Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane or DDT was once considered a miraculous chemical when it was first invented in 1874 in Germany. What was it used as?

  1. a de-humidifier

  2. a fertiliser

  3. an insecticide

  4. a weedicide
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C Correct answer
Explanation

DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) was first synthesized in 1874 but its insecticidal properties were discovered in 1939. It became widely used as an insecticide during World War II to control malaria and typhus, and later in agriculture. It was never used as a de-humidifier, fertilizer, or weedicide.

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