AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2003

  • question_answer
    Drinking of mineral water with very low level of pesticides (about 0.02 ppm) for long periods may:

    A)  produce immunity against mosquito

    B)  cause leukemia (blood cancer) in most people

    C)  cause cancer of the intestine

    D)  lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    In India, prolonged use of, 13-13 ppm of DDT (pesticide) can be detected in the body fat of I the people, highest in the world. Most toxic pollutents such as pesticides do not degrade I easily and therefore accumulate within the body of an organism specially in fat deposited portion. This process is known as biochemical I concentration.


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