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JEE Main 2025 Physics Paper: 2 Apr, Shift 1

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These are the 25 physics questions of JEE Main 2025 (2 Apr, Shift 1) that are in the Physics Circle question bank, arranged chapter by chapter. Tap an option to check your answer; every question links to its full solution.

Atomic Structure 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Energy of the Electron & Energy Levels

Considering Bohr's atomic model for hydrogen atom:

(A) the energy of H atom in ground state is same as energy of He+\text{He}^{+} ion in its first excited state. (B) the energy of H atom in ground state is same as that for Li++\text{Li}^{++} ion in its second excited state. (C) the energy of H atom in its ground state is same as that of He+\text{He}^{+} ion for its ground state. (D) the energy of He+\text{He}^{+} ion in its first excited state is same as that for Li++\text{Li}^{++} ion in its ground state. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Current Electricity 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Electrical Power & Heating Effect

The battery of a mobile phone is rated as 4.2 V, 5800 mAh4.2\text{ V},\ 5800\text{ mAh}. How much energy is stored in it when fully charged?

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

A monochromatic light is incident on a metallic plate having work function ϕ\phi. An electron, emitted normally to the plate from a point A with maximum kinetic energy, enters a constant magnetic field, perpendicular to the initial velocity of electron. The electron passes through a curve and hits back the plate at a point BB. The distance between AA and BB is: (Given: The magnitude of charge of an electron is e and mass is m,hm, h is Planck's constant and c is velocity of light. Take the magnetic field exists throughout the path of electron)

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Electrostatics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Field & Field Lines

A point charge +q+q is placed at the origin. A second point charge +9q+9q is placed at (d,0,0d, 0, 0) in Cartesian coordinate system. The point in between them where the electric field vanishes is:

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Q5JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

Consider two infinitely large plane parallel conducting plates as shown below. The plates are uniformly charged with a surface charge density +σ+\sigma and −2σ-2\sigma. The force experienced by a point charge +q placed at the mid point between two plates will be:

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Q6JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Motion of Charges in an Electric Field

A small bob of mass 100 mg and charge +10 μC+10\,\mu\text{C} is connected to an insulating string of length 1 m. It is brought near to an infinitely long non-conducting sheet of charge density ' σ\sigma ' as shown in figure. If string subtends an angle of 45∘45^\circ with the sheet at equilibrium the charge density of sheet will be. (Given, ϵ0=8.85×10−12 Fm\epsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12}\,\frac{\text{F}}{\text{m}} and acceleration due to gravity, g=10 ms2g = 10\,\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}^2})

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Fluid Statics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Pressure in a Fluid

A vessel with square cross-section and height of 6 m is vertically partitioned. A small window of 100 cm2100\text{ cm}^{2} with hinged door is fitted at a depth of 3 m in the partition wall. One part of the vessel is filled completely with water and the other side is filled with the liquid having density 1.5×103 kg/m31.5 \times 10^{3}\text{ kg/m}^{3}. What force one needs to apply on the hinged door so that it does not get opened? (Acceleration due to gravity =10 m/s2= 10\text{ m/s}^{2})

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Magnetisation: B, H, M, χ & μ

The relationship between the magnetic susceptibility (χ)(\chi) and the magnetic permeability (μ)(\mu) is given by:

( μ0\mu_0 is the permeability of free space and μr\mu_r is relative permeability)

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Mechanical Properties of Solids 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Elastic Potential Energy

A steel wire of length 2 m and Young's modulus 2.0×1011 N m−22.0 \times 10^{11}\text{ N m}^{-2} is stretched by a force. If Poisson ratio and transverse strain for the wire are 0.2 and 10−310^{-3} respectively, then the elastic potential energy density of the wire is __________ ×105\times 10^{5} (in SI units).

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Distance, Displacement & Average Speed

A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity v1v_1 for a distance xx and with a uniform velocity v2v_2 for the next 32x\frac{3}{2}x distance. The average velocity in this motion is 507 m/s\frac{50}{7}\text{ m/s}. If v1v_1 is 5 m/s5\text{ m/s} then v2=v_2 = __________ m/s\text{m/s}.

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

Let B1B_1 be the magnitude of magnetic field at center of a circular coil of radius RR carrying current I. Let B2B_2 be the magnitude of magnetic field at an axial distance ' xx ' from the center. For x:R=3:4, B2B1x : R = 3 : 4,\ \frac{B_2}{B_1} is:

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Oscillations 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Damped, Forced Oscillations & Superposition

A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions as: x1=7sin⁡5t cmx_1 = \sqrt{7}\sin 5t\text{ cm} and x2=27sin⁡(5t+π3) cmx_2 = 2\sqrt{7}\sin\left(5t+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\text{ cm} where xx is displacement and tt is time in seconds. The maximum acceleration of the particle is x×10−2 m s−2x \times 10^{-2}\text{ m s}^{-2}. The value of xx is:

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions

A river is flowing from west to east direction with speed of 9 km h−19\text{ km h}^{-1}. If a boat capable of moving at a maximum speed of 27 km h−127\text{ km h}^{-1} in still water, crosses the river in half a minute, while moving with maximum speed at an angle of 150∘150^\circ to direction of river flow, then the width of the river is:

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Ray Optics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

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A spherical surface separates two media of refractive indices 1 and 1.5 as shown in figure. Distance of the image of an object ' O ', is:

( C is the center of curvature of the spherical surface and R is the radius of curvature)

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Q15JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

A slanted object ABAB is placed on one side of convex lens as shown in the diagram. The image is formed on the opposite side. Angle made by the image with principal axis is:

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Rotational Motion 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Moment of inertia of a rod of mass ' M ' and length ' L ' about an axis passing through its center and normal to its length is ' α\alpha '. Now the rod is cut into two equal parts and these parts are joined symmetrically to form a cross shape. Moment of inertia of cross about an axis passing through its center and normal to plane containing cross is:

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Q17JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics

A cord of negligible mass is wound around the rim of a wheel supported by spokes with negligible mass. The mass of wheel is 10 kg and radius is 10 cm and it can freely rotate without any friction. Initially the wheel is at rest. If a steady pull of 20 N is applied on the cord, the angular velocity of the wheel, after the cord is unwound by 1 m, would be:

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Q18JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Torque, Couple & Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

A square Lamina OABC of length 10 cm is pivoted at ' O\text{O} '. Forces act at Lamina as shown in figure. If Lamina remains stationary, then the magnitude of F is:

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Special Purpose Diodes

A zener diode with 5 V zener voltage is used to regulate an unregulated dc voltage input of 25 V. For a 400 Ω400\,\Omega resistor connected in series, the zener current is found to be 4 times load current. The load current (IL)(I_L) and load resistance (RL)(R_L) are:

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation

γA\gamma_A is the specific heat ratio of monoatomic gas A having 3 translational degrees of freedom. γB\gamma_B is the specific heat ratio of polyatomic gas BB having 3 translational, 3 rotational degrees of freedom and 1 vibrational mode. If γAγB=(1+1n)\frac{\gamma_A}{\gamma_B} = \left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right), then the value of nn is ________.

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Q21JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Thermodynamic Processes

In an adiabatic process, which of the following statements is true?

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Applications of Dimensional Analysis

The equation for real gas is given by (P+aV2)(V−b)=RT\left(\mathrm{P} + \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{V}^2}\right)(\mathrm{V} - \mathrm{b}) = \mathrm{RT}, where P,V,T\mathrm{P, V, T} and R are the pressure, volume, temperature and gas constant, respectively. The dimension of ab−2\mathrm{ab^{-2}} is equivalent to that of:

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Q23JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Units & Dimensions

Match List I with List II.

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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Wave Optics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Diffraction at a Single Slit

If the measured angular separation between the second minimum to the left of the central maximum and the third minimum to the right of the central maximum is 30∘30^\circ in a single slit diffraction pattern recorded using 628 nm light, then the width of the slit is _______ μ\mum.

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Q25JEE Main 2025 · 2 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect

A light wave is propagating with plane wave fronts of the type x+y+z=x + y + z = constant. The angle made by the direction of wave propagation with the xx-axis is:

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