JEE Main 2026 · April session
JEE Main 2 April 2026, Shift 2
75 questions: 15 numerical-answer and 60 multiple choice. 6 were rated hard and 13 easy. Its hard-question count was the 9th highest of the 9 2026 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Conic Sections, with 4 questions.
- Questions
- 75
- none dropped
- Numerical answer
- 15
- 20% of the shift
- Hard
- 6
- 8% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 54
- 6 questions with a figure
Key findings · 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2
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6 hard questions (8%): the 9th highest count of the 9 2026 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 8% to 19%.
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16 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 25% of the 64 questions tagged to an idea.
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17 came back from 2025: the same idea had been asked in the 2025 shifts Lumi analysed.
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17 shared an idea with another 2026 shift (27% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: Laws of Motion in Physics (2), Equilibrium in Chemistry (3) and Conic Sections in Maths (4).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct59 Q
- Numerical value15 Q
- Diagram based1 Q
- Multi-step35 Q
- Calculation20 Q
- Application12 Q
- Recall5 Q
- Conceptual2 Q
- Diagram reading1 Q
Most common: Multi-step.
Against the other 2026 shifts
This shift next to the 8 other 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr, Shift 1 | 75 | 27% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 40% |
| 2 Apr, Shift 2 | 75 | 17% | 8% | 20% | 25% | 47% |
| 4 Apr, Shift 1 | 74 | 26% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 43% |
| 4 Apr, Shift 2 | 75 | 31% | 19% | 20% | 6% | 40% |
| 5 Apr, Shift 1 | 75 | 31% | 9% | 20% | 12% | 40% |
| 5 Apr, Shift 2 | 75 | 31% | 19% | 20% | 14% | 36% |
| 6 Apr, Shift 1 | 75 | 24% | 16% | 20% | 23% | 45% |
| 6 Apr, Shift 2 | 75 | 28% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 49% |
| 8 Apr, Shift 2 | 75 | 24% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 53% |
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 75 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.
Physics25 questions
6 easy17 medium2 hard
- Q26
- Q27A 0.5 kg mass is in contact against the inner wall of a cylindrical drum of radius 4 m rotating about its vertical axis. The minimum rotational speed of the drum to enable the mass to remain stuck to the wall (without falling) is 5 rad/s. The coefficient of…
Laws of MotionFrictionRotor / Death Well Friction
EasySingle correctNew idea
- Q28Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 1 kg respectively, are tied to the ends of a string which passes over a light frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The masses are held at rest at the same horizontal level and then released. The distance traversed…
Laws of MotionCenter of MassCOM Acceleration in Atwood Machine
MediumSingle correct · figureNew idea
- Q29
- Q30If X and Y are the inputs, the given circuit works as
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsLogic GatesCombinational Logic Circuits
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q31If a body of mass 1 kg falls on the earth from infinity, it attains velocity (v) and kinetic energy (k) on reaching the surface of earth. The values of and respectively are (Take radius of earth to be 6400 km and m/s)
GravitationGravitational PotentialEscape Velocity and Potential Relation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q32
- Q33
- Q34
- Q35
- Q36
- Q37
- Q38
- Q39
- Q40Two point charges 8 C and C are located at cm and cm, respectively on the -axis. The ratio of electric flux due to these charges through two spheres of radii 3 cm and 5 cm with their centres at the origin is
Electric Charges and FieldsGauss's LawGauss Law Application
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q41One side of an equilateral prism is painted by a transparent material of refractive index . The refractive index of prism is 1.6. The minimum value of required for total internal reflection from painted face is
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsPrism DeviationTIR at Second Face Condition
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 2 years
- Q42The figure given below shows an LCR series circuit with two switches and . When switch is closed keeping open, the phase difference () between the current and source voltage is 30° and phase difference is 60° when is closed…
Alternating CurrentPhasor DiagramsImpedance Triangle Construction
HardSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 4 years
- Q43A circular current loop of radius R is placed inside square loop of side length L (L >> R) such that they are co-planar and their centers coincide. The permeability of free space is . The mutual inductance between circular loop and square loop is
Electromagnetic InductionInductanceMutual Inductance of Concentric Square Loops
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q44The binding energy per nucleon of is
NucleiNuclear Binding EnergyBinding Energy per Nucleon
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q45
- Q46In a Young's double slit experiment, the intensity at some point on the screen is found to be times of the maximum of the interference pattern. The path difference between the interfering waves at this point is where…
Wave OpticsYoung's Double SlitIntensity at Fractional Path Differences
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 years
- Q47
- Q485 moles of unknown gas is heated at constant volume from 10°C to 20°C. The molar specific heat of this gas at constant pressure cal/mol. °C and J/(mol.°C). The change in the internal energy of the gas is
ThermodynamicsFirst Law of ThermodynamicsMayer's Relation (Cp and Cv)
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 years
- Q49If sunlight is focused on a paper using convex lens, it starts burning the paper in shortest time when the lens is kept at 30 cm above the paper. If the radius of curvature of the lens is 60 cm then the refractive index of the lens material is…
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsLens Maker's FormulaLens Maker's Equation
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q50Moment of inertia about an axis for a rod of mass 40 kg and length 3 m is same as that of a solid sphere of mass of 10 kg and radius about an axis parallel to axis with separation of 3 m as shown in figure below. The value of is given as…
System of Particles and Rotational MotionMoment of InertiaParallel Axis Theorem
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 4 years
Chemistry25 questions
4 easy19 medium2 hard
- Q51The ratio of mass percentage (w/w) of C : H in a hydrocarbon is 12 : 1. It has two carbon atoms. The weight (in g) of formed when 3.38 g of this hydrocarbon is completely burnt in oxygen is (Given: Molar mass in g mol: C : 12, H : 1, O : 16)
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryStoichiometryHydrocarbon Combustion General Equation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q52
- Q53
- Q54
- Q55Solution A is prepared by dissolving 1 g of a protein (molar mass = 50000 g mol) in 0.5 L of water at 300 K. Its osmotic pressure is bar. Solution B is made by dissolving 2 g of same protein in 1 L of water at 300 K. Osmotic pressure of solution B…
SolutionsColligative PropertiesOsmotic Pressure of Mixed Solutions
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q56At 25°C, 20.0 mL of 0.2 M weak monoprotic acid HX is titrated against 0.2 M NaOH. The pH of the solution (a) at the start of the titration (when NaOH has not been added) and (b) when 10 mL of NaOH is added respectively, are: Given: …
EquilibriumpH and BufferspH at Titration Half-Equivalence Point
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q57
- Q58The correct set that contains all kinds (basic, acidic, amphoteric and neutral) of oxides is:
The p-Block ElementsPeriodic TrendsAcidic and Basic Character of Oxides
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q59Given below are two statements: Statement I: The second ionization enthalpy of B, Al and Ga is in the order of B > Al > Ga. Statement II: The correct order in terms of first ionization enthalpy is Si < Ge < Pb < Sn. In the light of the above statements,…
The p-Block ElementsPeriodic TrendsIonization Enthalpy Trends
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q60Given below are two statements: Statement I: Among Zn, Mn, Sc and Cu, the energy required to remove the third valence electron is highest for Zn and lowest for Sc. Statement II: The correct order of the following complexes in terms of CFSE is…
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsIonization Enthalpy Irregularities
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q61
- Q62Complete combustion of X g of an organic compound gave 0.25 g of and 0.12 g of . If the % of carbon is 25% and of hydrogen is 4.89%, then g. (Nearest integer) (Molar mass of C, H and O are 12, 1 and…
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryStoichiometryPOAC in Combustion Analysis
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q63Given below are two statements: Statement I: In O_2N-\begin{array}[t]{c}\oplus \\ | \\ CH \end{array}-\begin{array}[t]{c} \\ | \\ \end{array}-OCH_3, the carbocation is stabilised by effect of group. Statement II: In…
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesResonance and HyperconjugationMesomeric Effect
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q64The compound (X) on heating in the presence of anhydrous AlCl and HCl gas gives 2,4-dimethyl pentane (ii) aromatization gives toluene and (iii) cyclisation gives methyl cyclohexane The correct name of compound (X) is:
HydrocarbonsAlkanes and Free RadicalsCatalytic Isomerization of Alkanes
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q65Correct statements regarding alkyl halides (R - X) among the following are: A. Alcohol being less polar solvent as compared to water, alcoholic KOH favours elimination reaction with R - X. B. Order of reactivity towards mechanism is…
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesSN1 and SN2 MechanismsSolvent Effects on Substitution
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q66An organic compound 'x' where molar ratio of C, O and H are equal, on treatment with 50% KOH under reflux followed by acidification produced 'y'. The most likely structure of 'y' is: [Molar mass of 'x' is 58 g mol]
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsAldol and CannizzaroIntramolecular Cannizzaro Reaction
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q67
- Q68Identify compounds A and E in the following reaction sequence.…
AminesDiazonium SaltsReplacement by H or OH
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 3 years
- Q69
- Q70
- Q71
- Q72Consider the following gas phase reaction being carried out in a closed vessel at 25°C. | time (min) | total pressure of the system (mm Hg) | |---|---| | 30 | 300 | | | 600 | The pressure of C(g) at 30 minutes…
EquilibriumIntegrated Rate EquationsGas Kinetics with Complex Stoichiometry
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q73
- Q74Number of paramagnetic ions among the following d- and f-block metal ions is __________. (Atomic number of Mn = 25, Cu = 29, Zn = 30, Yb = 70, Sc = 21, La = 57, Gd =…
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsSpin-only Magnetism
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q75Consider the following reactions sequence \begin{array}[t]{c|c|c|c|c|c|c} & & NO_2 & (i) Sn/HCl; OH^- \\ & & | & (ii) (CH_3CO)_2O \\ H_3C- & -\begin{array}[t]{c} \\ | \\ \end{array} & \xrightarrow[]{} & \text{Major Product (P)} \end{array} When the product…
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesStoichiometryPOAC in Gravimetric Precipitation
MediumNumerical valueNew idea
Maths25 questions
3 easy20 medium2 hard
- Q1Let be the roots of the equation , and be the roots of the equation . If the roots of the equation are and ,…
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsQuadratic RootsSymmetric Functions
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q2Let the circles and be such that lies within . If moves on , moves on and , then is equal to:
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsComplex Numbers - Polar FormPolar Triangle Inequality Extrema
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q3If the system of equations has infinitely many solutions, then the point lies on the line
MatricesCramer's RuleCondition for Infinite Solutions
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q4Let be an A.P. and be an increasing G.P. If and , then is equal to:
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPAP General Term
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q5The sum up to 8 terms, is:
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPAP Sum of n terms
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6If for , , then equals:
Binomial TheoremBinomial CoefficientsPascal's Identity
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q7Let denote the total number of triangles formed by joining the vertices of an -side regular polygon. If , then the sum of all distinct prime divisors of is:
Permutations and CombinationsNumber of Triangles from Points
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8
- Q9
- Q10
- Q11
- Q12
- Q13Let and . Then is:
Trigonometric FunctionsTrigonometric IdentitiesHigh Power Reduction Identities
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q14Let the vectors and . For some , let . If and…
Vector AlgebraDot ProductSolving Unknown Vector via Dot Products
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q15
- Q16
- Q17The value of is equal to:
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesPeriodic Function Property
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q18
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- Q21
- Q22
- Q23
- Q24If the area of the region bounded by and is , then is equal to
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesArea Between Curves
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q25
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 2026 shifts.