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Question 1.
The pole of the magnet that points towards the South is called pole.
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West

Answer

(b) South
The pole of magnet that points towards the South is called South pole.

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Question 2.
Where was natural magnet discovered ?
(a) In Japan
(b) In Greece
(c) In India
(d) In China

Answer

(b) In Greece
In Greece, the natural magnet was discovered.

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Question 3.
Who discovered the natural magnet ?
(a) A shepherd named Magnets
(b) A shepherd named Greek
(c) A shepherd named Max Well
(d) Vasco-Di-Gama

Answer

(d) Vasco-Di-Gama
A shepherd named Magnets discovered the magnet.

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Question 4.
What does Magnetite contains ?
(a) Wood
(b) Glass
(c) Iron
(d) Stone

Answer

(c) Iron
Magnetite contains iron.

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Question 5.
Name few things using magnets.
(a) Toys
(b) Refrigerator’s door
(c) Pencil boxes
(d) All of these

Answer

(d) All of these
Magnets are used in toys, pencil boxes, and refrigerator’s door.

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Question 6.
Magnetic effect pass through screen of substance like:
(a) Cloth
(b) Paper
(c) Plastic
(d) All of these

Answer

(d) All of these
Magnetic effect pass through screen of substances like cloth, paper plastic.

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Question 7.
Write the cautions which are taken to keep the magnetic properties of magnets.
(a) Don’t hammer it
(b) Don’t drop it
(c) Don’t heat it
(d) All of these

Answer

(d) All of these
Don’t hammer, drop and heat the magnets.

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Question 8.
can be used to find the directions while travelling on the sea or in air.
(a) Magnet
(b) Light
(c) Compass
(d) Poles

Answer

(a) Magnet
Magnet can be used to find the directions.

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Question 9.
Magnet always comes to rest in direction.
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Answer

(b) Two
Magnet always comes to rest in two direction.

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Question 10.
More iron fillings cling near the ends of:
(a) Compass
(b) Poles
(c) Non-magnet
(d) Magnet

Answer

(d) Magnet
More iron filing cling near the end of magnet.

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Question 11.
Substances that stick to magnets are called:
(a) Magnetic substances
(b) Non-magnetic substances
(c) Compass
(d) None of these

Answer

(a) Magnetic substances
Substances that stick to magnets are called magnetic substances.

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Question 12.
Substances that do not stick to magnets are called:
(a) Magnetic substances
(b) Non-magnetic substances
(c) Compass
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) Non-magnetic substances
Substances that do not stick to magnets are called non-magnetic substances.

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Question 13.
The parts of a magnet where most of the iron filling stick are known as the:
(a) North pole
(b) South pole
(c) Poles of magnet
(d) None of these

Answer

(c) Poles of magnet
The parts of a magnet where most of iron filing stick are known as the poles of the magnet.

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Question 14.
Name the poles of the magnet.
(a) South pole
(b) North pole
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer

(c) Both (a) and (b)
Magnet has two poles, North pole and South pole.

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Question 15.
How many poles does the magnet have ?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Two

Answer

(d) Two
Magnet has two poles.

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Question 16.
has a needle, which is itself a magnet.
(a) Magnet
(b) Compass
(c) Clock
(d) All of these

Answer

(b) Compass
Compass has a needle, which is itself a magnet.

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Question 17.
The needle of the compass always points direction.
(a) North-South
(b) East-West
(c) North-West
(d) South-East

Answer

(a) North-South
The needle of the compass always points North-South direction.

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Question 18.
The pole of the magnet that points towards the North is called pole.
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West

Answer

(a) North
The pole of magnet that points towards the North is called North pole.

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Match the Column-A with Column-B:

Question 1.

Column-A	Column-B
(a) N-N	(i) Attraction
(b) N-S	(ii) Repulsion
(c) S-N	(iii) Repulsion
(d) S-S	(iv) Attraction

Answer

Column-A	Column-B
(a) N-N	(ii) Repulsion
(b) N-S	(i) Attraction
(c) S-N	(iv) Attraction
(d) S-S	(iii) Repulsion

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Question 2.

Column-A	Column-B
(a) Coin	(i) Aluminium
(b) Pins	(ii) Iron, nickel
(c) Shoe	(iii) Wood
(d) Statue	(iv) Leather
(e) Table	(v) Iron

Answer

Column-A	Column-B
(a) Coin	(ii) Iron, nickel
(b) Pins	(v) Iron
(c) Shoe	(iv) Leather
(d) Statue	(i) Aluminium
(e) Table	(iii) Wood

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Question 3.

Column-A	Column-B
(a) Boats get attracted towards the magnet.	(i) Boat is fitted with a magnet with North pole towards its head.
(b) Boat is not affected by the magnet.	(ii) Boat is fitted with a magnet with South pole towards its head.
(c) Boat moves near the magnet if North pole of magnet is brought near its head.	(iii) Boat has a small magnet fixed along its length.
(d) Boat moves away from the magnet when North pole is brought near its head.	(iv) Boat is made up of magnetic material.
(e) Boat floats without changing its direction.	(v) Boat is made up of non-magnetic materials.

Answer

Column-A	Column-B
(a) Boats get attracted towards the magnet.	(iv) Boat is made up of magnetic material.
(b) Boat is not affected by the magnet.	(v) Boat is made up of non-magnetic materials.
(c) Boat moves near the magnet if North pole of magnet is brought near its head.	(ii) Boat is fitted with a magnet with South pole towards its head.
(d) Boat moves away from the magnet when North pole is brought near its head.	(i) Boat is fitted with a magnet with North pole towards its head.
(e) Boat floats without changing its direction.	(iii) Boat has a small magnet fixed along its length.

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State whether the statements are True or False:

Question 1.
A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.

Answer

False

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Question 2.
Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.

Answer

False

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Question 3.
Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.

Answer

True

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Question 4.
Maximum iron fillings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is brought near them.

Answer

False

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Question 5.
Bar magnets always point towards North-South direction.

Answer

True

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Question 6.
A compass can be used to find East-West direction at any place.

Answer

False

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Question 7.
Rubber is a magnetic material.

Answer

False

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Fill in the blanks:

Question 1.
Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as ……………., ……………. and …………….

Answer

U-shaped, cylindrical and base-shaped

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Question 2.
The materials which are attracted towards magnet are called …………….

Answer

magnetic

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Question 3.
……………. is not a ……………. material.

Answer

paper

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Question 4.
In olden days sailors used to find direction by ……………. a piece of magnet.

Answer

suspending

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Question 5.
A magnet always has ……………. poles.

Answer

two

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