JEE Main 2022 · June session
JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 2
90 questions: 30 numerical-answer and 60 multiple choice. 13 were rated hard and 36 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
- 69
- 6 questions with a figure
Key findings · 24 Jun 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 (17 of 30).
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28 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 39% of the 72 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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33 shared an idea with another 2022 shift (46% of tagged questions). Shifts in the same year can test the same idea in a new setting.
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Biggest chapters: Current Electricity in Physics (2), Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids in Chemistry (2) and Conic Sections in Maths (4).
The shift at a glance
Subjects, difficulty and chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
Top chapters
- Single correct55 Q
- Numerical value30 Q
- Two statements3 Q
- Diagram based2 Q
- Multi-step32 Q
- Calculation31 Q
- Recall10 Q
- Conceptual9 Q
- Application6 Q
- Data or graph1 Q
- Diagram reading1 Q
Most common: Multi-step.
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
16 easy14 medium0 hard
- Q31
- Q32The distance between Sun and Earth is R. The duration of year if the distance between Sun and Earth becomes 3R will be :
GravitationOrbital MechanicsKepler's Laws
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q33A stone of mass m, tied to a string is being whirled in a vertical circle with a uniform speed. The tension in the string is
Laws of MotionCircular MotionVertical Circular Motion
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q34Two identical charged particles each having a mass 10 g and charge are placed on a horizontal table with a separation of L between them such that they stay in limited equilibrium. If the coefficient of friction between each particle and…
Electric Charges and FieldsCoulomb's LawCharge Equilibrium Analysis
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q35A Carnot engine takes 5000 kcal of heat from a reservoir at and gives heat to a sink at . The work done by the engine is
ThermodynamicsHeat Engines and RefrigeratorsCarnot Efficiency Limit
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q36Two massless springs with spring constants 2 k and 9 k, carry 50 g and 100 g masses at their free ends. These two masses oscillate vertically such that their maximum velocities are equal. Then, the ratio of their respective amplitudes will be :
OscillationsSHM EquationsVelocity and Accel vs Position
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q37
- Q38
- Q39A proton, a deuteron and an -particle with same kinetic energy enter into a uniform magnetic field at right angle to magnetic field. The ratio of the radii of their respective circular paths is :
Moving Charges and MagnetismLorentz ForceTrajectory Radii Ratio for Same Kinetic Energy
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q40Given below are two statements : Statement-I: The reactance of an ac circuit is zero. It is possible that the circuit contains a capacitor and an inductor. Statement-II: In ac circuit, the average power delivered by the source never becomes zero. In the…
Alternating CurrentPhasor DiagramsSeries LC Phasor Subtraction
MediumTwo statementsNew idea
- Q41Potential energy as a function of is given by , where is the interatomic distance, A and B are positive constants. The equilibrium distance between the two atoms will be :
Work, Energy and PowerWork and Kinetic EnergyPotential Energy Curves and Equilibrium
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q42An object of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically upwards from the ground. The air resistance produces a constant retarding force of 10 N throughout the motion. The ratio of time of ascent to the time of descent will be equal to : [Use g = 10ms].
Laws of MotionKinematics in 1DUniform Acceleration Equations
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q43A fly wheel is accelerated uniformly from rest and rotates through 5 rad in the first second. The angle rotated by the fly wheel in the next second, will be :
System of Particles and Rotational MotionKinematics in 1DDisplacement in the nth Second
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q44A 100 g of iron nail is hit by a 1.5 kg hammer striking at a velocity of 60 . What will be the rise in the temperature of the nail if one fourth of energy of the hammer goes into heating the nail ? [Specific heat capacity of iron = 0.42…
Thermal Properties of MatterCalorimetryMechanical Equivalent of Heat
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q45
- Q46A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly distributed charge of density . The radius of cylindrical volume is . A charge particle () revolves around the cylinder in a circular path. The kinetic energy of the particle is :
Electric Charges and FieldsGauss's LawCylindrical Field
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q47
- Q48The light of two different frequencies whose photons have energies 3.8 and 1.4 respectively, illuminate a metallic surface whose work function is 0.6 successively. The ratio of maximum speeds of emitted electrons for the two frequencies…
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectMaximum Velocity Calculation
EasySingle correctNew idea
- Q49Two light beams of intensities in the ratio of 9 : 4 are allowed to interfere. The ratio of the intensity of maxima and minima will be :
Wave OpticsYoung's Double SlitResultant Intensity Formula
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q50In Bohr’s atomic model of hydrogen, let K, P and E are the kinetic energy, potential energy and total energy of the electron respectively. Choose the correct option when the electron undergoes transitions to a higher level :
AtomsBohr's Atomic ModelEnergy Ratios in Bohr Orbits
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q51A body is projected from the ground at an angle of with the horizontal. Its velocity after 2s is 20 ms. The maximum height reached by the body during its motion is ________ m. (use g = 10ms)
Motion in a PlaneProjectile MotionInstantaneous Projectile Velocity
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q52
- Q53A potentiometer wire of length 10 m and resistance 20 is connected in series with a 25 V battery and an external resistance 30 . A cell of emf E in secondary circuit is balanced by 250 cm long potentiometer wire. The value of E (in volt) is…
Current ElectricityPotentiometerPotential Gradient Calculation
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 years
- Q54
- Q55In the given circuit, the value of current will be ________ mA. (When = 1k)
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsSemiconductor DiodesZener Diode Regulation
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q56A sample contains kg each of two substances A and B with half lives 4 s and 8 s respectively. The ratio of their atomic weights is 1 : 2. The ratio of the amounts of A and B after 16 s is . The value of is _______.
NucleiRadioactive DecayInteger Half-Life Shortcuts
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q57A ray of light is incident at an angle of incidence on the glass slab of refractive index . After refraction, the light ray emerges out from other parallel faces and lateral shift between incident ray and emergent ray is …
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsRefraction and Snell's LawLateral Shift in Slabs
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q58A circular coil of 1000 turns each with area 1m is rotated about its vertical diameter at the rate of one revolution per second in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.07T. The maximum voltage generation will be ______V.
Electromagnetic InductionFaraday's LawAC Generator Principle
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q59A monoatomic gas performs a work of where Q is the heat supplied to it. The molar heat capacity of the gas will be ________R during this transformation. Where R is the gas constant.
ThermodynamicsFirst Law of ThermodynamicsMolar Heat Capacity in Polytropic Processes
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q60In an experiment to verify Newton’s law of cooling, a graph is plotted between, the temperature difference (T) of the water and surroundings and time as shown in figure. The initial temperature of water is taken as 80C. The value of t…
Thermal Properties of MatterThermal RadiationLogarithmic Graph of Newton's Law of Cooling
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
Chemistry30 questions
17 easy11 medium2 hard
- Q61120 g of an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen gives 330 g of CO and 270 g of water on complete combustion. The percentage of carbon and hydrogen, respectively are
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryMole ConceptEmpirical Formula from Mass Percentage
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q62
- Q63The correct order of bond orders of C, N and O is, respectively
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMolecular Orbital TheoryBond Order Calculation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q64At 25°C and 1 atm pressure, the enthalpies of combustion are given below: Substance | H | C (graphite) | CH(g) / kJ mol | 286.0 | 394.0 | 1560.0 The enthalpy of formation of ethane is
Thermodynamics (Chemistry)Enthalpy and Hess's LawFormation and Combustion
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q65For a first order reaction, the time required for completion of 90% reaction is 'x' times the half life of the reaction. The value of 'x' is (Given: ln 10 = 2.303 and log 2 = 0.3010)
Chemical KineticsIntegrated Rate EquationsFirst Order Fractional Completion Shortcuts
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q66
- Q67Which of the following chemical reactions represents Hall-Heroult Process?
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of ElementsMetallurgical ExtractionHall-Heroult Process
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q68In the industrial production of which of the following, molecular hydrogen is obtained as a byproduct ?
HydrogenHydrogen and HydridesDihydrogen from Brine Electrolysis
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q69
- Q70PCl is well known, but NCl is not. Because,
The p-Block ElementsGroup 15 & 16Anomalous Properties of Nitrogen
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q71
- Q72Some gases are responsible for heating of atmosphere (green house effect). Identify from the following the gaseous species which does not cause it.
Environmental ChemistryGreenhouse Effect
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q73Arrange the following carbocations in decreasing order of stability.
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesInductive and Electromeric EffectsCarbocation Stability
HardDiagram based · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 4 years
- Q74
- Q75Which of the following reagents / reactions will convert 'A' to 'B'?
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsAlkenes and AlkynesHydroboration-Oxidation
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 4 years
- Q76Hex-4-ene-2-ol on treatment with PCC gives 'A'. 'A' on reaction with sodium hypoiodite gives 'B', which on further heating with soda lime gives 'C'. The compound 'C' is
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesDecarboxylation Reactions
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q77
- Q78Which of the following is not an example of a condensation polymer?
PolymersCommon Condensation Polymers
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q79The structure shown below is of which well-known drug molecule ?
Chemistry in Everyday LifeEvolution of Antacids: Neutralizers vs Receptor Blockers
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q80
- Q81At 300 K, a sample of 3.0 g of gas A occupies the same volume as 0.2 g of hydrogen at 200 K at the same pressure. The molar mass of gas A is ________ g mol. (nearest integer) Assume that the behaviour of gases is ideal. (Given: The molar mass of…
States of MatterIdeal Gas LawsIdeal Gas Equation
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q82
- Q83PCl dissociates as PCl(g)PCl(g)+Cl(g) 5 moles of PCl are placed in a 200 litre vessel which contains 2 moles of N and is maintained at 600 K. The equilibrium pressure is 2.46 atm. The equilibrium constant K for…
EquilibriumChemical EquilibriumKp Expression via Partial Pressures
HardNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q84
- Q85
- Q86
- Q87
- Q880.2 g of an organic compound was subjected to estimation of nitrogen by Dumas method in which volume of N evolved (at STP) was found to be 22.400 mL. The percentage of nitrogen in the compound is ________. [nearest integer] (Given: Molar mass of N is…
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesStoichiometryStoichiometry of Dumas Method
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q89Consider the above reaction. The number of electrons present in the product 'P' is ________.
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesSN1 and SN2 MechanismsAllylic and Benzylic Reactivity in SN1
MediumNumerical value · figureIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q90
Maths30 questions
3 easy16 medium11 hard
- Q1Let and . Then a value of is
Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsInverse Trig IdentitiesInverse Trig Simplification via tan(θ)
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q2The sum of all the real roots of the equation is
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsQuadratic RootsExponential Reducible to Quadratic
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q3Let the system of linear equations have a unique solution . If , and are collinear points, then the sum of absolute values of all possible…
DeterminantsCramer's RuleCondition for Unique Solution
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q4Let . If , then the least value of is
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPWeighted AM-GM Inequality
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q5Let where denotes greatest integer . If is the number of points where is not continuous and …
Continuity and DifferentiabilityContinuity involving GIF and Fractional Part
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6The value of the integral is equal to
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesSymmetric Limits with Exponential Denominator Trick
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q7is equal to
IntegralsIntegral as Limit of SumSummation to Riemann Form
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8
- Q9Let the maximum area of the triangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse , , having one of its vertices at one end of the major axis of the ellipse and one of its sides parallel to the -axis, be .…
Conic SectionsEllipse EccentricityMaximum Inscribed Rectangle Area via Eccentricity
HardSingle correctNew idea
- Q10
- Q11The number of distinct real roots of the equation is
Application of DerivativesRolle's TheoremPolynomial Root Counting
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q12A random variable has the following probability distribution: | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | The value of is equal to :
ProbabilityConditional ProbabilityConditional Probability Definition
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q13The number of solutions of the equation , is:
Trigonometric FunctionsGeneral SolutionsProduct-to-Sum Transformation
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q14If the shortest distance between the lines and is , then the sum of all possible values of is:
Three Dimensional GeometrySkew LinesCartesian Shortest Distance
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 years
- Q15Let the points on the plane P be equidistant from the points and . Then the acute angle between the plane P and the plane is
Three Dimensional GeometryPlanes in 3DPerpendicular Bisector Plane
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q16
- Q17If , , then
Continuity and DifferentiabilityExistence of Higher Order Derivatives
HardSingle correctIdea asked in 3 years
- Q18
- Q19
- Q20
- Q21
- Q22Let and let . Then the number of elements in is ____.
MatricesMatrix MultiplicationPowers of Square Matrices
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q23
- Q24
- Q25
- Q26The area (in sq. units) of the region enclosed between the parabola and the line is ____.
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesArea Between Parabola and Line
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q27Let a circle , , touch the -axis at . If the line intersects the circle at and such that the length of the chord is 2, then the value of is equal to ____.
Conic SectionsCircle TangentsFamily of Circles Touching a Line
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q28
- Q29
- Q30Let be a parabola with vertex and focus and be its mirror image with respect to the line . Then the directrix of is ____.
Conic SectionsStraight Line DistanceReflection of a Line in a Line
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
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.