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JEE Main · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Solids

Breaking Stress and Breaking Force

JEE Main asked Breaking Stress and Breaking Force 7 times in 7 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2026. It belongs to Elasticity, in Mechanical Properties of Solids (Physics). The longest wait between two years asking it was 4 years. In 2021, 2022 and 2026 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
7
in 7 shifts
Years
4 of 8
First asked
2020
last in 2026
Pattern
Frequent
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Physics questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 1 in 12 shifts · 2021: 2 in 24 shifts · 2022: 2 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 2 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20262 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20222 of 24
  • 20212 of 24
  • 20201 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Numerical value is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

  • Maximum load before wire breaks
  • Max acceleration from breaking stress

Difficulty

Easy 1Medium 6Hard 0

3 of the 7 questions had a numerical answer.

Every question

All 7 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q30A lift of mass 1600 kg is supported by thick iron wire. If the maximum stress which the wire can withstand is 4×1084\times10^8 N/m2^2 and…MediumSingle correct
  2. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q43Two wires as shown in the figure below, made of steel and have breaking stress of 12×108 N/m212 \times 10^8\ \mathrm{N/m^2}. Area of cross-section…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 29 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q53A metal wire of length 0.5 m and cross-sectional area 10−4 m210^{-4}\ \mathrm{m^2} has breaking stress 5×108 Nm−25\times10^8\ \mathrm{Nm^{-2}}. A block…MediumNumerical value
  4. 26 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q50The area of cross section of the rope used to lift a load by a crane is 2.5×10−4m22.5 \times 10^{-4}m^2. The maximum lifting capacity of the crane…EasySingle correct
  5. 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q24Wires W1W_1 and W2W_2 are made of same material having the breaking stress of 1.25×109 N/m21.25\times10^9\ \mathrm{N/m^2}. W1W_1 and W2W_2 have…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  6. 26 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q13Two blocks of masses 3 kg and 5 kg are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley. The breaking stress of the metal is…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  7. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q23A body of mass m=10 kg is attached to one end of a wire of length 0.3 m. The maximum angular speed (in rad s−1\mathrm{s^{-1}}) with which…MediumNumerical value

Shifts: 9 Jan 2020, Shift 1, 26 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 26 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 29 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1, 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1.

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