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Magnetic Effects of Electric Current PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current (Science) had 19 questions across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 8 of them. Asked in 8 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Force on Conductor, Magnetic Field Lines, Domestic Circuits.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 8 of 10 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Circuits | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2023, 2020 |
| Force on Conductor | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2023, 2022 |
| Magnetic Field Lines | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2022 |
| Field of Straight Conductor | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2023 |
| Solenoid | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2019 |
| Circular Coil | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Electric Motor | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Electromagnet | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Galvanometer | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Right-Hand Thumb Rule | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
How to practise Magnetic Effects of Electric Current PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Magnetic Effects of Electric Current questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.
CBSE Class 102026
CBSE Class 102025
CBSE Class 102024
- Q.14 (Science (31/1/1)) · MCQ · Solenoid: Field pattern inside a current-carrying solenoid PDF
- Q.26 (Science (31/1/1)) · Short answer · Magnetic Field Lines: Why field lines don't cross; representing a uniform field PDF
- Q.32 (Science (31/1/1)) · Short answer · Right-Hand Thumb Rule: Rules for field direction around wire and force on conductor PDF
CBSE Class 102023
- Q.14 (Science (31/1/1)) · MCQ · Domestic Circuits: Devices that use 15 A rated wiring PDF
- Q.16 (Science (31/1/1)) · MCQ · Field of Straight Conductor: Net magnetic field midway between two current-carrying wires PDF
- Q.20 (Science (31/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Circular Coil: Assertion-reason on field at centre of a coil with more turns PDF
- Q.32 (Science (31/1/1)) · Short answer · Force on Conductor: Rule for force on conductor; electron entry cases for max/min force PDF
CBSE Class 102022
CBSE Class 102020
- Q.2 (Science (31/1/1)) · Very short answer · Electromagnetic Induction: Phenomenon behind current induced by changing field lines PDF
- Q.10 (Science (31/1/1)) · MCQ · Domestic Circuits: Effect on current in a circuit during short circuit PDF
- Q.30 (Science (31/1/1)) · Long answer · Electromagnet: Electromagnet uses, construction, soft iron core and strength PDF
CBSE Class 102019
CBSE Class 102018
- Q.21 (Science (31/1)) · Long answer · Electric Motor: Fleming's left-hand rule; motor principle and parts PDF
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FAQ
How many Magnetic Effects of Electric Current questions come in CBSE Class 10?
In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2020, 2 in 2019 and 1 in 2018. Not asked in the other 2 years. That is 19 questions in all, about 6% of Science.
Which Magnetic Effects of Electric Current topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?
Asked in the most papers: Force on Conductor, Magnetic Field Lines, Domestic Circuits. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.