Question

Two reasons for overloading

Answer from NCERT please​

Answer 1

Reason which can cause overloading are :

(i) When the live wire and the neutral wire come into direct contact.

(ii) Accidental hike in the supply voltage.

(iii) By connecting too many appliances to a single socket.

Answer 2

Answer:

Causes of overloading:

When the active and neutral wires come into direct touch with each other, overloading and short-circuiting occur.

Whenever a single plug is utilized to interface a number of equipment.