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Magnetism and Matter

Previous year questions with solutions · 2024 – 2026

16Questions
15Papers covered
0.84%Weightage 2026▼ 33.3% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
20264190.210.84% ▼ 33.3% vs last year
20256190.321.26% ▲ 26.3% vs last year
20246200.31.00%

8 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

A solenoid has a core made of material with relative permeability 400. The magnetic field produced in the interior of solenoid is 1.0 T. The magnetic intensity in SI units is 105. The value of is . (Free space permeability 0=4 10-7 SI units.)

  1. 25
  2. 116
  3. 1
  4. 14
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Consider a ferromagnetic material : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (A) is true but (R) is false
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false but (R) is true
  4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Ques. 3JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Morning Shift)

The percentage increase in magnetic field (B) when space within a current carrying solenoid is filled with magnesium (magnetic susceptibility Mg = 1.2 10-5) is :

  1. 53 10-5\%
  2. 56 10-4\%
  3. 56 10-5\%
  4. 65 10-3\%
Ques. 4JEE Main 2025, 7 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 most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
  3. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
  4. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Ques. 5JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

A magnetic dipole experiences a torque of 80 3 N m when placed in uniform magnetic field in such a way that dipole moment makes angle of 60 with magnetic field. The potential energy of the dipole is:

  1. -40 3 J
  2. -80 J
  3. 80 J
  4. -60 J
Ques. 6JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

The relationship between the magnetic susceptibility ( ) and the magnetic permeability ( ) is given by : ( 0 is the permeability of free space and r is relative permeability)

  1. = 0 - 1
  2. = r 0 + 1
  3. = r + 1
  4. = 1 - 0
Ques. 7JEE Main 2024, 8 April (Morning Shift)

Paramagnetic substances: Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. A, B, C Only
  2. A, C Only
  3. A, B, C, D
  4. B, D Only
Ques. 8JEE Main 2024, 4 April (Evening Shift)

The magnetic moment of a bar magnet is 0.5 Am2. It is suspended in a uniform magnetic field of 8 10-2 T. The work done in rotating it from its most stable to most unstable position is:

  1. 4 10-2 J
  2. 16 10-2 J
  3. 8 10-2 J
  4. Zero