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Top 10 JEE Mains PYQs to practise first
The questions and kinds of question asked most often come first. Each one says how often and in which papers.
Question 1
This type asked 6 times: 2021 Paper 21, 29 Jul 2022, 10 Apr 2023, 1 Feb 2024, 24 Jan 2026 S1, 4 Apr 2026 S2. This one: 4 Apr 2026 S2 See all 6 of this type
21A diode has Zener voltage of 10 V and maximum power dissipation of 0.5 W , then the minimum resistance to be used in series with this diode for safety when it is connected to a 25 V power supply is .Question 2
This type asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 25, 25 Jul 2022, 1 Feb 2024, 6 Apr 2024, 9 Apr 2024. This one: 9 Apr 2024 See all 5 of this type
5A light emitting diode (LED) is fabricated using GaAs semiconducting material whose band gap is . The wavelength of light emitted from the LED is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
This type asked 5 times: 14 Jun 2022, 25 Jun 2022, 29 Jun 2022, 26 Jul 2022, 13 Apr 2023. This one: 13 Apr 2023 See all 5 of this type
30From the given transfer characteristic of a transistor in CE configuration, the value of power gain of this configuration is , for , and . The value of is_____Question 4
This type asked 4 times: 2021 Paper 11, 2021 Paper 26, 30 Jan 2024, 2 Apr 2025. This one: 2 Apr 2025 See all 4 of this type
11A Zener diode with 5 V Zener voltage is used to regulate an unregulated dc voltage input of 25 V . For a resistor connected in series, the zener current is found to be 4 times load current. The load current and load resistance are :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
This type asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 18, 25 Jan 2023, 4 Apr 2025. This one: 4 Apr 2025 See all 3 of this type
91Consider a n-type semiconductor in which and are number of electrons and holes, respectively. (A) Holes are minority carriers (B) The dopant is a pentavalent atom (C) (where is number of electrons or holes in semiconductor when it is intrinsic form) (D) (E) The holes are not generated due to the donors Choose the correct answer from the options given below:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
This type asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 1, 27 Jul 2022, 12 Apr 2023. This one: 12 Apr 2023 See all 3 of this type
4In an common emitter (CE) transistor the collector current changes from to for the change in base current from and , respectively. The current gain of transistor is____Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
This type asked 3 times: 25 Jun 2022, 24 Jan 2023, 25 Jan 2023. This one: 25 Jan 2023 See all 3 of this type
7Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Photodiodes are used in forward bias usually for measuring the light intensity. Reason R: For a p-n junction diode, at applied voltage the current in the forward bias is more than the current in the reverse bias for where is the threshold voltage and is the breakdown voltage. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given belowTap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
Asked 2 times: 2021 Paper 21*, 10 Apr 2023 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked
3A zener diode of power rating is to be used as voltage regulator. If the zener diode has a breakdown of and it has to regulate voltage fluctuating between and . The value of resistance for safe operation of diode will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
Asked 2 times: 2021 Paper 10, 2021 Paper 21 See all 2 times it was asked
3For a transistor and are given as and . Then the correct relation between and will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
This type asked 2 times: 27 Jan 2024, 22 Jan 2025. This one: 22 Jan 2025 See all 2 of this type
18Which of the following circuits represents a forward biased diode? (A) p-side at , n-side at (B) p-side at , n-side at (C) p-side at , n-side at (D) p-side at , n-side at (E) p-side at , n-side earthed () Choose the correct answer from the options given below :Tap an option to check your answer.