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Assertion: The true Geographic North direction is found by using a compass needle.

a) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect. b) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. c) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.


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The correct answer is option (a) – both assertion and reason are incorrect.

  • As per change in location, the Magnetic declinations also change.
  • It also varies depending on the intensity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
  • Angle of magnetic declination is the angle between the magnetic meridian and geographic meridian.
  • The true magnetic north-south direction can be found out if we know the magnetic declination of that particular place.

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