(a) A biodegradable insecticide
(b) A weedicide containing dioxin
(c) Colour used in fluorescent lamp
(d) A hazardous chemical used in luminous paints
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Aug 15, 2021
What is agent orange?
What is agent orange?
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Correct Option (b) Reason : Agent orange is a weedicide containing dioxin. It is so called because of distinctive orange stripe on its packaging, combines equal parts of 2, 4-D and 2, 4,5-T was later on found to contain a highly poisonous chemical dioxin as impurity.