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Question

Iron from its ore is converted to pig iron in a ________.

This question was previously asked in
RRB ALP/Technician 2018 CBT 2 Electronics Mechanic Question Paper (23-Jan-2019) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Blast furnace

Iron ore is reduced with coke and limestone in a tall shaft furnace into which hot air is blown.

The molten metal collected at the bottom is called pig iron and the unwanted earthy matter floats as slag.

Open hearth and electric furnaces refine steel, and a cupola re-melts pig iron to make castings, so only the first is for ore.

Hence, Blast furnace.

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