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A freely suspended magnet aligns itself in the Earth's direction.

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North-South

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South-East

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North-East

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Solution

The correct option is A North-South
A freely suspended magnet aligns itself in the Earth's North-South direction. The north pole of the magnet points towards the Earth's magnetic south pole, which lies close to geographic north pole and the south pole of the magnet points towards the Earth's magnetic north pole, which lies close to geographic south pole.

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