JEE Main Physics · Motion in a Plane

Kinematics in 2D in JEE Main

Name: Kinematics in 2D: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Kinematics in 2D (Physics, Motion in a Plane) came 7 times in 7 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 6 distinct ideas. 3 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2024.

Questions: 7; in 7 shifts
Ideas asked: 6; 1 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 4; 57% of its questions
Pattern: Comes in cycles; last asked 2024

Questions each year

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format

Easy 3Medium 3Hard 1

Format

Numerical value4 Q
Single correct3 Q

Ideas inside the topic

6 ideas

Vector Component Resolution2 Q
Vector Calculus for 2D Kinematics1 Q
Uniform Circular Motion1 Q
Horizontal Strike on an Incline1 Q
Independence of Axes1 Q
Relative Velocity Vector Subtraction1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Motion in a Plane, which had 40 questions in all. Kinematics in 2D accounts for 18% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Mechanics.

Every question

All 7 Kinematics in 2D questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q51Three vectors $\overrightarrow{OP}$ , $\overrightarrow{OQ}$ and $\overrightarrow{OR}$ each of magnitude $A$ are acting as shown in figure.…EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q51A vector has magnitude same as that of $\vec{A} = 3\hat{i} + 4\hat{j}$ and is parallel to $\vec{B} = 4\hat{i} + 3\hat{j}$ . The $x$ and $y$ …EasyNumerical value
31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q51A body starts falling freely from height $H$ hits an inclined plane in its path at height $h$ . As a result of this perfectly elastic…HardNumerical value
6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q39A particle is moving with constant speed in a circular path. When the particle turns by an angle $90^\circ$ , the ratio of instantaneous…MediumSingle correct
16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q16A mosquito is moving with a velocity $\vec{v}=0.5\,t^2\hat{i}+3t\hat{j}+9\hat{k}$ m/s and accelerating in uniform conditions. What will be…MediumSingle correct
8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q21A particle is moving along the $x$ -axis with its coordinate with time 't' given by $x(t) = 10+8t-3t^2$ . Another particle is moving along…MediumNumerical value
9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q2A particle starts from the origin at $t=0$ with an initial velocity of $3.0\,\hat{i}$ m/s and moves in the $x$ - $y$ plane with a constant…EasySingle correct