Maharashtra HSC Physics Question Paper 2026 PDF Download: Check Topic-Wise Weightage

Section A

Compulsory: 10 MCQs + 8 Very Short Answers (VSA).

18 Marks

Section B

Choice-Based: Attempt 8 out of 12 questions in each section.

40 Marks

Section D

Choice-Based: Attempt 3 out of 5 Long Answer questions.

12 Marks

Grand Total

Attempt 37 / Total 47 Questions

70 Marks (Theory)

Circular motion

Angular displacement, Angular velocity and angular acceleration, Equation

for velocity and energy at different positions, Kinematical equations

Gravitation

Newton’s law of gravitation, Kepler’s laws of motion, escape velocity of a satellite, Variation

of ‘g’ due to altitude, latitude, depth and motion, etc

Rotational motion

M.I., K.E. of rotating body, Rolling motion, Radius of gyration, Torque, Angular momentum

Oscillations

S.H.M., Projection of U.C.M. on any diameter, K.E. and P.E. in S.H.M

Elasticity

Elastic property, Deformation, Plasticity, Hooke’s law, Poisson’s ratio, stress and strain, Elastic constants and their relation

Surface tension

Surface energy, Surface tension, Effect of impurity and temperature on surface tension, Angle of contact.

Wave motion

Doppler effect in sound, Simple harmonic progressive waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, Superposition of

waves

Stationary waves

Vibrations in a finite medium, vibrations of air columns, Stationary waves on string, Free and Forced vibrations, Resonance

Kinetic theory of gases and Radiation

Derivation of Boyle’s law, 1st law of thermodynamics, Wein’s displacement law, Green house effect, Stefan’s law, Maxwell distribution,

Wave theory of light

Huygens’ Principle, Polarisation, Polaroids, Refraction at plane surface, Plane polarised light, Wave front and wave normal, Brewster’s law, Doppler effect in light.

Interference and diffraction

Young’s experiment, Analytical treatment of interference bands, Rayleigh’s criterion, interference and diffraction. etc

Electrostatics

Gauss’ theorem, Dielectrics and electric polarisation, van-de-Graaff generator, Energy density of a medium, etc

Current electricity

Kirchhoff’s law, Wheatstone’s bridge, Meter bridge, Potentiometer.

Magnetic effects of electric current

Ampere’s law and its applications, Ammeter, Voltmeter, moving coil galvanometer, Cyclotron. etc

Magnetism

Curie temperature, Circular current loop as a magnetic dipole, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism

Electromagnetic inductions

Laws of electromagnetic induction, proof, Self induction and mutual induction, Eddy currents, etc.

Electrons and photons

Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s equation, Hertz and Lenard’s observations,

Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei

Rutherford’s model of atom, Composition and size of nucleus, Hydrogen spectrum, Bohr’s model, Decay law, Radioactivity, mass- energy relation, etc

Semiconductors

Zener diode, Photodiode, Solar cell, P-N junction diode, I-V characteristics

Communication systems

Propagation of electromagnetic waves, bandwidth of transmission medium, bandwidth of signals, etc