Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Statement A- The Chinese Buddhist monk Xuan Zang wrote that “untouchables” had to sound a clapper in the streets so that people could avoid seeing them.

Statement B- Fa Xian observed that executioners and scavengers were forced to live outside the city.

Both statements are incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 3 - Both statements are incorrect.

Incorrect statements with correction:

Statement A-  Chinese Buddhist monk FA XIAN, not Xuan Zang wrote that “untouchables” had to sound a clapper in the streets so that people could avoid seeing them.

Statement B- XUAN ZANG, not Fa Xian observed that executioners and scavengers were forced to live outside the city.

The Manusmriti laid down the “duties” of the chandalas. They had to live outside the village, use discarded utensils, and wear clothes of the dead and ornaments of iron. They could not walk about in villages and cities at night. They had to dispose of the bodies of those who had no relatives and serve as executioners. Much later, the Chinese Buddhist monk Fa Xian (c. fifth century CE) wrote that “untouchables” had to sound a clapper in the streets so that people could avoid seeing them. Another Chinese pilgrim, Xuan Zang (c. seventh century), observed that executioners and scavengers were forced to live outside the city.