Choose the meaningful production chain for dairy products from source animal to the clarified end product. (A) Ghee (B) Milk (C) Curd (D) Cow (E) Butter

Introduction / Context:Dairy processing typically proceeds from the animal to milk and then to successive value-added products.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Cow produces milk.
• Milk can be fermented into curd.
• Curd is churned to obtain butter.
• Butter is clarified by heating to make ghee.

Concept / Approach:Follow the standard dairy transformation chain: animal → milk → fermented product → fat concentrate → clarified fat.

Step-by-Step Solution:(D) Cow → source.(B) Milk → primary product.(C) Curd → fermentation of milk.(E) Butter → churned from curd/cream.(A) Ghee → clarified butter.

Verification / Alternative check:Directly producing ghee from milk without intermediate butter is non-standard in this simplified chain.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:Sequences that begin with ghee or butter invert the production flow; placing cow after dairy products is illogical; option b is malformed and also misordered.

Common Pitfalls:Confusing cream→butter vs curd→butter routes; forgetting ghee derives from butter by clarification.

Final Answer:(D), (B), (C), (E), (A)