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Charged Arc Field

JEE Main asked Charged Arc Field 4 times in 4 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021, 2022, 2025 and 2026. It belongs to Electric Field, in Electric Charges and Fields (Physics). The longest wait between two years asking it was 3 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
4
in 4 shifts
Years
4 of 8
First asked
2021
last in 2026
Pattern
Frequent
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2021, 2022, 2025 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: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 1 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 1 in 8 shifts · 2026: 1 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

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

  • 20261 of 9
  • 20251 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20221 of 24
  • 20211 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: application.

  • Field at centre of charged arc
  • Charge from field at arc centre

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 4Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 4 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 · Q38A thin half ring of radius 35 cm is uniformly charged with a total charge of QQ coulomb. If the magnitude of the electric field at centre…MediumSingle correct
  2. 4 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q38A metallic ring is uniformly charged as shown in figure. AC and BD are two mutually perpendicular diameters. Electric field due to arc AB…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 30 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q10A charge q is uniformly distributed along the length L of a rod. It is then bent in the shape of a semicircle. The magnitude of electric…MediumSingle correct
  4. 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q10Figure shows a rod AB, which is bent in a 120∘120^\circ circular arc of radius R. A charge (−Q)(-Q) is uniformly distributed over rod AB. What…MediumSingle correctHas a figure

Shifts: 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 30 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 4 Apr 2025, Shift 2, 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1.

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