The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are :

The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are : (A) straight (B) bent forward (C) bent backward (D) bent forward first and then backward
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The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are : bent backward
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