MCQ
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage. Mohan's Mother bought rice from market. Before cooking rice Mohan and his mother observed that rice contains impurities such as pebbles, husk and chaff in it. Mohan said that he will not eat these rice as it contain various impurities. But his mother told him that before cooking these impurities are removed by different methods. Winnowing method is based on the difference in _________ of the component of the mixture:
  • A
    Colour.
  • B
    Shape.
  • Weight.
  • D
    Size.

Answer

Correct option: C.
Weight.
Winnowing is used when one of the component of the mixture (husk, chaff) is lighter in weight than other component of the mixture (rice).

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