Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Ethical violations occur when researchers engage in plagiarism or falsifying data.
Statement II:A researcher cannot mention a well-known and established fact without providing a citation, otherwise it will be termed unethical.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Explanation
Plagiarism and data falsification are ethical violations, so Statement 1 is true, while a well-known established fact needs no citation, so Statement 2 is false.
Fabricating, falsifying or stealing others' work breaches research integrity.
Common knowledge and settled facts are exempt from the citation requirement.
Statement 2 wrongly makes citing even universal facts compulsory.
Citation is required for others' specific ideas, data and phrasing.
Proper attribution both credits sources and lets readers verify claims.
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