A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences

  • [AIEEE 2005]
  • [IIT 1982]
  • A

    A force and a torque

  • B

    A force but not a torque

  • C

    A torque but not a force

  • D

    Neither a torque nor a force

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