_________ is a surer test of magnetism than attraction.

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Repulsion is the surer test of magnetism than attraction.
Repulsion takes place only between two likes poles of a magnet are placed together.
Whereas attraction takes place between two unlike poles of a magnet and also between a magnet and a magnetic material.
Hence, repulsion is the sure test of magnetism.

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(d) Repulsion rather than attraction is the test for identifying a magnet.

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