Winnowing is used to separate:

heavier and lighter particles of mixture.

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different sized particles in the mixture.

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a mixture of insoluble solid and liquid.

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A heavier and lighter particles of mixture.
Winnowing is used to separate heavier and lighter components of a mixture by wind or by blowing air.
A mixture having different-sized particles is separated by filtration and sieving.
A mixture of insoluble solids and liquid is separated by filtration.
Therefore correct option is $A$ .

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