CBSE Questions for Class 6 Physics Fun With Magnets Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

The force of attraction of a magnet is maximum at :
  • its sides
  • its corners
  • its poles
  • the midpoint
Articles from which group can be attracted by magnets but cannot attract other objects?
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • P&Q
When a sphere made out of steel is placed near a bar magnet then -
  • It moves parallel to field lines
  • It moves perpendicular to field lines
  • It stays wherever it is kept
  • It is attracted towards the poles
Magnetite is a/an 
  • Natural magnet
  • Electromagnet
  • U-shaped magnet
  • None of these
How is a compass used to find directions?
  • When suspended freely the compass needle aligns itself in the vertically up-down direction which gives us the perpendicular direction to the needle as north and south poles
  • When suspended freely the compass needle aligns itself in the east-west direction which gives us the perpendicular direction to the needle as north and south poles
  • When suspended freely the compass needle aligns itself in the north-south direction which gives us the direction of the north and south poles
  • When suspended freely the compass needle starts rotating in a particular plane and the axis of rotation perpendicular to the plane gives us north and south poles
  • None of the above
Which of the following is a magnetic material?
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • None of these
The answer to which of the following options will distinguish between a magnetic material and a non-magnetic material?
  • Is it a metal of a non metal?
  • Is it a conductor or an insulator?
  • Can it be given an electric charge?
  • Does it affect the direction in which a compass needle points?
Which is not a magnetic material?
  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Iron
  • Cobalt
  • None of these
What characteristics do magnetic substance have?
  • They can give a 'shock' when you touch them.
  • They can push or pull objects they are not touching.
  • They are always black and cold to touch.
  • They fall faster than other objects when you drop them.
State True or False :
A child staying in a coastal region tests the drinking water  with his tester. He finds that the compass needle deflects more in the case of sea water.
  • True
  • False
A device consisting of small magnetic needle used to find direction of the earth's surface is called:
  • A magnetometer
  • A magnetic compass
  • A magnet
  • A pathfinder
  • Answer Required
In which direction, a freely suspended magnet aligns itself?
  • North-South
  • East-West
  • Vertically Up-Down
  • North East-South West
  • South East-North West
A magnet has ______ poles.
  • $$1$$
  • $$3$$
  • $$0$$
  • $$2$$
  • $$4$$
Where was the first natural magnet formed?
  • China
  • Greece
  • Egypt
  • USA
Plastic is a magnetic material.
  • True
  • False
Magnet was discovered in.............
  • India
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Greece
Which of the following will not be attracted by a magnet?
  • Aluminium
  • Nickel
  • Gold
  • Cobalt
The north pole of a magnet always points towards the __________ when suspended freely
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
 P Q R
 MagnetsMagnetic SubstanceNon Magnetic Substance 
After repeated rubbing with a magnet in the same direction, a piece of substance fails to get magnetised, it should be placed in the group(s) :
  • P & Q
  • Q & R
  • Q
  • R
A bar magnet has maximum attractive property
  • at its two ends
  • at its centre
  • at any one of the two ends
  • at a region in between the poles and centre 
When the north pole of a bar magnet picks up an iron nail which of the following are induced in the nail ?
  • North poles
  • South poles
  • A north pole and south pole
  • None of these
Identify the action involved when north pole of a magnet is brought near north pole of another magnet.
  • Pushing
  • Throwing
  • Pulling
  • Lifting
An object which attracts pieces of iron, steel, nickel, cobalt is called
  • tube
  • inductor
  • magnet
  • none
Which of the following is not a  magnetic material ?
  • Iron
  • Nickel
  • Cobalt
  • Stainless steel
What happens, when a magnetic substance is heated?
  • It loses its magnetism
  • It becomes a strong magnet
  • Does not effect the magnetism
  • Either (b) and (c)
When the N-pole of a magnet is placed near the S-pole of another magnet then it will attract the south pole.
  • True
  • False
Fill in the blank:

________  shows attractive property.
  • Iron
  • Magnet
  • Aluminium
  • Nickel
Bar magnet has zero attractive property 
  • At the north pole
  • At its centre
  • At the south pole
  • At any arbitrary point
When the S-pole of a magnet is placed near an unkown pole of another magnet, the two magnets.
  • Repel each other because the unknown pole is a N-pole
  • Repel each other because the unknown pole is S-pole
  • Attract each other because the unknown pole is S-pole
  • None of the above
To find the S-pole of a compass is to find the end of the compass needle that
  • Is attracted to an iron
  • Points to the north
  • Repelled by the S-pole of a magnet
  • Attracted by the S-pole of a magnet
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