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In the given potentiometer circuit, the resistance of the potentiometer wire AB is 
. C is a cell of internal resistance r. The galvanometer G does not give zero deflection for any position of the jockey J. Which of the following cannot be a reason for this?
- emf of C > emf of D
- The negative terminal of C is connected to A
The correct answer is:
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