JEE Main 2022 · June session
JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 1
89 questions (1 more dropped by NTA): 30 numerical-answer and 59 multiple choice. 15 were rated hard and 26 easy. Its hard-question count was the joint 2nd highest of the 24 2022 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Application of Derivatives, with 4 questions.
- Questions
- 89
- 1 dropped by NTA
- Numerical answer
- 30
- 34% of the shift
- Hard
- 15
- 17% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 68
- 8 questions with a figure
Key findings · 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1
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15 hard questions (17%): the joint 2nd highest count of the 24 2022 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 8% to 22%.
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Maths was the hardest section, with 12 of 29 rated hard; Chemistry had the most easy questions (13 of 30).
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22 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 31% of the 71 questions tagged to an idea.
- 4
42 came back from 2021: the same idea had been asked in the 2021 shifts Lumi analysed.
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42 shared an idea with another 2022 shift (59% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: Alternating Current in Physics (2), Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques in Chemistry (3) and Application of Derivatives in Maths (4).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct51 Q
- Numerical value30 Q
- Other3 Q
- Match the list2 Q
- Two statements2 Q
- Assertion–reason1 Q
- Multi-step33 Q
- Calculation27 Q
- Application11 Q
- Recall10 Q
- Conceptual7 Q
- Data or graph1 Q
Most common: Multi-step.
Against the other 2022 shifts
This shift next to the 23 other 2022 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 Jun, Shift 1 | 89 | 29% | 17% | 34% | 31% | 37% |
| 24 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 40% | 14% | 33% | 39% | 36% |
| 25 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 44% | 13% | 33% | 33% | 30% |
| 25 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 13% | 33% | 34% | 22% |
| 26 Jun, Shift 1 | 89 | 34% | 16% | 34% | 37% | 32% |
| 26 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 13% | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 27 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 34% | 8% | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 27 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 32% | 17% | 33% | 34% | 46% |
| 28 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 32% | 12% | 33% | 38% | 27% |
| 28 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 17% | 33% | 33% | 31% |
| 29 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 41% | 11% | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 29 Jun, Shift 2 | 88 | 35% | 9% | 33% | 41% | 30% |
| 30 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 13% | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 1 | 88 | 28% | 15% | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 37% | 12% | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 26 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 27% | 13% | 33% | 34% | 31% |
| 26 Jul, Shift 2 | 89 | 37% | 16% | 34% | 41% | 38% |
| 27 Jul, Shift 1 | 89 | 29% | 15% | 34% | 30% | 32% |
| 27 Jul, Shift 2 | 88 | 19% | 15% | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 28 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 17% | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 28 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 28% | 14% | 33% | 40% | 28% |
| 29 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 31% | 22% | 33% | 41% | 37% |
| 29 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 39% | 12% | 33% | 48% | 32% |
| 30 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 17% | 33% | 36% | 33% |
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 89 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
12 easy17 medium1 hard
- Q31The bulk modulus of a liquid is . The pressure required to reduce the volume of liquid by 2% is :
Mechanical Properties of SolidsElasticityElastic Moduli
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q32Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : In an uniform magnetic field, speed and energy remains the same for a moving charged particle. Reason (R) : Moving charged particle…
Moving Charges and MagnetismLorentz ForceWork Done by Magnetic Force
EasyAssertion–reasonIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q33Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance . A voltmeter connected in the circuit measures 1.2 V. The internal resistance of each cell is :
Current ElectricityKirchhoff's LawsParallel Combination of Cells
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q34
- Q35A projectile is projected with velocity of 25 m/s at an angle with the horizontal. After t seconds its inclination with horizontal becomes zero. If R represents horizontal range of the projectile, the value of will be : [use…
Motion in a PlaneProjectile MotionVelocity Vector Angle as a Function of Time
HardSingle correctNew idea
- Q36
- Q37A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of a 2 m long string and whirls it around in a horizontal plane. The string can withstand the maximum tension of 80 N. If the maximum speed with which the stone can revolve is rev./min. The value of…
Laws of MotionCircular MotionBreaking Tension Limits
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q38
- Q39
- Q40
- Q41A resistance of is connected to a source of alternating current rated 220 V, 50 Hz. Find the time taken by the current to change from its maximum value to the rms value :
Alternating CurrentRMS and Peak ValuesTime from Peak to RMS
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q42
- Q43
- Q44
- Q45Nucleus A is having mass number 220 and its binding energy per nucleon is 5.6 MeV. It splits in two fragments 'B' and 'C' of mass numbers 105 and 115. The binding energy of nucleons in 'B' and 'C' is 6.4 MeV per nucleon. The energy Q released per fission…
NucleiNuclear Binding EnergyQ-Value Calculation
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q46
- Q47A Carnot engine whose heat sinks at C, has an efficiency of 25%. By how many degrees should the temperature of the source be changed to increase the efficiency by 100% of the original efficiency ?
ThermodynamicsHeat Engines and RefrigeratorsCarnot Efficiency Limit
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q48A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two plates each of area separated by 1 mm. A material of dielectric strength is filled between the plates. If the maximum charge that can be stored on the…
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitanceParallel Plate CapacitorsDielectric Strength and Voltage Rating
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q49The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r, due to current I flowing through it, is B. The magnetic field at a point along the axis at a distance from the centre is :
Moving Charges and MagnetismBiot-Savart LawRatio of Axial to Central Magnetic Field
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q50Two metallic blocks and of same area of cross-section are connected to each other (as shown in figure). If the thermal conductivity of is K then the thermal conductivity of will be : [Assume steady state heat conduction]
Thermal Properties of MatterHeat ConductionJunction Temperature
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q510.056 kg of Nitrogen is enclosed in a vessel at a temperature of C. The amount of heat required to double the speed of its molecules is ______ k cal. (Take cal mole K)
Kinetic TheoryKinetic Theory of GasesMolecular Speed Types
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q52Two identical thin biconvex lenses of focal length 15 cm and refractive index 1.5 are in contact with each other. The space between the lenses is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.25. The focal length of the combination is ______ cm.
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsLens Maker's FormulaLenses in Contact
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q53A transistor is used in common-emitter mode in an amplifier circuit. When a signal of 10 mV is added to the base-emitter voltage, the base current changes by A and the collector current changes by 1.5 mA. The load resistance is…
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsTransistorsCE Amplifier Voltage Gain
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q54
- Q55Sodium light of wavelengths 650 nm and 655 nm is used to study diffraction at a single slit of aperture 0.5 mm. The distance between the slit and the screen is 2.0 m. The separation between the positions of the first maxima of diffraction pattern obtained in…
Wave OpticsSingle Slit DiffractionSecondary Maxima Condition
MediumNumerical valueNew idea
- Q56When light of frequency twice the threshold frequency is incident on the metal plate, the maximum velocity of emitted electron is . When the frequency of incident radiation is increased to five times the threshold value, the maximum velocity of emitted…
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectEinstein's Photoelectric Equation
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q57From the top of a tower, a ball is thrown vertically upward which reaches the ground in 6 s. A second ball thrown vertically downward from the same position with the same speed reaches the ground in 1.5 s. A third ball released, from the rest from the same…
Motion in a Straight LineKinematics in 1DFree Fall Sign Conventions
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 years
- Q58A ball of mass 100 g is dropped from a height cm on a platform fixed at the top of a vertical spring (as shown in figure). The ball stays on the platform and the platform is depressed by a distance . The spring constant is ______…
Work, Energy and PowerWork and Kinetic EnergyMaximum Compression of a Spring
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q59In a potentiometer arrangement, a cell gives a balancing point at 75 cm length of wire. This cell is now replaced by another cell of unknown emf. If the ratio of the emf's of two cells respectively is , the difference in the balancing length of the…
Current ElectricityPotentiometerComparing EMF of Two Cells
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q60A metre scale is balanced on a knife edge at its centre. When two coins, each of mass 10 g are put one on the top of the other at the 10.0 cm mark the scale is found to be balanced at 40.0 cm mark. The mass of the metre scale is found to be …
System of Particles and Rotational MotionTorque and EquilibriumLever Arm Method
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
Chemistry30 questions
13 easy15 medium2 hard
- Q61If a rocket runs on a fuel () and liquid oxygen, the weight of oxygen required and released for every litre of fuel respectively are : (Given : density of the fuel is 0.756 g/mL)
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryStoichiometryHydrocarbon Combustion General Equation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q62
- Q63Match List - I with List - II : List - I (A) (B) (C) (D) List - II (I) (II) (III) (IV) Choose the most appropriate answer from the…
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureVSEPR TheorySteric Number Calculation
MediumMatch the listIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q64For a reaction at equilibrium the relation between dissociation constant (K), degree of dissociation () and equilibrium pressure (p) is given by :
EquilibriumChemical EquilibriumDegree of Dissociation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q65Given below are two statements : Statement I : Emulsions of oil in water are unstable and sometimes they separate into two layers on standing. Statement II : For stabilisation of an emulsion, excess of electrolyte is added. In the light of the above…
Surface ChemistryColloidsRole of Emulsifying Agents
MediumTwo statementsNew idea
- Q66Given below are the oxides : and Number of amphoteric oxides is :
The p-Block ElementsPeriodic TrendsAcidic and Basic Character of Oxides
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q67
- Q68
- Q69Which of the following statements are correct ? (A) Both LiCl and are soluble in ethanol. (B) The oxides and MgO combine with excess of oxygen to give superoxide. (C) LiF is less soluble in water than other alkali metal…
The s-Block Elementss-Block ElementsCovalent Character in Halides
MediumOtherNew idea
- Q70
- Q71
- Q72
- Q73In the given reaction sequence, the major product 'C' is :
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesAromatic HydrocarbonsOrtho-Para vs Meta Directing
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q74Two statements are given belwo : Statement I : The melting point of monocarboxylic acid with even number of carbon atoms is higher than that of with odd number of carbon atoms acid immediately below and above it in the series. Statement II : The solubility…
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
MediumTwo statements
- Q75
- Q76
- Q77Which of the following is an example of polyester ?
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q78
- Q79
- Q80During the qualitative analysis of salt with cation , addition of a reagent (X) to alkaline solution of the salt gives a bright red precipitate. The reagent (X) and the cation () present respectively are :
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesCation AnalysisNickel DMG Complex
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q81Atoms of element X form hcp lattice and those of element Y occupy of its tetrahedral voids. The percentage of element X in the lattice is ______. (Nearest integer)
The Solid StateCrystal LatticesEmpirical Formula from Void Occupancy
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q82At 300 K, ozone is fifty percent dissociated. The standard free energy change at this temperature and 1 atm pressure is ______ . (Nearest integer) [Given : and…
Thermodynamics (Chemistry)Gibbs Free EnergyGibbs Energy and Equil
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q83
- Q84The cell potential for the following cell is 0.576 V at 298 K. The pH of the solution is ______. (Nearest integer) (Given : V and V)
ElectrochemistryNernst EquationFull Cell Nernst Equation
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q85The rate constants for decomposition of acetaldehyde have been measured over the temperature range K. The data has been analysed by plotting vs graph. The value of activation energy for the reaction is ______…
Chemical KineticsArrhenius EquationActivation Energy Calculation
EasyNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q86The difference in oxidation state of chromium in chromate and dichromate salts is ______.
Redox ReactionsOxidation Number Assignment
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q87
- Q88A 0.166 g sample of an organic compound was digested with conc. and then distilled with NaOH. The ammonia gas evolved was passed through 50.0 mL of 0.5 N . The used acid required 30.0 mL of 0.25 N NaOH for complete…
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesStoichiometryStoichiometry of Kjeldahl Method
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q89
- Q90The major product 'A' of the following given reaction has ______ hybridized carbon atoms. 2,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadiene A (Major Product)
HydrocarbonsAlkenes and AlkynesMarkovnikov's Rule Application
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
Maths29 questions
1 easy16 medium12 hard
- Q1
- Q2
- Q3The surface area of a balloon of spherical shape being inflated, increases at a constant rate. If initially, the radius of balloon is 3 units and after 5 seconds, it becomes 7 units, then its radius after 9 seconds is :
Application of DerivativesChain RuleChain Rule in Related Rates
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q4Bag A contains 2 white, 1 black and 3 red balls and bag B contains 3 black, 2 red and n white balls. One bag is chosen at random and 2 balls drawn from it at random, are found to be 1 red and 1 black. If the probability that both balls come from Bag A is…
ProbabilityBayes' TheoremBayes' Theorem Application
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q5Let be a circle passing through and touching the parabola at . Then is equal to ______.
Conic SectionsCircle TangentsCommon Tangent to Circle and Conic
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6The number of values of for which the system of equations : is inconsistent, is
DeterminantsCramer's RuleCondition for No Solution
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q7If the sum of the squares of the reciprocals of the roots and of the equation is 15, then is equal to :
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsQuadratic RootsSymmetric Functions
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8The set of all values of k for which , is the interval :
Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsInverse Trig IdentitiesComplementary Identities
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q9Let and n is odd. Let and . If , then is equal to :
DeterminantsMatrix InverseTrap involving |adj(A)| vs |A^-1|
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q10For the function , which one of the following is NOT correct ?
Application of DerivativesMonotonicityFirst Derivative Test
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q11
- Q12The sum of absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function in the interval is :
Application of DerivativesMaxima and MinimaClosed Interval Extrema
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q13If , where n is an even integer, is an arithmetic progression with common difference 1, and , , then n is equal to :
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPAP Sum of n terms
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q14If is the solution of the differential equation ; then is equal to :
Differential EquationsLinear Differential EquationsLinear in x Form
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q15Let be a tangent to the hyperbola . Then is equal to :
Conic SectionsGeneral Conic SectionCondition for Line to be Tangent
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q16Let be unit vectors. If be a vector such that the angle between and is , and , then is equal to :
Vector AlgebraCross ProductSolving Vector Equations with Cross Products
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q17
- Q19Let . If , then is equal to :
Trigonometric FunctionsGeneral SolutionsDomain Restricted Solutions
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q20The number of choices for , such that is a tautology, is :
MediumSingle correct
- Q21The number of one-one functions such that is ______.
Relations and FunctionsPermutations and CombinationsNumber of Injective Functions
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q22In an examination, there are 5 multiple choice questions with 3 choices, out of which exactly one is correct. There are 3 marks for each correct answer, marks for each wrong answer and 0 mark if the question is not attempted. Then, the number of ways a…
Permutations and CombinationsPermutations with Repetition
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q23
- Q24Let a line having direction ratios intersect the lines and at the points A and B. Then is equal to ______.
Three Dimensional GeometryLines in 3DGeneral Point Parameterization
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q25The number of points where the function denotes the greatest integer , is discontinuous is ______.
Continuity and DifferentiabilityContinuity involving GIF and Fractional Part
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q26
- Q27Let and . If…
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesMax/Min Function Integrals
HardNumerical valueNew idea
- Q28If two tangents drawn from a point lying on the ellipse to the parabola are such that the slope of one tangent is four times the other, then the value of equals ______.
Conic SectionsGeneral Conic SectionCondition for Line to be Tangent
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q29Let S be the region bounded by the curves and . The curve divides S into two regions of areas and . If , then is equal to ______.
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesRatio of Divided Areas
HardNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q30If the shortest distance between the lines and is , then the integral value of a is equal to ______.
Three Dimensional GeometrySkew LinesVector Shortest Distance Formula
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
Dropped from the final key and left out of every count: Q18.
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 2022 shifts.