AIIMS 2003
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2003
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Environmental Issues
AIIMS 2003 · Botany · Environmental Issues
Assertion : Organochlorine pesticides are organic compounds that...
Assertion : Organochlorine pesticides are organic compounds that have been chlorinated.
Reason : Fenitrothion is one of the organochlorine pesticides.
Options
- AIf both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
- BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
- CIf Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
- Dif both Assertion and Reason are false statements
Correct answer
C. If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Organochlorine pesticides are organic compounds or hydrocarbons to which are added several atoms of chlorine through the process called chlorination. Rate of degradation of organochlorines is very low. E.g.; DDT, BHC.
Fenitrothion is organophosphate pesticide which is the organic ester of phosphoric acid and its derivatives. These pesticides are very toxic but are not persistant.