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Groundnuts can be separated from rice by _______ .

A

Sedimentation

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B

Handpicking

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C

Winnowing

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Threshing

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Solution

The correct option is B
Handpicking

The mixture of groundnut and rice is heterogeneous. Their particles have enough size gap and are easily recognisable. Thus can be easily separated by hand picking.

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