For Question number 32, two statements are given — one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to this question from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below. Assertion (A) : The needle of a compass, kept in an external magnetic field, always…

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For Question number 32, two statements are given — one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to this question from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below. Assertion (A) : The needle of a compass, kept in an external magnetic field, always aligns itself in the North-South direction of the Earth. Reason (R) : The behaviour of the needle of the compass is similar to the behaviour of a freely suspended bar magnet.

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Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

For Question number 32, two statements are given — one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as…

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