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Fertilizers and Pesticides

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Choose the correct alternative from the choices given below for the following statements :

(b) Which one of the following is a pesticide?

A

Gun powder

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Sugar

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C

Benzoic acid

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D

Aldrin

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Solution

The correct option is D Aldrin
Correct option is (b)
Aldrin is a pesticide that is used to kill termites, maize rootworms, wireworms, rice water weevils, and grasshoppers in the soil.

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