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Which of the following pump can effectively lift water under the maximum suction head of 6 to 8 meters?

(a) A single-stage centrifugal pump

(b) Submersible pumps

(c) Turbine pumps

(d) Jet pumps

This question was posed to me in an online interview.

The origin of the question is Tube Well-2 in chapter Ground Water for Irrigation through Wells and Tubewells of Irrigation Engineering

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Right option is (a) A single-stage centrifugal pump

Easiest explanation: A centrifugal pump works effectively under the maximum suction head of 6 to 8 m. Such pumps can be used at places where the fluctuations in water table plus the depression head are limited to a maximum of 8 m. The borehole type pump is used for larger values.

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