State whether true or false:
Endosulfan was used to kill tea mosquito bug in Kerala.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Around the year 1975, the Plantation Corporation of Kerala started cashew plantations in Kasargod district. To prevent the tea mosquito bug from infecting the plantation, they used endosulfan as the prime pesticide.

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