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UPSC Prelims 2010Question 21Environment

A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop. The food chain is: Food crop — Rat — Snake — Hawk. In this food chain, the highest concentration of the pesticide would accumulate in which one of the following ?

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  1. (a)Food crop
  2. (b)Rat
  3. (c)Snake
  4. (d)Hawk

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