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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Education for Sustainable Development
January 2025- 10 Assignment
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 10
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QUESTION 1:
Which of the following is false about sustainable leaders?
A. they take care of how their role in their organization plays in a larger context
B. they are key in shaping the future
C. they set strategies for the triple bottom line
D. they look at immediate gains
Ans. D = they look at immediate gains
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.2) for better
understanding
QUESTION 2:
Organizations are now expected to take responsibility for the ways in which their
activities impact ___.
A. their customers and workers
B. the society
C. the environment
D. all of the above
Ans. D = all of the above
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.4) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 3:
All leaders, no matter what sphere they are operating in, must attend to sustainability
challenges.
A. False
B. True
Ans. B = True
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.6) for better
understanding
QUESTION 4:
The sustainability mindset involves the following except ___.
A. enlightened self-interest
B. presencing
C. open-mindedness
D. short term orientation
Ans. D = short term orientation
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.10) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 5:
___ thinking is often highlighted by the ability to zoom in and zoom out.
A. Interactive
B. Collaborative
C. Systems
D. Structural
Ans. C = Systems
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.11) for better
understanding
QUESTION 6:
Which of the following is not one of the sustainable leadership practices?
A. avoiding ambiguity and conflict management
B. making sustainability relevant to others
C. thinking holistically
D. building authentic relationships
Ans. A = avoiding ambiguity and conflict management
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.15-16) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 7:
___ is an example of a sustainability framework for integrated analysis and action.
A. Five domains of sustainable communities
B. Natural step system conditions
C. Natural capitalism
D. All of the above
Ans. D = All of the above
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.20) for better
understanding
QUESTION 8:
Which of the following is false about sustainable leadership?
A. addresses issues of social justice
B. sustains leadership of oneself only
C. develops rather than depletes resources
D. secures success over time
Ans. B = sustains leadership of oneself only
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.24) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 9:
The practice of inclusive leadership involves the following except ___.
A. dialogue and consensus
B. coercion
C. democratic approaches
D. coaching
Ans. B = coercion
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.30) for better
understanding
QUESTION 10:
The ability to detect the path as a leader and change the course of action if necessary is
known as ___.
A. rationalize
B. incentivize
C. pilot
D. pivot
Ans. D = pivot
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -10 (Slide No.37) for better
understanding
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