JEE Main 2021 · March session
JEE Main 17 March 2021, Shift 2
89 questions (1 more dropped by NTA): 30 numerical-answer and 59 multiple choice. 15 were rated hard and 32 easy. Its hard-question count was the highest of the 24 2021 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Amines, with 3 questions.
- Questions
- 89
- 1 dropped by NTA
- Numerical answer
- 30
- 34% of the shift
- Hard
- 15
- 17% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 64
- 14 questions with a figure
Key findings · 17 Mar 2021, Shift 2
- 1
15 hard questions (17%): the highest count of the 24 2021 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 3% to 17%.
- 2
Maths was the hardest section, with 10 of 30 rated hard; Chemistry had the most easy questions (19 of 30).
- 3
49 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 66% of the 74 questions tagged to an idea.
- 4
25 came back from 2020: the same idea had been asked in the 2020 shifts Lumi analysed.
- 5
41 shared an idea with another 2021 shift (55% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: Alternating Current in Physics (2), Amines in Chemistry (3) and Conic Sections in Maths (3).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct42 Q
- Numerical value30 Q
- Diagram based9 Q
- Match the list4 Q
- Other3 Q
- Two statements1 Q
- Multi-step28 Q
- Calculation24 Q
- Conceptual14 Q
- Recall12 Q
- Application8 Q
- Data or graph2 Q
- Diagram reading1 Q
Most common: Multi-step.
Against the other 2021 shifts
This shift next to the 23 other 2021 shifts Lumi analysed
Shares are of each shift’s scored questions. The highlighted row is this shift.
| Shift | Questions | Easy | Hard | Numerical | New ideas | Multi-step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 7% | 33% | 68% | 24% |
| 24 Feb, Shift 2 | 88 | 43% | 5% | 32% | 63% | 21% |
| 25 Feb, Shift 1 | 90 | 23% | 11% | 33% | 65% | 30% |
| 25 Feb, Shift 2 | 89 | 35% | 10% | 34% | 67% | 24% |
| 26 Feb, Shift 1 | 88 | 50% | 3% | 33% | 78% | 17% |
| 26 Feb, Shift 2 | 90 | 27% | 12% | 33% | 80% | 29% |
| 16 Mar, Shift 2 | 90 | 31% | 7% | 33% | 69% | 33% |
| 17 Mar, Shift 1 | 89 | 39% | 8% | 34% | 61% | 26% |
| 17 Mar, Shift 2 | 89 | 36% | 17% | 34% | 66% | 32% |
| 18 Mar, Shift 1 | 90 | 40% | 9% | 33% | 74% | 24% |
| 18 Mar, Shift 2 | 90 | 34% | 9% | 33% | 63% | 28% |
| 22 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 40% | 12% | 33% | 67% | 28% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 31% | 13% | 33% | 56% | 34% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 48% | 3% | 33% | 63% | 27% |
| 3 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 32% | 11% | 33% | 68% | 21% |
| 3 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 32% | 7% | 33% | 61% | 24% |
| 4 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 40% | 8% | 33% | 62% | 29% |
| 4 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 32% | 7% | 33% | 65% | 41% |
| 26 Aug, Shift 1 | 89 | 27% | 15% | 34% | 66% | 30% |
| 26 Aug, Shift 2 | 89 | 21% | 9% | 34% | 60% | 28% |
| 27 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 27% | 13% | 33% | 63% | 34% |
| 27 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 29% | 9% | 33% | 72% | 29% |
| 31 Aug, Shift 1 | 90 | 27% | 11% | 33% | 70% | 24% |
| 31 Aug, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 13% | 33% | 72% | 31% |
New ideas: share of a shift’s questions testing an idea no earlier year had asked. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.
Drill down
What this shift asked, and its history
Every chapter this shift asked, with all its topics and ideas. Counts and squares cover every analysed shift from 2017 to 2026; rows this shift did not ask are faded, and each row lists this shift’s questions with the most recent from other shifts.
Squares are the 8 years with analysed shifts, 2017 to 2026. A number is the questions that year when there is more than one; the shade is scaled to one shift, so a year with more analysed shifts (1 to 24 a year) does not look darker. Share is of the level above.
Every question
All 89 questions of this shift
The opening words of each question, with its chapter, topic, idea and how hard it was. Open one for the full text, options and the official answer. “New idea” means no earlier year had tested it.
Physics29 questions
10 easy14 medium5 hard
- Q1
- Q2Two cells of emf 2E and E with internal resistance and respectively are connected in series to an external resistor R (see figure). The value of R, at which the potential difference across the terminals of the first cell becomes…
Current ElectricityKirchhoff's LawsCell EMF and Internal Resistance
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q3
- Q4A geostationary satellite is orbiting around an arbitary planet 'P' at a height of 11R above the surface of 'P', R being the radius of 'P'. The time period of another satellite in hours at a height of 2R from the surface of 'P' is ________. 'P' has the time…
GravitationOrbital MechanicsOrbital Time Period
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q5Two identical blocks A and B each of mass m resting on the smooth horizontal floor are connected by a light spring of natural length L and spring constant K. A third block C of mass m moving with a speed along the line joining A and B collides with A.…
Work, Energy and PowerCollisionsSpring-Mass Impact
MediumDiagram based · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q6Two particles A and B of equal masses are suspended from two massless springs of spring constants and respectively. If the maximum velocities during oscillations are equal, the ratio of the amplitude of A and B is
OscillationsSHM EquationsSprings in Parallel
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q7Match List - I with List - II List - I List - II (a) Phase difference between current and voltage in a purely resistive AC circuit (i) ; current leads voltage (b) Phase difference between current and voltage in a pure inductive AC circuit…
Alternating CurrentPhasor DiagramsPhase Relations in RLC
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8
- Q9
- Q10
- Q11The velocity of a particle is . Its position is at ; then its displacement after time (t=1) is :
Motion in a Straight LineKinematics in 1DCalculus in Kinematics
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 5 years
- Q12
- Q13
- Q14Two identical photocathodes receive the light of frequencies and respectively. If the velocities of the photo-electrons coming out are and respectively, then
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectEinstein's Photoelectric Equation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q15Which one of the following will be the output of the given circuit ?
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsLogic GatesCombinational Logic Circuits
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q16The four arms of a Wheatstone bridge have resistances as shown in the figure. A galvanometer of 15 resistance is connected across BD. Calculate the current through the galvanometer when a potential difference of 10 V is maintained across AC.
Current ElectricityWheatstone BridgeUnbalanced Bridge Analysis
HardDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q18If one mole of the polyatomic gas is having two vibrational modes and is the ratio of molar specific heats for polyatomic gas then the value of is :
Kinetic TheoryKinetic Theory of GasesGamma and Degrees of Freedom
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q19Which one is the correct option for the two different thermodynamic processes ?
ThermodynamicsThermodynamic ProcessesIndicator Diagram Conversions
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q20An object is located at 2 km beneath the surface of the water. If the fractional compression is 1.36%, the ratio of hydraulic stress to the corresponding hydraulic strain will be ____________. [ Given : density of water is 1000…
Mechanical Properties of SolidsElasticityElastic Moduli
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q21A 2 F capacitor is first charged to a potential difference of 10 V using a battery. Then the battery is removed and the capacitor is connected to an uncharged capacitor of 8 F. The charge in on…
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitanceParallel Plate CapacitorsCharge Sharing and Heat Loss
EasyNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q22A boy of mass 4 kg is standing on a piece of wood having mass 5 kg. If the coefficient of friction between the wood and the floor is 0.5, the maximum force that the boy can exert on the rope so that the piece of wood does not move from its place is…
Laws of MotionFrictionImpending Motion Analysis
HardNumerical value · figureNew idea
- Q23
- Q24
- Q25
- Q26The electric field in a region is given by with . The flux of this field through a rectangular surface area 0.4…
Electric Charges and FieldsGauss's LawElectric Flux Calculation
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q27The disc of mass M with uniform surface mass density is shown in the figure. The centre of mass of the quarter disc (the shaded area) is at the position where is ____________. (Round off to…
System of Particles and Rotational MotionCenter of MassCOM of Circular Sector
MediumNumerical value · figureNew idea
- Q28A body of mass 1 kg rests on a horizontal floor with which it has a coefficient of static friction . It is desired to make the body move by applying the minimum possible force F N. The value of F will be ____________. (Round off to the…
Laws of MotionFrictionAngle of Friction
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q29
- Q30
Chemistry30 questions
19 easy11 medium0 hard
- Q31
- Q32
- Q33For the coagulation of a negative sol, the species below, that has the highest flocculating power is :
Surface ChemistryColloidsHardy-Schulze Rule
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q34
- Q35
- Q36
- Q37
- Q38The set that represents the pair of neutral oxides of nitrogen is :
The p-Block ElementsGroup 15 & 16Nitrogen Oxides Structure
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q39The common positive oxidation states for an element with atomic number 24, are :
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsOxidation State Trends
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q40
- Q41Which of the following statement(s) is (are) incorrect reason for eutrophication ? (A) excess usage of fertilisers (B) excess usage of detergents (C) dense plant population in water bodies (D) lack of nutrients in water bodies that prevent plant growth…
Environmental ChemistryEutrophication and Dissolved Oxygen Limits
EasyOtherIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q42Nitrogen can be estimated by Kjeldahl's method for which of the following compound ?
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesStoichiometryStoichiometry of Kjeldahl Method
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q43The correct pair(s) of the ambident nucleophiles is (are) : (A) (B) (C) (D)
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesSN1 and SN2 MechanismsAmbident Nucleophiles (Cyanide/Nitrite)
MediumOtherNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q44Given below are two statements : Statement I : 2-methylbutane on oxidation with gives 2-methylbutan-2-ol. Statement II : n-alkanes can be easily oxidised to corresponding alcohols with . Choose the correct option :
HydrocarbonsAlkanes and Free RadicalsKMnO4 Oxidation of Tertiary Alkanes
MediumTwo statementsNew idea
- Q45Choose the correct statement regarding the formation of carbocations A and B given. gives two branches: "A" "B"
HydrocarbonsAlkenes and AlkynesMarkovnikov's Rule Application
EasySingle correct · figureIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q46Sucrose Glucose Fructose Glucose In the above reactions, the enzyme A and enzyme B respectively are :
BiomoleculesCarbohydratesInversion of Cane Sugar
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q47[structure] (A) In the above reaction, the structural formula of (A), "X" and "Y" respectively are :
AminesDiazonium SaltsReduction to Benzene via Ethanol
MediumDiagram based · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q48Primary, secondary and tertiary amines can be separated using :
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q49Match List - I with List - II. List - I Chemical Compound List - II Used as (a) Sucralose (i) Synthetic detergent (b) Glyceryl ester of stearic acid (ii) Artificial sweetener (c) Sodium benzoate (iii) Antiseptic (d) Bithionol (iv) Food preservative Choose…
Chemistry in Everyday LifeFood Additives
EasyMatch the listNew idea
- Q50Fructose is an example of :
BiomoleculesCarbohydratesHydrolysis-Based Classification of Carbohydrates
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q51
- Q52
- Q53In the ground state of atomic Fe(), the spin-only magnetic moment is __________ BM. (Round off to the Nearest Integer). [Given : , ]
Structure of AtomQuantum NumbersCounting Unpaired Electrons
EasyNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q54A 1 molal solution has a degree of dissociation of 0.4. Its boiling point is equal to that of another solution which contains 18.1 weight percent of a non electrolytic solute A. The molar mass of A is __________ u. (Round off to the…
SolutionsColligative PropertiesDegree of Dissociation from Van't Hoff Factor
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 5 years
- Q55
- Q56
- Q57The reaction is an elementary reaction. For a certain quantity of reactants, if the volume of the reaction vessel is reduced by a factor of 3, the rate of the reaction increases by a factor of __________. (Round off to the…
Chemical KineticsRate LawsOrder vs Molecularity
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q58
- Q59
- Q60[reaction scheme] Consider the above reaction. The percentage yield of amide product is __________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer). (Given : Atomic mass : C : 12.0 u, H : 1.0 u, N : 14.0 u, O : 16.0 u, Cl : 35.5 u)
AminesStoichiometryTheoretical and Percent Yield
MediumNumerical value · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
Maths30 questions
3 easy17 medium10 hard
- Q61
- Q62
- Q63Let O be the origin. Let and , , , be such that and the vector is…
Vector AlgebraTriple ProductsSTP Definition and Determinant
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q64
- Q65The value of the limit is equal to :
Limits and DerivativesL'Hopital's RuleSimplifying with Standard Limits Before L'Hopital
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 6 years
- Q66If the integral , where are integers and denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to , then the value of …
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesGreatest Integer Function Integrals
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q67If the curve is the solution of the differential equation , which passes through the point , then the value of is equal to :
Differential EquationsLinear Differential EquationsStandard Linear Form Identification
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q68Let be the solution of the differential equation , , . Then, is equal to :
Differential EquationsLinear Differential EquationsIntegrating Factor Calculation
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q69Consider the function defined by . Then is :
Application of DerivativesMonotonicityFirst Derivative Test
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q70
- Q71Let a computer program generate only the digits 0 and 1 to form a string of binary numbers with probability of occurrence of 0 at even places be and probability of occurrence of 0 at the odd place be . Then the probability that…
ProbabilityConditional ProbabilityMultiplication Rule of Probability
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q72If the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC have 3, 5 and 6 interior points respectively, then the total number of triangles that can be constructed using these points as vertices, is equal to :
Permutations and CombinationsTriangles from Points with Collinearity
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q73Let the tangent to the circle at the point R(3, 4) meet -axis and -axis at points P and Q, respectively. If r is the radius of the circle passing through the origin O and having centre at the incentre of the triangle OPQ, then is…
Conic SectionsStraight Line DistanceIncenter via Equidistance
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q74
- Q75Let be defined as . If is a differentiable function such that , then the value of lies in the interval
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesBounding and Estimation Property
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q76The value of is equal to :
Binomial TheoremBinomial CoefficientsSum of Squares of Binomial Coefficients
EasySingle correctNew idea
- Q77
- Q78
- Q79The number of solutions of the equation in the interval is :
Trigonometric FunctionsGeneral SolutionsGraphical Root Counting for Mixed Equations
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q80
- Q81Let , where . If , for natural numbers and , then equals to __________.
IntegralsIntegration by PartsAlgebraic Reduction Formulas
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q82
- Q83
- Q84Consider a set of numbers having variance 4. In this set, the mean of first numbers is 6 and the mean of the remaining numbers is 3. A new set is constructed by adding 1 into each of first numbers, and subtracting 1 from each of the…
StatisticsVariance and SDCombined Variance of Two Sets
HardNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q85Let be defined as for all , where such that , and for the maximum value of is . If , , then the…
Application of DerivativesMaxima and MinimaClosed Interval Extrema
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 6 years
- Q86Let the coefficients of third, fourth and fifth terms in the expansion of , , be in the ratio 12 : 8 : 3. Then the term independent of in the expansion, is equal to __________.
Binomial TheoremBinomial CoefficientsRatio of Consecutive Coefficients
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q87Let be given as If the area bounded by and -axis is A, then the value of is equal to __________.
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesArea Involving Max/Min Functions
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 6 years
- Q88
- Q89Let be a vector in the plane containing vectors and . If the vector is perpendicular to…
Vector AlgebraDot ProductScalar and Vector Projection
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q90
Dropped from the final key and left out of every count: Q17.
Questions from the official paper published by NTA, answers from the final key. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026; see the other 2021 shifts.