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The earth itself acts as a huge:

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disc magnet
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ring magnet
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horsh shoe magnet
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bar magnet
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Solution

The correct option is D bar magnet
The Earth, behaves as a huge bar magnet having distinct North pole and South pole. The magnetic poles are aligned opposite to the geographical poles.

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