Question:
The term used for the process of separation of grains from chaff is
(a) sieving
(b) winnowing
(c) threshing
(d) hand picking
Solution:
(c) The process of separating the edible part of the harvested grains (crop) by loosening and removing the scaly, inedible chaff surrounding the
grain.
The process utilises a machine called ‘combine’ which is a combination of harvester and a thresher.
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