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Longitudinal Magnification

JEE Main asked Longitudinal Magnification once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 2 Apr 2025, Shift 1. It belongs to Lens Maker's Formula, in Ray Optics and Optical Instruments (Physics).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked: 1; in 1 shift
Years: 1 of 8
First asked: 2025; the only year
Pattern: New since 2024; asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2025. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Physics questions.

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

20260 of 9
20251 of 8
20240 of 18
20230 of 12
20220 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

Diagram based is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

Image orientation of slanted object by lens

Difficulty

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The question was multiple choice.

Every question

The question

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

2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q41A slanted object AB is placed on one side of convex lens as shown in the diagram. The image is formed on the opposite side. Angle made by…HardDiagram basedHas a figure

Shift: 2 Apr 2025, Shift 1.

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