State whether the following statement is true or false:

The Magnetic South Pole of the earth is towards the geographic north.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is true
Concept: The geographic poles and the magnetic poles of the earth are not the same.
The point at which the earth’s rotation axis intercepts the surface of earth is the geographic poles. Both the geographic poles and the magnetic poles are not aligned. The magnetic field lines are due to the current flowing in the outer iron core of the earth.
The magnetic poles of the earth will be changing relative to the location of the geographic poles. The magnetic pole near the geographic South Pole is actually the north magnetic pole. Also the south magnetic pole is near the geographic north pole of the earth. This is because the opposite ends are attracted in the case similar to magnets.
For every permanent magnet, the directions of the magnetic field lines are from North Pole to South Pole. Therefore in the case of earth, the magnetic fields are from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere.
Hence, the given statement is true.

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