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JEE Main 2025 Physics Paper: 24 Jan, Shift 2

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These are the 26 physics questions of JEE Main 2025 (24 Jan, Shift 2) 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 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Quantum Numbers, X-rays & Other Questions

The energy E and momentum p of a moving body of mass m are related by some equation. Given that c represents the speed of light, identify the correct equation

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Circular Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Conical Pendulum & Funnel

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A string of length LL is fixed at one end and carries a mass of MM at the other end. The mass makes (3π)\left(\frac{3}{\pi}\right) rotations per second about the vertical axis passing through end of the string as shown. The tension in the string is __________ ML.

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Photoelectric Experiment: Intensity, Stopping Potential & Graphs

In photoelectric effect, the stopping potential (V0) v/s(\mathrm{V}_0)\text{ v/s} frequency (v)(v) curve is plotted. ( h is the Planck's constant and ϕ0\phi_0 is work function of metal)

(A) V0 v/s v\mathrm{V}_0\text{ v/s } v is linear.

(B) The slope of V0 v/s v\mathrm{V}_0\text{ v/s } v curve =ϕ0h= \frac{\phi_0}{\mathrm{h}}

(C) h constant is related to the slope of V0 v/s v\mathrm{V}_0\text{ v/s } v line.

(D) The value of electric charge of electron is not required to determine h using the V0 v/s v\mathrm{V}_0\text{ v/s } v curve. (E) The work function can be estimated without knowing the value of hh.

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Q4JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Photons: Energy, Momentum & Radiation Pressure

The ratio of the power of a light source S1S_1 to that of the light source S2S_2 is 2. S12.\ S_1 is emitting 2×10152 \times 10^{15} photons per second at 600 nm. If the wavelength of the source S2S_2 is 300 nm, then the number of photons per second emitted by S2S_2 is __________ ×1014\times 10^{14}.

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Electromagnetic Spectrum & Atmosphere

Arrange the following in the ascending order of wavelength (λ)(\lambda):

(A) Microwaves (λ1)(\lambda_1)

(B) Ultraviolet rays (λ2)(\lambda_2)

(C) Infrared rays (λ3)(\lambda_3)

(D) X-rays (λ4)(\lambda_4)

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Electrostatics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law

A small uncharged conducting sphere is placed in contact with an identical sphere but having 4×10−8 C4 \times 10^{-8}\text{ C} charge and then removed to a distance such that the force of repulsion between them is 9×10−3 N9 \times 10^{-3}\text{ N}. The distance between them is (Take 14πϵ0\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} as 9×1099 \times 10^{9} in SI units)

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Q7JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Electrostatic Potential Energy

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In the first configuration (1) as shown in the figure, four identical charges (q0)(q_0) are kept at the corners A, B, C and D of square of side length ' aa '. In the second configuration (2), the same charges are shifted to mid points G,E,HG, E, H and FF, of the square. If K=14πϵ0K = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}, the difference between the potential energies of configuration (2) and (1) is given by:

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Fluid Statics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Density, Compressibility & Pascal's Law

The increase in pressure required to decrease the volume of a water sample by 0.2%0.2\% is P×105 N m−2P \times 10^{5}\text{ N m}^{-2}. Bulk modulus of water is 2.15×109 N m−22.15 \times 10^{9}\text{ N m}^{-2}. The value of P is _________.

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is ' gg '. If the diameter of earth is reduced to one third of its original value and mass remains unchanged, then the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is ________ g.

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Newton's Law of Cooling

The temperature of a body in air falls from 40∘C40^\circ\text{C} to 24∘C24^\circ\text{C} in 4 minutes. The temperature of the air is 16∘C16^\circ\text{C}. The temperature of the body in the next 4 minutes will be:

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Mechanical Properties of Solids 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility

The increase in pressure required to decrease the volume of a water sample by 0.2%0.2\% is P×105 Nm−2\text{P} \times 10^{5}\text{ Nm}^{-2}. Bulk modulus of water is 2.15×109 Nm−22.15 \times 10^{9}\text{ Nm}^{-2}. The value of P is _________.

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

A long straight wire of a circular cross-section with radius ' a ' carries a steady current I. The current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. The plot of magnitude of magnetic field B with distance rr from the centre of the wire is given by

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Q13JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

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N equally spaced charges each of value q, are placed on a circle of radius R. The circle rotates about its axis with an angular velocity ω\omega as shown in the figure. A bigger Amperian loop B encloses the whole circle where as a smaller Amperian loop A encloses a small segment. The difference between enclosed currents, IA−IBI_A - I_B, for the given Amperian loops is

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Q14JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

A tightly wound long solenoid carries a current of 1.5 A. An electron is executing uniform circular motion inside the solenoid with a time period of 75 ns. The number of turns per metre in the solenoid is _________.

[Take mass of electronme=9×10−31 kgNA2,1 ns=10−9 s]\mathrm{m_e} = 9 \times 10^{-31}\text{ kg} \quad \frac{\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{A}^2}, 1\text{ ns} = 10^{-9}\text{ s}], charge of electron ∣qe∣=1.6×10−19 C,μ0=4π×10−7|\mathrm{q_e}| = 1.6 \times 10^{-19}\text{ C}, \mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7}

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Q15JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): An electron in a certain region of uniform magnetic field is moving with constant velocity in a straight line path.

Reason (R): The magnetic field in that region is along the direction of velocity of the electron. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Oscillations 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Energy in SHM

A particle oscillates along the xx-axis according to the law, x(t)=x0sin⁡2(t2)x(t) = x_0\sin^2\left(\frac{t}{2}\right) where x0=1 mx_0 = 1\text{ m}. The kinetic energy (K)(K) of the particle as a function of xx is correctly represented by the graph

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Motion in a Plane (2-D Kinematics)

The position vector of a moving body at any instant of time is given asr⃗=(5t2i^−5tj^) m\vec{r} = \left(5t^{2}\hat{i} - 5t\hat{j}\right)\text{ m}. The magnitude and direction of velocity at t=2 st = 2\text{ s} is,

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

A photograph of a landscape is captured by a drone camera at a height of 18 km. The size of the camera film is 2 cm×2 cm2\text{ cm} \times 2\text{ cm} and the area of the landscape photographed is 400 km2400\text{ km}^{2}. The focal length of the lens in the drone camera is:

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Rolling Motion

A solid sphere is rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane. The ratio of the linear kinetic energy of the centre of mass of the sphere and rotational kinetic energy is:

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Q20JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Rolling Motion

A solid sphere and a hollow sphere of the same mass and of same radius are rolled on an inclined plane. Let the time taken to reach the bottom by the solid sphere and the hollow sphere be t1t_1 and t2t_2, respectively, then

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Logic Gates

The output of the circuit is low (zero) for:

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(A) X=0,Y=0X = 0, Y = 0

(B) X=0,Y=1X = 0, Y = 1

(C) X=1,Y=0X = 1, Y = 0

(D) X=1,Y=1X = 1, Y = 1

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes

The magnitude of heat exchanged by a system for the given cyclic process ABCA (as shown in figure) is (in SI unit):

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Q23JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In an insulated container, a gas is adiabatically shrunk to half of its initial volume. The temperature of the gas decreases.

Reason (R): Free expansion of an ideal gas is an irreversible and an adiabatic process. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Wave Optics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Polarisation

In a Young's double slit experiment, three polarizers are kept as shown in the figure. The transmission axes of P1P_1 and P2P_2 are orthogonal to each other. The polarizer P3P_3 covers both the slits with its transmission axis at 45∘45^\circ to those of P1P_1 and P2P_2. An unpolarized light of wavelength λ\lambda and intensity I0I_0 is incident on P1P_1 and P2P_2. The intensity at a point after P3P_3 where the path difference between the light waves from s1s_1 and s2s_2 is λ3\frac{\lambda}{3}, is

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Q26JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths

Young's double slit interference apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.44. It has slit separation of 1.5 mm. The slits are illuminated by a parallel beam of light whose wavelength in air is 690 nm. The fringe-width on a screen placed behind the plane of slits at a distance of 0.72 m, will be:

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