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Electromagnetic Induction PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 12: Electromagnetic Induction (Physics) had 15 questions across the 50 official CBSE Class 12 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 8 of them. Asked in 8 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Self Inductance, Mutual Inductance, Faraday’s Law.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self Inductance | 4 | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2020 |
| Mutual Inductance | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2017 |
| AC Generator | 2 | 2 | 2023, 2018 |
| Faraday's Law | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2016 |
| Lenz's Law | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2017 |
| Eddy Currents | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Motional EMF | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
How to practise Electromagnetic Induction PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Electromagnetic Induction 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 122026
- Q.33 (Physics (55/1/1)) · Long answer · Self Inductance: Faraday's law, solenoid self-inductance, emf in a rotating rod PDF
CBSE Class 122025
- Q.4 (Physics (55/1/1)) · MCQ · Faraday's Law: Charge induced when a coil is suddenly placed in a magnetic field PDF
- Q.5 (Physics (55/1/1)) · MCQ · Self Inductance: Number of turns needed for a solenoid of given inductance PDF
- Q.13 (Physics (55/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Lenz's Law: Difficulty pushing a magnet into a closed coil and Lenz's law PDF
- Q.24 (Physics (55/1/1)) · Short answer · Self Inductance: Energy stored in an inductor; magnetic energy density of a solenoid PDF
CBSE Class 122024
- Q.14 (Physics (55/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Mutual Inductance: Mutual inductance of coils wound on each other and flux linkage PDF
CBSE Class 122023
- Q.6 (Physics (55/1/1)) · MCQ · AC Generator: Maximum emf in a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field PDF
- Q.7 (Physics (55/1/1)) · MCQ · Motional EMF: Quantity that motional emf in a sliding arm does not depend on PDF
- Q.28 (Physics (55/1/1)) · Short answer · Mutual Inductance: Induced emf and mutual inductance of a coil on an AC solenoid PDF
CBSE Class 122020
CBSE Class 122018
- Q.25 (Physics (55/1)) · Long answer · AC Generator: AC generator principle and emf; potential difference across plane wings PDF
CBSE Class 122017
CBSE Class 122016
- Q.25 (Physics (55/1/N)) · Long answer · Faraday's Law: Induced emf from moving magnet; flux, emf and force for a sliding rod PDF
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FAQ
How many Electromagnetic Induction questions come in CBSE Class 12?
In the official papers we tagged: 1 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 2 in 2020, 1 in 2018, 2 in 2017 and 1 in 2016. Not asked in the other 2 years. That is 15 questions in all, about 5% of Physics.
Which Electromagnetic Induction topics repeat in CBSE Class 12?
Asked in the most papers: Self Inductance, Mutual Inductance, Faraday’s Law. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official CBSE Class 12 questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 12 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.