An Electrician Is Testing a Circuit Where a Single-Pole Switch

question 17

Multiple Choice

An electrician is testing a circuit where a single-pole switch controls an incandescent lighting fixture in a bedroom. When the single-pole switch is toggled ON, the lighting fixture does not come on. Which of the following items could not be a cause for this?

• A) there is an open grounding path
• B) the circuit breaker protecting the circuit is off
• C) there are no lamps installed in the lighting fixture
• D) the connections to the lighting fixture are not making a good connection

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