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JEE Main · Physics · Work, Energy and Power

Work via Line Integrals

JEE Main asked Work via Line Integrals 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2020 and 2022. It belongs to Work and Kinetic Energy, in Work, Energy and Power (Physics). The longest wait between two years asking it was 2 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2020
last in 2022
Pattern
Occasional
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2020 and 2022. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Physics questions.

00.050.10’170.08’200’210.03’220’230’240’250’26

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

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20221 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20201 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.

  • Work by position-dependent force vector
  • Work done by position-dependent force along path

Difficulty

Easy 1Medium 1Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 2 questions

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

  1. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q39A particle experiences a variable force F⃗=(4xi^+3y2j^)\vec{F}=(4x\hat{i}+3y^2\hat{j}) in a horizontal xx-yy plane. Assume distance in meters and…MediumSingle correct
  2. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q2Consider a force F⃗=−xi^+yj^\vec{F} = -x\hat{i} + y\hat{j}. The work done by this force in moving a particle from point A(1, 0) to B(0, 1) along…EasySingle correctHas a figure

Shifts: 9 Jan 2020, Shift 1, 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1.

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