Question

A freely suspended magnet always aligns in ___ .

• A. E-W direction
• B. N-S direction
• C. N-W direction
• D. Any of these direction

Answer 1

The correct option is B

N-S direction

A freely suspended magnet always points in the North-South direction even in the absence of any other magnet. This suggests that the earth itself behaves as a magnet which causes a freely suspended magnet (or magnetic needle) to point always in a particular direction: North and South.