JEE Mains 2026 (21 Jan, Shift 1), Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) question paper
75 questions · 300 marks · 180 minutes · +4 per correct answer, -1 per wrong one
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Physics
25 questions
- 1Potential energy () versus distance () is given by the graph, Rank various regions as per the magnitudes of the force (F) acting on a particle from high to low.
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- 2A gas based geyser heats water flowing at the rate of 5.0 litres per minute from to . The rate of consumption of the gas is g/s. (Take heat of combustion of gas ) specific heat capacity of water
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- 3A conducting circular loop of area is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field which varies as Tesla. If the resistance of the loop is , then the average thermal energy dissipated in the loop in one period is J.
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- 4Water flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the figure. The difference in height between the water columns in vertical tubes is 5 cm and the areas of cross-section at and are and respectively. The rate of flow will be . (take )
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- 5In an experiment the values of two spring constants were measured as and . If these springs are connected in parallel, then the percentage error in equivalent spring constant is :
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- 6A 4 kg mass moves under the influence of a force where is the time in second. If mass starts from origin at , the velocity and position after will be :
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- 7Consider a modified Bernoulli equation.If t has the dimension of time then the dimensions of A and B are , respectively.
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- 8A current carrying solenoid is placed vertically and a particle of mass m with charge Q is released from rest. The particle moves along the axis of solenoid. If g is acceleration due to gravity then the acceleration (a) of the charged particle will satisfy :
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- 9A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance C, when there is vacuum within the parallel plates. A sheet having thickness of the separation between the plates and relative permittivity K is introduced between the plates. The new capacitance of the system is :
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- 10The electric field a plane electromagnetic wave is given by : . The expression for magnetic field associated with this electromagnetic wave is T.
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- 11In a double slit experiment the distance between the slits is 0.1 cm and the screen is placed at 50 cm from the slits plane. When one slit is covered with a transparent sheet having thickness and refractive index , the central fringe shifts by 0.2 cm. The value of t is cm.
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- 12A light wave described by (in SI units) falls on a metal surface of work function 2.8 eV . The maximum kinetic energy of ejected photoelectron is (approximately) eV. ( and )
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- 13If an alpha particle with energy 7.7 MeV is bombarded on a thin gold foil, the closest distance from nucleus it can reach is m . (Atomic number of gold and in SI units)
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- 14A uniform rod of mass m and length suspended by means of two identical inextensible light strings as shown in figure. Tension in one string immediately after the other string is cut, is . (g acceleration due to gravity)
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- 15An aluminium and steel rods having same lengths and cross-sections are joined to make total length of 120 cm at . The coefficient of linear expansion of aluminium and steel are and , respectively. The length of this composite rod when its temperature is raised to , is cm.
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- 16A 1 m long metal rod AB completes the circuit as shown in figure. The area of circuit is perpendicular to the magnetic field of 0.10 T. If the resistance of the total circuit is then the force needed to move the rod towards right with constant speed (v) of is N.
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- 17The given circuit works as :
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- 18Two strings (A, B) having linear densities and and lengths and respectively are joined. Free ends of A and B are tied to two rigid supports C and D, respectively creating a tension of 500 N in the wire. Two identical pulses, sent from C and D ends, take time and , respectively, to reach the joint. The ratio is :
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- 19Initially a satellite of 100 kg is in a circular orbit of radius . This satellite can be moved to a circular orbit of radius by supplying of energy. The value of is . (Take Radius of Earth and )
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- 20A point charge of is placed at origin. The work done in moving a point charge from point to is J. ( in SI units)
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- 21A collimated beam of light of diameter 2 mm is propagating along x -axis. The beam is required to be expanded in a collimated beam of diameter 14 mm using a system of two convex lenses. If first lens has focal length 40 mm , then the focal length of second lens is mm .
- 22The heat generated in 1 minute between points A and B in the given circuit, when a battery of 9 V with internal resistance of is connected across these points is J.
- 23Two identical thin rods of mass M kg and length L m are connected as shown in figure. Moment of inertia of the combined rod system about an axis passing through point P and perpendicular to the plane of the rods is . The value of is .
- 2410 mole of oxygen is heated at constant volume from to . The change in the internal energy of the gas is cal. (The molecular specific heat of oxygen at constant pressure, and .)
- 25In a microscope the objective is having focal length and eye-piece is having focal length . The tube length is 32 cm. The magnification produced by this microscope for normal adjustment is .
Chemistry
25 questions
- 26Consider the following reactions.(Hot solution)In the above reactions, and X are respectively.
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- 27Which of the following represents the correct trend for the mentioned property? (A) First Ionization Energy (B) Electron Affinity (C) Metallic character (D) - Basic character Choose the correct answer from the option given below.
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- 28Identify A in the following reaction.
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- 29A hydrocarbon ' P ' on reaction with HCl gives an optically active compound ' Q ' which on reaction with one mole of ammonia gives compound ' R ' . ' R ' on diazotization followed by hydrolysis gives ' S '. Identify and S .
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- 30Given below are two statements : Statement I: The number of pairs among [ ], and , which contain oxides that are both amphoteric is 2 . Statement II : is an electron deficient molecule can act as a lewis acid, forms adduct with and has a trigonal planar geometry. In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the option given below.
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- 3180 mL of a hydrocarbon on mixing with 264 mL of oxygen in a closed U-tube undergoes complete combustion. The residual gases after cooling to 273 K occupy 224 mL. When the system is treated with KOH solution, the volume decreases to 64 mL. The formula of the hydrocarbon is :
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- 3214.0 g of calcium metal is allowed to react with excess HCl at 1.0 atm pressure and 273 K . Which of the following statements is incorrect? [Given : Molar mass in of ]
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- 33In Carius method, 0.75 g of an organic compound gave 1.2 g of barium sulphate, find percentage of sulphur (molar mass ). Molar mass of barium sulphate is .
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- 34Elements P and Q form two types of non-volatile, non-ionizable compounds PQ and . When 1 g of PQ is dissolved in 50 g of solvent ' A '. was 1.176 K while when 1 g of is dissolved in 50 g of solvent ' A ', was 0.689 K. ( of ' A ' ). The molar masses of elements P and Q (in ) respectively, are :
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- 35An organic compound on treatment with aqueous ammonia under hot condition forms compound which on heating with and KOH forms compound (R) having molecular formula . Names of and R respectively are.
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- 36An organic compound "P" of molecular formula gives positive lodoform test but negative Tollen's test. When "P" is treated with dilute acid, it produces "Q". "Q" gives positive Tollen's test and also iodoform test. The structure of " P " is :
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- 37From the following, the least stable structure is :
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- 38, in acidic medium, disproportionates to :
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- 39Given below are two statements: Statement I: The number of species among , and , that have tetrahedral geometry is 3 . Statement II: In the set , all the molecules have incomplete octet around central atom. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 40Given below are two statements: Statement I: Among , and , has the maximum number of unpaired electrons. Statement II: The number of pairs among and that contain only diamagnetic species is two. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 41Identify correct statement from the following : (A) Propanal and propanone are functional isomers. (B) Ethoxyethane and methoxypropane are metamers. (C) But-2-ene shows optical isomerism. (D) But-1-ene and but-2-ene are functional isomers. (E) Pentane and 2, 2-dimethyl propane are chain isomers. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 42Identify the correct statements. (A) Arginine and Tryptophan are essential amino acids. (B) Histidine does not contain heterocyclic ring in its structure. (C) Proline is a six membered cyclic ring amino acid. (D) Glycine does not have chiral centre. (E) Cysteine has characteristic feature of side chain as . Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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- 43Which of the following graphs between pressure 'P' versus volume 'V' represent the maximum work done?
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- 44For the reaction, , graph is plotted as shown below. Identify correct statements. (A) Standard free energy change for the reaction is . (B) As in graph is positive, will not dissociate into at all. (C) Reverse reaction will go to completion. (D) When 1 mole of changes into equilibrium mixture, value of (E) When 2 mole of , changes into equilibrium mixture, for equilibrium mixture is . Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 45Given below are two statements: Statement I: When an electric discharge is passed through gaseous hydrogen, the hydrogen molecules dissociate and the energetically excited hydrogen atoms produce electromagnetic radiation of discrete frequencies. Statement II: The frequency of second line of Balmer series obtained from is equal to that of first line of Lyman series obtained from hydrogen atom. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 46Pre-exponential factors of two different reactions of same order are identical. Let activation energy of first reaction exceeds the activation energy of second reaction by . If and are the rate constants of first and second reaction respectively at 300 K , then In will be (nearest integer)
- 47The pH and conductance of a weak acid (HX) was found to be 5 and , respectively. The conductance was measured under standard condition using a cell where the electrode plates having a surface area of were at a distance of 15 cm apart. The value of the limiting molar conductivity is . (nearest integer) (Given: degree of dissociation of the weak acid (a) << 1)
- 48Use the following data:One mole each of and are taken in a 1L closed flask and allowed to establish the equilibrium at 500 K .
Substance 32 222 6 146 x 280 The value of (in ) is (Nearest integer) (Given: ) - 49Consider the following reaction sequence The percentage of nitrogen in product ' T ' formed is %. (Nearest integer) (Given molar mass in )
- 50Consider the following reactions:In the product ' C ', ' X ' is the number of units, ' Y ' is the total number oxygen atoms present and ' ' is the oxidation state of Cr . The value of is ____.
Mathematics
25 questions
- 51If the domain of the function is the interval , then is equal to :
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- 52The area of the region, inside the ellipse and outside the region bounded by the curves and , is :
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- 53The number of relations, defined on the set , which are both reflexive and symmetric, is equal to:
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- 54Let a point A lie between the parallel lines and such that its distances from and are 6 and 3 units, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the equilateral triangle ABC , where the points B and C lie on the lines and respectively, is :
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- 55Let and be a vector such that . If , then is equal to :
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- 56Let . be a G.P. of increasing positive terms such that and . Then is equal to :
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- 57Let and be vectors such that and . If are the possible values of , then the equation represents a circle, for k equal to :
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- 58Let be the solution curve of the differential equation , . Then the value of is :
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- 59The number of strictly increasing functions f from the set to the set such that for , is equal to :
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- 60Let be a twice differentiable function such that and . Then is equal to :
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- 61Let the foci of hyperbola coincide with the foci of the ellipse . If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is 5 , then the length of its latus rectum is:
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- 62The value of is equal to
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- 63Let the mean and variance of 7 observations , be 8 and 16 respectively. Two numbers are chosen from one after another without replacement, then the probability, that the smaller number among the two chosen numbers is less than 4 , is:
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- 64Let be the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point on the line . Then the length of the projection of the vector on the vector is :
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- 65Let PQ and MN be two straight lines touching the circle at the points A and B respectively. Let O be the centre of the circle and . Then the locus of the point of intersection of the lines PQ and MN is:
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- 66If the coefficient of in the expansion of is -56 and the coefficients of and are both zero, then is equal to
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- 67If , then the value of is :
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- 68The value of is equal to:
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- 69The sum of all the roots of the equation , is:
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- 70Let O be the vertex of the parabola and Q be any point on it. Let the locus of the point P , which divides the line segment OQ internally in the ratio 2: 3 be the conic C . Then the equation of the chord of C , which is bisected at the point , is:
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- 71Let be a twice differentiable function such that the quadratic equation in m , has two equal roots for every . If , and is the largest interval in which the function is increasing, then is equal to
- 72Let and for . Then is equal to ............. .
- 73Let . If the number of elements () in S such that is a multiple of 5 is p and the number of elements in S such that is a square of a prime number is q , then is equal to
- 74For some , let and be such that . Then is equal to
- 75is equal to
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