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Enzymes from bacilli and streptomyces are used on corn flour to obtain which product?
AAcetic acid and ethanol
BGlucose and fructose syrup
CMethane and carbon dioxide
DPenicillin and streptomycin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Glucose and fructose syrup
1. The question names enzymes from bacilli and streptomyces acting on corn flour.
2. These yield glucose and fructose syrup.
3. Acetic acid, ethanol and methane come from fermentation routes, not this enzyme action.
4. Penicillin and streptomycin are antibiotics, not syrup products.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 7 "Introduction to Microbiology", p.90_
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