be reassigned to a different project.
- D . Kate does not have a duty to the local people because her company Is registered as a Canadian association and therefore only needs to follow Its laws and ethics when performing work in Canada; she should not take any action.
Professional members working in what province need to be aware that contract law in that province Is Cased on legislated statutes that date Pack hundreds of years?
- A . Ontario
- B . Quebec
- C . Newfoundland
- D . New Brunswick
Which of the following roles or responsibilities do regulators of professions play in society?
- A . Render services based on advanced knowledge, skill, and Judgement, which the public take on trust.
- B . Accept the authority to discipline members who fail to comply with proper standards of practice and conduct.
- C . Provide technological advancements, the development of expertise, and the formulation of codes and standards.
- D . Manage career advancement of licensed professionals in line with their level of experience, knowledge, and responsibility.
Alex, a professional member, is a manager at a construction firm. His boss asks him to fill two student job positions (a student engineering position and a student geoscience position) for the summer. After creating a Job posting and advertising the positions for one month, Alex receives 40 applications. During the review process, he discovers that the daughter of his old friend from university is one of the student job applicants. Alex is concerned that proceeding with the review of the applications will create a conflict of interest for him.
What actions can Alex take to remove any possible conflict of Interest in this situation?
- A . Remove the daughter’s Job application and proceed with the review of all others.
- B . Assume a professional attitude and consider the daughter’s application the same as ell others.
- C . TeII his boss that he has known the applicant’s father since university and ask the boss to decide if he can proceed.
- D . Review the daughter’s application with the others to see If It Is good enough to go on to the next step before telling his boss.
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