DDT belongs to which class of pesticides?

ACarbamate insecticide
BOrganochlorine insecticide
CHerbicide
DFungicide

Answer: B

DDT is a chlorinated organic compound used to kill insects such as mosquitoes and crop pests. It is therefore an organochlorine insecticide, not a weed killer or a fungicide.

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