JEE Main 2022 · July session
JEE Main 28 July 2022, Shift 2
90 questions: 30 numerical-answer and 60 multiple choice. 13 were rated hard and 25 easy. Its hard-question count was the joint 9th highest of the 24 2022 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Conic Sections, with 4 questions.
- Questions
- 90
- none dropped
- Numerical answer
- 30
- 33% of the shift
- Hard
- 13
- 14% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 66
- 15 questions with a figure
Key findings · 28 Jul 2022, Shift 2
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13 hard questions (14%): the joint 9th highest count of the 24 2022 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 8% to 22%.
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Maths was the hardest section, with 11 of 30 rated hard; Chemistry had the most easy questions (13 of 30).
- 3
28 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 40% of the 70 questions tagged to an idea.
- 4
35 came back from 2021: the same idea had been asked in the 2021 shifts Lumi analysed.
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31 shared an idea with another 2022 shift (44% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments in Physics (3), The p-Block Elements in Chemistry (3) and Conic Sections in Maths (4).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct45 Q
- Numerical value30 Q
- Assertion–reason5 Q
- Two statements4 Q
- Diagram based3 Q
- Match the list2 Q
- Other1 Q
- Calculation33 Q
- Multi-step25 Q
- Conceptual11 Q
- Application11 Q
- Recall6 Q
- Data or graph4 Q
Most common: Calculation.
Against the other 2022 shifts
This shift next to the 23 other 2022 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 Jun, Shift 1 | 89 | 29% | 17% | 34% | 31% | 37% |
| 24 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 40% | 14% | 33% | 39% | 36% |
| 25 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 44% | 13% | 33% | 33% | 30% |
| 25 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 13% | 33% | 34% | 22% |
| 26 Jun, Shift 1 | 89 | 34% | 16% | 34% | 37% | 32% |
| 26 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 13% | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 27 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 34% | 8% | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 27 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 32% | 17% | 33% | 34% | 46% |
| 28 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 32% | 12% | 33% | 38% | 27% |
| 28 Jun, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 17% | 33% | 33% | 31% |
| 29 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 41% | 11% | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 29 Jun, Shift 2 | 88 | 35% | 9% | 33% | 41% | 30% |
| 30 Jun, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 13% | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 1 | 88 | 28% | 15% | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 25 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 37% | 12% | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 26 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 27% | 13% | 33% | 34% | 31% |
| 26 Jul, Shift 2 | 89 | 37% | 16% | 34% | 41% | 38% |
| 27 Jul, Shift 1 | 89 | 29% | 15% | 34% | 30% | 32% |
| 27 Jul, Shift 2 | 88 | 19% | 15% | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 28 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 36% | 17% | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 28 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 28% | 14% | 33% | 40% | 28% |
| 29 Jul, Shift 1 | 90 | 31% | 22% | 33% | 41% | 37% |
| 29 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 39% | 12% | 33% | 48% | 32% |
| 30 Jul, Shift 2 | 90 | 30% | 17% | 33% | 36% | 33% |
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 90 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.
Physics30 questions
10 easy20 medium0 hard
- Q1
- Q2At time t = 0 a particle starts travelling from a height cm in a plane keeping z coordinate constant. At any instant of time it's position along the and directions are defined as 3t and respectively. At t = 1s…
Motion in a PlaneKinematics in 2D2D Kinematics with Variable Acceleration via Calculus
EasySingle correctNew idea
- Q3A pressure-pump has a horizontal tube of cross sectional area for the outflow of water at a speed of 20 m/s. The force exerted on the vertical wall just in front of the tube which stops water horizontally flowing out of the tube, is :…
Mechanical Properties of FluidsFluid DynamicsForce Exerted by a Fluid Jet
EasySingle correctNew idea
- Q4A uniform metal chain of mass m and length 'L' passes over a massless and frictionless pulley. It is released from rest with a part of its length 'l' is hanging on one side and rest of its length 'L - l' is hanging on the other side of the pully. At a…
Laws of MotionNewton's Laws of MotionHanging Chain on Smooth Table
MediumSingle correct · figureNew idea
- Q5A bullet of mass 200 g having initial kinetic energy 90 J is shot inside a long swimming pool as shown in the figure. If it's kinetic energy reduces to 40 J within 1 s, the minimum length of the pool, the bullet has to travel so that it completely comes to…
Work, Energy and PowerWork and Kinetic EnergyKinetic Energy Calculation
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6Assume there are two identical simple pendulum clocks. Clock - 1 is placed on the earth and Clock - 2 is placed on a space station located at a height above the earth surface. Clock - 1 and Clock - 2 operate at time periods 4 s and 6 s respectively. Then…
GravitationPendulumsSimple Pendulum Period
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q7Consider a cylindrical tank of radius 1m is filled with water. The top surface of water is at 15 m from the bottom of the cylinder. There is a hole on the wall of cylinder at a height of 5 m from the bottom. A force of N is applied an the top…
Mechanical Properties of FluidsFluid DynamicsTorricelli's Law of Efflux
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8A vessel contains 14 g of nitrogen gas at a temperature of C. The amount of heat to be transferred to the gas to double the r.m.s speed of its molecules will be : Take R = 8.32 J .
Kinetic TheoryKinetic Theory of GasesMolecular Speed Types
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q9A slab of dielectric constant K has the same cross-sectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor and thickness d, where d is the separation of the plates. The capacitance of the capacitor when the slab is inserted between the…
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitanceDielectricsPartial and Multiple Slabs
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q10A uniform electric field E = (8m/e) V/m is created between two parallel plates of length 1 m as shown in figure. (where m = mass of electron and e = charge of electron). An electron enters the field symmetrically between the plates with a speed of 2 m/s. The…
Electric Charges and FieldsElectric FieldCharged Particle Trajectory in E-Field
MediumSingle correct · figureNew idea
- Q11Given below are two statements : Statement I : A uniform wire of resistance is cut into four equal parts. These parts are now connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the combination will be . Statement II: Two resistances…
Current ElectricityOhm's Law and ResistanceResistance of Cut and Recombined Uniform Wires
EasyTwo statementsNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q12A triangular shaped wire carrying 10 A current is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T, as shown in figure. The magnetic force on segment CD is (Given BC = CD = BD = 5 cm.)
Moving Charges and MagnetismLorentz ForceMagnetic Force Vector Calculation
EasySingle correct · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q13The magnetic field at the center of current carrying circular loop is . The magnetic field at a distance of times radius of the given circular loop from the center on its axis is . The value of will be
Moving Charges and MagnetismBiot-Savart LawRatio of Axial to Central Magnetic Field
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q14
- Q15Sun light falls normally on a surface of area and exerts an average force of N within a time period of 20 minutes. Considering a case of complete absorption, the energy flux of incident light is
Electromagnetic WavesThermal RadiationThermal Radiation Pressure
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q16The power of a lens (biconvex) is in particular medium. Refractive index of the lens is 1.5 and radii of curvature are 20 cm and 40 cm respectively. The refractive index of surrounding medium:
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsLens Maker's FormulaLens Immersed in a Liquid
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q17Two streams of photons, possessing energies equal to five and ten times the work function of metal are incident on the metal surface successively. The ratio of maximum velocities of the photoelectron emitted, in the two cases respectively, will be
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectEinstein's Photoelectric Equation
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q18A radioactive sample decays times its original quantity in 15 minutes. The half-life of the sample is
NucleiRadioactive DecayInteger Half-Life Shortcuts
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q19An n.p.n transistor with current gain = 100 in common emitter configuration is shown in figure. The output voltage of the amplifier will be
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsTransistorsCE Amplifier Voltage Gain
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q20
- Q21A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of from the top of a tower. The ball strikes the ground after 6 s. The height from the ground up to which the ball can rise will be m.The value of k is…
Motion in a Straight LineKinematics in 1DFree Fall Sign Conventions
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 years
- Q22
- Q23A string of area of cross-section and length 0.5 m is connected with a rigid body of mass 2 kg. The body is rotated in a vertical circular path of radius 0.5 m. The body acquires a speed of 5 m/s at the bottom of the circular path. Strain…
Mechanical Properties of SolidsElasticityStress and Strain Types
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 years
- Q24
- Q25
- Q26An electrical bulb rated 220 V, 100 W, is connected in series with another bulb rated 220 V, 60 W. If the voltage across combination is 220 V, the power consumed by the 100 W bulb will be about _______W.
Current ElectricityOhm's Law and ResistanceJoule Heating and Power
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q27For the given circuit the current through battery of 6 V just after closing the switch 'S' will be _______ A.
Electromagnetic InductionInductanceCurrent Continuity in Inductors
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q28An object 'o' is placed at a distance of 100 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 200 cm as shown in the figure. The object starts moving towards the mirror at a speed 2 cm/s. The position of the image from the mirror after 10 s will be at…
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsSpherical MirrorsConcave Mirror: Virtual Image Case
MediumNumerical value · figureNew idea
- Q29In an experiment with a convex lens, The plot of the image distance () against the object distance () measured from the focus gives a curve =225. If all the distances are measured in cm. The magnitude of the focal length of the lens is…
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsLens Maker's FormulaNewton's Lens Formula
MediumNumerical valueNew idea
- Q30
Chemistry30 questions
13 easy15 medium2 hard
- Q31Given below are two statements : One is labelled as **Assertion A** and the other is labelled as **Reason R** **Assertion A** : Zero orbital overlap is an out of phase overlap. **Reason R** : It results due to different orientation / direction of approach of…
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
MediumAssertion–reason
- Q32The correct decreasing order for metallic character is
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesPeriodic TrendsMetallic and Non-Metallic Character Trends
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q33Given below are two statements : One is labelled as **Assertion A** and the other is labelled as **Reason R** **Assertion A** : The reduction of a metal oxide is easier if the metal formed is in liquid state than solid state. **Reason R** : The value of…
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of ElementsMetallurgical ExtractionRole of Entropy in Ellingham Slopes
MediumAssertion–reasonNew idea
- Q34The products obtained during treatment of hard water using Clark's method are :
HydrogenHydrogen and HydridesTemporary Hardness and Clark's Method
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q35**Statement I** : An alloy of lithium and magnesium is used to make aircraft plates. **Statement II** : The magnesium ions are important for cell-membrane integrity. In the light the above statements, choose the *correct* answer from the options given below
The s-Block Elementss-Block ElementsBiological Role of Mg2+ and Ca2+
MediumTwo statementsNew idea
- Q36
- Q37
- Q38
- Q39Given below are two statements : One is labelled as **Assertion A** and the other is labelled as **Reason R** **Assertion A** : Permanganate titrations are not performed in presence of hydrochloric acid. **Reason R** : Chlorine is formed as a consequence of…
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsHCl Limitation in KMnO4 Titrations
EasyAssertion–reasonIdea asked in 2 years
- Q40
- Q41
- Q42
- Q43Arrange the following in increasing order of reactivity towards nitration A. p-xylene B. bromobenzene C. mesitylene D. nitrobenzene E. benzene Choose the correct answer from the options given below
HydrocarbonsAromatic HydrocarbonsRanking Activating Groups
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q44Compound I is heated with Conc. HI to give a hydroxy compound A which is further heated with Zn dust to give compound B. Identify A and B. [Compound I: isopropyl phenyl ether, drawn as a benzene ring bonded to O, which is bonded to an isopropyl group]…
Alcohols, Phenols and EthersEthersCleavage of Alkyl-Aryl Ethers
EasyDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q45Given below are two statements : one is labelled as **Assertion A** and the other is labelled as **Reason R** **Assertion A** : Aniline on nitration yields ortho, meta & para nitro derivatives of aniline. **Reason R** : Nitrating mixture is a strong acidic…
AminesDirect Nitration of Aniline
MediumAssertion–reasonIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q46Match **List I** with **List II** List I (Polymer) | List II (Nature) A. | I. Thermosetting polymer B. | II. Fibers C.…
PolymersPolymer Classification
MediumMatch the list · figureIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q47Two statements in respect of drug-enzyme interaction are given below **Statement I :** Action of an enzyme can be blocked only when an inhibitor blocks the active site of the enzyme. **Statement II :** An inhibitor can form a strong covalent bond with the…
Chemistry in Everyday LifeCompetitive vs Allosteric Enzyme Inhibition
EasyTwo statementsIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q48Given below are two statements : One is labelled as **Assertion A** and the other is labelled as **Reason R** **Assertion A** : Thin layer chromatography is an adsorption chromatography. **Reason R** : A thin layer of silica gel is spread over a glass plate…
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesAdsorptionAdsorption Chromatography Principle
EasyAssertion–reasonNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q49
- Q50
- Q51
- Q52Metal M crystallizes into a fcc lattice with the edge length of cm. The atomic mass of the metal is ______ g/mol. (Nearest integer) (Use : , density of metal, M )
The Solid StateCrystal LatticesUnit Cell Density
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q53If the wavelength for an electron emitted from H-atom is m, then energy absorbed by the electron in its ground state compared to minimum energy required for its escape from the atom, is ______ times. (Nearest integer) [Given : h =…
Structure of AtomBohr's Atomic TheoryIonization and Excitation Energy
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q54
- Q55At 600K, 2 mol of NO are mixed with 1 mol of . The reaction occurring as above comes to equilibrium under a total pressure of 1 atm. Analysis of the system shows that 0.6 mol of oxygen…
EquilibriumChemical EquilibriumKp Expression via Partial Pressures
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q56A sample of 0.125g of an organic compound when analyzed by Duma's method yields 22.78 mL of nitrogen gas collected over KOH solution at 280 K and 759 mm Hg. The percentage of nitrogen in the given organic compound is ______. (Nearest integer) Given : (a) The…
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesStoichiometryStoichiometry of Dumas Method
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q57On reaction with stronger oxidizing agent like , hydrogen peroxide oxidizes with the evolution of . The oxidation number of I in changes to ______.
Redox ReactionsHydrogen and HydridesRedox Behavior of Hydrogen Peroxide
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q58For a reaction, given below is the graph of ln k vs . The activation energy for the reaction is equal to ______ cal . (nearest integer) (Given : R = 2 cal )
Chemical KineticsArrhenius EquationLog Base 10 Arrhenius Plot Slope
EasyNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q59Among the following the number of curves not in accordance with Freundlich adsorption isotherm is ________. (a) plot of log(x/m) (y-axis) against log P (x-axis) (b) plot of log(x/m) (y-axis) against P (x-axis) (c) plot of log(x/m) (y-axis) against P (x-axis)…
Surface ChemistryAdsorptionFreundlich Logarithmic Plot
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q60
Maths30 questions
2 easy17 medium11 hard
- Q61
- Q62Let be the roots of the equation and be the roots of the equation . Then the roots of the equation are :
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsQuadratic RootsTransformation of Roots
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q63
- Q64
- Q65
- Q66The function , is :
Application of DerivativesMonotonicityFinding Intervals
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q67The sum of the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function in the interval is :
Application of DerivativesMaxima and MinimaClosed Interval Extrema
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q68
- Q69Let Then :
IntegralsIntegration by PartsAlgebraic Reduction Formulas
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q70
- Q71Let be the solution curve of the differential equation passing through the point . Then is equal to :
Differential EquationsLinear Differential EquationsIntegrating Factor Calculation
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q72
- Q73Let the tangents at two points A and B on the circle meet at origin O (0, 0). Then the area of the triangle OAB is :
Conic SectionsCircle TangentsArea of Tangent-Chord Triangle
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q74
- Q75Let the lines and be coplanar and P be the plane containing these two lines. Then which of the following points does NOT lie on P?
Three Dimensional GeometrySkew LinesCoplanarity Determinant Test
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q76
- Q77Let S be the set of all for which the angle between the vectors and is acute. Then S is equal to :
Vector AlgebraDot ProductAcute and Obtuse Angle Conditions
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q78
- Q79
- Q80
- Q81
- Q82A class contains b boys and g girls. If the number of ways of selecting 3 boys and 2 girls from the class is 168, then b + 3 g is equal to _______.
Permutations and CombinationsCombinations of Distinct Objects
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 8 yearsAsked the year before
- Q83Let the tangents at the points P and Q on the ellipse meet at the point . If S is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major axis, then is equal to ________.
Conic SectionsEllipse EccentricityFocal distance property
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q84If is equal to , where m is odd, then n + m is equal to _______.
Binomial TheoremBinomial CoefficientsSum of all Coefficients
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 years
- Q85Two tangent lines and are drawn from the point (2, 0) to the parabola . If the lines and are also tangent to the circle , then 17r is equal to_______.
Conic SectionsCircle TangentsCommon Tangent to Circle and Conic
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q86If , where m is odd, then is equal to ______.
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPGP Sum of n terms
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 years
- Q87
- Q88Let be complex numbers satisfying . Then the least value of , such that , is equal to _______.
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsComplex Numbers - Polar FormModulus and Argument
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q89
- Q90
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 2022 shifts.