At the magnetic poles of the earth, a compass needle will be

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bent slightly vertical

vertical

horizontal

inclined at 45o to the horizontal

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

At poles, the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is zero and hence the compass needle will be vertical.

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