Atomos Test Generator Free PYQs ExamsMy practice Log in / Sign up free

Electromagnetic Waves

Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

33Questions
29Papers covered
4%Weightage 2026▲ 35.7% vs last year
Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
2026191914.00% ▲ 35.7% vs last year
202514190.742.95%

33 questions · newest paper first · page 1 of 2

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Morning Shift)

A point light source emits E.M. waves in free space. A detector, placed at a distance of L m, measures the intensity as I0. The detector is now shifted to another location on the same spherical surface ensuring the angle between original location and new location as 45°. The measured intensity at new location will be .

  1. I04
  2. I0
  3. I0 2
  4. I02
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Evening Shift)

For an electromagnetic wave propagating through vacuum, k, E and represent propagation vector, electric field and angular frequency, respectively. The magnetic field associated with this wave is represented by :

  1. E k
  2. k E
  3. ( E k )
  4. ( k E )
Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Morning Shift)

A displacement current of 4.0 A can be set up in the space between two parallel plates of 6 μF capacitor. The rate of change of potential difference across the plates of the capacitor is nearly 106 V/s. The value of is .

  1. 0.58
  2. 0.67
  3. 0.82
  4. 0.75
Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Evening Shift)

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 correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  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. (A) is false but (R) is true
Ques. 5JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

A magnetic field vector in an electromagnetic wave is represented by B=B0 (2 t- 2 x ) j. Its associated electric field vector is .

  1. E=- B0 (2 t- 2 x ) k
  2. E=- B0 (2 t- 2 x ) i
  3. E= B0 (2 t- 2 x ) k
  4. E= B0 (2 t- 2 x ) i
Ques. 6JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

An electromagnetic wave travelling in x-direction is described by field equation Ey=300 (t- xc ). If the electron is restricted to move in y-direction only with speed of 1.5 106 m/s then ratio of maximum electric and magnetic forces acting on the electron is .

  1. 200
  2. 150
  3. 400
  4. 300
Ques. 7JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Evening Shift)

An electromagnetic wave travels in free space along the x-direction. At a particular point in space and time, B=2 10-7 j T is associated with this wave. The value of corresponding electric field E at this point is V/m.

  1. 60 k
  2. -60 k
  3. 30 k
  4. -600 k
Ques. 8JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Morning Shift)

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through a medium is given by E(x, t) = 25 (2.0 1015 t - 107 x ) n then the refractive index of the medium is . (All given measurements are in SI units)

  1. 2
  2. 1.2
  3. 1.5
  4. 1.7
Ques. 9JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Evening Shift)

A plane electromagnetic wave is moving in free space with velocity c = 3 108 m/s and its electric field is given as E = 54 (kz - t) j V/m, where j is the unit vector along y-axis. The magnetic field vector B of the wave is :

  1. -1.8 10-7 (kz - t) i T
  2. +1.8 10-7 (kz - t) i T
  3. 1.4 10-7 (kz - t) k T
  4. 1.4 10-7 (kz - t) i T
Ques. 10JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Morning Shift)

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  4. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
Ques. 11JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Evening Shift)

A point source is kept at the center of a spherically enclosed detector. If the volume of the detector is increased by 8 times, the intensity will

  1. increase by 64 times
  2. decrease by 4 times
  3. decrease by 8 times
  4. increase by 8 times
Ques. 12JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Match List-I with List-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
  2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  4. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
Ques. 13JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

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 )

Ques. 14JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Evening Shift)

The ratio of speeds of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and a medium, having dielectric constant k = 3 and permeability of = 2 0, is ( 0 = permeability of vacuum)

  1. 6 : 1
  2. 3 : 2
  3. 6 : 1
  4. 36 : 1
Ques. 15JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

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)

Ques. 16JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

A laser beam has intensity of 4.0 1014 W/m2. The amplitude of magnetic field associated with beam is T. (Take 0 = 8.85 10-12 C2/Nm2 and c = 3 108 m/s)

  1. 1.83
  2. 2.0
  3. 5.5
  4. 18.3
Ques. 17JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

If , E and t represent the free space permittivity, electric field and time respectively, then the unit of Et will be :

  1. Am
  2. A/m
  3. A/m2
  4. Am2
Ques. 18JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Morning Shift)

The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by : Ey = 69 [0.6 103x - 1.8 1011t ] V/m. The expression for magnetic field associated with this electromagnetic wave is T.

  1. Bz = 2.3 10-7 [0.6 103x - 1.8 1011t ]
  2. Bz = 2.3 10-7 [0.6 103x + 1.8 1011t ]
  3. By = 2.3 10-7 [0.6 103x - 1.8 1011t ]
  4. By = 69 [0.6 103x + 1.8 1011t ]
Ques. 19JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Evening Shift)

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]

Ques. 20JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Morning Shift)

If 0 denotes the permittivity of free space and E is the flux of the electric field through the area bounded by the closed surface, then dimensions of ( 0 d Edt ) are that of :

  1. electric charge
  2. electric field
  3. electric current
  4. electric potential
Ques. 21JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

The unit of 2I 0 c is : (I = intensity of an electromagnetic wave, c = speed of light)

  1. Vm
  2. NC-1
  3. NC
  4. Nm
Ques. 22JEE Main 2025, 4 April (Evening Shift)

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)

Ques. 23JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Morning Shift)

The radiation pressure exerted by a 450 W light source on a perfectly reflecting surface placed 2 m away from it, is

  1. 3 10-8 Pascals
  2. 0
  3. 1.5 10-8 Pascals
  4. 6 10-8 Pascals
Ques. 24JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Morning Shift)

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. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false but (R) is true
  4. (A) is true but (R) is false
Ques. 25JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening Shift)

A plane electromagnetic wave propagates along the + x direction in free space. The components of the electric field, E and magnetic field, B vectors associated with the wave in Cartesian frame are

  1. Ex, By
  2. Ey, Bx
  3. Ey, Bz
  4. Ez, By
Ques. 26JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening Shift)

A parallel plate capacitor consisting of two circular plates of radius 10 cm is being charged by a constant current of 0.15 A. If the rate of change of potential difference between the plates is 7 108 V/s then the integer value of the distance between the parallel plates is (Take, 0=9 10-12 Fm, = 227) .

Ques. 27JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Morning Shift)

Due to presence of an em-wave whose electric component is given by E = 100 ( t - kx) NC-1 a cylinder of length 200 cm holds certain amount of em-energy inside it. If another cylinder of same length but half diameter than previous one holds same amount of em-energy, the magnitude of the electric field of the corresponding em-wave should be modified as

  1. 50 ( t - kx) NC-1
  2. 400 ( t - kx) NC-1
  3. 200 ( t - kx) NC-1
  4. 25 ( t - kx) NC-1
Ques. 28JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Evening Shift)

The magnetic field of an E.M. wave is given by B = ( 32 i + 12 j )30 [ (t - zc ) ] (S.I. Units). The corresponding electric field in S.I. units is:

  1. E = ( 12 i + 32 j )30c [ (t + zc ) ]
  2. E = ( 12 i - 32 j )30c [ (t - zc ) ]
  3. E = ( 32 i - 12 j )30c [ (t + zc ) ]
  4. E = ( 34 i + 14 j )30c [ (t - zc ) ]
Ques. 29JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Evening Shift)

Arrange the following in the ascending order of wavelength ( ) : Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  1. 4 < 3 < 2 < 1
  2. 4 < 2 < 3 < 1
  3. 3 < 4 < 2 < 1
  4. 4 < 3 < 1 < 2
Ques. 30JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Morning Shift)

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave in free space is E=57 [7.5 106t-5 10-3(3x+4y) ](4 i-3 j) N/C. The associated magnetic field in Tesla is

  1. B= 573 108 [7.5 106t-5 10-3(3x+4y) ]( k)
  2. B= 573 108 [7.5 106t-5 10-3(3x+4y) ](5 k)
  3. B=- 573 108 [7.5 106t-5 10-3(3x+4y) ]( k)
  4. B=- 573 108 [7.5 106t-5 10-3(3x+4y) ](5 k)