Winnowing is______________

Cutting a crop

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To separate straw from threshed lank

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To thresh

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Cutting the fodder

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Solution

The correct option is B To separate straw from threshed lank
Cutting the crop is the first operation in the harvesting process. Separation of grain from chaff by blowing a current of air through the grain is called as winnowing.
The process of detaching the grains from the ear head, cob or pod is called threshing.
It is basically the removal of grains from the plant by striking, treading or rupturing.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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Similar questions

With respect to the following statements, choose the correct option.

(i) Winnowing is a time-consuming process for separating grain from chaff.
(ii) Fodder cannot be recovered by the process of winnowing.
(iii) Threshing is loosening of grain from chaff.
(iv) Traditional methods do not involve threshing.

Difference between threshing and winnowing

The term used for the process of seperation of grains from chaff is threshing whereas winnowing does the same task. So why is it that the term used is threshing and not winnowing?

Q. Define the terms.

(i)

Harvesting

(i i)

Threshing

(i i i)

Winnowing

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

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