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If a bar magnet is hung from a string, in which direction does its north pole point?

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SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

North

When a bar magnet is hung from a string, it aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field.

The north pole of the magnet always points towards the Earth's magnetic north.

Thus, the correct answer is North.

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