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Standard VI
Physics
Earth's Magnetic Field
Earth itself ...
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Earth itself acts like a giant magnet.
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True
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Solution
The correct option is
A
True
A freely suspended magnet always comes to rest in the north-south direction because it is attracted by the magnetic field of the earth.
Because the earth itself acts as a giant magnet.
Hence, the given statement is true.
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