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The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is

1. corn meal
2. soya meal
3. ground gram
4. molasses

Correct answer: molasses

Solution

Molasses is the most common substrate because it is a readily available, inexpensive byproduct rich in fermentable sugars. Yeast can convert these sugars efficiently into ethanol during fermentation.

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