Wave Optics

41 Maharashtra HSC Class 12 Physics previous year questions (PYQs) from 13 papers, 2016 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.

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Difficulty: 14 easy · 21 moderate · 6 hard.
Most-asked subtopics: Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment (16), Polarization and Brewster's Law (8), Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory (7).
Updated 24 September 2026.

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Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2024 · February · Q. 4Moderate
#1Nature of Light and Huygens' Principle
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- Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2024 · July · Q. 2(iii)Easy
  #2Polarization and Brewster's Law
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2024 · July · Q. 14Moderate
#3Resolving Power
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2024 · July · Q. 31Moderate
#4Polarization and Brewster's Law
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2025 · June · Q. 1(viii)Easy
#5Polarization and Brewster's Law
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Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2025 · June · Q. 13Moderate
#6Diffraction at a Single Slit
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2025 · June · Q. 31Moderate
#7Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
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- Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · February · Q. 2(v)Moderate
  #8Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · February · Q. 5Moderate
#9Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · February · Q. 31Moderate
#10Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · June · Q. 1(viii)Moderate
#11Polarization and Brewster's Law
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- Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · June · Q. 2(vi)Easy
  #12Nature of Light and Huygens' Principle
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · June · Q. 10Moderate
#13Resolving Power
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2026 · June · Q. 18Moderate
#14Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2025 · Q. 29Hard
#15Diffraction at a Single Slit
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2025 · Q. 17Moderate
#16Polarization and Brewster's Law
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2024 · Q. 1(x)Easy
#17Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2024 · Q. 28Moderate
#18Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2023 · Q. 1(iv)Easy
#19Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2023 · Q. 15Moderate
#20Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
Maharashtra HSC Class 12 · 2023 · Q. 23Hard
#21Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#22Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
#23Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#24Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
#25Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#26Diffraction at a Single Slit
#27Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
#28Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#29Polarization and Brewster's Law
#30Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
#31Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#32Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#33Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#34Polarization and Brewster's Law
#35Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#36Diffraction at a Single Slit
#37Nature of Light and Huygens' Principle
#38Reflection and Refraction on Huygens' Theory
#39Interference and Young's Double Slit Experiment
#40Diffraction at a Single Slit
#41Polarization and Brewster's Law

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