The process of drying wheat stalks in the sun and then beating them to separate the grains is called:

winnowing

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threshing

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churning

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sieving

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Solution

The correct option is B threshing
Threshing is done by drying the stalks in the field and then beating them to separate grains. The process of beating the stalks can be done by bullocks or machines. This can also be carried out with the help of a machine called ‘combine’ which is, in fact, a combination of harvester and thresher.

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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?

The grains from stalk can be separated by using the process of sieving.

Q. The process of beating bundle of stalks to remove grains is called _______.

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

Question 6

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

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