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A compass needle, which shows the direction at the earth's magnetic pole is
  1. Vertical
  2. No particular direction
  3. Horizontal
  4. Bent at 450 to the vertical

A
Vertical
B
Bent at 450 to the vertical
C
Horizontal
D
No particular direction
Solution
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For a compass to show the direction of magnetic pole moment , they must be placed at ether of the 2 geographic poles . It is because the direction of magnetic moment is from south to north pole.
The compass therefore will be vertical at both the poles.

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