Harvesting Threshing and Winnowing


 
 
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Harvesting Threshing and Winnowing

Harvesting:

Once the crops mature, it is harvested. The process of cutting and gathering a crop is known as harvesting. It is done either manually by means of sickles or by some other mechanical means by using a harvester. Pongal, Baisakhi, Holi, Diwali are the special festivals associated with harvesting and are celebrated with great joy.

Threshing:

The whole process of separation of grains from the harvested crop is known as threshing. Threshing can be done manually or using the machine- thresher or combine. 

Winnowing:

The process of separating the grains from the chaff with the help of wind is called winnowing. The stem is cut into small pieces, stored as hay in haystacks and fed to cattle as food. Hay which is given to cattle is called ‘fodder’

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Question : 1

Match Column I and Column II

Column - I Column - II
A. Winnowing P. Irrigation
B. Threshing Q. Hoe
C. Drip system R. Separation of grain & chaff
D. Weeds S. Separation of seeds

                                                                   

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

Thresher is used to separate ____________ from the chaff.

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

The cutting and gathering of crop after it is matured is called x. After this grains are separated from the crop by a process called Y. Z is the process of separating the hay and chaff from the grains.

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding x, y and z?

Right Option : A
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