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We have to identify the disaccharide that, on hydrolysis, produces $$\text{D-Galactose}$$ and $$\text{D-Glucose}$$.
First, let us recall the basic fact that hydrolysis of a disaccharide splits the glycosidic bond and gives its two monosaccharide constituents. Symbolically we can write the general reaction as $$\text{Disaccharide} + \text{H}_2\text{O} \;\xrightarrow{\text{acid / enzyme}}\; \text{Monosaccharide}_1 + \text{Monosaccharide}_2.$$
Now we list the well-known disaccharides and their hydrolysis products:
1. $$\text{Sucrose} \;(\text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11})$$ $$\longrightarrow$$ $$\text{D-Glucose} + \text{D-Fructose}$$
2. $$\text{Maltose} \;(\text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11})$$ $$\longrightarrow$$ $$\text{D-Glucose} + \text{D-Glucose}$$
3. $$\text{Lactose} \;(\text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11})$$ $$\longrightarrow$$ $$\text{D-Galactose} + \text{D-Glucose}$$
4. $$\text{Amylose}$$ is not a disaccharide at all; it is a linear polymer of $$\text{D-Glucose}$$ units, so its hydrolysis gives many $$\text{D-Glucose}$$ molecules and no $$\text{D-Galactose}$$.
Comparing these facts with the requirement in the question—formation of $$\text{D-Galactose}$$ and $$\text{D-Glucose}$$—we see that only the third entry fits. Thus, the compound A must be $$\text{Lactose}$$.
The option list shows that $$\text{Lactose}$$ corresponds to Option 4.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.
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