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There are mainly two types of magnets.

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Important Questions on Magnetism

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Write three main characteristics of a magnet.

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A freely suspended magnet always points in the _____ direction.

(Choose out of: East west, North south)

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The two ends of a magnet where the attraction force is the maximum are called _____.
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The strength of a magnet is negligible at its _____.
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A magnet always has _____ poles.

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Two north poles _____ each other. 
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The bar magnet attracts iron fillings most at the _____.
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Two south poles _____ each other.
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Like poles of two magnets _____ each other.
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A magnet always has _____ poles.
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Magnetism is concentrated in the _____ (middle / poles) of a magnet.
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In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of _____(bar-magnet/iron).
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A freely suspended _____ always points in the North-South direction.
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The strength of a magnet is negligible at its _____.
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The attraction of a magnet is strongest at its _____ (poles/center). 

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The magnet theory suggests that in a magnet all the _____ magnets are lined up with their own north-seeking poles all pointing in the same direction and with all the south-seeking poles pointing in the opposite direction.
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A magnet always has _____ poles.
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(a) Name two magnetic poles which attract each other.

(b) Name two magnetic poles which repel each other.

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Every magnet always has _____ (two/four) poles.
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Two north poles _____  (attract/repel) each other.