Biology PYQ 380 of 399 · Biology in Everyday Life & Applied Biology

Which one of the following is not an antibiotic?

  1. AErythromycin
  2. BOxytocin
  3. CPenicillin
  4. DTetracycline
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

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Correct answer: (b) Oxytocin

Explanation

Oxytocin is a hormone, released by the posterior pituitary, that causes contraction of the uterus and the ejection of milk. It is not an antibiotic.

Erythromycin, penicillin and tetracycline are antibiotics.

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