The husk can be removed from flour by the process of :

Threshing

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Sieving

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Handpicking

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Winnowing

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Solution

The correct option is B
Sieving

Fine particles are separated from the bigger particles by using a sieve. Since flour is in powdered form and husk are solid particles, so sieving is used to separate them.

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While preparing chapatis, Paheli found that the flour to be used was mixed with wheat grains. Which out of the following is the most suitable method to separate the grains from the flour?

(a) Threshing

(b) Sieving

(d) Filtration

Q. Read the story titled “WISE FARMER” and tick the correct option to complete the story.

A farmer was sad/happy to see his healthy wheat crop ready for harvest. He harvested the crops and left them under the sun/rain to dry the stalks. To separate the seeds from the bundles of the stalk he handpicked/threshed them. After gathering the seed grains he wanted to separate the stones and husk from it.

His wife winnowed/threshed them to separate the husk and later sieved/handpicked to remove stones from it. She ground the wheat grains and sieved/filtered the flour. The wise farmer and his wife got a good price for the flour. Can you tell why?

Question 4
The term used for the process of separation of grains from the chaff is called
(a) sieving
(b) threshing
(c) winnowing
(d) hand picking

Q. Grains or seeds are separated form the stalk by
(a) hand-picking
(b) winnowing
(c) sieving
(d) threshing

What is winnowing, sieving, threshing, hand picking

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The husk can be removed from flour by the process of :

The correct option is B Sieving Fine particles are separated from the bigger particles by using a sieve. Since flour is in powdered form and husk are solid particles, so sieving is used to separate them.

The correct option is B
Sieving

Fine particles are separated from the bigger particles by using a sieve. Since flour is in powdered form and husk are solid particles, so sieving is used to separate them.