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JEE Main Physics · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Parallel Plate Capacitors in JEE Main

Parallel Plate Capacitors (Physics, Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance) came 15 times in 15 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
15
in 15 shifts
Ideas asked
9
3 asked more than once
Numerical answer
3
20% of its questions
Pattern
Asked most years
last asked 2026
Questions each year
0241’172’202’212’222’231’242’253’26

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format
Easy 5Medium 9Hard 1

Format

  • Single correct10 Q
  • Numerical value3 Q
  • Diagram based2 Q
Ideas inside the topic
9 ideas
Where it sits

Part of Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance, which had 48 questions in all. Parallel Plate Capacitors accounts for 31% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Electrostatics.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Electromagnetic Waves, Units and Measurements.

Every question

All 15 Parallel Plate Capacitors questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

  1. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q40A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The plates are pulled apart at uniform speed vv. If xx is the separation…MediumSingle correct
  2. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q37From the circuit given below, the capacitance between terminals AA and BB shown in the circuit is ________ μ\muF. (take…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q37A displacement current of 4.0 A can be set up in the space between two parallel plates of 6 μ6\ \muF capacitor. The rate of change of…EasySingle correct
  4. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q38Using a battery, a 100 pF capacitor is charged to 60 V and then the battery is removed. After that, a second uncharged capacitor is…EasySingle correct
  5. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q26If ϵ0\epsilon_0 denotes the permittivity of free space and ΦE\Phi_E is the flux of the electric field through the area bounded by the…MediumSingle correct
  6. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q40A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and a second plate having a stair-like structure as shown in figure. If the area of each…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  7. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q55A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 600 pF…MediumNumerical value
  8. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q41A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 2 F is charged to a potential V, The energy stored in the capacitor is E1E_1. The capacitor is…EasySingle correct
  9. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q40A condenser of 2 μ2\ \muF capacitance is charged steadily from 00 to 55 C. Which of the following graph represents correctly the…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  10. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q48A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two plates each of area 30π cm230\pi\ \mathrm{cm^2} separated by 1 mm. A material of dielectric…MediumSingle correct
  11. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q2A parallel plate capacitor with plate area 'A' and distance of separation 'd' is filled with a dielectric. What is the capacity of the…HardSingle correct
  12. 16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q27In a parallel plate capacitor set up, the plate area of capacitor is 2 m22\ \mathrm{m^2} and the plates are separated by 1 m. If the space…EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
  13. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q11Effective capacitance of parallel combination of two capacitors C1C_1 and C2C_2 is 10 μ\muF. When these capacitors are individually…MediumSingle correct
  14. 2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q23A 5 μF5\ \mu\mathrm{F} capacitor is charged fully by a 220 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected in series to…MediumNumerical value
  15. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q15A capacitance of 2 μF2\ \mu\mathrm{F} is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV. A large number of…MediumSingle correct