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A source of a magnetic field is

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An isolated magnetic pole

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A static electric charge

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A magnet or a current wire

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C A magnet or a current wire
A magnet produces a magnetic field around it naturally.
However when current is passed through a wire also, it produces magnetic field around it. Thus a moving charge produces magnetic field around it.

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