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Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

25Questions
24Papers covered
2.95%Weightage 2026▲ 27.3% vs last year
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202511190.582.32%

22 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 8 April (Evening Shift)

The frequency of oscillation of a mass m suspended by a spring is 1. If the length of the spring is cut to half, the same mass oscillates with frequency 2. The value of 2 1 is .

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 3
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Morning Shift)

A particle is executing simple harmonic motion. Its amplitude is A and time period is 5 sec. The time required by it to move from x=A to x= A 2 is sec.

  1. 1/4
  2. 5/4
  3. 5/8
  4. 3/8
Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Evening Shift)

A spring stretches by 2 mm when it is loaded with a mass of 200 g. From equilibrium position the mass is further pulled down by 2 mm and released. The frequency associated with the system and maximum energy in the spring are Hz and J, respectively. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

  1. 5 50 and 8 10-3
  2. 5 50 and 8
  3. 10 50 and 2 10-3
  4. 5 50 and 16 10-3
Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

A uniform disc of radius R and mass M is free to oscillate about the axis A as shown in the figure. For small oscillations the time period is . (g is acceleration due to gravity) [figure]

  1. 2 5R4g
  2. 2 2R3g
  3. 2 3R2g
  4. 2 3Rg
Ques. 5JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Evening Shift)

The equation of motion of a particle is given by x=a (50t+ /3) cm. The particle will come to rest at time t1 and it will have zero acceleration at time t2. The t1 and t2 respectively are .

  1. 300 s, 75 s
  2. 75 s, 300 s
  3. 300 s, 25 s
  4. 50 s, 100 s
Ques. 6JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Evening Shift)

As shown in the figure, a spring is kept in a stretched position with some extension by holding the masses 1 kg and 0.2 kg with a separation more than spring natural length and are released. Assuming the horizontal surface to be frictionless, the angular frequency (in SI unit) of the system is : [figure]

  1. 20
  2. 5
  3. 30
  4. 27
Ques. 7JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Morning Shift)

A cylindrical block of mass M and area of cross section A is floating in a liquid of density and with its axis vertical. When depressed a little and released the block starts oscillating. The period of oscillation is

  1. 2 AMg
  2. 2M Ag
  3. 2 M Ag
  4. AMg
Ques. 8JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Morning Shift)

A spring of force constant 15 N/m is cut into two pieces. If the ratio of their lengths is 1 : 3, then the force constant of smaller piece is N/m.

  1. 20
  2. 45
  3. 60
  4. 15
Ques. 9JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

A simple pendulum of string length 30 cm performs 20 oscillations in 10 s. The length of the string required for the pendulum to perform 40 oscillations in the same time duration is cm. [Assume that the mass of the pendulum remains same.]

  1. 0.75
  2. 7.5
  3. 15
  4. 120
Ques. 10JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

Using a simple pendulum experiment g is determined by measuring its time period T. Which of the following plots represent the correct relation between the pendulum length L and time period T ?

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 11JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Evening Shift)

The kinetic energy of a simple harmonic oscillator is oscillating with angular frequency of 176 rad/s. The frequency of this simple harmonic oscillator is Hz. [take = 227]

  1. 88
  2. 14
  3. 28
  4. 176
Ques. 12JEE Main 2025, 8 April (Evening Shift)

A block of mass 2 kg is attached to one end of a massless spring whose other end is fixed at a wall. The spring-mass system moves on a frictionless horizontal table. The spring's natural length is 2 m and spring constant is 200 N/m. The block is pushed such that the length of the spring becomes 1 m and then released. At distance x m (x < 2) from the wall, the speed of the block will be

  1. 10 [1 - (2 - x)2 ] 12 m/s
  2. 10 [1 - (2 - x)2 ] 32 m/s
  3. 10 [1 - (2 - x)2 ] m/s
  4. 10 [1 - (2 - x)2 ]2 m/s
Ques. 13JEE Main 2025, 4 April (Morning Shift)

Two simple pendulums having lengths l1 and l2 with negligible string mass undergo angular displacements 1 and 2, from their mean positions, respectively. If the angular accelerations of both pendulums are same, then which expression is correct?

  1. 1 l2 = 2 l1
  2. 1 l1 = 2 l2
  3. 1 l22 = 2 l12
  4. 1 l12 = 2 l22
Ques. 14JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Morning Shift)

[figure] Two blocks of masses m and M, (M > m), are placed on a frictionless table as shown in figure. A massless spring with spring constant k is attached with the lower block. If the system is slightly displaced and released, then ( = coefficient of friction between the two blocks) Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. B, C, D Only
  2. C, D, E Only
  3. A, B, D Only
  4. A, B, C Only
Ques. 15JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions as : x1 = 7 5t cm and x2 = 2 7 (5t + 3 )cm where x is displacement and t is time in seconds. The maximum acceleration of the particle is x 10-2 m s-2. The value of x is :

  1. 5 7
  2. 125
  3. 25 7
  4. 175
Ques. 16JEE 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 but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (A) is true but (R) is false.
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ques. 17JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening Shift)

Two bodies A and B of equal mass are suspended from two massless springs of spring constant k1 and k2, respectively. If the bodies oscillate vertically such that their amplitudes are equal, the ratio of the maximum velocity of A to the maximum velocity of B is

  1. k2k1
  2. k1k2
  3. k2k1
  4. k1k2
Ques. 18JEE Main 2025, 28 January (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. (A) is true but (R) is false
  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. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Ques. 19JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Morning Shift)

A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with time period 2 s and amplitude 1 cm. If D and d are the total distance and displacement covered by the particle in 12.5 s, then Dd is

  1. 10
  2. 165
  3. 25
  4. 154
Ques. 20JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Evening Shift)

A particle oscillates along the x-axis according to the law, x(t)=x0 2 ( t2 ) where x0=1 m. The kinetic energy (K) of the particle as a function of x is correctly represented by the graph

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 21JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Morning Shift)

A light hollow cube of side length 10 cm and mass 10 g, is floating in water. It is pushed down and released to execute simple harmonic oscillations. The time period of oscillations is y 10-2 s, where the value of y is (Acceleration due to gravity, g=10 m/s2, density of water =103 kg/m3 )

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 6
Ques. 22JEE Main 2025, 22 January (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. (A) is false but (R) is true
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)