Consider a galvanometer shunted with $5\, \Omega$ resistance and $2\, \%$ of the total current passes through it. What is the resistance of the given galvanometer? (In $\Omega$)

  • A
    $300$
  • B
    $344$
  • C
    $245$
  • D
    $226$

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