JEE Main · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life
Soaps and Detergents
JEE Main asked Soaps and Detergents 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, all in 2022. It belongs to Chemistry in Everyday Life (Chemistry). In 2022 it came in more than one shift of the same year.
Updated 2026-10-24
- Times asked
- 3
- in 3 shifts
- Years
- 1 of 8
- First asked
- 2022
- the only year
- Pattern
- Occasional
- across the analysed shifts
Questions on this idea a shift, by year
2017–2026. Asked in 2022. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 3 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 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.
How JEE Main framed it
Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: recall.
- Identify additive for soap property
- Classify detergent from reactants
Difficulty
Every question was multiple choice.
Every question
All 3 questions
From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 26 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q79Which of the following is NOT an example of synthetic detergent?EasySingle correctHas a figure
- 27 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q78Which of the following enhances the lathering property of soap ?EasySingle correct
- 26 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q78Stearic acid and polyethylene glycol react to form which one of the following soap/s detergents ?EasySingle correct
Shifts: 26 Jun 2022, Shift 2, 26 Jul 2022, Shift 1, 27 Jul 2022, Shift 2.
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