The CBSE Board is conducting Class 12 Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Exam 2026 on March 13, 2026. To assist students in their post-exam evaluation, the official Class 12 Air-conditioning & Refrigeration 2026 Question Paper with Solution PDF is now available for download.

The CBSE Class 12 Air-conditioning & Refrigeration paper covered key topics from basic refrigeration cycles, components of air-conditioning systems, thermodynamics, and maintenance of refrigeration systems. Students should focus on understanding the working principles, components, and maintenance techniques of air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. The exam is marked out of 100, with 20 marks for MCQs, 40 for descriptive questions, and 40 for practical applications and internal assessments.

CBSE Class 12 2026 Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Question Paper with Solution PDF

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CBSE Class 12 Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration 2026 Set 4 (351) Questions with Solutions

Question 1:

Write the name of basic parts of speech.


Question 2:

Which of the following is not a parameter to describe an individual’s personality ?

  • (A) Openness
  • (B) Self-confidence
  • (C) Neuroticism
  • (D) Agreeableness

Question 3:

Which of the following is not a type of data in spreadsheets ?

  • (A) Numbers
  • (B) Formula
  • (C) Text
  • (D) Graphic

Question 4:

_________ includes a series of postures and breathing exercise to control the body and mind.

  • (A) Meditation
  • (B) Yoga
  • (C) Physical exercise
  • (D) Sleeping

Question 5:

Which of the following encourage people to recycle household waste ?

  • (A) Educate
  • (B) Interview
  • (C) Recycle bank
  • (D) Curefit

Question 6:

State the meaning of “Motivation”.


Question 7:

The psychrometric process in which air is cooled and humidified but no heat is supplied or rejected is called ________.

  • (A) Cooling and humidification
  • (B) Mixing of air streams
  • (C) Dehumidification
  • (D) Cooling with adiabatic humidification

Question 8:

The mode of heat transfer by the actual movement of particles of the medium from one place to other is called ________.

  • (A) Convection
  • (B) Radiation
  • (C) Conduction
  • (D) Transmission

Question 9:

This component is used to remove the latent heat of refrigerant :

  • (A) Condenser
  • (B) Compressor
  • (C) Capillary tube
  • (D) Evaporator

Question 10:

How does the L.P. cutout protect the compressor ?

  • (A) By shutting off the compressor
  • (B) By increasing the refrigerant flow
  • (C) By increasing the compressor speed
  • (D) By decreasing the refrigerant flow

Question 11:

Which one among the following is not an equipment of cold storage plant ?

  • (A) Compressor
  • (B) Evaporator
  • (C) Condenser
  • (D) Liquidizer

Question 12:

Which is not the core component of central A.C. ?

  • (A) Washer
  • (B) Compressor
  • (C) Evaporator
  • (D) Condenser

Question 13:

In a window air conditioner which one among the following types of condensers is used ?

  • (A) Natural convection air cooled
  • (B) Forced convection air cooled
  • (C) Water cooled
  • (D) Evaporative

Question 14:

Capillary tube is a type of _________.

  • (A) Condenser
  • (B) Expansion valve
  • (C) Evaporator
  • (D) Compressor

Question 15:

This type of filter is not used in an air conditioning system :

  • (A) Centrifugal
  • (B) Viscous
  • (C) Electric
  • (D) Dry

Question 16:

For small cold storage, the rooms are cooled _________.

  • (A) by air
  • (B) by water
  • (C) by brine
  • (D) by hydrogen

Question 17:

The overload protector provides protection against the _________.

  • (A) extreme compression ratio
  • (B) freezing up of the evaporator
  • (C) leak of air into the system
  • (D) overheating and burn out of motor winding

Question 18:

The evaporator which is commonly used in packaged air conditioner is

  • (A) Finned evaporator
  • (B) Plate surface evaporator
  • (C) Bare-tube evaporator
  • (D) Both (B) and (C)

Question 19:

Addition of moisture to the air, without any change in its dry bulb temperature is known as

  • (A) Sensible heating
  • (B) Humidification
  • (C) Sensible cooling
  • (D) Dehumidification

Question 20:

Which one of the following is not a property of a thermal insulating material ?

  • (A) to retard the heat flow
  • (B) to maximize temperature fluctuations
  • (C) to minimize water vapour transmission
  • (D) to add strength to the walls

Question 21:

The psychrometric process generally used in heat pump :

  • (A) Heating and humidification
  • (B) Sensible heating
  • (C) Humidification
  • (D) Cooling and dehumidification

Question 22:

The insulating material is best for domestic refrigerators is

  • (A) Thermocole
  • (B) Glass wool
  • (C) Glass sheet
  • (D) PUF

Question 23:

The refrigerant R-11 is

  • (A) Carbon dioxide
  • (B) Trichloro monofluoro methane
  • (C) Monochloro trifluoro methane
  • (D) Trichloro trifluoro ethane

Question 24:

H.P. cutout is essential in the refrigeration systems using ________.

  • (A) water cooled condenser
  • (B) air cooled condenser
  • (C) natural convection condenser
  • (D) forced convention condenser

Question 25:

In ice making, thawing of ice means

  • (A) Cleaning of ice
  • (B) Breaking of ice
  • (C) Dipping ice in hot water
  • (D) Freezing of water

Question 26:

A grill provided with a damper or control valve is known as

  • (A) Filter
  • (B) Fan
  • (C) Receiver
  • (D) Register

Question 27:

Poultry meat is preserved by _________.

  • (A) Pasteurization
  • (B) Thawing
  • (C) Blending
  • (D) Chilling and freezing

Question 28:

Which one among the following is not present in a household refrigerator ?

  • (A) Condenser
  • (B) A.H.U.
  • (C) Evaporator
  • (D) Compressor

Question 29:

Which one among the following is not a control device ?

  • (A) L.P. cutout
  • (B) Overload protector
  • (C) Refrigerant
  • (D) H.P. cutout

Question 30:

An environment friendly refrigerant used in a household refrigerator is

  • (A) R-134a
  • (B) R-22
  • (C) R-11
  • (D) R-12

Question 31:

Heat is transfered in a metal rod heated at one end

  • (A) by transmission
  • (B) by convection
  • (C) by radiation
  • (D) by conduction

Question 32:

Which one among the following is not a psychrometric process ?

  • (A) Dehumidification of air
  • (B) Ventilation of air
  • (C) Mixing of air streams
  • (D) Sensible cooling of air

Question 33:

The freon group of refrigerants are

  • (A) inorganic refrigerants
  • (B) halocarbon refrigerants
  • (C) azeotropic refrigerants
  • (D) hydrocarbon refrigerants

Question 34:

It is not a duct system –

  • (A) Reduced plenum duct system
  • (B) Radial perimeter duct system
  • (C) Extended plenum duct system
  • (D) Loop perimeter duct system

Question 35:

The relay which is operated by the heat produced due to flow of electric current –

  • (A) Hot wire relay
  • (B) Current starting relay
  • (C) Voltage starting relay
  • (D) Both (B) and (C)

Question 36:

What is the air temperature range in air blast freezers ?

  • (A) 0 C to –24 C
  • (B) –40 C to –80 C
  • (C) 0 C to –40 C
  • (D) –24 C to –40 C

Question 37:

These type of fans are not used in an air conditioning plant.

  • (A) Centrifugal fan
  • (B) Axial flow fan
  • (C) Propeller fan
  • (D) Ceiling fan

Question 38:

What is the function of a drier in a refrigeration system ?

  • (A) to add moisture to refrigerant
  • (B) to clean the condenser
  • (C) to clean the evaporator
  • (D) to absorb moisture from the refrigerant

Question 39:

State four key communication skills.


Question 40:

Enlist the four ways to manage stress.


Question 41:

Why is text formatting necessary in a spreadsheet ? Mention any two ways of formatting content in a spreadsheet.


Question 42:

Write any four government schemes that helps small scale entrepreneurs to gain capital.


Question 43:

Mention four plants, which are used to make our home toxin free.


Question 44:

Describe the process of ‘Sensible Heating’.


Question 45:

What are thermal insulating materials ?


Question 46:

Write the steps to produce a transparent and good quality ice.


Question 47:

Describe the importance of a filter in an air conditioning unit.


Question 48:

Write the function of a condenser.


Question 49:

Explain the different modes of ‘Heat Transfer’.


Question 50:

Describe the psychrometric process of ‘Mixing of two air streams’.


Question 51:

Enumerate the properties of refrigerant R-22.


Question 52:

Explain the ‘downward system’ of air distribution with a neat sketch.


Question 53:

Describe the function of a capillary tube. Write its advantages and disadvantages.


Question 54:

Explain high pressure cutout with a neat sketch.


Question 55:

Draw a neat and labelled diagram of an ice plant.


Question 56:

Explain the central air conditioning system.