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Precautions While Using Electricity

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Question

When a person gets an electric shock, his body acts as a/an _________.

A

insulator

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B

source of electricity

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C

switch

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D

conductor

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Solution

The correct option is D
conductor
Conductors allow electricity to pass through them.
When a person comes in contact with a naked wire, electric current flows through his body.
Hence, his body acts as a conductor.

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