1. Magnetic field lines around a magnet cannot intersect.
2. When magnetic field lines intersect, the compass at the point of intersection can point in two different directions.
Choose the correct option.

1 and 2 are true, and 2 is the reason why 1 is true

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1 and 2 are true, and are independent

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Only 1 is true

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Only 2 is true

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Solution

The correct option is C
Only 1 is true

Magnetic field lines cannot intersect. This is because when magnetic field lines intersect, the compass at the point of intersection can point in two different directions, which is not possible.
Statement 2 is false as it says that the compass can point in two different directions.

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1. Magnetic field lines around a magnet cannot intersect. 2. When magnetic field lines intersect, the compass at the point of intersection can point in two different directions. Choose the correct option.

1. Magnetic field lines around a magnet cannot intersect.
2. When magnetic field lines intersect, the compass at the point of intersection can point in two different directions.
Choose the correct option.