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Answer of Self Assessment Questions
Answer of Self Assessment Questions
Which is the most appropriate method to separate grains from bundles of stalks?
Q2.What is threshing? Where is it used?
Q3.Define Handpicking?
Q4.Name the method used for separating cream from milk.
Q5. Name the method which can be helpful in separating a mixture of husk from grains.
Q6.What is sieving? Where is it used?
Q7.Define mixture?
Q8.What is sieving?
ANSWERS :
And1. Threshing.
Ans2. The process that is used to separate grains from bundles of stalks is called
threshing. In this process the stalks are beaten to free the grain seeds.
It is used by farmers after harvesting the crops.
Ans3. The method of handpicking can be used for separating slightly larger sized
impurities like the pieces of dirt, stone and husk from wheat, rice or pulses.
Ans4. Churning.
Ans5.Winnowing.
Ans6. Sieving allows the fine flour particles to pass through the holes of the sieve while
the bigger impurities remain on the sieve.
(a) Sieving is used in flour mills for removing husk and stones from wheat before
grinding.
(b) This method is also used at construction sites to separate pebbles and stones from
sand.
Ans7. A mixture is obtained by mixing two or more pure substances in any proportion.
Ans8. Same as 1st part of and. 6 .