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To measure the resistance of a galvanometer by half deflection method, a shunt is connected to the galvanometer . The shunt is

A

(a)low resistance connected in parallel

B

(b)low resistance connected in series

C

(c)high resistance connected in parallel

D

(d)high resistance connected in series

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