Question

why does a freely suspended magnet always point in the north south direction?

Answer 1

Bcoz of magnetic effects of earth's field lines

Answer 2

This suggests that the Earth itself behaves as a magnet which causes afreely suspended magnet (or magneticneedle) to point always in a particulardirection: North and South. ... TheSouth Pole of the Earth's magnet is in the geographical North because it attracts the North Pole of thesuspended magnet and vice versa.