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The north end of the freely suspended bar magnet points towards the.

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geographical West

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geographical East

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geographical South

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geographical North

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Solution

The correct option is D geographical North
The north end of the freely suspended bar magnet always points towards the geographical North, because the South pole of the Earth's as a magnet, is located in the geographical North .

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