Question

2) State whether the following is True or False.
Both law and ethics are prescribed by the
government.
a) True
b) False​

Answer 1

Answer:

Laws are prescribed by the government and ethics are based on the opinions of different people. So, the given statement is False.

Explanation:

Laws are the well-defined guidelines imposed by the government to be followed by the society. If an individual or any entity fails to follow, it is considered to be illegal and are punished or penalised.

Whereas, ethics, the moral principles are created for the betterment of the behaviour of people based on the opinions of majority of people in the community based on the right and wrong in order to maintain harmony.  

Answer 2

b) False- Both law and ethics are prescribed by the government.

Explanation:

If the statement has ‘law’ only then the statement would be true. As the law is a set of principles that are built to model as a set of standards to attain peace and order in the country, the government amends the principles of laws.

But ethics is a set of standards related to morality. Ethics can only be developed in a person but cannot be forced or prescribed by any authority or institution.