Winnowing is used to seperate:

homogenous solid-solidmixtures

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homogenous solid-liquid mixtrures

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heterogenous solid-liquid mixtures

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heterogenous solid-solid mixtures

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Solution

The correct option is D heterogenous solid-solid mixtures
In order to separate $2$ heterogenous solid,Solid mixture in which particles having different masses can be separated by winnowing.
Ex. Wind winnowing is an agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from chaff.

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