According to the UGC Regulations 2018 on plagiarism, a similarity of 14% would correspond to which of the following levels of plagiarism?
A0
B1 ✓ Correct
C2
D3
Correct answer: (B) 1
Explanation
A similarity of 14% lies above 10 and up to 40 percent, marking Level 1 plagiarism.
Level 0 covers matches only up to 10 percent.
Level 2 begins above 40 percent and runs to 60 percent.
Level 3 applies only beyond 60 percent similarity.
A 14 percent match rests within the Level 1 band.
These graded levels are drawn from the UGC 2018 rules.
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