# Electromagnetic Waves CBSE Class 12 PYQ Chapter Wise

> Electromagnetic Waves CBSE Class 12 PYQs: all 17 questions from 50 official papers (2016–2026), by concept. Asked in 10 of 10 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/cbse-class-12/chapters/electromagnetic-waves/

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## Answer first

Electromagnetic Waves PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 12: Electromagnetic Waves (Physics) had **17 questions** across the 50 official CBSE Class 12 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 10 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Displacement Current, EM Wave Properties.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Electromagnetic Waves PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Electromagnetic Waves questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. 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.

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## Electromagnetic Waves in other exams

The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: [JEE Main](/jee-main/chapters/electromagnetic-waves/) (11 questions), [NEET](/neet/chapters/#electromagnetic-waves) (2 questions).

## Other Physics chapters

- [Electric Charges and Fields PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/electric-charges-and-fields/)
- [Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/electrostatic-potential-and-capacitance/)
- [Current Electricity PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/current-electricity/)
- [Moving Charges and Magnetism PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/moving-charges-and-magnetism/)
- [Magnetism and Matter PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/magnetism-and-matter/)
- [Electromagnetic Induction PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/electromagnetic-induction/)
- [Alternating Current PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/alternating-current/)
- [Ray Optics and Optical Instruments PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/ray-optics-and-optical-instruments/)
- [Wave Optics PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/wave-optics/)
- [Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/dual-nature-of-radiation-and-matter/)
- [Atoms PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/atoms/)
- [Nuclei PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/nuclei/)
- [Semiconductor Electronics PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/semiconductor-electronics/)
- [Communication Systems PYQs](/cbse-class-12/chapters/communication-systems/)

## FAQ

### How many Electromagnetic Waves questions come in CBSE Class 12?
In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2020, 1 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2017 and 1 in 2016. That is 17 questions in all, about 6% of Physics.

### Which Electromagnetic Waves topics repeat in CBSE Class 12?
Asked in the most papers: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Displacement Current, EM Wave Properties. 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.