Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Microbes in Human Welfare
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered and was used to treat wounded soldiers in World War II.
Reason (R): Penicillin was discovered by Louis Pasteur while studying fermentation processes in wine production.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A): Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered and was used to treat wounded soldiers in World War II.
Reason (R): Penicillin was discovered by Louis Pasteur while studying fermentation processes in wine production.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
- Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
- Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
Answer
(C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
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