As a Junior Research Fellow (JRF), you plagiarized someone's work and you are caught, what is the likely consequence ?

1.You will be rewarded for that over time.

2.The research article is retracted with public documentation explaining the reason.

3.The institute funding your research takes disciplinary action.

4.Your academic standing and reputation come into question.

A3 & 4 only

B2 & 4 only

C2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct

D1, 2 & 3 only

Correct answer: (C) 2, 3 & 4 only

Explanation

A caught plagiarist faces retraction of the article with public notice, institutional disciplinary action, and damage to academic standing.

Being rewarded over time is the opposite of what happens, so statement one is false.

Any option including the reward statement, such as the one and two combination, must fail.

The pairing that omits either the retraction or the disciplinary action understates the true consequences.

All three genuine penalties operate together against proven plagiarism.

A retraction notice remains permanently attached to the paper's record in databases.

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