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Standard X
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Precautions While Using Electricity
A person may ...
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A person may get a severe electric shock on touching a :

A
a neutral wire
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a live wire
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an earth wire
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is B a live wire
A person may get a severe electric shock on touching the live wire. Because live wires have high potential and current flows through our body (low potential ). Thus we get electric shocks.

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