The escape velocity of a body from the Earth is about $11.2 \, km/s$. Assuming the mass and radius of the Earth to be about $81$ and $4$ times the mass and radius of the Moon,respectively,the escape velocity in $km/s$ from the surface of the Moon will be .......

  • A
    $0.54$
  • B
    $2.48$
  • C
    $11$
  • D
    $49.5$

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