Question

Statement I: The Earth's magnetic poles are not the same as its geographical poles.
Statement II: Magnetic declination is the angle of the horizontal plane between the magnetic north and the Earth’s equator.

• A. Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.
  
• B. Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
• C. Both the statements are correct.
  
• D. Both the statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.


The Earth's magnetic poles are not the same as its geographical poles. The earth's magnetic south pole is near geographic north and the north pole is near geographic south.

Magnetic declination is the angle of the horizontal plane between the magnetic north and the geographic north (or true north).


Therefore, statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.