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The chemical used in National Malaria Eradication Programme is :

  • 2,4- D

  • BHC

  • DDT

  • Pyrethroid

Solution

C.

DDT

DDT or Dichloro Diphenyl trichloroethane was synthesized by a German student and was later rediscovered by Dr. Paul Muller. It was used in National Malaria Eradication Programme to kill malaria mosquitoe Anopheles.

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