Vihaan is a farmer.He grows wheat in his field. He made flour from it. What are the different methods of separation he can use to separate the grain from the husk?Explain. Also, give reasons for choosing a method. [5 MARKS]

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Methods : [1 Mark]
Reasons: [4 Marks]
He can use 4 methods of separation:

1.Hand Picking: (grains taken from the field may contain various impurities such as piece of stone, husk etc)

2.Threshing: (to separate grain form bundles of wheat)

3.Winnowing: (separation of lighter husk from the grains)

4.Sieving: (removing impurities and bran that may be present in the flour )

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