The needle of a compass must be a magnet, since the compass:

Attracts metal.

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Gets deflected when a magnet is brought near to it.

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Comes to rest in East-West direction.

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Comes to rest in North-South direction.

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Solution

The correct options are
A
Attracts metal.

B
Gets deflected when a magnet is brought near to it.

D
Comes to rest in North-South direction.

The needle of a compass attracts other magnets and metals. It comes to rest in the North-South direction. A compass points north because all magnets have two poles: a north pole and a south pole, and the north pole of one magnet is attracted to the south pole(geographical north) of another magnet(Earth's magnet).

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(ii) The needle of a compass is magnetic.

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