JEE Main Physics · Laws of Motion

Friction in JEE Main

Name: Friction: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Friction (Physics, Laws of Motion) came 10 times in 10 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 8 distinct ideas. 8 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions: 10; in 10 shifts
Ideas asked: 8; 2 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 2; 20% 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 3Medium 7Hard 0

Format

Single correct8 Q
Numerical value2 Q

Ideas inside the topic

8 ideas

Friction on Inclines2 Q
Motion Down a Rough Incline2 Q
Friction on a Banked Road1 Q
Equilibrium in a Hemispherical Bowl1 Q
Rotor / Death Well Friction1 Q
Partially Rough Incline1 Q
Pushing vs Pulling Analysis1 Q
Stopping Distance with Friction1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Laws of Motion, which had 39 questions in all. Friction accounts for 26% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Mechanics.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Work, Energy and Power.

Every question

All 10 Friction questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q27A 0.5 kg mass is in contact against the inner wall of a cylindrical drum of radius 4 m rotating about its vertical axis. The minimum…EasySingle correct
4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q28The time taken by a block of mass $m$ to slide down from the highest point to the lowest point on a rough inclined plane is $50\ \%$ more…MediumSingle correct
6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q46A block takes $t$ time to slide down a plane inclined at $45^\circ$ to the horizontal. If the surface is made smooth (frictionless), the…MediumNumerical value
4 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q44A block of mass 25 kg is pulled along a horizontal surface by a force at an angle $45^\circ$ with the horizontal. The friction coefficient…MediumSingle correct
7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q30A cubic block of mass m is sliding down on an inclined plane at $60^\circ$ with an acceleration of $\frac{g}{2}$ , the value of coefficient…EasySingle correct
6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q31A car of 800 kg is taking turn on a banked road of radius 300 m and angle of banking $30^\circ$ . If coefficient of static friction is 0.2…MediumSingle correct
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q34A block of mass $m$ is placed on a surface having vertical crossection given by $y = x^2 / 4$ . If coefficient of friction is 0.5, the…MediumSingle correct
31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q34In the given arrangement of a doubly inclined plane two blocks of masses $M$ and $m$ are placed. The blocks are connected by a light…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q36A block of mass 10 kg starts sliding on a surface with an initial velocity of $9.8\ \mathrm{ms^{-1}}$ . The coefficient of friction between…EasySingle correct
2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q21A small block starts slipping down from a point B on an inclined plane AB, which is making an angle $\theta$ with the horizontal section…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure