Question

Statement 1 - If a magnet is suspended freely, its north-pole will point toward the geographic north-pole.
Statement 2 - Earth acts as a huge magnet.

• A. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• B. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
• C. Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.

Although the earth behaves as a large magnet, there is no magnet inside the earth.
When a magnet is freely suspended, it always rests in the North-South direction such that the north pole of the magnet points toward the geographic north pole of the earth and the south pole of the magnet points towards the geographic south-pole of the earth. There must be the magnetic south pole of the earth in the geographic north so that it attracts the north pole of the suspended magnet. Similarly, the magnetic north pole of the earth must be in the geographic south so as to attract the south pole of the suspended magnet.