
Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : When a horseshoe magnet is brought close to a pile of iron filings, more filings will get attracted to the shaped part of the magnet.
Statement 2 : Horseshoe magnet has only one pole that is its shaped part.


Important Questions on Fun with Magnets


Arun suspended a bar magnet on a string as shown in the diagram below. He brought bar-shaped objects and towards the bar magnet. He placed the ends ( and ) of each object, near the north pole of the bar magnet and recorded his observations in the table below.
Object | End brought near to pole | End brought near to pole |
pole repelled | pole attracted | |
pole attracted | pole repelled | |
pole remains stationary | pole remains stationary |
Which of the object(s) is/are the magnet?

When Asha suspended four bars of different materials from a pole and brought the North pole of a bar magnet near part and of each bar one by one as shown in the figure, the observations she recorded are as follows:
Bar | Magnet and part | Magnet and part |
Repel | Attract | |
Nothing happened | Nothing happened | |
Attract | Repel | |
Attract | Attract |
Which of the following sets correctly represents metal bars and ?
Bar | Bar | Bar | Bar | |
(A) | Magnet | Wooden bar | Magnet | Iron bar |
(B) | Magnet | Iron bar | Magnet | Glass bar |
(C) | Stainless Magnet steel bar | Magnet | Iron bar | Magnet |
(D) | Magnet | Iron bar | Glass bar | Stainless steel bar |




Observe the given figure and identify the correct statements.
(I) Poles and are unlike poles.
(ii) Poles and are like poles.
(iii) Pole will attract pole and .
(iv) Pole will be attracted by pole .
