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JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3ev208

Select the correct statements.

AFungicides such as Bordeaux mixture control fungal diseases of plants
BDieldrin is formed from aldrin by oxidation in the environment
CAll insecticides are rapidly biodegradable
DAldrin and DDT are both organochlorine compounds

Answer: A, B, D

Bordeaux mixture is a fungicide (A true). Aldrin is epoxidised to dieldrin (B true). Aldrin and DDT are organochlorines (D true), and organochlorines are persistent, so C is false.

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