Consider the following statements:
1. Lower pairs are more resistant than the higher pairs in a plane mechanism.
2. In a 4-bar mechanism (with 4 turning pairs), when the link opposite to the shortest link is fixed, a double rocker mechanism results.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2