Question

A freely suspended bar magnet will always rest in:
1. North-South direction
2. East-West direction
3. South-West direction
4. North-East direction

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : North-South direction

The correct answer is North-South direction.

• A freely suspended bar magnet will always rest in North-South direction.

• A freely suspended magnet always rests in the north-south direction because the magnetic south pole of the earth lies in the geographic north direction.
• And the magnetic north pole of the earth lies in the geographical south direction.
• As opposite poles attract and same poles repel, therefore a magnet aligns itself in N-S direction.