Question

25. State whether the following statement is true or false.
“Gunpowder is an insecticide”.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

• Pesticides are chemicals that are used to kill pests. Gunpowder is not known as a pesticide.
• Gunpowder is a black powder and is full of chemicals.
• It is an explosive powder made up of sulphur and charcoal and is used in explosives such as grenades.
• Hence, the given statement is false.