An organochlorine insecticide is
A. DDT/aldrin
B. Malathion
C. Tetraethyl pyrophosphate
D. Thiocarbamate
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
An organochlorine insecticide is DDT/aldrin.Organochlorine pesticides are chlorinated hydrocarbons used extensively from the 1940s through the 1960s in agriculture and mosquito control.
Organochlorines contain organic carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine. They include compounds such as Diphenyl aliphatics, Compounds like DDT (dichlorodiphenyl trichloro ethane) and hexchlorocyclohexane.
Representative compounds in this group include DDT, methoxychlor, dieldrin, chlordane, toxaphene, mirex, kepone, lindane and benzene hexachloride.
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