JEE Mains 2026 (23 Jan, Shift 2), 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
- 1The internal energy of a monoatomic gas is 3 nRT . One mole of helium is kept in a cylinder having internal cross section area of and fitted with a light movable frictionless piston. The gas is heated slowly by suppling 126 J heat. If the temperature rises by , then the piston will move cm. (atmospheric pressure )
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- 2A body of mass 14 kg initially at rest explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the ratio . The two pieces of equal masses fly off perpendicular to each other with a speed of each. The velocity of the heavier fragment is .
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- 3A block is sliding down on an inclined plane of slope and at an instant this block is given an upward momentum so that it starts moving up on the inclined surface with velocity . The distance travelled by the block before its velocity become zero, is . (g = gravitational acceleration)
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- 4The current passing through a conducting loop in the form of equilateral triangle of side is 2A. The magnetic field at its centroid is . The value of is . (Given : SI units)
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- 5A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts deaccelerating with . At 10 m height from ground, while descending with the help of parachute, the speed of paratrooper is . The initial height of the aeroplane is m.
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- 6Two shorts dipoles having charges and length 1 cm and having charges and length 1 cm are placed with their centres 80 cm apart as shown in the figure. The electric field at a point , equi-distant from the centres of both dipoles is N/C.
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- 7Two charges and are placed at and respectively in an external field , where . Considering the potential at infinity is 0 , the electrostatic energy of the configuration is J.
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- 8A bead sliding on a frictionless semi-circular string ( ) and it is at point at and at this instant the horizontal component of its velocity is . Another bead of the same mass as is ejected from point at along the horizontal string , with the speed , friction between the beads and the respective strings may be neglected in both cases. Let and be the respective times taken by beads and to reach the point , then the relation between and is
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- 9A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm is charged by a battery. On introducing a mica sheet of 2 mm and maintaining the connections of the plates with the terminals of the battery, it is found that it draws more charge from the battery. The dielectric constant of mica is .
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- 10To compare EMF of two cells using potentiometer the balancing lengths obtained are 200 cm and 150 cm . The least count of scale is 1 cm . The percentage error in the ratio of EMFs is
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- 11An air bubble of volume rises from the bottom of a swimming pool of 5 m deep. At the bottom of the pool water temperature is . The volume of the bubble when it reaches the surface, where the water temperature is , is . ( , density of water , and 1 atm pressure is )
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- 12Which of the following pair of nuclei are isobars of the element?
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- 13For the given logic gate circuit, which of the following is the correct truth table?
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- 14One mole of an ideal diatomic gas expands from volume V to 2 V isothermally at a temperature and does W joule of work. If the gas undergoes same magnitude of expansion adiabatically from doing the same amount of work W, then its final temperature will be (close to) .
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- 15A prism of angle and refractive index is coated with thin film of refractive index 1.5 only at the back exit surface. To have total internal reflection at the back exit surface the incident angle must be . ( and )
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- 16A circular loop of radius 7 cm is placed in uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T directed perpendicular to plane of loop. The loop is converted into a square loop in 0.5 s . The EMF induced in the loop is mV.
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- 17Suppose a long solenoid of 100 cm length, radius 2 cm having 500 turns per unit length, carries a current , where . A circular conducting loop (B) of radius 1 cm coaxially slided through the solenoid at a speed . The r.m.s. current through the loop when the coil B is inserted 10 cm inside the solenoid is . The value of is . [Resistance of the loop ]
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- 18The ratio of speeds of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and a medium, having dielectric constant and permeability of , is ( permeability of vacuum)
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- 19When an unpolarized light falls at a particular angle on a glass plate (placed in air), it is observed that the reflected beam is linearly polarized. The angle of refracted beam with respect to the normal is . , refractive indices of air and glass are 1.00 and 1.52 , respectively)
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- 20A small metallic sphere of diameter 2 mm and density is dropped in glycerine having viscosity 10 Poise and density respectively. The terminal velocity attained by the sphere is . ( and )
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- 21The average energy released per fission for the nucleus of is 190 MeV. When all the atoms of 47 g pure undergo fission process, the energy released is . The value of is . (Avogadro Number per mole)
- 22The size of the images of an object, formed by a thin lens are equal when the object is placed at two different positions 8 cm and 24 cm from the lens. The focal length of the lens is cm .
- 23A ball of radius r and density dropped through a viscous liquid of density and viscosity attains its terminal velocity at time t , given by , where A is a constant and and are integers. The value of is .
- 24Suppose there is a uniform circular disc of mass M kg and radius r m shown in figure. The shaded regions are cut out from the disc. The moment of inertia of the remainder about the axis A of the disc is given by . The value of x is .
- 25The velocity of sound in air is doubled when the temperature is raised from to . The value of is .
Chemistry
25 questions
- 26Given above is the concentration vs time plot for a dissociation reaction : . Based on the data of the initial phase of the reaction (initial 10 min ), the value of n is .
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- 27It is noticed that is more stable than but is less stable than . Observe the following reactionsIdentify the correct set from the following.
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- 28Consider the above electrochemical cell where a metal electrode (M) is undergoing redox reaction by forming . The cation is present in two different concentrations and as shown above. Which of the following statement is correct for generating a positive cell potential?
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- 29Both human DNA and RNA are chiral molecules. The chirality in DNA and RNA arises due to the presence of
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- 30Identify the CORRECT set of details from the following : (A) : Inner orbital complex ; hybridized (B) : Outer orbital complex; hybridized (C) : Outer orbital complex ; hybridized (D) : Outer orbital complex: hybridized (E) : Inner orbital complex ; hybridized Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 31Elements X and Y belong to Group 15. The difference between the electronegativity values of ' X ' and phosphorus is higher than that of the difference between phosphorus and ' Y '. ' X ' & ' Y ' are respectively
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- 32Given below are two statements: Statement I: is more stable than as nine hyperconjugation interactions are possible in . Statement II: is less stable than as only three hyperconjugation interactions are possible in . In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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- 33Iodoform test can differentiate between (A) Methanol and Ethanol (B) and (C) Cyclohexene and cyclohexanone (D) Diethyl ether and Pentan-3-one (E) Anisole and acetone Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 34Given below are two statements : Statement I: The second ionisation enthalpy of Na is larger than the corresponding ionisation enthalpy of Mg. Statement II : The ionic radius of is larger than that of . In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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- 35Identify (P)
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- 36Observe the following reactions at (I) A → products. (II) Both the reactions are started at 10.00 am . The rates of these reactions at 10.10 am are same. The value of at 10.10 am is . The concentration of A at 10.10 am is . What is the first order rate constant (in ) of reaction I?
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- 37Which of the following statements are TRUE about Haloform reaction? (A) Sodium hypochlorite reacts with KI to give KOI. (B) KOI is a reducing agent. (C) -unsaturated methylketone will give iodoform reaction. (D) Isopropyl alcohol will not give iodoform test. (E) Methanoic acid will give positive iodoform test. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 38Which statements are NOT TRUE about ? (A) It has a see-saw shape. (B) Xe has 5 electron pairs in its valence shell in . (C) The bond angle is close to . (D) The bond angle is close to (E) Xe has 16 valence electrons in . Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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- 39Identify the INCORRECT statements from the following: (A) Notation represents 24 protons and 12 neutrons. (B) Wavelength of a radiation of frequency is . (C) One radiation has wavelength and energy . Other radiation has wavelength and energy . (D) Number of photons of light of wavelength 2000 pm that provides 1 J of energy is . Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 40In Carius method 0.2425 g of an organic compounds gave 0.5253 g silver chloride. The percentage of chlorine in the organic compound is
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- 41A mixed ether ( P ), when heated with excess of hot concentrated hydrogen iodide produces two different alkyl iodides which when treated with aq. NaOH give compounds (Q) and (R). Both (Q) and (R) give yellow precipitate with NaOI. Identify the mixed ether (P):
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- 42The oxidation state of chromium in the final product formed in the reaction between KI and acidified solution is:
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- 43The work functions of two metals ( and ) are in the ratio. When these metals are exposed to photons of energy 6 eV , the kinetic energy of liberated electrons of is in the ratio of 2.642 : 1. The work functions (in eV ) of and are respectively.
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- 44Given below are two statements: Statement I: Benzene-1,2-diamine can be synthesized from 1,2-di-n-propylbenzene using simpler reagents in the order (i) Acidic , (ii) Ammonia, (iii) Bromine and alkali Statement II : 4-Methylaniline can be converted into 3,5-dibromotoluene using reagents in the order (i) Bromine- (ii) (iii) aq. . In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
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- 45A student has been given a compound " x " of molecular formula . ' x ' is sparingly soluble in water. However, on addition of dilute mineral acid , ' x ' becomes soluble in water. ' x ' when treated with and KOH (alc.) ' y ' is produced. ' y ' has a specific unpleasant smell. On treatment with benzenesulphonyl chloride, ' x ' gives a compound ' z ' which is soluble in alkali. The number of different "H" atoms present in ' ' is:-
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- 46and are added to a 1 L flask and it is found that the system attains the above equilibrium at with the number of moles of and being 3, 3 and 9 mol respectively (equilibrium moles). Under this conditions of equilibrium, 10 mol of is added to the flask and the temperature is maintained at . Then the number of moles of in the flask when the new equilibrium is established is . (Nearest integer).
- 47Two liquids A and B form an ideal solution. At 320 K, the vapour pressure of the solution, containing 3 mol of A and 1 mol of B is 500 mm Hg. At the same temperature, if 1 mol of A is further added to this solution, vapour pressure of the solution increases by 20 mm Hg. Vapour pressure (in mm Hg ) of B in the pure state is . (Nearest integer)
- 48200 cc of potassium dichromate is required to oxidise 750 cc of 0.6 M Mohr's salt solution in acidic medium. Here
- 49Total number of unpaired electrons present in the central metal atoms/ions of and is .
- 50In compound (Q), the percentage of oxygen is %. (Nearest integer)
Mathematics
25 questions
- 51If is continuous at , then is equal to :
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- 52Let and . Then the value of is equal to :
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- 53Let and . If and the length of the projection of on is , then is equal to :
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- 54Let and be two diagonally opposite vertices of a rhombus, whose sides AD an BC are parallel to the line . If and are the other two vertices, then is equal to :
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- 55Consider two sets and . Then the number of onto functions is equal to:
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- 56The system of linear equations , , has
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- 57The sum of all the real solutions of the equation is equal to :
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- 58If the points of intersection of the ellipses and lie on a circle of radius and centre , then the value of is
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- 59Let PQ be a chord of the hyperbola , perpendicular to the x -axis such that OPQ is an equilateral triangle, O being the centre of the hyperbola. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is , then the area of the triangle OPQ is :
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- 60Let be three vectors such that .If , and the angle between and is , then is :
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- 61Bag A contains 9 white and 8 black balls, while bag B contains 6 white and 4 black balls. One ball is randomly picked up from the bag B and mixed up with the balls in the bag A . Then a ball is randomly drawn from the bag A . If the probability, that the ball drawn is white, is , then is equal to
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- 62The area of the region enclosed between the circles and is :
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- 63The least value of is
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- 64Let and . If , where , then is equal to :
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- 65The number of ways, in which 16 oranges can be distributed to four children such that each child gets at least one orange, is
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- 66Let . Let R be a relation on A defined by if and only if is a multiple of 3. Given below are two statements: Statement I: Statement II: is an equivalence relation. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
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- 67If , then is equal to
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- 68If the mean and the variance of the dataare and 19 respectively, then the value of is
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- 69An equilateral triangle OAB is inscribed in the parabola with the vertex O at the vertex of the parabola. Then the minimum distance of the circle having AB as a diameter from the origin is
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- 70Let . If and then is equal to
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- 71If the solution curve of the differential equation , passes through the point ( 3,15 ), then the local maximum value of f is
- 72If the image of the point in the line is Q and the image of Q in the line is , then is equal to
- 73The number of elements in the set and is.....
- 74Let and B be a matrix such that . Then the sum of the diagonal elements of is equal to
- 75Let S denote the set of 4-digit numbers abcd such that and P denote the set of 5-digit numbers having product of its digits equal to 20. Then is equal to........... .
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