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Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

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2025121214.00%

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1

The rain drop of mass 1 g, starts with zero velocity from a height of 1 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 5 m/s. The work done by the unknown resistive force is J. (take g = 10 m/s2)

  1. -8.75
  2. -8.35
  3. -9.55
  4. -9.98
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift
2

A smooth inclined plane ends in a vertical circular loop, as shown in the figure. A small body is released from height h as shown. If the body exerts a force of three times its weight on the plane at the highest point of circle then the height h= R. The value of is . [figure]

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 6
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift
3

A body of mass 1 kg moves along a straight line with a velocity v=2x2. The work done by the body during displacement from x=0 to 5 m is J.

  1. 0
  2. 250
  3. 1250
  4. 1000
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift
4

A mass of 1 kg is kept on an inclined plane with 30 inclination with respect to horizontal plane and it is at rest initially. Then the whole assembly is moved up with constant velocity of 4 m/s. The work done by the frictional force in time 2 s is J. (Take g=10 m/s2)

  1. 20
  2. 25
  3. 30
  4. 10
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift
5

A spherical ball of mass 2 kg falls from a height of 10 m and is brought to rest after penetrating 10 cm into sand. The average force exerted by sand on the ball is N. (Take g=10 m/s2)

  1. 1980
  2. 2020
  3. 2000
  4. 1000
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
6

In case of vertical circular motion of a particle by a thread of length r, if the tension in the thread is zero at an angle 30 shown in figure, the velocity at the bottom point (A) of the circular path is (g = gravitational acceleration) [figure]

  1. 72gr
  2. 4gr
  3. 52gr
  4. 5gr
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift
7

In 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 10 m/s and 30 m/s, 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 31 cal/(kg C) and 1 cal = 4.2 J)

  1. 1.75
  2. 1.44
  3. 1.95
  4. 1.15
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
8

A 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 60 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. [figure]

  1. 15
  2. 2 - 35
  3. 35
  4. 2 + 35
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
9

Two 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 kA, kB of A and B, respectively satisfy the relation 4kA = 3kB, is : [figure]

  1. 4E
  2. 2E
  3. 43E
  4. 3E
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
10

A bead P sliding on a frictionless semi-circular string (ACB) and it is at point S at t = 0 and at this instant the horizontal component of its velocity is v. Another bead Q of the same mass as P is ejected from point A at t = 0 along the horizontal string AB, with the speed v, friction between the beads and the respective strings may be neglected in both cases. Let tP and tQ be the respective times taken by beads P and Q to reach the point B, then the relation between tP and tQ is [figure]

  1. tP < tQ
  2. tP = tQ
  3. tP > 1.25tQ
  4. tP > tQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
11

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  2. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
12

Potential energy (V) versus distance (x) is given by the graph. Rank various regions as per the magnitudes of the force (F) acting on a particle from high to low. [figure]

  1. FBC > FAB > FDE > FCD
  2. FBC > FCD > FDE > FAB
  3. FCD > FAB > FBC > FDE
  4. FCD > FDE > FAB > FBC
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift
13

A body of mass 2 kg is moving along x-direction such that its displacement as function of time is given by x(t) = t2 + t + m, where = 1 m/s2, = 1 m/s and = 1 m. The work done on the body during the time interval t = 2 s to t = 3 s, is J.

  1. 42
  2. 24
  3. 49
  4. 12
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
14

An object of mass 1000 g experiences a time dependent force F = (2t i + 3t2 j ) N. The power generated by the force at time t is:

  1. (2t2 + 18t3 ) W
  2. (3t3 + 5t5 ) W
  3. (2t3 + 3t5 ) W
  4. (2t2 + 3t3 ) W
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift
15

Which one of the following forces cannot be expressed in terms of potential energy?

  1. Frictional force
  2. Coulomb's force
  3. Restoring force
  4. Gravitational force
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift
16

A block of mass 25 kg is pulled along a horizontal surface by a force at an angle 45 with the horizontal. The friction coefficient between the block and the surface is 0.25. The block travels at a uniform velocity. The work done by the applied force during a displacement of 5 m of the block is :

  1. 490 J
  2. 970 J
  3. 735 J
  4. 245 J
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
17

A particle is released from height S above the surface of the earth. At certain height its kinetic energy is three times its potential energy. The height from the surface of the earth and the speed of the particle at that instant are respectively.

  1. S4, 3gS2
  2. S2, 3gS2
  3. S4, 3gS2
  4. S2, 3gS2
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
18

Two cylindrical vessels of equal cross sectional area of 2 m2 contain water up to heights 10 m and 6 m, respectively. If the vessels are connected at their bottom then the work done by the force of gravity is (Density of water is 103 kg/m3 and g = 10 m/s2)

  1. 1 105 J
  2. 4 104 J
  3. 8 104 J
  4. 6 104 J
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
19

[figure] Consider two blocks A and B of masses m1 = 10 kg and m2 = 5 kg that are placed on a frictionless table. The block A moves with a constant speed v = 3 m/s towards the block B kept at rest. A spring with spring constant k = 3000 N/m is attached with the block B as shown in the figure. After the collision, suppose that the blocks A and B, along with the spring in constant compression state, move together, then the compression in the spring is, (Neglect the mass of the spring)

  1. 0.3 m
  2. 0.1 m
  3. 0.4 m
  4. 0.2 m
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
20

A block of mass 1 kg, moving along x with speed vi = 10 m/s enters a rough region ranging from x = 0.1 m to x = 1.9 m. The retarding force acting on the block in this range is Fr = -kx, with k = 10 N/m. Then the final speed of the block as it crosses the rough region is:

  1. 4 m/s
  2. 10 m/s
  3. 8 m/s
  4. 6 m/s
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
21

A body of mass ‘m’ connected to a massless and unstretchable string goes in vertical circle of radius ‘R’ under gravity g. The other end of the string is fixed at the center of circle. If velocity at top of circular path is n gR, where, n 1, then ratio of kinetic energy of the body at bottom to that at top of the circle is :

  1. n2+4n2
  2. n+4n
  3. n2n2+4
  4. nn+4
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
22

As shown below, bob A of a pendulum having massless string of length 'R' is released from 60 to the vertical. It hits another bob B of half the mass that is at rest on a frictionless table in the center. Assuming elastic collision, the magnitude of the velocity of bob A after the collision will be (take g as acceleration due to gravity.) [figure]

  1. 43 Rg
  2. 13 Rg
  3. Rg
  4. 23 Rg
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
23

A bead of mass 'm' slides without friction on the wall of a vertical circular hoop of radius 'R' as shown in figure. The bead moves under the combined action of gravity and a massless spring (k) attached to the bottom of the hoop. The equilibrium length of the spring is 'R'. If the bead is released from top of the hoop with (negligible) zero initial speed, velocity of bead, when the length of spring becomes 'R', would be (spring constant is 'k', g is acceleration due to gravity) [figure]

  1. 2Rg + kR2m
  2. 3Rg + kR2m
  3. 2Rg + 4kR2m
  4. 2 gR + kR2m
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
24

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

  1. A is false but R is true
  2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
25

A body of mass 4 kg is placed on a plane at a point P having coordinates (3, 4) m. Under the action of force F = (2 i + 3 j) N, it moves to a new point Q having coordinates (6, 10) m in 4 sec. The average power and instantaneous power at the end of 4 sec are in the ratio of :

  1. 4 : 3
  2. 13 : 6
  3. 1 : 2
  4. 6 : 13
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift