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Fill the blank spaces in the table given below:
| Nature of bar | Action of compass needle | |
| North Pole | South Pole | |
| Non-magnetic | No action | ________ |
| ________ | attracted | attracted |
| North pole of a bar magnet | ________ | _________ |
| ________ | attracted | repelled |
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Solution
| Nature of bar | Action of compass needle | |
| North Pole | South Pole | |
| Non-magnetic | No action | No action |
| Soft iron rod | attracted | attracted |
| North pole of a bar magnet | repelled | attracted |
| South pole of a bar magnet | attracted | repelled |
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