Draw the circuit diagram of a Wheatstone bridge and, using Kirchhoff's rules, derive the condition for zero (null) deflection of the galvanometer.
🔥 Most repeated · asked 5×Current Electricity: The Exact Questions RBSE Keeps Asking (Chapter 3)
विद्युत धारा — बार-बार पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
Last updated: 5 July 2026
Every RBSE Class 12 Physics board paper from 2013 to 2026 for Current Electricity, sorted and tagged so you know exactly which Kirchhoff's-law, Wheatstone-bridge and cell-combination questions to revise first.
Top 5 most-repeated RBSE Class 12 Physics PYQs — Current Electricity
Real previous-year questions with the exact RBSE board years they appeared in. 5 more high-yield questions — including more Kirchhoff's-law and cell-combination problems — are in the free PDF.
Two cells of emf E₁ and E₂ having internal resistances r₁ and r₂ are connected in series. Derive expressions for the equivalent emf and the equivalent internal resistance of the combination.
🔁 Repeated · asked 3×The magnitude of the drift velocity per unit electric field is equal to ______ (mobility).
🔁 Repeated · asked 2×State Kirchhoff's second law (loop rule / voltage law) for electrical circuits.
⚙️ Core circuit lawState Kirchhoff's first rule. A 10 V battery of negligible internal resistance is connected across the diagonally opposite corners of a cubical network of 12 resistors, each of 2 Ω. Determine the equivalent resistance of the network.
⭐ High-weightage numericalThe other 5 are in the free PDF — and all 28 previous-year questions for this chapter are in the full book.
Download your free Chapter 3 PDF (10 Questions)
Get 10 hand-picked previous-year questions from Chapter 3. Every question includes the exam year, marks, and repeat count. Instant download—no signup required.
How Current Electricity is examined in RBSE
A quick map of the chapter before you download — so you know what the questions are testing.
If you have gone through the last decade of RBSE Class 12 Physics papers, you will notice Chapter 3 is one of the most predictable — and one of the most rewarding — chapters to prepare. It belongs to Unit II – Current Electricity and reliably contributes around 6–8 marks to the paper every year, so it is never a chapter you can afford to skip. The topics rotate, but the question patterns stay remarkably steady.
Expect the 0.5 to 1-mark openers to test definitions and units — drift velocity and mobility, resistivity and its temperature dependence, current density, and the emf/internal resistance of a cell. The 1.5 to 2-mark questions lean on Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's junction and loop rules, and short numericals on terminal voltage. The heavy marks sit in the 3-mark long answers, which almost always ask you to derive the balance condition of the Wheatstone bridge (asked in 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025) or to find the equivalent emf and internal resistance of cells combined in series.
So the smart way to revise this chapter is not to read it end to end, but to practise the questions RBSE actually repeats. The five questions above — and the ten in the free sample PDF — are taken straight from real board papers and tagged with the exact years they appeared, so you can see for yourself what the full RBSE Physics chapterwise PYQ book offers before you decide to buy it.
Topics Covered in Current Electricity (Chapter 3)
The RBSE syllabus sub-topics this chapter's PYQs are drawn from — useful for scoping your revision even if you're not buying the full book.
- ✓ Ohm's law, resistivity and conductivity
- ✓ Drift velocity and mobility
- ✓ Temperature dependence of resistance
- ✓ EMF and internal resistance of a cell
- ✓ Cells in series and parallel
- ✓ Kirchhoff's laws
- ✓ Wheatstone bridge and meter bridge
What you get in the free PDF
- ✓ 10 real RBSE PYQs from Current Electricity
- ✓ Every question tagged with year and marks weightage
- ✓ Repeat-frequency tags so you revise the highest-yield questions first
- ✓ Available in Hindi and English
- ✓ A 10% off coupon toward the full book
What students are saying
"Chapter 3 mein Wheatstone bridge wala derivation har saal aa jaata hai — is list se pata chal gaya kaunse questions pehle karne hain."
"Free PDF mein hi 10 solid questions mil gaye, wo bhi bina kisi login jhanjhat ke. Kirchhoff aur cell combination wale questions bahut kaam aaye."
"Year-wise tags dekh kar revision plan banana easy ho gaya. Poora 14-chapter book bhi le liya sirf ₹59 mein, paisa vasool."
What's inside this chapter in the full book
The ₹59 full book unlocks all 28 tagged previous-year questions for Current Electricity — plus all 13 other chapters.
All 28 real PYQs
Every MCQ, VSA, SA and long-answer question for this chapter from RBSE papers 2013–2026 — 28 in total.
Tagged & sorted
Each question labelled with year, marks and question type.
Repeat-priority order
Highest-repeated questions listed first so revision time is spent well.
Hindi + English
Full bilingual coverage — study in whichever medium you write your exam.
Formula sheet
Quick-reference sheet of every current-electricity formula — Ohm's law, resistivity, Kirchhoff's rules and the Wheatstone bridge.
2026–27 edition
Updated to the latest RBSE board pattern, with access valid for the current 2026–27 exam session.
Frequently asked questions
All 14 chapters — RBSE Class 12 Physics
Get all 14 chapters of RBSE Class 12 Physics at ₹59
One booklet, every chapter, tagged and sorted by repeat priority — in English and Hindi.
See full book — ₹59 →