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JEE Main · Physics · Motion in a Plane

Instantaneous Projectile Velocity

JEE Main asked Instantaneous Projectile Velocity 4 times in 4 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2022, 2023 and 2026. It belongs to Projectile Motion, in Motion in a Plane (Physics). The longest wait between two years asking it was 3 years. In 2022 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
4
in 4 shifts
Years
3 of 8
First asked
2022
last in 2026
Pattern
Frequent
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2022, 2023 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Physics questions.

00.10.20’170’200’210.07’220.07’230’240’250.11’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 2 in 24 shifts · 2023: 1 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 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
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20231 of 12
  • 20222 of 24
  • 20210 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: calculation.

  • Projectile angle from coordinates
  • Velocity of projectile at given time

Difficulty

Easy 2Medium 2Hard 0

1 of the 4 questions had a numerical answer.

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. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q29If xx and yy coordinates of a projectile as a function of time (tt) are given as 24t24t and 43.6t−4.9t243.6t-4.9t^2, respectively, then the angle…EasySingle correct
  2. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q39A projectile is projected at 30∘30^\circ from horizontal with initial velocity 40 ms−140\ \mathrm{ms^{-1}}. The velocity of the projectile at t…EasySingle correct
  3. 27 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q31A projectile is launched at an angle ‘α\alpha’ with the horizontal with a velocity 20 ms−120\ \mathrm{ms^{-1}}. After 10 s10\ \mathrm{s}, its…MediumSingle correct
  4. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q51A body is projected from the ground at an angle of 45∘45^{\circ} with the horizontal. Its velocity after 2s is 20 ms−1^{-1}. The maximum…MediumNumerical value

Shifts: 24 Jun 2022, Shift 2, 27 Jun 2022, Shift 1, 11 Apr 2023, Shift 2, 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2.

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