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Question
The term used for the process of separation of grains from chaff is ______.
Options
sieving
winnowing
threshing
hand picking
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Solution
The term used for the process of separation of grains from chaff is threshing.
Explanation:
The process of separating the edible part of the harvested grains (crop) by loosening and removing the scaly, inedible chaff surrounding the grain.
The process utilises a machine called ‘combine’ which is a combination of a harvester and a thresher.
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