SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 34

SSC CGL - 9th March 2020 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q34

1 horsepower = approximately _____ watts

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct option is option 1 i.e. 746.

1 Horsepower The electrical equivalent of one horsepower is 746 watts in the International System of Units (SI), and the heat equivalent is 2,545 BTU (British Thermal Units) per hour. 
  Another unit of power is the metric horsepower, which equals 4,500 kilogram-metres per minute (32,549 foot-pounds per minute), or 0.9863 horsepower.