Botany-Microbes in Household Products
NEET Botany Microbes in Household Products MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 12
If a fermentation process using Saccharomyces cerevisiae produces 10 liters of wine without distillation, how many liters of whisky could potentially be produced if the same volume of initial broth were distilled instead, assuming 50% of the volume is lost during distillation?
A
5 liters
B
10 liters
C
20 liters
D
15 liters
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
Wine is produced without distillation, whereas whisky is produced by distillation, which involves a loss of volume. If 50% is lost during distillation, 10 liters of wine would reduce to 5 liters of whisky.
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