Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
209 CBSE Class 12 Physics previous year questions (PYQs) from 5 papers, 2022 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
About this chapter
- Difficulty: 27 easy · 134 moderate · 48 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Refraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses (81), Refraction and Total Internal Reflection (47), Optical Instruments (41).
- Updated 13 September 2026.
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#1ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#2ModerateReflection by Spherical Mirrors
#3ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
#4HardRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#5ModerateHas imageRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#6EasyRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#7HardHas imageRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#8ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#9ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#10HardRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#11ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#12EasyReflection by Spherical Mirrors
#13ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#14ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#15ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#16ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#17ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#18HardOptical Instruments
#19ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#20HardHas imageRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#21HardRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#22HardHas imageRefraction Through a Prism
#23ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#24ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
#25ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
#26ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#27ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#28ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#29ModerateReflection by Spherical Mirrors
#30EasyRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#31ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#32ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
#33ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#34HardRefraction Through a Prism
#35ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#36ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#37ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#38ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#39ModerateHas imageRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#40ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#41ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#42ModerateReflection by Spherical Mirrors
#43ModerateRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#44ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
#45ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#46ModerateRefraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
#47EasyOptical Instruments
#48HardRefraction and Total Internal Reflection
#49ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
#50ModerateRefraction Through a Prism
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