A freely suspended magnet on Earth aligns itself in the _________ direction.
A
East-South
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B
North-South
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C
North-West
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D
East-West
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Solution
The correct option is B North-South A freely suspended magnet on Earth always points in the North-South direction. This suggests that the Earth itself behaves like a giant bar magnet which causes the freely suspended magnet to point always in the North-South direction.