HOTS Questions for Class 12. Try first, then reveal the answer. These are exam-oriented practice items, not copied board papers.
Practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. These are original exam-oriented questions for revision — not official CBSE board papers and not a guarantee of any exam question. Always match the textbook issued by your school and the latest PDFs on ncert.nic.in and cbseacademic.nic.in.
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Q91HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Electric Charges and Fields”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Electric Charges and Fields?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Electric Charges and Fields. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electric Charges and Fields · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q92HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Quantisation of charge”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Electric Charges and Fields?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Quantisation of charge. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electric Charges and Fields · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q93HOTS3 marksDifficultRevision pick
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Coulomb’s law”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Electric Charges and Fields?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Coulomb’s law. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electric Charges and Fields · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q94HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Electric field of a dipole”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Electric Charges and Fields?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Electric field of a dipole. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electric Charges and Fields · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q91HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Solutions”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Solutions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Solutions. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q92HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Molarity, molality, mole fraction”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Solutions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Molarity, molality, mole fraction. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q93HOTS3 marksDifficultRevision pick
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Raoult’s law”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Solutions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Raoult’s law. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q94HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Ideal vs non-ideal”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Solutions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Ideal vs non-ideal. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q91HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Biology · Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q92HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Biology · Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q93HOTS3 marksDifficultRevision pick
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Double fertilisation”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Double fertilisation. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Biology · Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q94HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Endosperm”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Endosperm. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Biology · Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q91HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Relations and Functions”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Relations and Functions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Relations and Functions. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Relations and Functions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q92HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Equivalence relation”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Relations and Functions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Equivalence relation. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Relations and Functions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q93HOTS3 marksDifficultRevision pick
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “One-one, onto”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Relations and Functions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: One-one, onto. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Relations and Functions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q94HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Composite functions”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from Relations and Functions?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Composite functions. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Relations and Functions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q91HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The Last Lesson”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from The Last Lesson?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The Last Lesson. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q92HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “French will be replaced by German in Alsace”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from The Last Lesson?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: French will be replaced by German in Alsace. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q93HOTS3 marksDifficultRevision pick
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “M. Hamel’s last lesson”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from The Last Lesson?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: M. Hamel’s last lesson. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q94HOTS3 marksModerate
HOTS: If someone ignored the idea “Linguistic chauvinism”, what mistake could they make while solving a question from The Last Lesson?
Answer
They would use the wrong term or the reverse relation. Remember: Linguistic chauvinism. Always check the NCERT definition before jumping to a formula or a long explanation.
Explanation
HOTS items ask you to predict an error. That is still chapter revision — not a claim that this exact wording will appear in the board exam.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
FAQs
Are these official CBSE board questions?
No. They are original practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. Official sample papers are published on cbseacademic.nic.in.
Will these questions appear in the board exam?
Nobody can promise a question. Use them for revision of frequently tested concepts and exam-style practice.
Is the chapter list the latest NCERT list?
Yes, the catalog follows current NCERT textbooks used in CBSE schools (including new middle-stage books such as Ganita Prakash and Curiosity). Always match the book issued by your school.
What is the suggested URL pattern?
Hub /cbse/, then /cbse/class-12/, then subject and chapter slugs.
Why is this a separate URL?
So students searching for “HOTS Questions” land on a filtered set, while the chapter page remains the full 100-question bank. Same facts, different search intent.
Today's 3-step path
Follow this loop every day: mixed test, current affairs, then today's subject. A new set arrives tomorrow.
