VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    Which insecticide is more hazardous to human health ?

    A) Rotenone           

    B)        Pyrethrum         

    C)         DDT                      

    D)         Humulin

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    DDT is the most hazardous, non-biodegradable insecticide, which is fat soluble but insoluble in water. It persists in the environment for a very long period. Being fat soluble, it accumulates in the animal tissues and gets concentrated at different trophic levels of food chain. It each step, DDT, o is moe concentrated. This is also called biomagnification.


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