Statement I: A galvanometer can be used in electric circuit to detect the electric current.
Statement II: A galvanometer can be used as an ammeter only.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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B
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
A galvanometer can be used both as ammeter and voltmeter. It can be used as a ammeter by joining a low resistance in parallel with it and as a voltmeter by joining a high resistance in series with it.
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