Chemistry General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements ( Not In Syllabus ) JEE Main 2022 Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

Given below are two statements.

Statement I : Pig iron is obtained by heating cast iron with scrap iron.

Statement II: Pig iron has a relatively lower carbon content than that of cast iron. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct.
C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
D
Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct.

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The correct answer is:
B

Statement -I is incorrect because cast iron is obtained by heating pig iron with scrap iron Statement-II is also incorrect because pig iron has more carbon content (~4%) than cast iron (~3%)

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