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Assertion : When a bar magnet is freely suspended it points in the north - south direction.
Reason : The earth behaves as a magnet with the magnetic field pointing approximately from the geographic south to north

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason are false

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Solution

The correct option is C If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The magnet align itself in north-south direction, when it is freely suspended because earth behaves as a magnet.

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