Question

Which of the following would you choose in case you lost your way?

• A. Bar magnet
• B. Compass
• C. Torch
• D. Candle

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Compass

Bar magnet, when suspended with the help of a thread, can be used for finding geographical directions, as they always align themselves towards the North-South direction. We can not use bar magnet alone to find the direction though. Compass is a device which has a small piece of bar magnet suspended inside it which is the reason for the needle to point in the North-South direction.