Objectionable Current is defined as which of the following?

• A. Any current flow over conductors not designed to normally carry current. For example, an equipment grounding conductor is not intended to carry current, except during a fault condition.
• B. Current that flows only during normal operation
• C. Current that flows in shielded cables only
• D. Any current that is less than the circuit rating

Answer: (A)

Objectionable current means current that appears on conductors where current is not part of the normal operating path. It describes undesired or unintended current flow. The example of the equipment grounding conductor is key: it is not meant to carry load current during normal operation, and any current on it indicates an unwanted path or fault condition. That’s why this option best captures the idea.

The other statements don’t fit because they describe current in the normal operation path, or are about a specific situation (shielded cables) or a magnitude comparison that isn’t about whether the current belongs on that conductor in the first place.