Multiple choice

Who discovered Penicillin?

  1. Alexander Fleming

  2. Louis Pasteur

  3. C.V Raman

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 when he noticed that mold (Penicillium notatum) had antibacterial properties. This accidental discovery at St. Mary's Hospital in London revolutionized medicine and earned Fleming the Nobel Prize. Louis Pasteur contributed to germ theory and pasteurization, while C.V. Raman worked in physics.

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