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Inventions and Discoveries PYQs – Static GK, SSC & Railway

2 Inventions and Discoveries (Static GK) questions asked in recent SSC and Railway exams, newest first, with exam, date & shift, answers and solutions.

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RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 20 June 2025 Shift 2 · Medical discoveries

Q1. Who discovered the antibacterial properties of a Penicillium fungus in 1929?

(a) Alexander Fleming
(b) Marie Curie
(c) Paul Ehrlich
(d) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Alexander Fleming

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 17 June 2025 Shift 2 · Medical discoveries

Q2. Which of the following medicines discovered by Paul Ehrlich became the first successful treatment for syphilis?

(a) Prontosil
(b) Erythromycin
(c) Salvarsan
(d) Penicillin

Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Salvarsan

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