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JEE Main Chemistry · Class 11

The s-Block Elements: JEE Main previous year questions

The s-Block Elements had 19 questions in the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, about 0.6 a shift, asked in 18 of 42 shifts. It ranks 20 of 30 Chemistry chapters by questions; 16% of its questions were hard.

Questions
19
in 18 of 42 shifts
A shift, on average
0.6
of 25 Chemistry questions
Since 2024
-0.8
0.9 a shift in 2017–23, 0.1 in 2024–26
Numerical answer
1
5% 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
0241’174’204’214’224’232’240’250’26

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
  • 20204
  • 20214
  • 20224
  • 20234
  • 20242
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

Inside the chapter

Topics and the ideas that repeat

2 topics and 13 distinct ideas; 3 ideas were asked more than once. Most questions are single correct and recall.

Topics, by questions

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

Ideas asked most
3 repeat

Every question

All 19 The s-Block Elements questions

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

2024 2 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q66Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Alkali Metal) (A) Li (B) Na (C) Rb (D) Cs List - II (Emission Wavelength in nm) (I) 589.2 (II)…HardMatch the list
  2. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q90Number of metal ions characterized by flame test among the following is ________.…MediumNumerical value

2023 4 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q68The setting time of Cement is increased by addingEasySingle correct
  2. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q67Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A : Sodium is about 30…MediumAssertion–reason
  3. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q67Match List-I with List-II: List-I | List-II A. K | I. Thermonuclear reactions B. KCl | II. Fertilizer C. KOH | III. Sodium potassium pump…MediumMatch the list
  4. 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q67Better method for preparation of BeF2\mathrm{BeF_2}, among the following isHardSingle correct

2022 4 questions

  1. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q69Choose the correct order of density of the alkali metals :EasySingle correct
  2. 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q68Which of the following statement is incorrect ?MediumSingle correct
  3. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q69Which of the following statements are correct ? (A) Both LiCl and MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl_2} are soluble in ethanol. (B) The oxides…MediumOther
  4. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q69Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Metal) (A) Li (B) Na (C) Rb (D) Cs List - II (Emitted light wavelength (nm)) (I) 670.8 (II) 589.2…HardMatch the list

2021 4 questions

  1. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q33The correct order of the basic character for the following metal hydroxides isMediumSingle correct
  2. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q36A white solid (X) on heating forms a solid (Y) and a gas (Z). Another solid (B) forms (X) by reacting with (Z). (Y) can be converted into…MediumSingle correct
  3. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q36Given below are two statements : Statement I : None of the alkaline earth metal hydroxides dissolve in alkali. Statement II : Solubility…MediumTwo statements
  4. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q37Match List - I with List - II : List - I (a) Ca(OCl)2\mathrm{Ca(OCl)_2} (b) CaSO4⋅12H2O\mathrm{CaSO_4\cdot\frac{1}{2}H_2O} (c) CaO (d) CaCO3\mathrm{CaCO_3}…EasyMatch the list

2020 4 questions

  1. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q34When gypsum is heated to 393 K, it forms :EasySingle correct
  2. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q34Among the statements (a)-(d), the correct ones are : (a) Lithium has the highest hydration enthalpy among the alkali metals. (b) Lithium…MediumOther
  3. 2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q34The metal mainly used in devising photoelectric cells is :EasySingle correct
  4. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q35Match the following compounds (Column-I) with their uses (Column-II) : Column - I / Column - II (I) Ca(OH)2\mathrm{Ca(OH)_2} (A) casts of…EasyMatch the list

2017 1 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q41Both lithium and magnesium display several similar properties due to the diagonal relationship; however, the one which is incorrect, is :MediumSingle correct

Pattern: Asked most years.