JEE Main Physics · Current Electricity

Kirchhoff's Laws in JEE Main

Name: Kirchhoff's Laws: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Kirchhoff's Laws (Physics, Current Electricity) came 29 times in 27 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 18 distinct ideas. 19 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions: 29; in 27 shifts
Ideas asked: 18; 5 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 17; 59% 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 20Hard 1

Format

Numerical value17 Q
Single correct8 Q
Diagram based4 Q

Ideas inside the topic

18 ideas

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)6 Q
Parallel Combination of Cells3 Q
Cell EMF and Internal Resistance3 Q
Steady-State Analysis of DC RC Circuits2 Q
Millman's Theorem for Node Voltage2 Q
Voltmeter Loading Effect1 Q
Voltage Division Rule1 Q
Voltage Divider Rule1 Q
Circuit Symmetry Analysis1 Q
Short Circuits and Equipotential Nodes1 Q
Nodal Analysis Technique1 Q
Ammeter Voltage Drop Error1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Current Electricity, which had 65 questions in all. Kirchhoff's Laws accounts for 45% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Current Electricity.

Every question

All 29 Kirchhoff's Laws questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q38Two resistors of 200 $\Omega$ and 400 $\Omega$ are connected in series with a battery of 100 V. A bulb rated at 200 V, 100 W is connected…MediumSingle correct
4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q43The voltage and the current between $A$ and $B$ points shown in the circuit are ______.MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q34Refer to the figure given below. The values of $I_1$ , $I_2$ and $I_3$ are ________.MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q38Refer to the figure given below, current between terminals $A$ and $B$ is ________ A.MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q49When an external resistance of 5 $\Omega$ is connected across terminals of a cell, a current of 0.25 A flows through it. When the 5…EasyNumerical value
6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q46Refer to the circuit diagram given below. The heat generated across the $6\ \Omega$ resistance in 100 second is $\frac{\alpha}{100}$ J.…HardNumerical valueHas a figure
6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q49Two cells of emfs 1 V and 2 V and internal resistance 2 $\Omega$ and 1 $\Omega$ , respectively connected in parallel, gave a current of 1 A…MediumNumerical value
8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q49The stored charge in the capacitor in steady state of the following circuit is ________ $\mu$ C.MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q49In the figure shown below, a resistance of $150.4\ \Omega$ is connected in series to an ammeter A of resistance $240\ \Omega$ . A shunt…EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q48Two cells of emfs 1 V and 2 V and internal resistances $2\ \Omega$ and $1\ \Omega$ , respectively, are connected in series with an external…MediumNumerical value
6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q53In the given figure an ammeter $A$ consists of a $240\ \Omega$ coil connected in parallel to a $10\ \Omega$ shunt. The reading of the…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q40In the given circuit, the terminal potential difference of the cell is :EasySingle correctHas a figure
9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q41The equivalent resistance between A and B is :MediumSingle correctHas a figure
9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q56The current flowing through the $1\ \Omega$ resistor is $\frac{n}{10}$ A. The value of n is ________.MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q43The effective resistance between $A$ and $B$ , if resistance of each resistor is $R$ , will be :MediumSingle correctHas a figure
29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q56A $16\,\Omega$ wire is bend to form a square loop. A 9V battery with internal resistance $1\,\Omega$ is connected across one of its sides.…MediumNumerical value
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q56Two resistance of $100\ \Omega$ and $200\ \Omega$ are connected in series with a battery of $4\ V$ and negligible internal resistance . A…MediumNumerical value
31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q56Equivalent resistance of the following network is ________ $\Omega$ .MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q56In the following circuit, the battery has an emf of 2V and an internal resistance of $\frac{2}{3}\Omega$ . The power consumption in the…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q50The equivalent resistance between A and B as shown in figure is:EasySingle correctHas a figure
11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q54In the circuit diagram shown in figure given below, the current flowing through resistance $3\ \Omega$ is $\frac{x}{3}$ A. The value of…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q42In the network shown below, the charge accumulated in the capacitor in steady state will be:MediumSingle correctHas a figure
25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q57In the given figure, the value of $V_o$ will be ______ V.EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q33Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance…MediumSingle correct
29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q60For the network shown below, the value of $V_B - V_A$ is ____________ V.EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q28As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in figure, current passed through it is $\underline{\hspace{2em}}$ A.EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q23The voltage across the 10 $\Omega$ resistor in the given circuit is $x$ volt. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is __________.EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q13In the figure shown, the current in the 10 V battery is close to :MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q17In the above circuit the current in each resistance is :MediumSingle correctHas a figure