JEE Main 2022 · June session
JEE Main 27 June 2022, Shift 1
90 questions: 30 numerical-answer and 60 multiple choice. 7 were rated hard and 31 easy. Its hard-question count was the 24th highest of the 24 2022 shifts Lumi analysed. The biggest chapter was Conic Sections, with 3 questions.
- Questions
- 90
- none dropped
- Numerical answer
- 30
- 33% of the shift
- Hard
- 7
- 8% of the shift
- Chapters asked
- 70
- 8 questions with a figure
Key findings · 27 Jun 2022, Shift 1
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7 hard questions (8%): the 24th highest count of the 24 2022 shifts Lumi analysed. Across those shifts the hard share ran from 8% to 22%.
- 2
Maths was the hardest section, with 5 of 30 rated hard; Physics had the most easy questions (14 of 30).
- 3
29 questions tested a new idea, one no earlier year had asked: 38% of the 77 questions tagged to an idea.
- 4
43 came back from 2021: the same idea had been asked in the 2021 shifts Lumi analysed.
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45 shared an idea with another 2022 shift (58% 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), Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques in Chemistry (2) 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
- Match the list8 Q
- Diagram based4 Q
- Two statements3 Q
- Assertion–reason2 Q
- Other1 Q
- Calculation34 Q
- Multi-step28 Q
- Recall11 Q
- Application8 Q
- Conceptual8 Q
- Data or graph1 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
14 easy16 medium0 hard
- Q31
- Q32
- Q33
- Q34A system of two blocks of masses kg and kg is placed on a smooth table as shown in figure. The coefficient of static friction between two blocks is 0.5. The maximum horizontal force F that can be applied to the block of mass M so that the blocks…
Laws of MotionFrictionTwo-Block Friction Systems
MediumSingle correct · figureIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q35Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 30 kg are placed on the same straight line with coordinates cm and cm respectively. The block of 10 kg is moved on the same line through a distance of 6 cm towards the other block. The distance through which…
System of Particles and Rotational MotionCenter of MassDiscrete System COM
EasySingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q36A galvanometer is shunted by a resistance of . The percentage of the total current which passes through the galvanometer is :
Moving Charges and MagnetismKirchhoff's LawsCurrent Division Rule
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q37
- Q38What percentage of kinetic energy of a moving particle is transferred to a stationary particle when it strikes the stationary particle of 5 times its mass ? (Assume the collision to be head-on elastic collision)
Work, Energy and PowerCollisionsFractional Kinetic Energy Transfer
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q39The velocity of a small ball of mass ‘m’ and density , when dropped in a container filled with glycerine, becomes constant after some time. If the density of glycerine is , then the viscous force acting on the ball, will be :
Mechanical Properties of FluidsViscosityTerminal Velocity Calculation
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q40
- Q41
- Q42
- Q43An particle and a carbon 12 atom has same kinetic energy K. The ratio of their de-Broglie wavelengths is :
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterMatter WavesWavelength Ratios of Different Particles
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q44A force of 10 N acts on a charged particle placed between two plates of a charged capacitor. If one plate of capacitor is removed, then the force acting on that particle will be.
Electric Charges and FieldsElectric FieldField of Parallel Charged Sheets
MediumSingle correctNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q45The displacement of simple harmonic oscillator after 3 seconds starting from its mean position is equal to half of its amplitude. The time period of harmonic motion is :
OscillationsSHM EquationsPhase and Initial Conditions
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q46
- Q47Consider a light ray travelling in air is incident into a medium of refractive index . The incident angle is twice that of refracting angle. Then, the angle of incidence will be :
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsRefraction and Snell's LawSnell's Law Application
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 years
- Q48A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 10.2 eV of energy. The angular momentum of electron of the hydrogen atom will increase by the value of : (Given, Planck’s constant Js).
AtomsBohr's Atomic ModelAngular Momentum Quantization
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q49Identify the correct Logic Gate for the following output (Y) of two inputs A and B.
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsLogic GatesTiming Diagrams and Waveform Analysis
MediumDiagram based · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q50A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen has volume , temperature 300 K, pressure 100 kPa and mass 0.76 g. The ratio of number of moles of hydrogen to number of moles of oxygen in the mixture will be : [Take gas constant…
Kinetic TheoryIdeal Gas LawsIdeal Gas Equation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q51In a carnot engine, the temperature of reservoir is C and that of sink is 200 K. If the workdone by the engine when it transfers heat from reservior to sink is 12000 kJ, the quantity of heat absorbed by the engine from reservoir is __________…
ThermodynamicsSecond Law and EntropyCarnot Engine Efficiency
EasyNumerical valueNew idea
- Q52A 220 V, 50 Hz AC source is connected to a 25 V, 5 W lamp and an additional resistance R in series (as shown in figure) to run the lamp at its peak brightness, then the value of R (in ohm) will be __________.
Alternating CurrentPhasor DiagramsPurely Resistive Phasor Diagram
MediumNumerical value · figureNew idea
- Q53In Young’s double slit experiment the two slits are 0.6 mm distance apart. Interference pattern is observed on a screen at a distance 80 cm from the slits. The first dark fringe is observed on the screen directly opposite to one of the slits. The wavelength…
Wave OpticsYoung's Double SlitPosition of nth Maximum and Minimum
MediumNumerical valueNew idea
- Q54A beam of monochromatic light is used to excite the electron in from the first orbit to the third orbit. The wavelength of monochromatic light is found to be m. The value of is __________. [Given hc eV nm]
AtomsBohr's Atomic ModelEnergy Level Calculations
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q55A cell, shunted by a resistance, is balanced across a potentiometer wire of length 3 m. The balancing length is 2 m when the cell is shunted by resistance. The value of internal resistance of the cell will be __________ .
Current ElectricityPotentiometerInternal Resistance Measurement
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q56
- Q57A capacitor of capacitance 50 pF is charged by 100 V source. It is then connected to another uncharged identical capacitor. Electrostatic energy loss in the process is __________ nJ.
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitanceParallel Plate CapacitorsCharge Sharing and Heat Loss
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q58
- Q59The area of cross-section of a large tank is . It has a narrow opening near the bottom having area of cross-section . A load of 25 kg is applied on the water at the top in the tank. Neglecting the speed of water in the…
Mechanical Properties of FluidsFluid DynamicsTorricelli's Law of Efflux
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q60A pendulum of length 2 m consists of a wooden bob of mass 50 g. A bullet of mass 75 g is fired towards the stationary bob with a speed . The bullet emerges out of the bob with a speed and the bob just completes the vertical circle. The value…
Work, Energy and PowerCollisionsBallistic Pendulum
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
Chemistry30 questions
14 easy14 medium2 hard
- Q61Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : At 10°C, the density of a 5 M solution of KCl [atomic masses of K & Cl are 39 & 35.5 g mol respectively], is ‘x’ g ml.…
SolutionsMole ConceptMolality Calculation
EasyAssertion–reasonIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q62Based upon VSEPR theory, match the shape (geometry) of the molecules in List-I with the molecules in List - II and select the most appropriate option. List - I (Shape) (A) T-shaped (B) Trigonal planar (C) Square planar (D) See-saw List - II (Molecules) (I)…
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureVSEPR TheoryT-Shaped Geometry (SN=5, 2 LP)
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q63
- Q64Match List - I with List - II. List - I (A) Lyophilic colloid (B) Emulsion (C) Positively charged colloid (D) Negatively charged colloid List - II (I) Liquid-liquid colloid (II) Protective colloid (III) + NaOH (IV) + hot…
Surface ChemistryColloidsColloid Classification by State
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q65Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : The ionic radii of and are same. Reason (R) : Both and are…
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesPeriodic TrendsIsoelectronic Species Radii Comparison
EasyAssertion–reasonIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q66Match List - I with List - II. List - I (A) Concentration of gold ore (B) Leaching of alumina (C) Froth stabiliser (D) Blister copper List - II (I) Aniline (II) NaOH (III) (IV) NaCN Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of ElementsMetallurgical ExtractionMacArthur-Forrest Cyanide Process
MediumMatch the listIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q67Addition of to produces :
HydrogenHydrogen and HydridesH2O2 Preparation from Barium Peroxide
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q68reacts with to give :
The s-Block Elementss-Block ElementsNature of s-Block Hydrides
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q69Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Si-Compounds) (A) (B) (C) (D) List - II (Si-Polymeric/Other Products) (I) Chain Silicone (II) Dimeric Silicone…
The p-Block ElementsGroup 13 & 14Silicones and Zeolites
EasyMatch the listIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q70Heating white phosphorus with conc. NaOH solution gives mainly :
The p-Block ElementsGroup 15 & 16Preparation of Phosphine
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 2 years
- Q71Which of the following will have maximum stabilization due to crystal field ?
Coordination CompoundsCrystal Field TheoryCFSE Calculation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q72Given below are two Statements : Statement I : Classical smog occurs in cool humid climate. It is a reducing mixture of smoke, fog and sulphur dioxide. Statement II : Photochemical smog has components, ozone, nitric oxide, acrolein, formaldehyde, PAN etc. In…
Environmental ChemistryClassical vs Photochemical Smog
EasyTwo statementsIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q73
- Q74‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively are : A Ethane-1,2-dicarbaldehyde + Glyoxal/Oxaldehyde B 5-oxohexanal
HydrocarbonsAlkenes and AlkynesReductive Ozonolysis Products
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 7 yearsAsked the year before
- Q75The major product of the following reaction is : [figure: reactant drawn as a benzene ring with a substituent F ortho to a side chain and para to it; the side chain is a zigzag carbon chain whose carbon attached to the ring bears I on a bold…
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesSN1 and SN2 MechanismsSN2 Transition State
MediumDiagram based · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q76Which of the following reactions will yield benzaldehyde as a product ? (A) [figure: benzene ring bearing COOH] (B) [figure: benzene ring bearing ]…
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesRosenmund Reduction
MediumOther · figureIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q77Given below are two statements : Statement - I : In Hofmann degradation reaction, the migration of only an alkyl group takes place from carbonyl carbon of the amide to the nitrogen atom. Statement - II : The group is migrated in Hofmann degradation reaction…
AminesHofmann Bromamide Degradation
MediumTwo statementsIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q78Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Polymer) (A) Bakelite (B) Glyptal (C) PVC (D) Polystyrene List - II (Used in) (I) Radio and television cabinets (II) Electrical switches (III) Paints and Lacquers (IV) Water pipes Choose the correct answer from the…
PolymersCommon Addition Polymers
EasyMatch the listNew idea
- Q79L-isomer of a compound ‘A’ () gives a positive test with . Treatment of ‘A’ with acetic anhydride yields triacetate derivative. Compound ‘A’ produces an optically active compound (B) and an optically inactive…
BiomoleculesCarbohydratesSelective Oxidation of Monosaccharides
HardDiagram based · figureNew ideaIdea asked in 3 years
- Q80
- Q81
- Q82
- Q832 g of a non-volatile non-electrolyte solute is disolved in 200 g of two different solvents A and B whose ebullioscopic constants are in the ratio of 1 : 8. The elevation in boiling points of A and B are in the ratio (). The value of …
SolutionsColligative PropertiesBoiling Point Elevation
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q84In an experiment, 2.0 moles of NOCl was placed in a one-litre flask and the concentration of NO after equilibrium established, was found to be 0.4 mol/L. The equilibrium constant at 30°C is __________…
EquilibriumChemical EquilibriumICE Table Construction
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q85
- Q86The rate constant for a first order reaction is given by the following equation : The Activation energy for the reaction is given by __________ kJ mol. (In Nearest integer) (Given : R = 8.3 J…
Chemical KineticsArrhenius EquationActivation Energy Calculation
EasyNumerical valueIdea asked in 3 yearsAsked the year before
- Q87The number of statement(s) correct from the following for Copper (at. no. 29) is/are __________. (A) Cu(II) complexes are always paramagnetic (B) Cu(I) complexes are generally colourless (C) Cu(I) is easily oxidized (D) In Fehling solution, the active…
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsAqueous Stability of Cu+ vs Cu2+
MediumNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 2 years
- Q88Acidified potassium permanganate solution oxidises oxalic acid. The spin-only magnetic moment of the mangenese product formed from the above reaction is __________ B.M. (Nearest Integer)
The d- and f-Block Elementsd-Block ElementsSpin-only Magnetism
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q89
- Q90
Maths30 questions
3 easy22 medium5 hard
- Q1
- Q2Let the system of linear equations , , be inconsistent. Then is equal to :
DeterminantsCramer's RuleCondition for No Solution
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q3If , , , where a, b, c are in A.P. and , , , , then :
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPInfinite GP Sum
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q4
- Q5Let a be an integer such that exists, where is greatest integer . Then a is equal to :
Limits and DerivativesContinuity and DifferentiabilityContinuity involving GIF and Fractional Part
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q6The number of distinct real roots of is :
Application of DerivativesMaxima and MinimaAnalyzing Polynomial Roots via Extrema
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q7The lengths of the sides of a triangle are , and . If for , the area of the triangle is maximum, then is equal to :
Application of DerivativesMaxima and MinimaOptimization Problems
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q8If , , then :
Continuity and DifferentiabilityChain RuleSecond Order Implicit Chain Rule
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q9
- Q10The value of the integral is equal to :
IntegralsDefinite Integral PropertiesSymmetric Limits with Exponential Denominator Trick
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 5 yearsAsked the year before
- Q11If , , , then is equal to :
Differential EquationsVariable Separable FormExponential Sum/Difference Separation
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q12In an isosceles triangle ABC, the vertex A is and the equation of the base BC is . Let the point B lie on the line . If is the centroid of ABC, then is equal to :
Straight LinesStraight Line DistanceFoot of the perpendicular
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 2 yearsAsked the year before
- Q13Let the eccentricity of an ellipse , , be . If this ellipse passes through the point , then is equal to :
Conic SectionsEllipse EccentricityEccentricity calculation
EasySingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q14
- Q15Let and . Then the number of vectors such that and is :
Vector AlgebraCross ProductSolving Vector Equations with Cross Products
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 6 yearsAsked the year before
- Q16Five numbers are randomly selected from the numbers and are arranged in the increasing order . The probability that and is :
ProbabilityPermutations and CombinationsCombinations of Distinct Objects
MediumSingle correctIdea asked in 8 yearsAsked the year before
- Q17
- Q18The value of is equal to :
Trigonometric FunctionsTrigonometric IdentitiesTrigonometric Sums via Roots of Unity
MediumSingle correctNew idea
- Q19
- Q20
- Q21Let be a function defined by . Then is equal to ____________.
MediumNumerical value
- Q22If the sum of all the roots of the equation is , then p is equal to ____________.
Complex Numbers and Quadratic EquationsQuadratic RootsExponential Reducible to Quadratic
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
- Q23The positive value of the determinant of the matrix A, whose , is ____________.
DeterminantsMatrix InverseInverse Relation to Double Adjoint
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 6 years
- Q24
- Q25
- Q26Let and . If , then k is equal to :
Application of IntegralsArea Under CurvesArea of Inequalities
HardNumerical valueIdea asked in 8 yearsAsked the year before
- Q27If the sum of the first ten terms of the series is , where m and n are co-prime numbers, then is equal to ____________.
Sequences and SeriesAP and GPMethod of Differences (Vn Method)
HardNumerical valueNew ideaIdea asked in 5 years
- Q28
- Q29
- Q30Let the mirror image of the point with respect to the plane be . If , then is equal to ____________.
Three Dimensional GeometryPoint-Plane DistanceImage of a Point
MediumNumerical valueIdea asked in 4 yearsAsked the year before
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.