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Q. Assertion : An electrical bulb starts glowing instantly as it is switched on.
Reason : Drift speed of electrons in a metallic wire is very large.

AIIMSAIIMS 2017Current Electricity

Solution:

As the conductor is full of electrons, with slight drift anywhere the queue starts moving. As a result bulb starts glowing instanty. Drift velocity of electrons in a good conductor is very low.