JEE Main 2021 · July session
JEE Main 22 July 2021, Shift 2
90 questions: 30 numerical-answer and 60 multiple choice. 11 were rated hard and 36 easy. Its hard-question count was the joint 6th highest of the 24 2021 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Conic Sections, with 3 questions.
- Questions
- 90
- none dropped
- Numerical answer
- 30
- 33% of the shift
- Hard
- 11
- 12% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 63
- 12 questions with a figure
Key findings · 22 Jul 2021, Shift 2
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11 hard questions (12%): the joint 6th highest count of the 24 2021 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 3% to 17%.
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Maths was the hardest section, with 9 of 30 rated hard; Chemistry had the most easy questions (17 of 30).
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49 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 67% of the 73 questions tagged to an idea.
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23 came back from 2020: the same idea had been asked in the 2020 shifts Lumi analysed.
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42 shared an idea with another 2021 shift (58% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: System of Particles and Rotational Motion in Physics (3), Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques in Chemistry (3) and Conic Sections in Maths (3).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct48 Q
- Numerical value30 Q
- Diagram based5 Q
- Match the list4 Q
- Other2 Q
- Two statements1 Q
- Calculation28 Q
- Multi-step25 Q
- Application16 Q
- Recall10 Q
- Conceptual9 Q
- Diagram reading1 Q
- Data or graph1 Q
Most common: Calculation.
Against the other 2021 shifts
This shift next to the 23 other 2021 shifts Lumi analysed
Shares are of each shift’s scored questions. The highlighted row is this shift.
| Shift | Questions | Easy | Hard | Numerical | New ideas | Multi-step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 7% | 33% | 68% | 24% |
| 24 Feb, Shift 2 | 88 | 43% | 5% | 32% | 63% | 21% |
| 25 Feb, Shift 1 | 90 | 23% | 11% | 33% | 65% | 30% |
| 25 Feb, Shift 2 | 89 | 35% | 10% | 34% | 67% | 24% |
| 26 Feb, Shift 1 | 88 | 50% | 3% | 33% | 78% | 17% |
| 26 Feb, Shift 2 | 90 | 27% | 12% | 33% | 80% | 29% |
| 16 Mar, Shift 2 | 90 | 31% | 7% | 33% | 69% | 33% |
| 17 Mar, Shift 1 | 89 | 39% | 8% | 34% | 61% | 26% |
| 17 Mar, Shift 2 | 89 | 36% | 17% | 34% | 66% | 32% |
| 18 Mar, Shift 1 | 90 | 40% | 9% | 33% | 74% | 24% |
| 18 Mar, Shift 2 | 90 | 34% | 9% | 33% | 63% | 28% |
| 22 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 40% | 12% | 33% | 67% | 28% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 31% | 13% | 33% | 56% | 34% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 48% | 3% | 33% | 63% | 27% |
| 3 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 32% | 11% | 33% | 68% | 21% |
| 3 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 32% | 7% | 33% | 61% | 24% |
| 4 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 40% | 8% | 33% | 62% | 29% |
| 4 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 32% | 7% | 33% | 65% | 41% |
| 26 Aug, Shift 1 | 89 | 27% | 15% | 34% | 66% | 30% |
| 26 Aug, Shift 2 | 89 | 21% | 9% | 34% | 60% | 28% |
| 27 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 27% | 13% | 33% | 63% | 34% |
| 27 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 29% | 9% | 33% | 72% | 29% |
| 31 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 27% | 11% | 33% | 70% | 24% |
| 31 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 13% | 33% | 72% | 31% |
New ideas: share of a shift’s questions testing an idea no earlier year had asked. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.
Drill down
What this shift asked, and its history
Every chapter this shift asked, with all its topics and ideas. Counts and squares cover every analysed shift from 2017 to 2026; rows this shift did not ask are faded, and each row lists this shift’s questions with the most recent from other shifts.
Squares are the 8 years with analysed shifts, 2017 to 2026. A number is the questions that year when there is more than one; the shade is scaled to one shift, so a year with more analysed shifts (1 to 24 a year) does not look darker. Share is of the level above.
Every question
All 90 questions of this shift
The opening words of each question, with its chapter, topic, idea and how hard it was. Open one for the full text, options and the official answer. “New idea” means no earlier year had tested it.
Physics30 questions
14 easy14 medium2 hard
- Q1
- Q2Choose the correct option :
Magnetism and MatterEarth's MagnetismApparent Dip Calculation
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q3A ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium at an angle of incidence . The reflected and refracted rays make an angle of with each other. The angle of reflection and refraction are respectively r and r. The critical angle is…
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsRefraction and Snell's LawTotal Internal Reflection
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q4In a circuit consisting of a capacitance and a generator with alternating emf , and are the voltage and current. Correct phasor diagram for such circuit is :
Alternating CurrentPhasor DiagramsPhase Relations in RLC
EasyDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q5What will be the average value of energy for a monoatomic gas in thermal equilibrium at temperature T ?
Kinetic TheoryKinetic Theory of GasesKinetic Energy and Temp
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6
- Q7A Copper (Cu) rod of length 25 cm and cross-sectional area 3 mm is joined with a similar Aluminium (Al) rod as shown in figure. Find the resistance of the combination between the ends A and B. (Take Resistivity of Copper m…
Current ElectricityOhm's Law and ResistanceResistivity and Geometry
EasySingle correct · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8An electric dipole is placed on -axis in proximity to a line charge of linear charge density C/m. Line charge is placed on -axis and positive and negative charge of dipole is at a distance of 10 mm and 12 mm from the origin…
Electric Charges and FieldsElectric DipolesDipole Force in a Radial Field
HardSingle correctNew idea
- Q9The motion of a mass on a spring, with spring constant K is as shown in figure. The equation of motion is given by with Suppose that at time t = 0, the position of mass is and…
OscillationsSHM EquationsPhase and Initial Conditions
MediumSingle correct · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q10An electron of mass and a proton of mass are accelerated through the same potential difference. The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelength associated with the electron to that with the proton is :
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterMatter WavesWavelength from Accelerating Potential
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q11
- Q12A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of earth with a velocity sufficient enough to carry it to infinity. The time taken by it to reach height h is ________ s.
GravitationOrbital MechanicsEscape Velocity
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q13Consider a situation in which a ring, a solid cylinder and a solid sphere roll down on the same inclined plane without slipping. Assume that they start rolling from rest and having identical diameter. The correct statement for this situation is :
System of Particles and Rotational Motion
MediumSingle correct
- Q14A porter lifts a heavy suitcase of mass 80 kg and at the destination lowers it down by a distance of 80 cm with a constant velocity. Calculate the workdone by the porter in lowering the suitcase. (take )
Work, Energy and PowerWork and Kinetic EnergyWork Done by Gravity (Path Independence)
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q15
- Q16
- Q17
- Q18Consider a situation in which reverse biased current of a particular P-N junction increases when it is exposed to a light of wavelength nm. During this process, enhancement in carrier concentration takes place due to generation of hole-electron…
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsSemiconductor DiodesPhotodiode Reverse Bias Rationale
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q19
- Q20
- Q21
- Q22The position of the centre of mass of a uniform semi-circular wire of radius ‘R’ placed in - plane with its centre at the origin and the line joining its ends as -axis is given by . Then, the value of is ________.
System of Particles and Rotational MotionCenter of MassCOM of Circular Arc
EasyNumerical valueNew idea
- Q23
- Q24A ray of light passing through a prism () suffers minimum deviation. It is found that the angle of incidence is double the angle of refraction within the prism. Then, the angle of prism is ________ (in degrees).
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsPrism DeviationMinimum Deviation Condition
EasyNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 5 years
- Q25The area of cross-section of a railway track is . The temperature variation is C. Coefficient of linear expansion of material of track is C. The energy stored per meter in the track is ________ J/m. (Young’s…
Mechanical Properties of SolidsElasticityElastic Potential Energy
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q26
- Q27In an electric circuit, a cell of certain emf provides a potential difference of 1.25 V across a load resistance of 5 . However, it provides a potential difference of 1 V across a load resistance of 2 . The emf of the cell is given by…
Current ElectricityKirchhoff's LawsCell EMF and Internal Resistance
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q28In a given circuit diagram, a 5 V zener diode along with a series resistance is connected across a 50 V power supply. The minimum value of the resistance required, if the maximum zener current is 90 mA will be ________ .
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsSemiconductor DiodesZener Diode Regulation
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q29
- Q30
Chemistry30 questions
17 easy13 medium0 hard
- Q31
- Q32Which one of the following 0.06 M aqueous solutions has lowest freezing point ?
SolutionsColligative PropertiesFreezing Point Depression
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q33
- Q34
- Q35
- Q36
- Q37Match List - I with List - II : List - I (Elements) List - II (Properties) (a) Ba (i) Organic solvent soluble compounds (b) Ca (ii) Outer electronic configuration (c) Li (iii) Oxalate insoluble in water (d) Na (iv) Formation of very strong monoacidic…
The s-Block Elementss-Block ElementsSolubility of Salts
MediumMatch the listNew idea
- Q38Which one of the following group-15 hydride is the strongest reducing agent ?
The p-Block ElementsGroup 15 & 16Group 15 Hydrides Trends
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q39Given below are the statements about diborane. (a) Diborane is prepared by the oxidation of with . (b) Each boron atom is in hybridized state. (c) Diborane has one bridged 3 centre-2-electron bond. (d) Diborane is a…
The p-Block ElementsGroup 13 & 14Diborane Structure
MediumOtherNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q40The set having ions which are coloured and paramagnetic both is :
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsSpin-only Magnetism
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q41The water having more dissolved is :
Environmental ChemistryEutrophication and Dissolved Oxygen Limits
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q42
- Q43
- Q44
- Q45An organic compound A () gives dark green colouration with ferric chloride. On treatment with and KOH, followed by acidification gives compound B. Compound B can also be obtained from compound C on reaction with pyridinium…
Alcohols, Phenols and EthersAlcohols and PhenolsReimer-Tiemann Reaction
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q46
- Q47In the chemical reactions given above A and B respectively are :
AminesDiazonium SaltsDeamination Byproducts: Hypophosphorous Acid
EasyDiagram based · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q48Which one of the following reactions does not occur ?
AminesAromatic HydrocarbonsFriedel-Crafts Failure with Aniline
EasyDiagram based · figureNew idea
- Q49Match List - I with List - II : List - I List - II (a) Chloroprene (i) [figure: skeletal structure drawn in lines only: a vertical stub line (no atom label) on a carbon that has a double bond to the left and a single bond to the right, followed by a further…
MediumMatch the list · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q50
- Q51If the concentration of glucose () in blood is 0.72 g L, the molarity of glucose in blood is ________ M. (Nearest integer) (Given : Atomic mass of C=12, H=1, O=16 u)
SolutionsMole ConceptMolarity Calculation
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q52A copper complex crystallising in a CCP lattice with a cell edge of 0.4518 nm has been revealed by employing X-ray diffraction studies. The density of a copper complex is found to be 7.62 g cm. The molar mass of copper complex is ________ g…
The Solid StateCrystal LatticesUnit Cell Density
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q53Number of electrons that Vanadium (Z=23) has in p-orbitals is equal to ________.
Structure of AtomQuantum NumbersAufbau Principle and n+l Rule
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q54If the standard molar enthalpy change for combustion of graphite powder is kJ mol, the amount of heat generated on combustion of 1 g of graphite powder is ________ kJ. (Nearest integer)
Thermodynamics (Chemistry)Enthalpy and Hess's LawFormation and Combustion
EasyNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 5 years
- Q55
- Q56Assume a cell with the following reaction = 2.97 V for the above reaction is ________ V. (Nearest integer) [Given :…
ElectrochemistryNernst EquationFull Cell Nernst Equation
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q57In the above first order reaction the initial concentration of is mol L at 318 K. The concentration of after 1 hour was…
Chemical KineticsIntegrated Rate EquationsFirst Order Integrated Rate Law
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q58The total number of unpaired electrons present in and is ________.
Coordination CompoundsCrystal Field TheoryHigh and Low Spin States
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q59The number of acyclic structural isomers (including geometrical isomers) for pentene are ________.
HydrocarbonsStructural IsomerismEnumeration of Structural Isomers
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q60Methylation of 10 g of benzene gave 9.2 g of toluene. Calculate the percentage yield of toluene ________. (Nearest integer)
HydrocarbonsStoichiometryTheoretical and Percent Yield
EasyNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
Maths30 questions
5 easy16 medium9 hard
- Q61
- Q62The number of solutions of , is equal to :
Trigonometric FunctionsGeneral SolutionsBoundedness and Range Analysis
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q63If the shortest distance between the straight lines and , is , then the integral value of is equal to :
Three Dimensional GeometrySkew LinesFinding an Unknown Parameter from Shortest Distance
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q64Let be a real matrix of order , such that , for . Then, the sum of all the entries of the matrix is equal to :
MatricesMatrix MultiplicationPowers of Square Matrices
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q65Let be defined as . If is continuous at , then is equal to :
Continuity and DifferentiabilityLimits via Series Expansion for Continuity
HardSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q66
- Q67
- Q68Let a line , be a tangent to the hyperbola . If is also a tangent to the parabola , then is equal to :
Conic SectionsGeneral Conic SectionCondition for Line to be Tangent
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q69Let be the line of intersection of planes and . If is the foot of perpendicular on from the…
Three Dimensional GeometryLines in 3DFoot of the Perpendicular
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q70Let be the solution of the differential equation , with . Then, the value of is equal to :
Differential EquationsLinear Differential EquationsParticular Solution Solving
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q71
- Q72
- Q73
- Q74Let denote the sum of first n-terms of an arithmetic progression. If , , then is equal to :
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPAP Sum of n terms
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q75
- Q76If , , where is the greatest integer less than or equal to , then the value of is :
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesPeriodic Function Property
HardSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q77The values of and such that the system of equations , , has no solution, are :
DeterminantsCramer's RuleCondition for No Solution
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q78
- Q79
- Q80
- Q81Let . Then the number of bijective functions such that is equal to ________.
Relations and FunctionsPermutations and CombinationsNumber of Injective Functions
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q82
- Q83The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curves , and , in the upper half plane is ________.
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesRegions with Multiple Bounding Curves
HardNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q84
- Q85Let be a function defined as Let be given by . If n and m denote the number…
Continuity and DifferentiabilityPiecewise Differentiability
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q86The sum of all the elements in the set of n and is is equal to ________.
Relations and FunctionsSets and RelationsInclusion-Exclusion for Three Sets
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q87
- Q88
- Q89Consider the following frequency distribution : Class : 0 - 6 | 6 - 12 | 12 - 18 | 18 - 24 | 24 - 30 Frequency : a | b | 12 | 9 | 5 If mean and median, then the value is equal to ________.
StatisticsVariance and SDMean of Discrete Data
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q90
Questions from the official paper published by NTA, answers from the final key. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026; see the other 2021 shifts.