Consider the following statements regarding pavements:1. Rigid pavements are more suitable than flexible pavements for stage construction.2. Rigid pavements are more affected by temperature variations than flexible pavements.3. In a flexible pavement, any deformation in the top layers is transferred to under- laid layers; but, in rigid pavements, there is slab or beam action due to which any deformation is only in the top layer of the concrete slab.Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3