Physics
A soft iron bar is tied by a thread in the middle and is suspended from a rigid support such that it is free to rotate in a horizontal plane. It shall come to rest :
- along north-south direction
- along east-west direction
- equally inclined to N-S and E-W direction
- in any direction
Magnetism
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in any direction
Reason — As the soft iron bar is not magnetised, hence it will not align itself with the Earth's magnetic field and will come to rest in any direction.
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