JEE PHYSICS MCQ: MAGNETISM AND MATTER

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A magnet is placed on a paper in a horizontal plane for locating neutral points.

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dip needle placed at the neutral point will be horizontal at the

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Correct option: B

Magnetic equator

Option B (Magnetic equator) is correct because the dip needle will be horizontal where the vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field is zero, which occurs at the magnetic equator.

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