Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
JEE Main 202228 JuneMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
28 June
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Environmental Chemistry

JEE Main 2022 · 28 June · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

Which amongst the following is not a pesticide?

Which amongst the following is not a pesticide?

Options

  1. ADDT
  2. BDieldrin
  3. COrganophosphate
  4. DSodium Arsenite

Correct answer

D. Sodium Arsenite

Step-by-step solution

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an insecticide used in agriculture. Dieldrin a decades-old chlorocarbon insecticide that has long been banned from use in most of the world. It was introduced in 1948 by the now-defunct J. Organophosphates are a group of human-made chemicals that poison insects and mammals. Organophosphates are the most widely used insecticides today. They are used in agriculture, the home, gardens, and veterinary practice.

These days, the pesticide industry has shifted its attention to herbicides such as sodium chlorate (NaClO3)( {NaClO}_{3} ), sodium arsenite (Na3AsO3)( {Na}_{3}{AsO}_{3} ) and many others.

Practice Environmental Chemistry on Quantrex Academy →

More from Environmental Chemistry

The possibility of photochemical smog formation will be minimum at JEE Main 2023Which of the following are the Green house gases? A. Water vapour B.Ozone C. I _ 2… JEE Main 2023The radical which mainly causes ozone depletion in the presence of UV radiations is : JEE Main 2023Match List I with List II List I List II A Nitrogen oxides in air I Eutrophication B… JEE Main 2023Which of the following compounds is an example of Freon? JEE Main 2023Given below are two statements : Statement-I : If BOD is 4ppm and dissolved oxygen is… JEE Main 2023The delicate balance of CO _ 2 and O _ 2 is NOT disturbed by JEE Main 2023Match List I with List II List I Industry List II Waste Generated (A) Steel plants (I)… JEE Main 2023 Full Environmental Chemistry list All JEE Main PYQs