Question

Alcohol is produced from----a by-product of the sugar industry.
A.Molasses
B.Bagasse
C.Sugarcane
D.Jaggery

Answer 1

Hint:It is harvested before the winter to protect it from frost. The crop is cut by hand using a long curved knife,before the cane begins to flower.The stalks must be cut as near as possible to the ground because the greatest accumulation of sucrose is in the base of the stem.

Complete answer:
Sugarcane is a member of the grass family and is a tall tropical variety with a hard, thick stem which grows to a height of three metre more. Sugar is stored in the stem. The plant probably originated in eastern Asia.The cane harvest and crushing operations official for begin in October-November and continue till April all over the country.They are taken quickly to the mill for they must be processed within twenty four hours of cutting to preserve the sugar content. Alcohol is produced from molasses is a byproduct of the sugar industry; it is one of the earliest biotechnology used by humans for the production of ethanol. The fermentation is the most cost effective way to produce at the other than formation of ethyl alcohol or ethanol molasses is a microbiological energy source that helps in the process of growing yeast bacteria and moulds.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:This process should not be confused with refining which raw sugar to make brown and white sugar various grades. Therefore the cost of The farms or About two-thirds of the sugarcane produced in the country is used by the gur and khandsari industries and only about a third of it is used to make sugar.