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JEE Main · Physics · Current Electricity

Parallel Combination of Cells

JEE Main asked Parallel Combination of Cells 5 times in 5 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021, 2022 and 2026. It belongs to Kirchhoff's Laws, in Current Electricity (Physics). The longest wait between two years asking it was 4 years. In 2022 and 2026 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
5
in 5 shifts
Years
3 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 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: 2 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 2 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

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

  • 20262 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20222 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

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

  • Current from cells in parallel rows
  • Current with reversed cell in parallel

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 5Hard 0

1 of the 5 questions had a numerical answer.

Every question

All 5 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 2 · Q49Two cells of emfs 1 V and 2 V and internal resistance 2 Ω\Omega and 1 Ω\Omega, respectively connected in parallel, gave a current of 1 A…MediumNumerical value
  2. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q38Refer to the figure given below, current between terminals AA and BB is ________ A.MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q49The combination of two identical cells, whether connected in series or parallel combination provides the same current through an external…MediumSingle correct
  4. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q33Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance…MediumSingle correct
  5. 4 Aug 2021, Shift 1 · Q15A 4V battery with internal resistance 1Ω\Omega and a 6V battery with 2Ω\Omega internal resistance are connected to a resistor of…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure

Shifts: 4 Aug 2021, Shift 1, 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1, 29 Jun 2022, Shift 2, 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1, 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2.

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