Write True if the statement is comect and change the underlined wond if the
statement is false. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Operating any appliances with a wet hand is unsafe.
2. If you happen to touch with your bare hands an uninsulated wire, it is safe if it
has low current.
3. Blown out fuse can be replaced with a jumper wire.
4. A circuit breaker automatically shuts down if there is overloading in the circuit
5. When the circuit breaker automatically shuts down, it is proper to reset it even
without inspecting the conducting wire for any short circuit.
6. Your washing machine and refrigerator should have proper earthing for safe
operation
7. The refrigerator has double insulation that functions as a second layer to
protect the user from electric shock.
8. It is a good practice to connect the computer set to a voltage regulator to
protect it from overloading.
9. It is safe if a household line consumed 30 A of current even if its circuit
breaker has only 20 A capacity,
10. It is unsafe to consume 35 A of current if the fuse has only 30 A capacity.
11. Grounded circuit happens when current takes a short cut to a zero-resistance
conducting wire instead of passing through the load.
12. Short circuit happens when a live wire is in direct contact with the metal
casing of the appliances.
13. Earthing protects the appliance user from the grounded appliances.
14. Fuse and circuit breaker are safety devices that open the circuit when there is
overloading
15. A fuse should be replaced immediately once it has blown up.​