The first pesticide to be used commercially was

DDT

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Solution

The correct option is B DDT
The first important synthetic organic pesticide to be used commercially was DDT. It was discovered in 1939 by a Swiss chemist Paul Muller.
So, the correct option is 'DDT'

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