Question

Vikalp's father had constructed a new room in their house. An electrician was called in to do the electric wiring. The electrician was asked to do wiring for two fans, two bulbs, a light socket and a power socket. Vikalp studies in tenth standard. Just when the electrician had completed the wiring, Vikalp returned home from school. Vikalp wanted to check the wiring by using all the switches and sockets. Vikalp found that the two fans and two sockets worked properly, each having a separate switch but there was a problem in the working of bulbs. Both the bulbs could be switched on and switched off with the same switch. Vikalp explained the mistake in wiring to electrician and then two separate switches were provided for the two bulbs.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions:
(a) In what way were the two fans and two sockets connected in the household circuit by electrician?
(b) What mistake made by the electrician in connecting two bulbs in the circuit?
(c) What values were displayed
by Vikalp during this incident?

Answer 1

a. two fan and two sockets were connected in parallel connection.
b.the electrician connected two bulb in series connection.
c. the value dipicted is that we should be alert during our studies to come over such incidents.