6th Class Science Fun with Magnets Question Bank Fun with Magnets

Arun suspended a bar magnet on a string as shown in the diagram below. He brought 3 bar-shaped objects P, Q and R towards the bar magnet. He placed the ends (X and Y) of each object, near the north pole of the bar magnet and recorded his observations in the table below.

Object End X brought near to N pole End Y brought near to N pole

P N pole repelled   N pole attracted

Q N pole attracted   N pole repelled

R N pole remains   stationary N pole remains stationary

Which of the object(s) is/are the magnet?

A) P only

B) Q only

C)        P and Q only

D)        P and R only

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

For object P: X is North pole. Y is South pole. For object Q: X is South pole Y is North pole.