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Science · 2026 · 1 mark
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q32
Assertion (A) : The needle of a compass, kept in an external magnetic field, always aligns itself in the North-South direction of the Earth.
Reason (R) : The behaviour of the needle of the compass is similar to the behaviour of a freely suspended bar magnet.
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From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(D)
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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