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JEE Main · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Ortho-Para vs Meta Directing

JEE Main asked Ortho-Para vs Meta Directing 11 times in 11 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026. It belongs to Aromatic Hydrocarbons, in Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 2 years. In 2021, 2022 and 2024 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
11
in 11 shifts
Years
5 of 8
First asked
2021
last in 2026
Pattern
Asked most years
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 4 in 24 shifts · 2022: 2 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 3 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
  • 20243 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20222 of 24
  • 20214 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: application.

  • Identify site of electrophilic attack in diagram
  • Reagent sequence for multi-step conversion

Difficulty

Easy 2Medium 9Hard 0

2 of the 11 questions had a numerical answer.

Every question

All 11 questions

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

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q66For the given molecule, "xx", the preferred site for the attack of the electrophile is :MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q66Choose the correct set of reagents for the following conversion. Ethyl benzene → [structure: p-bromostyrene, i.e. benzene ring with CH=CH2…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 27 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q88Among the following, total number of meta directing functional groups is __________. (Integer based)…EasyNumerical value
  4. 1 Feb 2024, Shift 2 · Q74The set of meta directing functional groups from the following sets is :EasySingle correct
  5. 1 Feb 2024, Shift 1 · Q88Total number of deactivating groups in aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction among the following is ________.…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  6. 26 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q74Halogenation of which one of the following will yield m-substituted product with respect to methyl group as a major product?MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  7. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q73In the given reaction sequence, the major product 'C' is :…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  8. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q48[figure: reaction scheme] Consider the given reaction, percentage yield of :MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  9. 31 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q46Identify correct A, B and C in the reaction sequence given below : [benzene ring] conc. HNO3\mathrm{HNO_3} + conc. H2SO4\mathrm{H_2SO_4},…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  10. 26 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q44[reaction scheme] drawn structure --(Br2\mathrm{Br_2} / AlBr3\mathrm{AlBr_3} (C2H5)2O(\mathrm{C_2H_5})_2\mathrm{O})--> ‘A’ (Major Product) Consider…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  11. 26 Aug 2021, Shift 1 · Q46The correct options for the products A and B of the following reactions are : [figure: hexagonal ring (inner circle) with OH at top; left…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure

Shifts: 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2, 26 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 26 Aug 2021, Shift 1, 31 Aug 2021, Shift 2, 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1, 26 Jun 2022, Shift 2, 27 Jan 2024, Shift 1, 1 Feb 2024, Shift 2, 1 Feb 2024, Shift 1, 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2, 2 Apr 2026, Shift 1.

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