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MCQ 11 Mark
A freely suspended bar magnet rests in
  • North-south directions
  • B
    East-west directions
  • C
    Upside down
  • D
    Any direction by chance
Answer
Correct option: A.
North-south directions

A bar magnet always rests in $N-S$ directions when suspended freely.

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MCQ 21 Mark
Arpita is standing in the middle of a cross road with a compass. The red portion of the compass needle is pointing towards her. She wants to go towards east then she should turn:
  • A
    Right and then go straight.
  • Left and then go straight.
  • C
    Right and then go left.
  • D
    Left and then go right.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Left and then go straight.
Left and then go straight.
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MCQ 31 Mark
For centuries , travellers use ____ to find directions?
  • Compass
  • B
    Antenna
  • C
    A piece of non-magnetic substance.
  • D
    He does not require anything more.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Compass
Compass
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MCQ 41 Mark
A How is a compass useful to us?
  • A
    In finding the altitude of a place.
  • B
    In finding only the north of a place.
  • In finding all the directions of a place.
  • D
    In making artificial magnets.
Answer
Correct option: C.
In finding all the directions of a place.
A compass can be used to find all the directions of a place.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Nikhilesh has a small piece of metal and a thread. He wants to find whether the metal is a magnet or not. Which of these things would he need?
  • A
    A piece of magnetic substance.
  • B
    A magnet or a compass.
  • C
    A piece of non-magnetic substance.
  • He does not require anything more.
Answer
Correct option: D.
He does not require anything more.
If the piece is a magnet, it comes to rest in the north - south direction when suspended freely with a thread.
So, he does not need anything more.
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MCQ 61 Mark
Badal appeared in class test but he confused to know the incorrect statement. Would you help him to know that?
  • A
    Non - magnetic materials cannot be converted into magnets.
  • B
    If a large number of pins from a pin box fall on the floor and get scattered, we cannot collect all the pins quickly by using a magnet.
  • C
    Wood shavings are non - magnetic and hence they do not stick to the magnet.
  • None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
None of the above.
Here, are all the statements are correct.
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MCQ 71 Mark
When a magnet is placed on a plastic plate with common pins spread on it, then what will happen:
  • A
    Pins stick all around the magnet.
  • B
    Pins stick at the middle of the magnet.
  • Pins stick at the ends of the magnet.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Pins stick at the ends of the magnet.
The region of a magnet where the attraction of magnet is the strongest are called poles of the magnet.
We know that a magnet has always two poles (whatever its shape may be), one pole of the magnet is called north pole and the other pole of magnet is called south pole.
If a bar magnet is put into a heap of iron filings, then the iron filings will clinging to it or stick to it.
The maximum amount of iron filings cling to the two ends of the bar magnet because some force of attraction also exists in the middle part of the bar magnet but it is very small.
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MCQ 81 Mark
Has a needle, which is itself a magnet.
  • A
    Magnet
  • Compass
  • C
    Clock
  • D
    All of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Compass
Compass has a needle, which is itself a magnet.
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MCQ 91 Mark
What is a natural magnet known as?
  • A
    Toroid
  • Lodestone
  • C
    Haematite
  • D
    Solenoid
Answer
Correct option: B.
Lodestone
Lodestone
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MCQ 101 Mark
The ore of magnet is called:
  • Magnetite
  • B
    Magnesia
  • C
    Bauxite
  • D
    Hematite
Answer
Correct option: A.
Magnetite
Magnetite
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MCQ 111 Mark
A magnet is made of:
  • A
    Steel or copper
  • Steel or iron
  • C
    Copper or aluminum
  • D
    Aluminum or iron
Answer
Correct option: B.
Steel or iron
Those materials which are attracted by magnet are called magnetic materials.
Iron, steel, nickel and cobalt are attracted by magnet.
So, iron, steel, nickel and cobalt are magnetic materials.
The most common and important magnetic materials are however Iron and Steel.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Which of the following statement is or are incorrect?
  • A
    The same type of magnetic poles are called like poles.
  • B
    The different types of magnetic poles are called unlike poles.
  • C
    Like magnetic poles repel each other, unlike magnetic poles attract each other.
  • A freely suspended magnet always point in a west - south direction.
Answer
Correct option: D.
A freely suspended magnet always point in a west - south direction.
A freely suspended magnet always point in a north-south direction.
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MCQ 141 Mark
A bar magnet is immersed in a heap of iron filings and pulled out. The amount of iron filling clinging to the:
  • North pole is almost equal to the south pole.
  • B
    North pole is much more than the south pole.
  • C
    North pole is much less than the south pole.
  • D
    Magnet will be same all along its length.
Answer
Correct option: A.
North pole is almost equal to the south pole.
The amount of iron filings clinging to the North pole is almost equal to the South pole because in a magnet, the strength of both the poles is same.
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MCQ 151 Mark
Two bar magnets suspended by string, are separated by a piece of metal. Which of the following statements best explain the outcome shown in the diagram?
  • A
    Only like poles attract.
  • B
    The magnets have lost their magnetic forces.
  • C
    The metal exerts a magnetic field which attracts the magnets.
  • The magnetic field of the magnets cannot pass through the metal.
Answer
Correct option: D.
The magnetic field of the magnets cannot pass through the metal.
The effect of magnetic field cannot pass through any metal. Magnetic effects can pass through screens of substances such as plastic, paper, glass etc.
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MCQ 161 Mark
Which is an example of a magnetic substance?
  • A
    Iron.
  • B
    Nickel.
  • C
    Cobalt.
  • All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
All of these are attracted towards a magnet.
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MCQ 171 Mark
Consider the following statements and choose the correct one:
  • A
    North pole brought near to north pole of another magnet which attracts.
  • B
    South pole brought near to south pole of another magnet which attracts.
  • C
    South pole brought near to north pole of another magnet which repels.
  • North pole brought near to south pole of another magnet which attracts.
Answer
Correct option: D.
North pole brought near to south pole of another magnet which attracts.
We know that there are two most important properties of magnets are:
  1. A freely suspended magnet always point in the north south directions and
  2. Like magnetic poles repel each other, unlike magnetic poles attract each other.
As, north pole brought near to south pole of another magnet which attracts.
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MCQ 181 Mark
In the given diagrams, compasses are used to plot the magnetic field around a bar magnet with poles marked $N ($North$)$ and $S ($South$).$ Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the expected field pattern$?$
  • A
  • B
  • C
Answer
Correct option: D.

Magnetic field line is directed from North Pole to South Pole outside the magnet. So option is correct.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Where is the force of attraction of a magnet the maximum?
  • A
    At all sides
  • B
    All over the magnet
  • At its poles
  • D
    At its centre
Answer
Correct option: C.
At its poles
The force of attraction of a magnet is maximum at its poles.
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MCQ 201 Mark
In which of the following a permanent magnet is not used?
  • A
    In magnetic door catchers.
  • B
    Loudspeakers.
  • C
    In compasses.
  • None of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
None of these.
All of the given options use permanent magnets.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Magnetic compass:
  • A
    Always points in $N-S$ direction
  • B
    Used to find directions
  • C
    Is a magnet
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
All of these
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MCQ 231 Mark
The magnets which retain their magnetic properties only over a short interval of time are called:
  • A
    Natural magnet
  • B
    Artificial magnet
  • C
    Permanent magnet
  • Temporary magnet
Answer
Correct option: D.
Temporary magnet
Temporary magnet
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which of the following is a natural magnet?
  • Lodestone
  • B
    Bar magnet
  • C
    Ball - ended magnet
  • D
    Horse - shoe magnet
Answer
Correct option: A.
Lodestone
Lodestone
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MCQ 251 Mark
The arrangement to store two magnets is shown by figures $(a), (b), (c)$ and $(d)$ in Fig. Which one of them is the correct arrangement?
  • A
  • C
  • D
Answer
Correct option: B.

The correct arrangement is shown in option $(b).$ To store the two magnets safely, they should be kept in pairs with their unlike poles on the same side. They must be separated by a piece of wood, while two metal plates should be placed across their ends.
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MCQ 261 Mark
Choose the correct statements:
  • A
    A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.
  • B
    Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is brought near them.
  • C
    Rubber is a magnetic material.
  • A nickel wire is attracted by magnet.
Answer
Correct option: D.
A nickel wire is attracted by magnet.
A nickel wire is attracted by magnet.
Those materials which are attracted by magnet are called magnetic materials.
Iron, steel, nickel and cobalt are attracted by magnet.
So, iron, steel, nickel and cobalt are magnetic materials.
The most common and important magnetic materials are however Iron and Steel.
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MCQ 271 Mark
North pole of a magnet can be identified by:
  • Another magnet having its poles marked as North pole and South pole.
  • B
    Another magnet no matter whether the poles are marked or not.
  • C
    Using an iron bar.
  • D
    Using iron filings.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Another magnet having its poles marked as North pole and South pole.

North pole (South pole) can be identified only if we have another magnet having its poles marked as North pole and South pole because only then we can see the attraction and repulsion between $N-S$ (i.e. opposite) poles and $N-N$ (i.e. similar) poles, respectively.

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MCQ 281 Mark
Write the cautions which are taken to keep the magnetic properties of magnets.
  • A
    Don’t hammer it
  • B
    Don’t drop it
  • C
    Don’t heat it
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
Don’t hammer, drop and heat the magnets.
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MCQ 291 Mark
Magnetic effect pass through screen of substance like:
  • A
    Cloth
  • B
    Paper
  • C
    Plastic
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
Magnetic effect pass through screen of substances like cloth, paper plastic.
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MCQ 301 Mark
____ is a natural magnet?
  • Magnetite
  • B
    Bar magnet
  • C
    Cylindrical magnet
Answer
Correct option: A.
Magnetite
Magnetite
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MCQ 311 Mark
What happens when we hit a magnet with a hammer?
  • A
    It gains more magnetic force.
  • It demagnetises.
  • C
    The north and south poles change positions.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
It demagnetises.
It demagnetises.
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MCQ 321 Mark
Which of the following statement is or are correct?
  • A
    A magnet is an object which attracts thing made of iron steel, nickel and cobalt.
  • B
    Magnets are made of iron, steel or other alloys of iron by the process of magnetization.
  • C
    A bar magnet is a long rectangular magnetized bar of iron or steel.
  • All the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All the above
Here, are all the statements are correct.
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MCQ 331 Mark
Soft iron pieces are placed across the ends of bar magnets when stored. What are such pieces called?
  • A
    Preservatives
  • Keepers
  • C
    Compasses
  • D
    Poles
Answer
Correct option: B.
Keepers
Soft iron pieces which are placed across the ends of bar magnets when stored are called magnetic keepers.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Which of the following is an artificial magnet?
  • A
    Bar magnet
  • B
    Horse - shoe magnet
  • C
    Disc shaped magnet
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
All of these
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MCQ 351 Mark
Which one of the following is correct about magnetic field?
  • A
    Magnetic field is the region around a magnet in which only force of attraction can be experienced.
  • B
    Magnetic field is the region around a magnet in which only force of repulsion can be experienced.
  • Magnetic field is the region around a magnet in which magnetic force is experienced by a magnetic material.
  • D
    All of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Magnetic field is the region around a magnet in which magnetic force is experienced by a magnetic material.
Magnetic field is the region around a magnet in which magnetic force is experienced by a magnetic material.
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MCQ 361 Mark
Choose the wrong statement:
  • A
    Heat can destroy magnetic properties of a magnet.
  • B
    Magnets are made up of different materials and different shapes.
  • C
    There is a maximum attraction in middle of a magnet.
  • Magnetite does not show magnetic properties.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Magnetite does not show magnetic properties.
Magnetite does not show magnetic properties.
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MCQ 371 Mark
The word magnet is derived from the old French word:
  • A
    Magnesia
  • B
    Maguos
  • Magnete
  • D
    Magnetum
Answer
Correct option: C.
Magnete
Magnete
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MCQ 381 Mark
Read the given statements and select the correct option.
  1. Statement: When a horseshoe magnet is brought close to a pile of iron filings, more filings will be attracted to the U shaped part of the magnet.
  2. Statement: Horseshoe magnet has only one pole that is its $U-$shaped part.
  • A
    Both statements $1$ and $2$ are true and statement $2$ is the correct explanation of statement $1.$
  • B
    Both statements $1$ and $2$ are true but statement $2$ is not the correct explanation of statement $1.$
  • C
    Statement $1$ is true but statement $2$ is false.
  • Both statements $1$ and $2$ are false.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both statements $1$ and $2$ are false.
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MCQ 391 Mark
Which of the following makes use of a magnet?
  • A
    A shirt button
  • B
    A screw - driver
  • C
    A can opener
  • A door stopper
Answer
Correct option: D.
A door stopper
The magnetic and non - magnetic properties of various objects are made use of in our day to day life.
We know that magnets attract only magnetic materials.
Due to this property, we use magnet as different ways.
Such as magnets are used in door stoppers in home and offices to hold the door open.
Magnets are also used in some pencil boxes to keep their lids shut tightly and so on.
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MCQ 401 Mark
Ruhi is writing some statements, choose the incorrect statement and help him:
  • A
    Magnet is used in refrigerator door to keep it tightly closed.
  • B
    Magnets are used in some pencil boxes to keep their lids shut tightly.
  • C
    Needle of a compass deflects when we brought a magnet near it.
  • Electromagnet is a permanent magnet.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Electromagnet is a permanent magnet.
The magnets made by using electricity are called electromagnets.
Electromagnets are very useful because their magnetism or power of attraction can be switched “on” or “off” as desired.
That means it is temporary magnet.
As an example, if the electric current is switched on through its coil the electromagnet gets its magnetism and starts behaving like a magnet,
when it is switched off the electromagnet losses all its magnetism that means (it no longer behaves as a magnet).
So, it is considered as temporary magnet.
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MCQ 411 Mark
The materials which get attracted towards a magnet are called ____ materials?
  • A
    Non - magnetic
  • Magnetic
  • C
    The compass is a magnet with the pointer seeking the north pole of the earth.
  • D
    The compass is an electromagnet that is charged by rubbing.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Magnetic
Magnetic
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MCQ 421 Mark
Which two ends of a magnet are called magnetic poles?
  • A
    North pole.
  • B
    South pole.
  • North and south pole.
  • D
    Self demagnetisation.
Answer
Correct option: C.
North and south pole.
Magnetic poles (North pole and South pole)
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MCQ 431 Mark
Why does a compass always point to the north direction?
  • A
    The compass is made up of a magnetic material.
  • B
    The compass is a magnet with the pointer seeking the south pole of the earth.
  • The compass is a magnet with the pointer seeking the north pole of the earth.
  • D
    The compass is an electromagnet that is charged by rubbing.
Answer
Correct option: C.
The compass is a magnet with the pointer seeking the north pole of the earth.

The needle of a compass is a magnet.
The earth too is a magnet as the needle tends to align itself to the earth's north pole.
The magnetic field of the earth can cause the needle to point in the north direction.

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MCQ 441 Mark
When a bar magnet is brought near iron dust, most of the dust sticks:
  • A
    Near the middle.
  • B
    Equally everywhere.
  • Near two ends.
  • D
    At the middle and ends.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Near two ends.

Magnetic field intensity is maximum at the poles of a bar magnet.

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MCQ 451 Mark
Which of the following does $NOT$ contain a magnet in it$?$
  • A torch
  • B
    A radio
  • C
    A fan
  • D
    Both $(B)$ and $(C)$
Answer
Correct option: A.
A torch

A torch does not contain a magnet in it.

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MCQ 461 Mark
A matchbox containing an unknown object is placed on a thin sheet of glass in the experimental set-up shown in the figure.

When the bar magnet moves, it is able to drag the match box along. What is most likely to be found in the matchbox?
  • A
    Marble.
  • B
    Toothpick.
  • C
    Ten-cent coin.
  • Steel ball bearing.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Steel ball bearing.
The match box must contain some magnetic material i.e., steel ball bearing.
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MCQ 471 Mark
In many household articles, magnets in the lids/covers are present. Why are magnets used in such instances?
  • To facilitate their frequent usage.
  • B
    To ensure safety of the contents.
  • C
    To make the articles airtight.
  • D
    To make the articles look beautiful.
Answer
Correct option: A.
To facilitate their frequent usage.
Magnets are used in many household articles to facilitate frequent usage.
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MCQ 491 Mark
Which of the following is a non - magnetic material?
  • A
    Iron
  • B
    Cobalt
  • Glass
  • D
    Nickel
Answer
Correct option: C.
Glass
Glass
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