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When suspended freely, poles of a magnet align themselves in the ______ direction.

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East-West
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North-South
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Up-Down
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Northeast-Southwest
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Solution

The correct option is B North-South
Magnets align themselves in the North-South direction when suspended freely.
This happens because the Earth behaves like a huge magnet. The magnetic north pole of the Earth is near its geographic south pole. Due to this, a freely suspended magnet aligns, so that its north pole points towards the geographic north pole. In other words, the magnet aligns in the North-South direction.

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