JEE Main 2024 · January session
JEE Main 30 January 2024, Shift 2
89 questions (1 more dropped by NTA): 30 numerical-answer and 59 multiple choice. 9 were rated hard and 37 easy. Its hard-question count was the joint 12th highest of the 18 2024 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques, with 4 questions.
- Questions
- 89
- 1 dropped by NTA
- Numerical answer
- 30
- 34% of the shift
- Hard
- 9
- 10% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 60
- 12 questions with a figure
Key findings · 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2
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9 hard questions (10%): the joint 12th highest count of the 18 2024 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 8% to 20%.
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Maths was the hardest section, with 6 of 29 rated hard; Physics had the most easy questions (17 of 30).
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25 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 32% of the 79 questions tagged to an idea.
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29 came back from 2023: the same idea had been asked in the 2023 shifts Lumi analysed.
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34 shared an idea with another 2024 shift (43% 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 (4) and Conic Sections in Maths (3).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct47 Q
- Numerical value30 Q
- Diagram based5 Q
- Two statements3 Q
- Other2 Q
- Match the list1 Q
- Assertion–reason1 Q
- Calculation29 Q
- Multi-step26 Q
- Application12 Q
- Conceptual10 Q
- Recall9 Q
- Data or graph3 Q
Most common: Calculation.
Against the other 2024 shifts
This shift next to the 17 other 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan, Shift 1 | 90 | 50% | 9% | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 29 Jan, Shift 1 | 89 | 38% | 10% | 34% | 28% | 34% |
| 30 Jan, Shift 1 | 90 | 37% | 11% | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 30 Jan, Shift 2 | 89 | 42% | 10% | 34% | 32% | 29% |
| 31 Jan, Shift 1 | 90 | 39% | 12% | 33% | 31% | 34% |
| 31 Jan, Shift 2 | 89 | 28% | 13% | 34% | 23% | 30% |
| 1 Feb, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 11% | 33% | 21% | 19% |
| 1 Feb, Shift 2 | 88 | 40% | 8% | 34% | 19% | 21% |
| 4 Apr, Shift 1 | 89 | 26% | 20% | 33% | 26% | 36% |
| 4 Apr, Shift 2 | 90 | 33% | 18% | 33% | 13% | 26% |
| 5 Apr, Shift 1 | 90 | 40% | 8% | 33% | 22% | 27% |
| 5 Apr, Shift 2 | 90 | 37% | 10% | 33% | 23% | 32% |
| 6 Apr, Shift 1 | 88 | 43% | 11% | 34% | 18% | 22% |
| 6 Apr, Shift 2 | 89 | 35% | 15% | 33% | 28% | 33% |
| 8 Apr, Shift 1 | 90 | 31% | 9% | 33% | 19% | 37% |
| 8 Apr, Shift 2 | 90 | 33% | 12% | 33% | 19% | 28% |
| 9 Apr, Shift 1 | 90 | 31% | 11% | 33% | 20% | 50% |
| 9 Apr, Shift 2 | 90 | 31% | 16% | 33% | 27% | 39% |
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
17 easy11 medium2 hard
- Q31
- Q32
- Q33
- Q34
- Q35A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined to horizontal at an angle of by a force of parallel to the inclined surface as shown in figure. When the block is pushed up by along inclined surface, the work done against…
Work, Energy and PowerWork and Kinetic EnergyWork Done by Friction
EasySingle correct · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q36Escape velocity of a body from earth is . If the radius of a planet be one-third the radius of earth and mass be one-sixth that of earth, the escape velocity from the planet is :
GravitationOrbital MechanicsEscape Velocity
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q37
- Q38Choose the correct statement for processes & shown in figure.
ThermodynamicsThermodynamic ProcessesP-V Curve Slopes
MediumSingle correct · figureNew idea
- Q39
- Q40A particle of charge '' and mass '' moves in a circle of radius '' around an infinitely long line charge of linear charge density ''. Then time period will be given as : (Consider as Coulomb's constant)
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitanceGauss's LawCylindrical Field
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q41When a potential difference is applied across a wire of resistance , it dissipates energy at a rate . If the wire is cut into two halves and these halves are connected mutually parallel across the same supply, the energy dissipation rate will become:
Current ElectricityOhm's Law and ResistanceResistance of Cut and Recombined Uniform Wires
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q42Match List I with List II List I | List II A. Gauss's law of magnetostatics | I. B. Faraday's law of electro magnetic induction | II. C. Ampere's law | III.…
Electromagnetic WavesGauss's LawGauss Law Application
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q43
- Q44
- Q45A beam of unpolarised light of intensity is passed through a polaroid and then through another polaroid which is oriented so that its principal plane makes an angle of relative to that of . The intensity of emergent light is:
Wave OpticsPolarizationMalus's Law Calculation
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q46For the photoelectric effect, the maximum kinetic energy () of the photoelectrons is plotted against the frequency () of the incident photons as shown in figure. The slope of the graph gives
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectK_max versus Frequency Graph
EasySingle correct · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q47
- Q48
- Q49
- Q50
- Q51A vector has magnitude same as that of and is parallel to . The and components of this vector in first quadrant are and 3 respectively where ________.
Motion in a PlaneKinematics in 2DVector Component Resolution
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q52Two discs of moment of inertia and , about their central axes & normal to their planes, rotating with angular speeds 10 rad/s & 4 rad/s respectively are brought into contact face to face with their axes of rotation…
System of Particles and Rotational MotionAngular MomentumKinetic Energy Loss in Rotational Coupling
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 years
- Q53A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small identical drops of water. If be the total surface energy of 1000 small drops of water and be the surface energy of single big drop of water, then is where ________.
Mechanical Properties of FluidsSurface TensionSplitting and Coalescence
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 years
- Q54
- Q55Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle of with each other. When suspended in a liquid of density , the angle remains same. If density of material of the sphere is…
Electric Charges and FieldsCoulomb's LawSuspended Charges Immersed in Liquid
HardNumerical valueNew idea
- Q56Two resistance of and are connected in series with a battery of and negligible internal resistance . A voltmeter is used to measure voltage across resistance, which gives reading as . The resistance of…
Current ElectricityKirchhoff's LawsVoltmeter Loading Effect
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 years
- Q57
- Q58
- Q59In an experiment to measure the focal length () of a convex lens, the magnitude of object distance () and the image distance () are measured with reference to the focal point of the lens. The - plot is shown in figure. The focal length of the…
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsLens Maker's Formulav versus u Graph
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 3 years
- Q60A simple pendulum is placed at a place where its distance from the earth's surface is equal to the radius of the earth. If the length of the string is , then the time period of small oscillations will be ________ . [take ]
OscillationsPendulumsPendulum of Comparable Length to Earth's Radius
MediumNumerical valueNew idea
Chemistry30 questions
16 easy13 medium1 hard
- Q61
- Q62Given below are two statements: Statement - I: Since Fluorine is more electronegative than nitrogen, the net dipole moment of is greater than . Statement - II: In , the orbital dipole due to lone pair and the…
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureVSEPR TheoryVSEPR Symmetry and Dipole Moments
MediumTwo statementsNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q63The molecule / ion with square pyramidal shape is
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureVSEPR TheorySquare Pyramidal Geometry (SN=6, 1 LP)
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q64
- Q65Reduction potential of ions are given below: ; ; The correct order of their oxidising power is :
ElectrochemistryNernst EquationStandard Cell Potential
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q66Given below are two statements: Statement - I: Along the period, the chemical reactivity of the elements gradually increases from group 1 to group 18. Statement - II: The nature of oxides formed by group 1 elements is basic while that of group 17 is acidic.…
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesPeriodic TrendsAcidic and Basic Character of Oxides
EasyTwo statementsIdea asked in 4 years
- Q67
- Q68Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: is more acidic than . Reason R: Bond dissociation enthalpy of is lower than .…
The p-Block ElementsPeriodic TrendsAcidic Strength Trends of p-Block Hydrides
MediumAssertion–reasonNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q69
- Q70
- Q71
- Q72
- Q73The correct stability order of carbocations is
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesInductive and Electromeric EffectsCarbocation Stability
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q74
- Q75Given below are two statements: Statement - I: High concentration of strong nucleophilic reagent with secondary alkyl halides which do not have bulky substituents will follow mechanism. Statement - II: A secondary alkyl halide when treated…
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesSN1 and SN2 MechanismsSolvent Effects on Substitution
MediumTwo statementsIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q76Salicylaldehyde is synthesized from phenol, when reacted with
Alcohols, Phenols and EthersAlcohols and PhenolsReimer-Tiemann Reaction
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q77
- Q78m-chlorobenzaldehyde on treatment with 50% KOH solution yields
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsAldol and CannizzaroCannizzaro Reaction
EasyDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 4 years
- Q79The products A and B formed in the following reaction scheme are respectively Benzene A…
AminesDiazonium SaltsAzo Coupling Reactions
EasyDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q80
- Q81
- Q82Two reactions are given below: …
Thermodynamics (Chemistry)Enthalpy and Hess's LawHess's Law
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 years
- Q83
- Q84
- Q85required for a reaction is produced by decomposition of in as by equation The initial concetration. of is 3 mol L…
Chemical KineticsRate LawsRate and Stoichiometry
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q86
- Q87
- Q88
- Q89
- Q90Number of metal ions characterized by flame test among the following is ________.
The s-Block Elementss-Block ElementsFlame Coloration
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
Maths29 questions
4 easy19 medium6 hard
- Q1If the domain of the function is , then the value of is equal to
Relations and FunctionsFunctions and DomainIntersection of Domains
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q2
- Q3Let be a non-zero matrix, where , . For a…
DeterminantsMatrix InverseInverse Relation to Double Adjoint
HardOtherIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q4Consider the system of linear equations , , , where . Then, which of the following statement is NOT correct?
DeterminantsCramer's RuleCondition for Infinite Solutions
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6Let and be be two distinct positive real numbers. Let term of a GP, whose first term is and third term is , is equal to term of another GP, whose first term is and fifth term is . Then is equal to
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPGP General Term
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q7Let be a function satisfying for all . If , then
Continuity and DifferentiabilityDifferentiability via Functional Equations
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 years
- Q8Let and be real constants such that the function defined by be differentiable on . Then, the value of equals
Continuity and DifferentiabilityFinding Unknowns using Differentiability
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q9Let , . If and are the maximum and minimum values of , respectively in , then the value of is
Application of DerivativesMaxima and MinimaClosed Interval Extrema
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q10
- Q11For , let and a real number be such that . Then, the value of is equal to
Trigonometric FunctionsTrigonometric IdentitiesCompound Angle Formulas
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 years
- Q12
- Q13Let be a function defined by , and . Then, is equal to
IntegralsIntegration by SubstitutionComposite Function Substitution
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q14
- Q15
- Q16If is the locus of a point, which moves such that it is always equidistant from the lines and , then the value of equals
Straight LinesStraight Line DistanceAngle Bisector Locus via Distances
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q17Let , , and…
Three Dimensional GeometryLines in 3DLine Perpendicular to Two Given Lines
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q18Let and be two vectors such that and . Then is equal to
Vector AlgebraDot ProductExpansion of Sum of Vectors Squared
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q19Let , . Let a vector be such that the angle between and is and . If , then the…
Vector AlgebraCross ProductLagrange's Identity
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q20Bag A contains 3 white, 7 red balls and Bag B contains 3 white, 2 red balls. One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. The probability of drawing the ball from the bag A, if the ball drawn is white, is
ProbabilityBayes' TheoremBayes' Theorem Application
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q21The number of symmetric relations defined on the set which are not reflexive is ________.
Relations and FunctionsSets and RelationsCounting Relations
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q22The number of real solutions of the equation is ________.
Relations and FunctionsQuadratic RootsRoots of Modulus Quadratics
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q23In an examination of Mathematics paper, there are 20 questions of equal marks and the question paper is divided into three sections : , and . A student is required to attempt total 15 questions taking at least 4 questions from each section. If…
Permutations and CombinationsSelection of One or More Objects
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q24
- Q25Let be the sum to -terms of an arithmetic progression . If , then equals ________.
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPAP Sum of n terms
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q26The area of the region enclosed by the parabola , the line and the positive coordinate axes is ________.
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesRegions with Multiple Bounding Curves
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q27
- Q28
- Q29Let a line passing through the point intersect the lines at and at . Then the value of…
Three Dimensional GeometryLines in 3DLine Through Point Intersecting Two Skew Lines
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q30The variance of the data | | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 17 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | is ________.
StatisticsVariance and SDVariance of Discrete Frequency Distribution
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
Dropped from the final key and left out of every count: Q5.
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 2024 shifts.