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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 : (take g = l0 m/s2)

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

detailed solution

Correct option is D

Efficiency = Output  Input ×100=(9×1000)(10)(10)5×6010×103×100=30%

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