Q.

Is it true that when a compass is brought near a bar magnet its needle gets deflected ?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement  is True. A compass needle gets deflected when brought near a bar magnet because the bar magnet exerts a magnetic force on the compass needle which is a pivoted magnet.
Hence it is free to move in the horizontal plane.
  
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