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JEE Main 2 April 2025, Shift 2, Physics Q30

Question 30 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 5 of 25, Section A.

A sportsman runs around a circular track of radius

r

such that he traverses the path ABAB. The distance travelled and displacement, respectively, are

The figure, in words

Circle of radius r with centre marked; point A at the left end and point B at the right end of a horizontal diameter; radius r drawn from the centre.

(1) $3\pi r, \pi r$
(2) $3\pi r, 2r$ Official answer
(3) $\pi r, 3r$
(4) $2r, 3\pi r$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Motion in a Straight Line
Topic: Kinematics in 1D
Idea tested: Distance and Displacement Distinction

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 2× in all

11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q47From the $v$ - $t$ graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion is:MediumDiagram basedHas a figure

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.