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To separate grain seeds, Asian farmers beat the heads of the stalks on the ground or some hard surface. This practice is known as:

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Harvesting

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Winnowing

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C

Sieving

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Threshing

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Solution

The correct option is D
Threshing

During threshing process, the stalks are beaten to free the grain seeds.

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

Q. The process of beating wheat stalks to separate the grains is called _______.

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?

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

Q. Match the items in column I with the appropriate ones in column II.

	Column I		Column II
I.	Winnowing	A.	Irrigation
II.	Threshing	B.	Hose
III.	Drip system	C.	Separation of grain from stalks by beating the stalks
IV.	Weeds	D.	Separation of husk from heavy seeds of grains by wind

Select the correct alternative.

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