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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.

1. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
2. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are not correct.
3. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct
4. Statement-I is not correct but Statement-II is correct

Correct answer: Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct

Solution

Statement-I is accurate because pig iron is produced by smelting iron ore, and it can be refined from cast iron using scrap iron; however, Statement-II is incorrect as pig iron actually has a higher carbon content than cast iron.

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