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JEE Main · Physics · Laws of Motion

Rotor / Death Well Friction

JEE Main asked Rotor / Death Well Friction once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2. It belongs to Friction, in Laws of Motion (Physics).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
1
in 1 shift
Years
1 of 8
First asked
2026
the only year
Pattern
New since 2024
asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

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

00.10.20’170’200’210’220’230’240’250.11’26

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: 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
  • 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

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: calculation.

  • Friction coefficient in rotating drum

Difficulty

Easy 1Medium 0Hard 0

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.

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q27A 0.5 kg mass is in contact against the inner wall of a cylindrical drum of radius 4 m rotating about its vertical axis. The minimum…EasySingle correct

Shift: 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2.

Same topic

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Friction has 19 ideas JEE Main has asked; 7 of them came up in more than one question. The 12 most asked are below.

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