JEE · NEET Previous Year Question
A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.
- Awill become rigid showing no movement
- Bwill stay in any position
- Cwill stay in north‐south direction only
- Dwill stay in east‐west direction only
Correct answer: B
Solution
(b) A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It will stay in any position as the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field becomes zero at the geomagnetic pole.More Magnetism & Matter PYQs
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