Question

The process where a person informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrong doing ________.

• A. endeavour
• B. whistle blowing
• C. dilemmas
• D. veteran

Answer 1

The correct option is B whistle blowing

The term “whistle-blowing” originates from the practice of British policemen who blew their whistles whenever they observed commission of a crime. The term ‘whistle-blowing’ is a relatively recent entry into the vocabulary of public and corporate affairs although the phenomenon itself is not new.

Whistle blowers are individuals who expose corruption and fraud in organizations by filing a law suit or a complaint with Government authorities that prompts a criminal investigation in to the organizations alleged behavior.

Whistle blowing means calling the attention of the top management to some wrongdoing occurring within an organization. A whistle-blower may be an employee, former employee or member of an organisation, a government agency, who have willingness to take corrective action on the misconduct.