A freely suspended magnet on Earth aligns itself in the _________ direction.

East-South

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North-South

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North-West

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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.

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