UGC NET Higher-Ed Q24

Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): According to UGC regulations 2018 on Prevention of Plagiarism, a student is required to give an undertaking while submitting a thesis, stating that the document is his/her original work which is free from any plagiarism.
Statement (II): According to UGC Regulations 2018 on Prevention of Plagiarism, the research supervisor is not required to certify that the work done by the researcher under him/her is plagiarism free.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct