In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices:

Assertion (A): Penicillin (G) is an antihistamine.

Reason (R): Penicillin (G) is effective against gram positive as well as gram negative bacteria. 

(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.

(b) Assertion and reason-both are correct statements and reason explains the assertion.

(c) Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.

(d) Assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statements.

(e) Assertion is wrong statements and reason is correct statement.

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    Payal Gupta | Contributor-Level 10

    3 months ago

    This is a assertion and reason answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

    (c) Penicillin (G) is not a broad spectrum antibiotic so it is not effective against some gram positive and gram negative bacteria.

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