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Metallic case or body of an electric appliance is earthed

  1. By connecting the metallic case or body of an electric appliance to earth wire
  2. By connecting the metallic case or body of an electric appliance to live wire
  3. By connecting the metallic case or body of an electric appliance to neutral wire
  4. By connecting the metallic case or body of an electric appliance to earth wire and neutral wire

hintHint:

By connecting appliances to earth wire.

The correct answer is: By connecting the metallic case or body of an electric appliance to earth wire


    • Metallic case or body of an electric appliance is earthed by connecting the metallic case or body of an electric appliance to earth wire.
    • Earthing is used to protect you from an electric shock. It does this by providing a path for a fault current to flow to earth.

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