Concept:The UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism) Regulations, 2018 impose responsibilities on both the student and the supervisor regarding originality of academic work.
Explanation:Statement I: According to regulation 7.2, the student must submit an undertaking declaring that the thesis is original and free from plagiarism. This statement is correct.
Statement II: Regulation 7.1 requires the research supervisor to certify that the work done under their guidance is free from plagiarism. Therefore, statement II is false because supervisors are indeed required to give such certification.
Answer:Statement I is true, statement II is false. Thus, the most appropriate answer is option C: Statement I is true, but statement II is false.