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The angle between true north and the compass north is called:
ADeclination
BInclination
CElevation
DDeviation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Declination
1. A compass needle settles along the magnetic meridian.
2. That direction differs from the true geographic north.
3. The angle between the two is the magnetic declination.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Physics Part I, Chapter 5, Magnetism and Matter._
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