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[4]. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.
Passage: In 1928 Alexander Fleming returned to his London laboratory after a holiday and noticed something strange on a discarded culture plate. A mould had grown on the plate, and around it the bacteria had stopped growing. Fleming did not throw the plate away. He studied the mould, identified it as Penicillium, and showed that the substance it produced could kill many harmful bacteria. The discovery did not at once become a medicine. It took more than a decade of work by Florey and Chain to purify penicillin and test it safely in patients. Yet the first step was simple observation: a careful scientist noticed what others might have ignored and asked why it had happened. Which of the following can be most reasonably inferred from the passage?
Option 4 : The discovery of penicillin has a lasting importance that goes beyond its immediate or obvious effects, and understanding it changes how we judge related choices.
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर The discovery of penicillin has a lasting importance that goes beyond its immediate or obvious effects, and understanding it changes how we judge related choices. है।
The passage's evidence and emphasis support a lasting, wider significance, not dismissal or exclusivity.
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[4]. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.
Passage: In 1928 Alexander Fleming returned to his London laboratory after a holiday and noticed something strange on a discarded culture plate. A mould had grown on the plate, and around it the bacteria had stopped growing. Fleming did not throw the plate away. He studied the mould, identified it as Penicillium, and showed that the substance it produced could kill many harmful bacteria. The discovery did not at once become a medicine. It took more than a decade of work by Florey and Chain to purify penicillin and test it safely in patients. Yet the first step was simple observation: a careful scientist noticed what others might have ignored and asked why it had happened. Which of the following can be most reasonably inferred from the passage?
Correct Answer: The discovery of penicillin has a lasting importance that goes beyond its immediate or obvious effects, and understanding it changes how we judge related choices.
The passage's evidence and emphasis support a lasting, wider significance, not dismissal or exclusivity.