Q.1: According to the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2018:
i) Each supervisor shall submit a certificate indicating that the work done by the researcher under him / her is plagiarism free.
ii) Higher Educational Institute shall submit to INFLIBNET soft copies of all Masters, Research program’s dissertations and thesis within a month after the award of degrees for hosting in the digital repository under the Shodh Ganga e-repository.
a) Both (i) and (ii) are true b) Both (i) and (ii) are false
c) (i) is false and (ii) is true d) (i) is true and (ii) is false
Ans: a) Both (i) and (ii) are true
Q.2: As per UGC Regulations 2018 what is excluded from similarity check for plagiarism?
a) All quoted work reproduced with all necessary permission and/or attribution.
b) All references, bibliography, table of content, preface and acknowledgements.
c) All generic terms, laws, standard symbols and standards equations.
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
Q.3: In HEIs a Departmental Academic Integrity Panel (DAIP) should be constituted to investigate the cases of plagiarism. What should be it’s composition as per the UGC Regulations 2018?
a) Chairman – Head of the Department
b) Member – Senior academician from outside the department, to be nominated by the head of HEI.
c) Member – A person well versed with anti plagiarism tools, to be nominated by the Head of the Department.
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
Q.4: What should be the composition of Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) in a Higher Educational Institution (HEI) as the UGC Regulations 2018?
i) Chairman – Pro-VC/Dean/Senior Academician of the HEI.
ii) Member – Senior Academician other than Chairman, to be nominated by the Head of HEI.
iii) Member – One member nominated by the Head of HEI from outside the HEI
iv) Member – A person well versed with anti-plagiarism tools, to be nominated by the Head of the HEI.
a) Only i) and ii) b) i) and iv) c) ii) and iii) d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
Q.5: In how many days a DAIP has to submit its investigation report and it’s findings to IAIP as per the UGC Regulation 2018.
a) 15 days b) 30 days c) 45 days d) 60 days
Ans: c) 45 days
Q.6: IAIP has to submit the report of DAIP to the head of the higher educational institutions (HEI) within how many days ?
a) 45 days b) 55 days c) 65 days d) 75 days
Ans: a) 45 days
Q.7: What are the penalties in case of plagiarism in submission of thesis and dissertations by a student?
i. Level 0: Similarities upto 10% – Minor Similarities, no penalty.
ii. Level 1: Similarities above 10% to 40% – Such student shall be asked to submit a revised script within a stipulated time period not exceeding 6 months.
iii. Level 2: Similarities above 40% to 60% – Such student shall be debarred from submitting a revised script for a period of one year.
iv. Level 3: Similarities above 60% -Such student registration for that programme shall be cancelled.
a) Only i) is true b) Only i) and ii) are true
c) Only i), ii) and iii) are false d) All are true
Ans: d) All are true
Q.9: What are the penalties in case of plagiarism of Level ‘0’ (Similarities up to 10%) for an academician/faculty member?
a) No penalties
b) Submit a revised script
c) Debarred submitting of script for one year
d) No annual increment
Ans: a) No penalties
Q. 10: What are the penalties in case of plagiarism of Level ‘1’ (Similarities above 10% to 40%) in academic research and publication?
a) No Penalties
b) Shall be asked to withdraw manuscript
c) Shall be denied a right to one annual increment
d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: b) Shall be asked to withdraw manuscript
Q.11: What are the penalties in case of plagiarism in academic and research publications in Level ‘2’ (Similarities above 40% to 60%)?
i) Shall be asked to withdraw manuscript.
ii) Shall be denied a right to one annual increment.
iii) Shall not be allowed to be a supervisor to any new Master’s, M.Phil., Ph.D. of two years.
iv) Suspension from services
a) Only i) is true b) Only (i) and (ii) are false
c) Only (iii) and (iv) are true d) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are true
Ans: d) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are true
Q.12: What are the penalties in case of plagiarism in academic and research publications in Level ‘3’ (Similarities above 60%)
i) Shall be asked to withdraw manuscript.
ii) Shall be denied a right to two successive annual increments.
iii) Shall not be allowed to be a supervisor to any new Master’s, M.Phil., Ph.D. of three years.
iv) Suspension from services and jail for one year.
a) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are true b) Only (i) and (ii) are false
c) Only (iii) and (iv) are true d) Only i) is true
Ans: a) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are true
