The wire having a red plastic covering is a

live wire

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neutral wire

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earth wire

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A live wire
In household wiring, mainly three coloured wires are used for different purposes.
$Red Colour \to Live wire$
$Green Colour \to Earth wire$
$Black Colour \to Neutral wire$

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