Microbes In Human Welfare Question 61
Question: A scientist associated with ‘antibiotic’ is [NCERT 1984]
Options:
A) Brown
B) Flemming
C) Leeuwenhock
D) Koch
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Sir Alexander Flemming (1881-1955) of Britain discovered the first antibiotic `penicillin’ in 1929.
He was awarded Nobel prize for the same in 1945.