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Electromagnetic Waves

Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

26Questions
24Papers covered
4% ↑71.4%Weightage in 2026
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
2026191914.00% ↑71.4%
20257120.582.33%

4 questions · newest paper first

1

The equation of the electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating through free space is given by : E = 377 (6.27 103 t - 2.09 10-5 x) N/C The average intensity of the electromagnetic wave is ( 1 ) W/m2. The value of α is . (Take 0 0 = 377 in SI units )

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
2

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave, travelling in an unknown nonmagnetic medium is given by, Ey = 20 (3 106 x - 4.5 1014 t ) V/m (where x, t and other values have S.I. units). The dielectric constant of the medium is (speed of light in free space is 3 108 m/s)

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift
3

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 100 MHz propagates through a medium of conductivity, = 10 mho/m. The ratio of maximum conduction current density to maximum displacement current density is . [Take 14 0 = 9 109 N m2/C2]

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
4

If an optical medium possesses a relative permeability of 10 and relative permittivity of 10.0885, then the velocity of light is greater in vacuum than that in this medium by times. ( 0 = 4 10-7 H/m, 0 = 8.85 10-12 F/m, c = 3 108 m/s)

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift