CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2025
Choose the scientists associated with the antibiotic "Penicillin":
(A) Alexander Fleming
(B) James Watson
(C) Ernest Chain
(D) Howard Florey
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A (A), (B) and (D) only
- B (A), (B) and (C) only
- C (A), (B), (C) and (D)
- D (A), (C) and (D) only
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer
(D) (A), (C) and (D) only
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Detailed explanation
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Ernest Chain and Howard Florey developed penicillin into a therapeutic drug. Correct options: (A), (C) and (D) only
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