Class 6 General Science Notes: - Unit-10: Magnetism: Solved Exercise (MCQs)

A. MCQs (Choose the Correct Answers).

1. Which of the following gets attracted to a magnet?

a. Copy book
b. Silver spoon
c. Comb
d. Common pins

... Answer is d. Common pins
Pins are magnetic materials and are made up of steel, Hence, they get attracted to a magnet.

2. The pole of the magnet that points towards the geographical South is called:

a. North Pole
b. South Pole
c. East Pole
d. West Pole

... Answer is a. North Pole
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3. When a bar magnet is brought near iron dust, most of the dust sticks:

a. Near the middle
b. Equally everywhere
c. Near two ends
d. At the middle and ends

... Answer is c. Near two ends
the magnetic strength is maximum at the end of the poles of the magnet

4. A freely suspended bar magnet rests in:

a. North-South directions
b. Upside down
c. East-West directions
d. Any direction by chance

... Answer is a. North-South directions
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5. Attraction is seen between the poles of two bar magnets in the case of:

a. N-pole of one magnet with N-pole of other
b. N-pole of one magnet with S-pole of other
c. S-pole of one magnet with S-pole of other
d. All of these cases will show attraction

... Answer is b. N-pole of one magnet with S-pole of other
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6. A freely suspended magnet rests in:

a. East-west direction
b. North-south direction
c. North-east direction
d. North-west direction

... Answer is b. North-south direction
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7. Which of the following materials is the most suitable for making a permanent magnet? :

a. Soft Iron
b. Nickel
c. Copper
d. Steel

... Answer is d. Steel
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8. Magnetic lines of force of a bar magnet do not intersect because:

a. The lines have similar charges hence they repel each other
b. The lines always diverge from a single point
c. A point always has a single net magnetic field
d. The lines need magnetic lenses to intersect

... Answer is c. A point always has a single net magnetic field
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9. Which of the following process can not destroy magnet properties of magnet

a. hammering
b. heating
c. dropping on a hard surface
d. boiling

... Answer is d. boiling
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10. The purpose of a compass is

a. to tell you directions
b. to tell how far you have walked
c. to tell what time you left
d. to tell where the sun is

... Answer is a. to tell you directions
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MCQs of General Science Class-6:

Unit-1, Unit-2, Unit-3, Unit-4, Unit-5, Unit-6, Unit-7, Unit-8, Unit-9, Unit-10, Unit-11, Unit-12

Source: General Science Book (National Book Foundation, Pakistan)

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