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NEET 1990 (AIPMT) · Power

Power question from NEET 1990 (AIPMT)

Q51NEET 1990 · AIPMTEasy

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How much water a pump of 2 kW2\text{ kW} can raise in one minute to a height of 10 m10\text{ m}? (take g=10 m/s2g = 10\text{ m/s}^2)

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Answer: (b)

  1. Work done in time tt: Pt=mghPt = mgh.
  2. m=Ptgh=2000×6010×10=1200 kgm = \dfrac{Pt}{gh} = \dfrac{2000 \times 60}{10 \times 10} = 1200\text{ kg}
  3. 1 kg of water is 1 litre, so the answer is (b) 1200 litres.
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