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JEE Main Physics · Class 11

Motion in a Plane: JEE Main previous year questions

Motion in a Plane had 40 questions in the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, about 0.8 a shift, asked in 31 of 42 shifts. It ranks 12 of 29 Physics chapters by questions; 8% of its questions were hard.

Questions
40
in 31 of 42 shifts
A shift, on average
0.8
of 25 Physics questions
Since 2024
+0.0
0.8 a shift in 2017–23, 0.8 in 2024–26
Numerical answer
13
33% 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
06120’174’205’215’224’2311’246’255’26

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
  • 2017
  • 20204
  • 20215
  • 20225
  • 20234
  • 202411
  • 20256
  • 20265
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

Inside the chapter

Topics and the ideas that repeat

7 topics and 20 distinct ideas; 6 ideas were asked more than once. Most questions are single correct and calculation.

Topics, by questions

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

Ideas asked most
6 repeat

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Motion in a Plane: the interactive lesson

Every question

All 40 Motion in a Plane questions

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

2026 5 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q28The velocity of a particle is given as v⃗=−xi^+2yj^−zk^\vec v=-x\hat i+2y\hat j-z\hat k m/s. The magnitude of acceleration at point (1,2,4)(1, 2, 4) is…MediumSingle correct
  2. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q31The two projectiles are projected with the same initial velocities at the 15∘15^\circ and 30∘30^\circ with respect to the horizontal. The…EasySingle correct
  3. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q29If xx and yy coordinates of a projectile as a function of time (tt) are given as 24t24t and 43.6t−4.9t243.6t-4.9t^2, respectively, then the angle…EasySingle correct
  4. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q47A gun mounted on the ground fires bullets in all directions with same speed. The farthest distance the bullets could reach is 6.4 m. The…EasyNumerical value
  5. 8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q31Two identical bodies, projected with the same speed at two different angles cover the same horizontal range RR. If the time of flight of…MediumSingle correct

2025 6 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q29A river is flowing from west to east direction with speed of 9 km h−19\ \mathrm{km\,h^{-1}}. If a boat capable of moving at a maximum speed of…EasySingle correct
  2. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q29The angle of projection of a particle is measured from the vertical axis as ϕ\phi and the maximum height reached by the particle is…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q27A particle is projected with velocity uu so that its horizontal range is three times the maximum height attained by it. The horizontal…MediumSingle correct
  4. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q31Two projectiles are fired from ground with same initial speeds from same point at angles (45∘+α)(45^\circ + \alpha) and (45∘−α)(45^\circ - \alpha)…MediumSingle correct
  5. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q29A helicopter flying horizontally with a speed of 360 km/h at an altitude of 2 km, drops an object at an instant. The object hits the…EasySingle correct
  6. 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q30Two balls with same mass and initial velocity, are projected at different angles in such a way that maximum height reached by first ball…MediumSingle correct

2024 11 questions

  1. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q32A clock has 75 cm, 60 cm long second hand and minute hand respectively. In 30 minutes duration the tip of second hand will travel xx…EasySingle correct
  2. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q51Three vectors OP→\overrightarrow{OP}, OQ→\overrightarrow{OQ} and OR→\overrightarrow{OR} each of magnitude AA are acting as shown in figure.…EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
  3. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q51If a⃗\vec{a} and b⃗\vec{b} makes an angle cos⁡−1(59)\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{9}\right) with each other, then…MediumNumerical value
  4. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q59The resultant of two vectors A⃗\vec{A} and B⃗\vec{B} is perpendicular to A⃗\vec{A} and its magnitude is half that of B⃗\vec{B}. The angle…MediumNumerical value
  5. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q33If the radius of curvature of the path of two particles of same mass are in the ratio 3:4, then in order to have constant centripetal…EasySingle correct
  6. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q51A ball rolls off the top of a stairway with horizontal velocity uu. The steps are 0.1 m high and 0.1 m wide. The minimum velocity uu…MediumNumerical value
  7. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q32Projectiles A and B are thrown at angles of 45∘45^\circ and 60∘60^\circ with vertical respectively from top of a 400 m high tower. If their…HardSingle correct
  8. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q51A vector has magnitude same as that of A⃗=3i^+4j^\vec{A} = 3\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} and is parallel to B⃗=4i^+3j^\vec{B} = 4\hat{i} + 3\hat{j}. The xx and yy…EasyNumerical value
  9. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q51A body starts falling freely from height HH hits an inclined plane in its path at height hh. As a result of this perfectly elastic…HardNumerical value
  10. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q32If two vectors A⃗\vec{A} and B⃗\vec{B} having equal magnitude RR are inclined at an angle θ\theta, thenEasySingle correct
  11. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q51A body of mass 'mm' is projected with a speed 'uu' making an angle of 45∘45^\circ with the ground. The angular momentum of the body about…MediumNumerical value

2023 4 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q39A particle is moving with constant speed in a circular path. When the particle turns by an angle 90∘90^\circ, the ratio of instantaneous…MediumSingle correct
  2. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q47Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : When a body is…EasyAssertion–reason
  3. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q39The trajectory of projectile, projected from the ground is given by y=x−x220y = x - \frac{x^2}{20}. Where xx and yy are measured in meter. The…MediumSingle correct
  4. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q60A projectile fired at 30∘30^\circ to the ground is observed to be at same height at time 3s and 5s after projection, during its flight. The…MediumNumerical value

2022 5 questions

  1. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q33A person moved from A to B on a circular path as shown in figure. If the distance travelled by him is 6060 m, then the magnitude of…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q32A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of 9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any…EasySingle correct
  3. 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q51If the projection of 2i^+4j^−2k^2\hat{i}+4\hat{j}-2\hat{k} on i^+2j^+αk^\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+\alpha\hat{k} is zero. Then, the value of α\alpha will be…EasyNumerical value
  4. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q35A projectile is projected with velocity of 25 m/s at an angle θ\theta with the horizontal. After t seconds its inclination with…HardSingle correct
  5. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q43Two vectors A⃗\vec{A} and B⃗\vec{B} have equal magnitudes. If magnitude of A⃗+B⃗\vec{A} + \vec{B} is equal to two times the magnitude of…EasySingle correct

2021 5 questions

  1. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q8A projectile is thrown with initial velocity of (3i^+4j^) m/s(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})\ \mathrm{m/s}. Here 'i^\hat{i}' is along the horizontal direction…MediumSingle correct
  2. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q17Match List I with List II. List I: (a) C⃗−A⃗−B⃗=0\vec{C}-\vec{A}-\vec{B}=0 (b) A⃗−C⃗−B⃗=0\vec{A}-\vec{C}-\vec{B}=0 (c) B⃗−A⃗−C⃗=0\vec{B}-\vec{A}-\vec{C}=0 (d)…MediumMatch the listHas a figure
  3. 16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q16A mosquito is moving with a velocity v⃗=0.5 t2i^+3tj^+9k^\vec{v}=0.5\,t^2\hat{i}+3t\hat{j}+9\hat{k} m/s and accelerating in uniform conditions. What will be…MediumSingle correct
  4. 16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q22A swimmer can swim with velocity of 12 km/h in still water. Water flowing in a river has velocity 6 km/h. The direction with respect to…EasyNumerical value
  5. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q27A person is swimming with a speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 120° with the flow and reaches to a point directly opposite on the other side…EasyNumerical value

2020 4 questions

  1. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q21A particle is moving along the xx-axis with its coordinate with time 't' given by x(t)=10+8t−3t2x(t) = 10+8t-3t^2. Another particle is moving along…MediumNumerical value
  2. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q2A particle starts from the origin at t=0t=0 with an initial velocity of 3.0 i^3.0\,\hat{i} m/s and moves in the xx-yy plane with a constant…EasySingle correct
  3. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q4A particle of mass mm is projected with a speed uu from the ground at an angle θ=π3\theta = \frac{\pi}{3} w.r.t. horizontal (xx-axis).…MediumSingle correct
  4. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q2When a car is at rest, its driver sees rain drops falling on it vertically. When driving the car with speed vv, he sees that rain drops…MediumSingle correct

Pattern: Asked most years.