At the time of short circuit, the current in the circuit

(a) reduces substantially

(b) does not change

(c) increases heavily

(d) vary continuously

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Solution

(c) When two naked wires of an electric circuit touch each other, the amount of current that is flowing in the circuit increases abruptly. This causes short-circuit.

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