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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

Which of the following is a bactericidal antibiotic?

Options:

Erythromycin

Ofloxacin

Tetracycline

Chloramphenicol

Correct Answer:

Ofloxacin

Explanation:

Antibiotics can either kill the target microbes (cidal effect) or can prevent it from pathogenic action (static effect). The former are known as bactericidal and the latter is known as bacteriostatic.