Multiple choice

Which of the following is not the property of a magnet?

  1. A magnet attracts magnetic material.

  2. When a magnet is suspended freely, it points in N-S direction.

  3. Same poles of a magnet attract and opposite poles repel.

  4. Magnetic influence can pass through the screen of cloth, plastic and paper.

  5. The force of magnetic attraction is the maximum at poles.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Same poles of a magnet repel, whereas the opposite poles attract.

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