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:

JEE MAIN 2021, Medium
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Second pendulum has a time period of $2\, sec$ so statement $1$ is false but from one extreme to other it takes only half the time period so statement $2$ is true.
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