Dr Alexander Fleming discovered the first anibiotic called _________ in the year 1929.
A
streptomycin
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B
tetracycline
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C
penicillin
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D
vaccine
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Solution
The correct option is C penicillin Dr. Alexander Fleming was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1945 for the discovery of an antibiotic named penicillin. This antibiotic was obtained from a fungus called Penicillium in the year 1929.