2026 · Q31
Consider the following statements about the Zawar mines :
- 1Zinc was present, mixed with ores of copper, lead and silver.
- 2By the 14th century, zinc began to be isolated by the distillation method.
- 3Abul Fazl described zinc as a newly discovered metal unknown to the ancients.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- A1, 2 and 3
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1 and 2 only
Explanation
At Zawar (Rajasthan), zinc occurred mixed with ores of copper, lead and silver — statement 1 is correct. By the 14th century, Indians at Zawar were isolating zinc by the distillation process, centuries before Europe — statement 2 is correct. Abul Fazl in the Ain-i-Akbari described zinc (jast) as a newly discovered metal unknown to the ancients — statement 3 is correct. Hence statements 1, 2 and 3 are all correct.