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Given below is a list of few chemicals that are used for protection of crops.

How many of these are used as insecticides?

A

3

B

4

C

2

D

5

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The correct Answer is:
A
Common insecticides are BHC (gammaxene), malathion and disyston. Dalapon, siniazine and butachlor are weedicides
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