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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 43

SSC CHSL - 2 June 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q43

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DDT adversely affects our environment because:

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. it can kill beneficial insects like honey bees.

  • Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane or DDT is used as an insecticide to kill insects in agriculture.
  • It was first manufactured by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler in 1874.
  • Paul Hermann Muller won the Noble prize for discovering the use of DDT.