Consider the following statements regarding Earth's poles:
1. Earth has magnetic North pole and magnetic South pole.
2. Earth's magnetic poles coincide with the Earth's geographic poles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
Both 1 and 2
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B
1 only
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C
Neither 1 nor 2
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D
2 only
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Solution
The correct option is B 1 only Earth has magnetic North and South poles.These poles are different than the geographic poles of Earth.They even change their orientation occasionally,thus differ in the location across longer durations.