Consider the following statements, which of the following is true about the earth wire

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It is red colour and provides current to electrical appliances at home
Black in colour and transport excess of current in the household supply to power lines
Blue in colour and transport excess of current to earth and protect the equipments
Green in colour and by passes excess of current in the household circuit to protect the appliances

Answer 1

CONCEPT:

For the proper functioning of an electrical appliance uninterrupted, the power supply is required, while operating an electrical appliance heat loss occurs as per Joule's law of heating.
In India, the power supply is achieved through overhead power poles
There are three wires in household wiring
1. The red coloured wire which is known as a live wire, which supplies current to electrical appliances.
2. Black coloured wire which is known as Neutral wire, which takes back the circuit to the original power supply or else it works as another earthing wire.
3. Green coloured wire which is known as Earth wire, the function of an earth wire is to bypass the excess current in household wiring to earth in order to protect the electrical appliances.

EXPLANATION :

The major aim of household wiring is to supply the proper amount of current to operate the electrical appliances
From the above, it is clear that Green coloured wire which is known as Earth wire, the function of an earth wire is to bypass the excess current in household wiring to earth in order to protect the electrical appliances.
Hence, option 4 is the answer