Class 6 Science Chapter 4 True/False – Exploring Magnets

Class 6 Science Chapter 4 True/False Statement for “Exploring Magnets” (based on NCERT textbook Curiosity ).

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True/False with Answers for Practice – Chapter 4 – Exploring Magnets

This includes True/False normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.

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SET 1 – True or False – Exploring Magnets

1. Lodestone is a naturally occurring magnet.
   Answer: True
2. All metals are magnetic materials.
   Answer: False
3. Wood is a non-magnetic material.
   Answer: True
4. Iron filings stick most strongly near the poles of a magnet.
   Answer: True
5. A magnet can be broken to obtain a single North pole.
   Answer: False
6. A freely suspended bar magnet always points in the east–west direction.
   Answer: False
7. The Earth behaves like a giant magnet.
   Answer: True
8. Unlike poles of two magnets repel each other.
   Answer: False
9. Magnetic effect can act through cardboard and plastic.
   Answer: True
10. The compass needle is also a magnet.
    Answer: True

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SET 2 – True or False – Exploring Magnets

1. The North-seeking pole of a magnet is usually painted red in a compass.
   Answer: True
2. Rubber and plastic are magnetic materials.
   Answer: False
3. The magnetic compass needle rests along the north–south direction.
   Answer: True
4. Iron, nickel, and cobalt are magnetic materials.
   Answer: True
5. Like poles of two magnets attract each other.
   Answer: False
6. The magnetic effect cannot pass through wood.
   Answer: False
7. A bar magnet has two poles.
   Answer: True
8. Steel pins are attracted by magnets.
   Answer: True
9. A piece of iron will repel the magnet.
   Answer: False
10. The poles of a magnet can exist alone.
    Answer: False

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SET 3 – True or False – Exploring Magnets

1. A U-shaped magnet has its poles at its open ends.
   Answer: True
2. Magnets attract all materials.
   Answer: False
3. A magnetic compass helps to find directions.
   Answer: True
4. Iron filings stick uniformly all over a magnet.
   Answer: False
5. A bar of iron behaves like a magnet when suspended freely.
   Answer: False
6. North pole of a magnet repels the North pole of a compass needle.
   Answer: True
7. Matsya-yantra was an ancient Indian navigation tool.
   Answer: True
8. The South pole of a magnet attracts the North pole of another magnet.
   Answer: True
9. Magnets lose magnetism if heated or hammered.
   Answer: True
10. Pencil and eraser are magnetic materials.
    Answer: False

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SET 4 – True or False – Exploring Magnets

1. Artificial magnets are man-made.
   Answer: True
2. Magnets of different shapes still have two poles.
   Answer: True
3. When a magnet is brought near a compass, the needle does not move.
   Answer: False
4. Compass needles are fixed and cannot rotate.
   Answer: False
5. A magnet attracts only the poles of another magnet.
   Answer: False
6. North–South alignment of magnets helps sailors find direction.
   Answer: True
7. Magnets cannot move objects without touching them.
   Answer: False
8. A ring magnet has its poles at the center only.
   Answer: False
9. Magnetic effect does not pass through plastic.
   Answer: False
10. Like poles of magnets push each other away.
    Answer: True

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SET 5 – True or False – Exploring Magnets

1. Repulsion is the surest test for identifying a magnet.
   Answer: True
2. Compass needle always points towards east–west.
   Answer: False
3. A piece of iron is attracted by both poles of a magnet.
   Answer: True
4. Poles of a magnet are the weakest part.
   Answer: False
5. A magnet can attract steel U-clips.
   Answer: True
6. Magnets can work under water.
   Answer: True
7. Cardboard can block magnetic force.
   Answer: False
8. North pole of Earth is the geographical north, not magnetic north.
   Answer: False
9. The magnetic south pole of Earth is near the geographic north pole.
   Answer: True
10. A compass is used only in ships, not on land.
    Answer: False

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