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JEE Main 2026 · PhysicsMultiple choiceDiagram basedMediumCalculation

JEE Main 5 April 2026, Shift 1, Physics Q38

Question 38 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 13 of 25, Section A.

Refer to the figure given below, current between terminals AA and BB is ________ A.

The figure, in words

Between terminals A (left) and B (right) are four parallel rows. Rows 1-3 each contain three 5 V cells (+ terminal on the left) alternating with three 3 ohm resistors in series (cell, resistor, cell, resistor, cell, resistor). Row 4 has three 3 ohm resistors in series with no cells.
  1. (1)12.5
  2. (2)1.25Official answer
  3. (3)7.5
  4. (4)5

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter
Current Electricity
Topic
Kirchhoff's Laws
Idea tested
Parallel Combination of Cells

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 3× in all
  1. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q49Two cells of emfs 1 V and 2 V and internal resistance 2 Ω\Omega and 1 Ω\Omega, respectively connected in parallel, gave a current of 1 A…MediumNumerical value
  2. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q33Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance…MediumSingle correct

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.