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JEE Main Physics · Class 12

Magnetism and Matter: JEE Main previous year questions

Magnetism and Matter had 18 questions in the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, about 0.4 a shift, asked in 17 of 42 shifts. It ranks 28 of 29 Physics chapters by questions; 6% of its questions were hard.

Questions
18
in 17 of 42 shifts
A shift, on average
0.4
of 25 Physics questions
Since 2024
-0.1
0.5 a shift in 2017–23, 0.4 in 2024–26
Numerical answer
4
22% of its questions

Year by year

How often it came

Questions in the analysed shifts of each year. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so read the bars with the shift count.

Questions each year
0241’171’202’212’222’234’244’252’26

2017: 1 shifts · 2020: 4 shifts · 2021: 4 shifts · 2022: 4 shifts · 2023: 4 shifts · 2024: 8 shifts · 2025: 8 shifts · 2026: 9 shifts

Difficulty by year
  • 20171
  • 20201
  • 20212
  • 20222
  • 20232
  • 20244
  • 20254
  • 20262
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

Inside the chapter

Topics and the ideas that repeat

3 topics and 7 distinct ideas; 2 ideas were asked more than once. Most questions are single correct and calculation.

Topics, by questions

10 questions had no close topic in our taxonomy and are counted for the chapter only.

Ideas asked most
2 repeat

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Magnetism and Matter: the interactive lesson

Every question

All 18 Magnetism and Matter questions

Newest first. Each opens with its options and the official answer.

2026 2 questions

  1. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q39A solenoid has a core made of material with relative permeability 400. The magnetic field produced in the interior of solenoid is 1.0 T.…EasySingle correct
  2. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q48Two identical small bar magnets each of dipole moment 353\sqrt5 J/T are placed at a center to center separation of 10 cm, with their axes…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure

2025 4 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q36The relationship between the magnetic susceptibility (χ\chi) and the magnetic permeability (μ\mu) is given by : (μ0\mu_0 is the…EasySingle correct
  2. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q36A magnetic dipole experiences a torque of 80380\sqrt{3} N m when placed in uniform magnetic field in such a way that dipole moment makes…EasySingle correct
  3. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q39The percentage increase in magnetic field (B) when space within a current carrying solenoid is filled with magnesium (magnetic…MediumSingle correct
  4. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q36Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Magnetic…EasyAssertion–reason

2024 4 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q35Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Y vs X) (A) Y = magnetic susceptibility, X = magnetising field (B) Y = magnetic field, X = distance…MediumMatch the listHas a figure
  2. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q41Paramagnetic substances: A. align themselves along the directions of external magnetic field. B. attract strongly towards external…MediumOther
  3. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q54A straight magnetic strip has a magnetic moment of 44 Am244\ \mathrm{Am^2}. If the strip is bent in a semicircular shape, its magnetic moment…EasyNumerical value
  4. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q57The magnetic potential due to a magnetic dipole at a point on its axis situated at a distance of 20 cm from its center is…EasyNumerical value

2023 2 questions

  1. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q49Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A : Electromagnets are made…EasyAssertion–reason
  2. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q38The free space inside a current carrying toroid is filled with a material of susceptibility 2×10−22 \times 10^{-2}. The percentage increase in…EasySingle correct

2022 2 questions

  1. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q49The magnetic moment of an electron (e) revolving in an orbit around nucleus with an orbital angular momentum is given by :EasySingle correct
  2. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q45At a certain place the angle of dip is 30∘30^\circ and the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 0.5 G. The earth's total…EasySingle correct

2021 2 questions

  1. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q13A magnetic needle of length 12 cm, suspended at its middle point by a thread, stays at an angle of 45∘45^\circ with the horizontal. If the…HardSingle correct
  2. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q30The value of aluminium susceptibility is 2.2×10−52.2\times10^{-5}. The percentage increase in the magnetic field if space within a current…EasyNumerical value

2020 1 questions

  1. 2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q14Magnetic materials used for making permanent magnets (P) and magnets in a transformer (T) have different properties of the following,…EasySingle correct

2017 1 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q18A magnetic needle of magnetic moment 6.7×10−2 Am26.7\times10^{-2}\ \mathrm{Am^2} and moment of inertia 7.5×10−6 kg m27.5\times10^{-6}\ \mathrm{kg\,m^2} is…EasySingle correct

Pattern: Asked most years.