JEE Main 2026 · April session
JEE Main 4 April 2026, Shift 1
74 questions (1 more dropped by NTA): 15 numerical-answer and 59 multiple choice. 13 were rated hard and 19 easy. Its hard-question count was the joint 3rd highest of the 9 2026 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Continuity and Differentiability, with 3 questions.
- Questions
- 74
- 1 dropped by NTA
- Numerical answer
- 15
- 20% of the shift
- Hard
- 13
- 18% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 54
- 12 questions with a figure
Key findings · 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1
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13 hard questions (18%): the joint 3rd highest count of the 9 2026 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 8% to 19%.
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Maths was the hardest section, with 10 of 25 rated hard; Physics had the most easy questions (9 of 24).
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15 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 23% of the 64 questions tagged to an idea.
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15 came back from 2025: the same idea had been asked in the 2025 shifts Lumi analysed.
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18 shared an idea with another 2026 shift (28% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: Wave Optics in Physics (3), Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers in Chemistry (2) and Continuity and Differentiability in Maths (3).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct41 Q
- Numerical value15 Q
- Diagram based10 Q
- Two statements3 Q
- Match the list3 Q
- Other2 Q
- Multi-step32 Q
- Calculation23 Q
- Application7 Q
- Recall6 Q
- Conceptual5 Q
- Data or graph1 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 74 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.
Physics24 questions
9 easy14 medium1 hard
- Q26
- Q27The increase in the pressure required to decrease the volume () of water is . The percentage decrease in the volume is ______. (Bulk modulus of water .)
Mechanical Properties of SolidsElasticityElastic Moduli
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q28The time taken by a block of mass to slide down from the highest point to the lowest point on a rough inclined plane is more compared to the time taken by the same block on identical inclined smooth plane. Both inclined planes are at …
Laws of MotionFrictionMotion Down a Rough Incline
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q29Two nuclei of mass number combine with another nucleus of mass number to yield a nucleus of mass number . If the binding energy per nucleon for the mass numbers , and are MeV, MeV and MeV, respectively, then in the…
NucleiNuclear Binding EnergyQ-Value from Binding Energies
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q30A solid sphere of mass and radius is divided into two unequal parts. The smaller part having mass is converted into a sphere of radius and the larger part is converted into a circular disc of thickness and radius . If is…
System of Particles and Rotational MotionMoment of InertiaMOI Changes During Reshaping
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q31The two projectiles are projected with the same initial velocities at the and with respect to the horizontal. The ratio of their ranges is . The value of is
Motion in a PlaneProjectile MotionGround-to-Ground Parameters
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q32The graph shows variation of stopping potential with the frequency of the incident radiation for three photosensitive metals , and . Which metal will give out electrons with greater kinetic energy, for the same wavelength of…
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectComparative Graphs for Different Metals
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 2 years
- Q33A slit of width is illuminated by light of wavelength . The linear separation between and minima in the diffraction pattern produced on a screen placed at a distance from the slit system is ______.
Wave OpticsSingle Slit DiffractionSingle Slit Minima Condition
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q34A string of length m and Young's modulus is connected to another string of length and Young's modulus both twice of those of . This series combination of strings is then suspended from a rigid support and…
Mechanical Properties of SolidsElasticitySeries and Parallel Composite Wires
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q35
- Q37
- Q38Two bits binary numbers, and are given in the inputs of a logic circuit shown in figure below. The output () will be :
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsLogic GatesCombinational Logic Circuits
EasyDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q39
- Q40A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The plates are pulled apart at uniform speed . If is the separation between the plates at any instant, then the time rate of change of electrostatic energy of the capacitor is proportional to…
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitanceParallel Plate CapacitorsEnergy Stored in Capacitor
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q41An insulated wire is wound so that it forms a flat coil with turns. The radius of the innermost turn is cm, and of the outermost turn cm. If mA current flows in it then the magnetic moment will be…
Moving Charges and MagnetismMagnetic Dipole MomentMagnetic Moment of a Flat Spiral Coil
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q42Consider a circuit consisting of a capacitor (F), resistor () and two identical diodes as shown in figure. The resistance of diode under forward biasing condition is . The time constant of the circuit is…
Alternating CurrentSemiconductor DiodesIdeal vs. Practical Diode Circuit Analysis
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q43The voltage and the current between and points shown in the circuit are ______.
Current ElectricityKirchhoff's LawsMillman's Theorem for Node Voltage
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 2 years
- Q44
- Q45
- Q46
- Q47
- Q48
- Q49A body of mass kg begins to move under the influence of time dependent force N, where and are unit vectors along and -axis respectively. The power produced by the force at …
Work, Energy and PowerPower3D Vector Calculation of Power
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q50An inductor of mH, capacitor of F and a resistor of are connected in series across an power supply V, Hz. The power factor of the given circuit is . The difference in the inductive reactance and capacitance…
Alternating CurrentPhasor DiagramsImpedance Triangle Construction
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 years
Chemistry25 questions
8 easy15 medium2 hard
- Q51Number of moles and number of molecules in L of at STP respectively are
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryMole ConceptMolar Mass and Gas Volume
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q52
- Q53
- Q54Given below are two statements: Statement I: For an ideal gas, heat capacity at constant volume is always greater than the heat capacity at constant pressure. Statement II: In a constant volume process, no work is produced and all the heat withdrawn goes…
Thermodynamics (Chemistry)Enthalpy and Hess's LawHeat Capacity Relation in Enthalpy
EasyTwo statementsIdea asked in 3 years
- Q55
- Q56In order to oxidise a mixture of mole each of , , and in acidic medium, the number of moles of required is
Redox ReactionsLaw of Chemical Equivalence in Redox
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 years
- Q57
- Q58
- Q59Given below are two statements: Statement I: The covalency of oxygen is generally two but it can exceed upto four. The oxidation state of oxygen in is and in it is . Statement II: The anomalous behaviour of oxygen…
The p-Block ElementsPeriodic TrendsAnomalous Behavior of Second Period Elements
MediumTwo statementsIdea asked in 2 years
- Q60
- Q61Correct statements from the following are A. Potassium dichromate is an oxidising agent and it oxidises to in acidic medium. B. Sodium dichromate can be used as primary standard in volumetric estimation. C.…
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsDichromate Reactions
MediumOtherIdea asked in 3 years
- Q62Match the LIST-I with LIST-II List-I (Complex ion): A. ; B. ; C. ; D. List-II (Calculated spin only magnetic moment (BM)): I. ; II. ;…
Coordination CompoundsCrystal Field TheorySpin-only Magnetic Moment
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q63
- Q64An alkene (X) on ozonolysis followed by reduction gives following products. (2 moles), (H-C(=O)-C(=O)-C(=O)-H), (CH3-C(=O)-C(=O)-C(=O)-CH3) The alkene (X) is:
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsAlkenes and AlkynesReductive Ozonolysis Products
HardDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q65Match the LIST-I with LIST-II List-I (Name of reaction): A. Finkelstein reaction; B. Swarts reaction; C. Sandmeyer's reaction; D. Fittig reaction List-II (Reagent or catalyst used): I. ; II. Na, dry ether; III. NaI; IV. …
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesSN1 and SN2 MechanismsFinkelstein Reaction
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q66
- Q67Product C of the following reaction sequence will be aniline A (Major Product) B C
AminesDiazonium SaltsReplacement by Nitro Group
MediumDiagram based · figureNew idea
- Q68Given below are two statements: Statement I: The structure of Maltose is given below: [structure of maltose: two glucopyranose rings linked through an O bridge] Maltose is a non-reducing sugar. Statement II: The structure of Lactose is given below:…
BiomoleculesCarbohydratesReducing vs Non-reducing Sugars
EasyTwo statements · figureIdea asked in 4 years
- Q69
- Q70Identify the colour of compound 'X' in the sequence of the reaction.
Alcohols, Phenols and EthersAlcohols and PhenolsPhthalein Dye Test
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 3 years
- Q71
- Q72Consider the following sequence of reactions to give the major product (X) benzene (X) Major Product…
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesAromatic HydrocarbonsSide-chain Oxidation
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 5 years
- Q73g of a bromo hydrocarbon (X) was subjected to Carius analysis, gave g of AgBr. The percentage of carbon in the compound (X) is . Total number of carbon atoms in the empirical formula for compound (X) is ______. (Given molar mass in…
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesMole ConceptEmpirical Formula from Mass Percentage
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 years
- Q74
- Q75A non-volatile, non-electrolyte solid solute when dissolved in g of a solvent, the vapour pressure of the solvent decreased from mm Hg to mm Hg. If the same solution boils at K, then the number of moles of the solvent present in the…
SolutionsColligative PropertiesBoiling Point Elevation
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
Maths25 questions
2 easy13 medium10 hard
- Q1
- Q2
- Q3Let be a complex number such that and . Then is equal to:
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsComplex Numbers - Polar FormLocus of Argument Ratio (Circular Arc)
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q4The number of functions , which are not onto, is:
Relations and FunctionsPermutations and CombinationsNumber of Surjective (Onto) Functions
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q5
- Q6Let . Then the sum of all elements of the matrix is equal to:
DeterminantsMatrix InverseInverse Relation to Double Adjoint
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q7The first term of an A.P. of non-negative terms is . If the sum of this A.P. is the cube of its last term, then its common difference is:
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPAP Sum of n terms
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8The number of ways, of forming a queue of boys and girls such that all the girls are not together, is:
Permutations and CombinationsThe Block/Tie Method
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q9Let the smallest value of , for which the coefficient of in , is for some , be . Then the value…
Binomial TheoremBinomial CoefficientsHockey Stick Identity
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q10
- Q11
- Q12
- Q13Suppose that two chords, drawn from the point on the circle are bisected by the -axis. If the other ends of these chords are R and S, and the mid point of the line segment RS is , then is equal to:
Conic SectionsGeneral Conic SectionChord Bisected at a Given Point (T=S1)
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q14
- Q15The square of the distance of the point from the line along the line is equal to:
Three Dimensional GeometryPoint-Plane DistanceDistance Along a Line
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 years
- Q16
- Q17
- Q18The area of the region is:
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesArea Involving Max/Min Functions
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q19Let , where is the greatest integer function. Then equals:
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesGreatest Integer Function Integrals
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q20Let be the solution of the differential equation , . Then is equal to
Differential EquationsVariable Separable FormInitial Value Problem
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 years
- Q21
- Q22Consider the parabola and the ellipse . Let the line segment joining the points of intersection of P and E, be their latus rectums. If the eccentricity of E is , then is equal to ______.
Conic SectionsEllipse EccentricityLength of Latus Rectum
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q23If and , then is equal to ______.
Trigonometric FunctionsTrigonometric IdentitiesTangent Sum/Difference to Sine Ratio
MediumNumerical valueNew idea
- Q24
- Q25The number of points, at which the function , , is not differentiable, is ______.
Continuity and DifferentiabilityDifferentiability of Max/Min Functions
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 years
Dropped from the final key and left out of every count: Q36.
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.