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Given below are two statements : Statement I : A second's pendulum has a time period of 1 second. Statement II : It takes precisely one second to move between the two extreme positions. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below : (1) Both Statement I and Statement II are false. (2) Statement I is false but Statement II is true. (3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false. (4) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
2. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Correct answer: Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Solution

Statement I is incorrect because a second's pendulum has a time period of 2 seconds, not 1 second. Statement II is correct as it describes the motion of the pendulum, which takes one second to swing from one extreme to the other.

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