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Evolution of Antacids: Neutralizers vs Receptor Blockers
JEE Main asked Evolution of Antacids: Neutralizers vs Receptor Blockers 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021 and 2022. It belongs to Chemistry in Everyday Life (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year. In 2021 it came in more than one shift of the same year.
Updated 2026-10-24
- Times asked
- 3
- in 3 shifts
- Years
- 2 of 8
- First asked
- 2021
- last in 2022
- Pattern
- Occasional
- across the analysed shifts
Questions on this idea a shift, by year
2017–2026. Asked in 2021 and 2022. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 2 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.
Shift by shift
Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.
How JEE Main framed it
Diagram based is the usual form. Skill tested: diagram reading.
- Identify drug from structure
- Identify chemical responsible for effect
Difficulty
Every question was multiple choice.
Every question
All 3 questions
From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 24 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q79The structure shown below is of which well-known drug molecule ?MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
- 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q48Which one of the following chemicals is responsible for the production of HCl in the stomach leading to irritation and pain ?EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
- 4 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q48The drug that is used as an antacid isEasySingle correct
Shifts: 4 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 24 Jun 2022, Shift 2.
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