JEE Main Physics · Motion in a Plane

Projectile Motion in JEE Main

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

Projectile Motion (Physics, Motion in a Plane) came 17 times in 16 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 8 distinct ideas. 11 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions: 17; in 16 shifts
Ideas asked: 8; 3 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 3; 18% 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 6Medium 9Hard 2

Format

Single correct12 Q
Numerical value3 Q
Diagram based1 Q
Assertion–reason1 Q

Ideas inside the topic

8 ideas

Ground-to-Ground Parameters8 Q
Horizontal Projection from Height2 Q
Trajectory Equation Application2 Q
Angled Projection from Height1 Q
Complementary Angles Range and Ratios1 Q
Horizontal Projection onto a Staircase1 Q
Velocity Vector Angle as a Function of Time1 Q
Instantaneous Projectile Velocity1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Motion in a Plane, which had 40 questions in all. Projectile Motion accounts for 43% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Mechanics.

Every question

All 17 Projectile Motion questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q31The two projectiles are projected with the same initial velocities at the $15^\circ$ and $30^\circ$ with respect to the horizontal. The…EasySingle correct
4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q29If $x$ and $y$ coordinates of a projectile as a function of time ( $t$ ) are given as $24t$ and $43.6t-4.9t^2$ , respectively, then the angle…EasySingle correct
4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q47A gun mounted on the ground fires bullets in all directions with same speed. The farthest distance the bullets could reach is 6.4 m. The…EasyNumerical value
8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q31Two identical bodies, projected with the same speed at two different angles cover the same horizontal range $R$ . If the time of flight of…MediumSingle correct
3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q29The angle of projection of a particle is measured from the vertical axis as $\phi$ and the maximum height reached by the particle is…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q27A particle is projected with velocity $u$ so that its horizontal range is three times the maximum height attained by it. The horizontal…MediumSingle correct
7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q31Two projectiles are fired from ground with same initial speeds from same point at angles $(45^\circ + \alpha)$ and $(45^\circ - \alpha)$ …MediumSingle correct
7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q29A helicopter flying horizontally with a speed of 360 km/h at an altitude of 2 km, drops an object at an instant. The object hits the…EasySingle correct
8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q30Two balls with same mass and initial velocity, are projected at different angles in such a way that maximum height reached by first ball…MediumSingle correct
29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q51A ball rolls off the top of a stairway with horizontal velocity $u$ . The steps are 0.1 m high and 0.1 m wide. The minimum velocity $u$ …MediumNumerical value
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q32Projectiles A and B are thrown at angles of $45^\circ$ and $60^\circ$ with vertical respectively from top of a 400 m high tower. If their…HardSingle correct
6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q47Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : When a body is…EasyAssertion–reason
8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q39The trajectory of projectile, projected from the ground is given by $y = x - \frac{x^2}{20}$ . Where $x$ and $y$ are measured in meter. The…MediumSingle correct
11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q60A projectile fired at $30^\circ$ to the ground is observed to be at same height at time 3s and 5s after projection, during its flight. The…MediumNumerical value
28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q32A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of 9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any…EasySingle correct
24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q35A projectile is projected with velocity of 25 m/s at an angle $\theta$ with the horizontal. After t seconds its inclination with…HardSingle correct
3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q8A projectile is thrown with initial velocity of $(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})\ \mathrm{m/s}$ . Here ' $\hat{i}$ ' is along the horizontal direction…MediumSingle correct