Question

• What technology could be used to cut the stem in picture 1? what do you think is being done in the grinder (chakki) in picture 4? What ways (technologies) would have been used to do the work shown in picture 5 and 6? you can see the dough is ready in picture 6? when do you think a sieve (chalni) would have been used? Discuss each step in detail, in any language you wish to use.

Answer 1

• The stem in picture 1 can be cut using a harvester. The harvester is a huge machine used to harvest the crops grown on large fields where cutting by hand is not possible.

  The chakki is used for grinding the bajra and making flour.

  We can use a atta kneader or dough maker for doing the work shown in picture 5 and 6.

  The chalni is used to sieve the flour after it is ground in the chakki.

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