Question

a freely suspended magnet points in north south direction and not east west direction give reason ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The magnet has north and south pole,and earth has north and south pole

Explanation:

Magnetic current flows from north to south pole

since earth is like a giant magnet and has huge magnetic fields a freely suspended magnet is affected by earths magnetic field and the north pole of magnet will point to south pole of earth and vice versa