Question

When a magnet tied to mass-less string is freely suspended in a horizontal direction, it always come to rest in the ________ direction.

Answer 1

1. Every magnet has north and south pole.
2. When north pole of magnet points towards geographic north and south pole of magnet points toward geographic south, suspended magnet comes to rest.

Hence, When a magnet tied to mass-less string is freely suspended in a horizontal direction, it always come to rest in the North-south direction.