If we bring the south pole of a bar magnet close to a compass, the needle of the compass starts to point ________.

towards the geographic north

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towards the magnet

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towards the geographic south

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in random direction

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Solution

The correct option is B towards the magnet
The tip of the needle of the magnetic compass is north pole and that is why it points towards the magnetic south or geographic north of Earth. If we bring the south pole of another magnet close to it, affected by its magnetic field, the needle immeadiately start to point towards the nearby magnet.

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