Properties of Magnets — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Physics MCQs with Solutions
Free Homi Bhabha Class 6 Physics Properties of Magnets MCQs with step-by-step solutions (10 questions). Part of Electricity and Magnetism. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Q1 — Properties of Magnets · easy · theory
A magnet attracts (pulls) objects made of …
A. Glass
B. Iron ✓ Correct
C. Paper
D. Plastic
Solution: Magnets attract objects made of iron and a few other special metals.
Q2 — Properties of Magnets · easy · theory
Every magnet has two ends called its …
A. Left and right pole
B. North pole and south pole ✓ Correct
C. Top and hot pole
D. Big and small pole
Solution: Each magnet has two poles: a north pole and a south pole.
Q3 — Properties of Magnets · easy · theory
Which of these will a magnet attract?
A. A plastic button
B. A rubber band
C. An iron nail ✓ Correct
D. A wooden block
Solution: A magnet attracts the iron nail, because iron is a magnetic material.
Q4 — Properties of Magnets · easy · theory
A material that is pulled by a magnet is called a …
A. Gas
B. Magnetic material ✓ Correct
C. Liquid
D. Non-magnetic material
Solution: Materials that a magnet can pull, like iron, are called magnetic materials.
Q5 — Properties of Magnets · medium · theory
What happens when the north pole of one magnet is brought near the south pole of another magnet?
A. They attract (pull towards each other) ✓ Correct
B. Nothing happens at all
C. They melt together
D. They push each other away
Solution: Unlike poles (north and south) attract each other, so the two magnets pull together.
Q6 — Properties of Magnets · medium · theory
What happens when the north poles of two magnets are brought close together?
A. They repel (push each other away) ✓ Correct
B. They attract each other
C. They disappear
D. They stick and can never be pulled apart
Solution: Like poles (north and north) repel each other, so the magnets push apart.
Q7 — Properties of Magnets · medium · theory
When a bar magnet is hung freely so that it can turn, one end always comes to rest pointing towards the …
A. North direction ✓ Correct
B. Ground below
C. West direction
D. Nearest wall
Solution: A freely hanging magnet always sets itself so that one end points north; this is how a compass works.
Q8 — Properties of Magnets · medium · theory
The pull of a magnet is the strongest at its …
A. Nowhere, it has no strong part
B. Whole surface equally
C. Middle
D. Two ends (the poles) ✓ Correct
Solution: A magnet pulls most strongly at its two poles, which are at the ends.
Q9 — Properties of Magnets · hard · theory
A magnet is dipped into a box holding a mix of iron nails and plastic beads. What sticks to the magnet?
A. Both the nails and the beads
B. Only the plastic beads
C. Only the iron nails ✓ Correct
D. Nothing sticks to it
Solution: Only the iron nails are magnetic, so only they stick to the magnet, while the plastic beads are left behind.
Q10 — Properties of Magnets · hard · theory
Complete this rule about magnets: like poles ____ and unlike poles ____.
A. attract; repel
B. attract; attract
C. repel; attract ✓ Correct
D. repel; repel
Solution: Like poles (same kind) repel each other, while unlike poles (different kinds) attract each other.