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Who discovered penicillin?
Q. 25 of Quiz-2119 (Que-ID : 4716)
Who discovered penicillin?
- Marie Curie
- Alexander Fleming
- James Watson
- Francis Crick
Ans → (B)
Explanation → Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
This question is taken from this post → SSC/DSSSB Practice test Set-1 (Previous Year Questions) - attemp/practice
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