Question is ⇒ Earthing is necessary to give protection against, Options are ⇒ (A) danger of electric shock, (B) voltage fluctuation, (C) overloading, (D) high temperature of the conductors, (E) , Leave your comments or Download question paper.

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Q1.	Earthing is necessary to give protection against
A.	danger of electric shock [Correct Answer]
B.	voltage fluctuation [Wrong Answer]
C.	overloading [Wrong Answer]
D.	high temperature of the conductors [Wrong Answer]
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