Given below are two statements:
Statement I: All research being original and uninspired, it is rare for a researcher to begin a project by deriving ideas from predecessors.
Statement II: Studying and documenting past work on a research topic stifles the continual expansion of human knowledge.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
3
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
4
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.