Q. Which one of the following pesticides is banned now-a-days?

A) DDT
B) Eldrin
C) Aldrin
D) Toxaphene
Explanation

DDT is an organochlorine. Now-a-days DDT is banned because it has an affinity for fatty tissues of animals, which lead to biomagnification. Besides, with the repeated use of such pesticides, a kind of accelerated evolution occurs to produce resistant population of pests.

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