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Question : The discoverer of penicillin was 

Option 1: Lord Lister

Option 2: Alexander Fleming

Option 3: Karl Landsteiner

Option 4: Walter Reed 


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Correct Answer: Alexander Fleming


Solution : The correct option is Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, is credited with discovering penicillin. When Fleming realised that the Penicillium mould prevented the development of bacteria in a petri dish in 1928, He realised it had antibiotic capabilities. This discovery resulted in the era of antibiotics, which have since revolutionised medicine and saved countless lives.

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