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Assertion: A compass needle when placed on the magnetic north pole of the earth rotates in vertical direction.
Reason: The earth has only horizontal component of its magnetic field at the north poles.

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Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True , Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-2

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Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True , Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-2

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Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

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Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True , Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-2

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