JEE Main Physics · Laws of Motion

Circular Motion in JEE Main

Name: Circular Motion: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Circular Motion (Physics, Laws of Motion) came 14 times in 14 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 9 distinct ideas. 6 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions: 14; in 14 shifts
Ideas asked: 9; 3 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 0; 0% of its questions
Pattern: Asked most years; last asked 2026

Questions each year

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format

Easy 8Medium 6Hard 0

Format

Single correct12 Q
Two statements1 Q
Diagram based1 Q

Ideas inside the topic

9 ideas

Angular and Linear Kinematics3 Q
Spring-Mass in Circular Motion3 Q
Centripetal Acceleration2 Q
Bead on a Rotating Hoop1 Q
Breaking Tension Limits1 Q
Coin Slipping on a Rotating Disc1 Q
Friction on Unbanked Flat Curves1 Q
Pendulum in an Accelerating Turning Vehicle1 Q
Coin on a Rotating Turntable1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Laws of Motion, which had 39 questions in all. Circular Motion accounts for 36% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Mechanics.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Motion in a Plane, System of Particles and Rotational Motion.

Every question

All 14 Circular Motion questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

2 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q31A particle is rotating in a circular path and at any instant its motion can be described as $\theta=\frac{5t^4}{40}-\frac{t^3}{3}$ . The…EasySingle correct
5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q30A wheel initially at rest is subjected to a uniform angular acceleration about its axis. In the first 2 s it rotates through an angle…EasySingle correct
8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q28A car moving with a speed of 54 km/h takes a turn of radius 20 m. A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the car. Determine…EasySingle correct
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 $x$ …EasySingle correct
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
31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q33A coin is placed on a disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is $\mu$ . If the distance of the coin from the…EasySingle correct
6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q48A small block of mass 100 g is tied to a spring of spring constant 7.5 N/m and length 20 cm. The other end of spring is fixed at a…MediumSingle correct
11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q48A coin placed on a rotating table just slips when it is placed at a distance of 1 cm from the center. If the angular velocity of the table…EasySingle correct
13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q34A vehicle of mass $200$ kg is moving along a levelled curved road of radius $70$ m with angular velocity of $0.2$ rad/s. The centripetal…EasySingle correct
24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q37A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of a 2 m long string and whirls it around in a horizontal plane. The string can withstand the…MediumSingle correct
16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q15Statement I : A cyclist is moving on an unbanked road with a speed of 7 $\mathrm{kmh^{-1}}$ and takes a sharp circular turn along a path…MediumTwo statements
8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q2A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light spring having force constant k and unstretched length $l$ . The other end is fixed. The…MediumSingle correct
9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q6A spring mass system (mass $m$ , spring constant $k$ and natural length $l$ ) rests in equilibrium on a horizontal disc. The free end of the…MediumSingle correct
2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q4A bead of mass $m$ stays at point $P(a, b)$ on a wire bent in the shape of a parabola $y=4Cx^{2}$ and rotating with angular speed $\omega$ …MediumDiagram basedHas a figure