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An electric pump is used to fill an overhead tank of capacity 9 m3 kept at a height 10 m above ground. If the pump takes 5 minutes to fill the tank by consuming 10 kW power, efficiency of the pump should be : g=10 ms2

a
60 %
b
40 %
c
20 %
d
30 %

detailed solution

Correct option is D

η=p0p1=mgh/Δt10kw=9000×10×105×60×1104=0.3⇒30%

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