JEE Mains 2026 (23 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
- 1A thin prism with angle of refractive index 1.72 is combined with another prism of refractive index 1.9 to produce dispersion without deviation. The angle of second prism is .
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- 2A small bob A of mass m is attached to a massless rigid rod of length 1 m pivoted at point P and kept at an angle of with vertical as shown in figure. At distance of 1 m below point P, an identical bob B is kept at rest on a smooth horizontal surface that extends to a circular track of radius R as shown in figure. If bob B just manages to complete the circular path of radius R upto a point Q after being hit elastically by bob A, then radius R is m.
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- 3Match List-I with List-II.Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
List-I (Relation) List-II (Law) (A) (I) Ampere's circuital law (B) (II) Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction (C) (III) Ampere-Maxwell law (D) (IV) Gauss's law of electrostatics Tap an option to check your answer.
- 4Four persons measure the length of a rod as and 18.25 cm . The relative error in the measurement of average length of the rod is :
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- 5The de Broglie wavelength of an oxygen molecule at is . The value of x is (take Planck's constant , Boltzmann constant , mass of oxygen molecule ).
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- 6A simple pendulum of string length 30 cm performs 20 oscillations in 10s. The length of the string required for the pendulum to perform 40 oscillations in the same time duration is cm. [Assume that the mass of the pendulum remains same.]
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- 7Two blocks with masses 100 g and 200 g are attached to the ends of springs A and B as shown in figure. The energy stored in A is E . The energy stored in B , when spring constants of A and , respectively satisfy the relation , is :
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- 8The moment of inertia of a square loop made of four uniform solid cylinders, each having radius R and length about an axis passing through the mid points of opposite sides, is (Take the mass of the entire loop as M ) :
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- 9A wire of uniform resistance is bent into a circle of radius and another piece of wire with length is connected between points A and B as shown in figure. The equivalent resistance between points A and B is .
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- 10The strain-stress plot for materials and D is shown in the figure. Which material has the largest Young's modulus?
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- 11Consider light travelling from a medium A to medium B separated by a plane interface. If the light undergoes total internal reflection during its travel from medium A to B and the speed of light in media and are and respectively, then the value of critical angle is :
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- 12The following diagram shows a Zener diode as a voltage regulator. The Zener diode is rated at and the desired current in load is 5 mA . The unregulated voltage source can supply upto 25 V . Considering the Zener diode can withstand four times of the load current, the value of resistor (shown in circuit) should be .
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- 13In hydrogen atom spectrum, ( Rydberg's constant) (A) the maximum wavelength of the radiation of Lyman series is (B) the Balmer series lies in the visible region of the spectrum (C) the minimum wavelength of the radiation of Paschen series is (D) the minimum wavelength of Lyman series is Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 14An object is projected with kinetic energy K from a point A at an angle with the horizontal. The ratio of the difference in kinetic energies at points B and C to that at point A (see figure), in the absence of air friction is :
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- 15Two point charges 2 q and q are placed at vertex A and centre of face CDEF of the cube as shown in figure. The electric flux passing through the cube is :
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- 16A 20 m long uniform copper wire held horizontally is allowed to fall under the gravity ( ) through a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.5 Gauss perpendicular to the length of the wire. The induced EMF across the wire after it travels a vertical distance of 200 m is mV .
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- 17Two small balls with masses m and 2 m are attached to both ends of a rigid rod of length d and negligible mass. If angular momentum of this system is L about an axis (A) passing through its centre of mass and perpendicular to the rod then angular velocity of the system about A is :
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- 18In a perfectly inelastic collision, two spheres made of the same material with masses 15 kg and 25 kg , moving in opposite directions with speeds of and , respectively, strike each other and stick together. The rise in temperature (in ), if all the heat produced during the collision is retained by these spheres, is : (specific heat of sphere material and )
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- 19In a screw gauge, the zero of the circular scale lies 3 divisions above the horizontal pitch line when their metallic studs are brought in contact. Using this instrument thickness of a sheet is measured. If pitch scale reading is 1 mm and the circular scale reading is 51 then the correct thickness of the sheet is mm. [Assume least count is 0.01 mm ]
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- 20Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Consider a ferromagnetic material : Assertion (A) : The individual atoms in a ferromagnetic material possess a magnetic dipole moment and interact with one another in such a way that they spontaneously align themselves forming domains. Reason (R) : At high enough temperature, the domain structure of ferromagnetic material disintegrates. Thus, magnetization will disappear at high enough temperature known as Curie temperature. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 21A simple pendulum made of mass 10 g and a metallic wire of length 10 cm is suspended vertically in a uniform magnetic field of 2 T. The magnetic field direction is perpendicular to the plane of oscillations of the pendulum. If the pendulum is released from an angle of with vertical, then maximum induced EMF between the point of suspension and point of oscillation is mV. (Take )
- 22The equation of the electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating through free space is given by: . The average power of the electromagnetic wave is . The value of is (Take in SI units)
- 23Using a variable-frequency a.c. voltage source, the maximum current measured in the given LCR circuit is 50 mA for . The values of L and R are shown in the figure. The capacitance of the capacitor ( C ) used is .
- 24In two separate Young's double-slit experimental set-ups, two monochromatic light sources of different wavelengths are used to get fringes of equal width. The ratios of the slit separations and that of the wavelengths of light used are and respectively. The corresponding ratio of the distances between the slits and the respective screens ( ) is .
- 25The space between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C (without any dielectric) is now filled with three dielectric slabs of dielectric constants , and (as shown in the figure). If new capacitance is then the value of is .
Chemistry
25 questions
- 26Which of the following statements regarding the energy of the stationary state is true in the following one-electron system ?
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- 27Which one of the following graphs accurately represents the plot of partial pressure of vs its mole fraction in a mixture of acetone and at constant temperature?
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- 28The correct trend in the first ionization enthalpies of the elements in the period of periodic table is:
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- 29The correct sequence of reagents for the above conversion of X to Y is :
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- 30In the given electrochemical cell, at 298 K , the cell potential () will increase when : (A) Concentration of is increased. (B) Concentration of is decreased (C) Concentration of is decreased (D) Concentration of is increased (E) Concentration of is increased. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 31' ' is the product which is obtained from propanenitrile and stannous chloride in the presence of hydrochloric acid followed by hydrolysis. ' ' is the product which is obtained from the but-2-ene by the ozonolysis followed by hydrolysis. From the following, which product is not obtained when one mole of ' ' and one mole of ' y ' react with each other in the presence of alkali followed by heating?
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- 32Consider the following sequence of reactions. 4-Nitrotoluene Assuming that the reaction proceeds to completion, then 137 mg of 4-nitrotoluene will produce mg of B . (Given molar mass in , O :16, )
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- 33A cup of water at (system) is placed in a microwave oven and the oven is turned on for one minute during which, the water begins to boil. Which of the following option is true?
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- 34Given below are two statements : Statement I: ion will absorb light of lower energy than ion. Statement II : In ion, the energy separation between the two set of d-orbitals is more than ion. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 35But-2-yne and hydrogen (one mole each) are separately treated with (i) and (ii) liq. to give the products X and Y respectively. Identify the incorrect statements. (A) and are stereoisomers. (B) Dipole moment of X is zero (C) Boiling point of X is higher than Y . (D) X and Y react with to give different products. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 36Given, (A) (B) The maximum number of electron(s) in an atom that can have the quantum numbers as given in (A) and (B) respectively are :
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- 37Consider the following compounds Arrange these compounds in the increasing order of reactivity with nitrating mixture.
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- 38The statements that are incorrect about the nickel (II) complex of dimethylglyoxime are : (A) It is red in colour (B) It has a high solubility in water at (C) The Ni ion has two unpaired d-electrons (D) The bond angle is almost close to (E) The complex contains four five-membered metallacycles (metal containing rings) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 39From the given following (A to D) cyclic structures, those which will not react with Tollen's reagent are : (A) (B) (C) (D)
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- 40Identify the molecule with maximum number of lone pairs of electrons (obtained using Lewis dot structure) among and . Choose the correct bond angle made by the central atom of the molecule (X).
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- 41Match List-I with List-II.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List-I Functional group (detection) List-II Change observed during detection (A) Unsaturation (Baeyer's test) (I) Red colour Appears (B) Alcoholic group (Ceric ammonium nitrate test) (II) Silver mirror appears (C) Aldehyde group (Tollen's reagent) (III) Violet colour appears (D) Phenolic group ( test) (IV) Discharge of pink colour Tap an option to check your answer.
- 42Given below are two statements : Statement-I : Sublimation is used for the separation and purification of compounds with low melting point. Statement-II : The boiling point of a liquid increases as the external pressure is reduced. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 43Compound ' P ' undergoes the following sequence of reactions : ' is :
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- 44The correct statements from the following are : (A) Ionic radii of trivalent cations of group 13 elements decreases down the group. (B) Electronegativity of group 13 elements decreases down the group. (C) Among the group 13 elements, Boron has highest first ionisation enthalpy. (D) The trichloride and triiodide of group 13 elements are covalent in nature. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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- 45Consider the general reaction given below at 400 KThe values of and are studied under the same condition of temperature but variation in x and y . (I) and appropriate units (II) and appropriate units The value of and in (I) and (II) respectively are:
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- 46For the thermal decomposition of reaction , the following is constructed. The half life of the reaction is ' x ' min. min. (Nearest integer)
- 47For the following gas phase equilibrium reaction at constant temperature,If the total pressure is and the pressure equilibrium constant is 9 atm , then the degree of dissociation is given as . The value of is (Nearest integer)
- 48x mg of pure HCl was used to make an aqueous solution. 25.0 mL of solution is used when the HCl solution was titrated against it. The numerical value of is . (Nearest integer) Given : Molar mass of HCl and are 36.5 and respectively.
- 49Consider all the structural isomers with molecular formula are separately treated with KOH (aq) to give respective substitution products, without any rearrangement. The number of products which can exhibit optical isomerism from these is .
- 50The crystal field splitting energy of complex is ' n ' times that of the complex. Here ' n ' is . [Assume ]
Mathematics
25 questions
- 51Let the domain of the function be the interval . Let the hyperbola have eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum . Then is equal to :
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- 52Let . If , then is equal to :
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- 53Let and . Then is equal to :
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- 54A rectangle is formed by the lines , and . Let the line L be perpendicular to and divide the area of the rectangle into two equal parts. Then the distance of the point from the line L is equal to :
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- 55Let the line intersect the ellipse at the points A and B . Then the angle made by the line segment AB at the center of the ellipse is :
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- 56Let . Let R be a relation on A defined by xRy if and only if . Let be the number of elements in R. Let m and n be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it reflexive and symmetric relations respectively. Then is equal to :
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- 57Let be the solution of the differential equation . Then is equal to :
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- 58If and are the roots of the equation , , then is equal to :
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- 59Let be continuous at . If , then is equal to :
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- 60The value of the integral is :
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- 61Among the statements : Statements (I) : If , then , and Statements (II) : If , then ,
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- 62The value of is :
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- 63Let the mean and variance of 8 numbers be and , respectively. Then the mean of 4 numbers is:
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- 64The sum of all possible values of , so that the coefficients of and in the expansion of , are in arithmetic progression is :
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- 65The vertices B and C of a triangle ABC lie on the line . The coordinates of A and B are ( ) and ( ) respectively and C is at a distance of 10 units from B . The area (in sq. units) of is:
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- 66Number of solutions of is:
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- 67Let be a set of complex numbers. Then is equal to :
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- 68Let and respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of the function Then is equal to :
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- 69A building construction work can be completed by two masons A and B together in 22.5 days. Mason A alone can complete the construction work in 24 days less than mason B alone. Then mason A alone will complete the construction work in:
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- 70Let the direction cosines of two lines satisfy the equations: and . Then the cosine of the acute angle between these lines is :
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- 71Let , where A is a matrix. If , then is equal to .
- 72Let the area of the region bounded by the curve , the lines and the -axis be A. Then, is equal to
- 73Let f be a twice differentiable non-negative function such that . Then the mean of is equal to .
- 74From the first 100 natural numbers, two numbers first a and then b are selected randomly without replacement. If the probability that is , then is equal to .
- 75The number of 4-letter words, with or without meaning, which can be formed using the letters PQRPQRSTUVP, is .
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