The needle of the compass shows north in the direction in which the of earth's magnetic field lies.

south pole

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Solution

The correct option is A south pole
If our earth can be supposed as a huge bar magnet, then the south pole of this huge bar magnet is where the compass needle shows as north. This is because, since unlike poles attract each other, the north pole of the magnetic compass needle gets attracted towards south pole of earth's magnetic field.

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