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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2017 — General Studies · Question 106 of 200

Q106
General SciencePhysics
The electric appliances in a house are connected
  1. a.in series
  2. b.in parallel
  3. c.either in series or in parallel
  4. d.both in series and in parallel

Answer: (B) in parallel

Household appliances are wired in parallel so that each device receives the full mains voltage and can operate independently — if one fails or is switched off, the others are unaffected.