A kitchen circuit is protected by a MCB

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Problem

A kitchen circuit is protected by a 15 A15\,\text{A} MCB. Three appliances are ON simultaneously: a kettle 1500 W1500\,\text{W}, a room heater 1000 W1000\,\text{W} and a toaster 500 W500\,\text{W}, all designed for 220 V220\,\text{V}. The user now wishes to run an additional mixer-grinder rated 1000 W1000\,\text{W} on the same circuit. Which action below will prevent the MCB from tripping? (a) Plug the mixer-grinder into a different socket on the same circuit using a multi-plug (b) Switch off the room heater before switching on the mixer-grinder (c) Replace the existing 15 A15\,\text{A} MCB with a 30 A30\,\text{A} MCB (d) Switch off only the toaster before switching on the mixer-grinder

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