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Freely suspended bar magnet comes to res...

Freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest pointing north-south direction such that

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion.

C

Assertion is true but Reason is false.

D

Assertion is false but Reason is true.

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Because first statement is telling about relation between Earth.s geographical N-S pole and Magnetic N-S pole whereas, Second statement is giving the property of a solenoid.
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