Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
An ethical transgression is
AFollowing ethical principles
BDefying ethical principles ✓ Correct
CDefining ethics
DStudying ethics
Correct answer: (B) Defying ethical principles — An ethical transgression is defying ethical principles, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★An ethical transgression is defying ethical principles, so that is the answer.
★To transgress means to break or violate a rule or principle.
★So an ethical transgression is the defying, or breaking, of ethical principles.
★Following ethical principles is the opposite of a transgression.
★Defining ethics is describing what ethics is, not breaking it.
★Studying ethics is learning about it, so an ethical transgression is defying ethical principles.
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