Given below are two statements: Statement I: The ethics committee does not ask…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The ethics committee does not ask the researchers to indicate whether their research entails certain procedures or activities which are often derived from professional guidelines.
Statement II: Ethical issues can not and do not arise at all stages of a research process.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: B. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect — ConceptResearch ethics provides principles for protecting participants, preserving integrity, and making risks accountable. An ethics committee reviews a…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept
Research ethics provides principles for protecting participants, preserving integrity, and making risks accountable. An ethics committee reviews a proposed protocol, so researchers must disclose procedures and activities that may affect ethical approval. Ethical responsibility is continuous: it can arise while framing the question, recruiting participants, obtaining consent, collecting and storing data, analysing results, and reporting findings.
Application
Statement I uses the absolute claim that the ethics committee does not ask researchers to indicate relevant procedures or activities. Protocol review depends on precisely such disclosure so that risks, consent, privacy, and compliance can be assessed. Therefore, Statement I is incorrect.
Statement II says that ethical issues cannot and do not arise at any stage of research. Ethical questions may arise throughout the research lifecycle, from design and participant selection to data handling, analysis, authorship, and publication. Therefore, Statement II is incorrect.
Contrast
Both statements correct: conflicts with protocol-disclosure review and with lifecycle-wide ethical responsibility.
Both statements incorrect: aligns with procedural disclosure in ethics review and with ethical issues arising across research stages.
Statement I correct, Statement II incorrect: overlooks the committee requirement to examine disclosed procedures.
Statement I incorrect, Statement II correct: overlooks ethical responsibilities that continue across the research process.
Hence, both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.