JEE Main Physics · System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Torque and Equilibrium in JEE Main

Name: Torque and Equilibrium: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Torque and Equilibrium (Physics, System of Particles and Rotational Motion) came 13 times in 10 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 8 distinct ideas. 6 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2025.

Questions: 13; in 10 shifts
Ideas asked: 8; 4 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 6; 46% of its questions
Pattern: Asked most years; last asked 2025

Questions each year

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format

Easy 5Medium 7Hard 1

Format

Numerical value6 Q
Single correct5 Q
Diagram based2 Q

Ideas inside the topic

8 ideas

Torque Calculation3 Q
Torque about an Axis2 Q
Rotational Equilibrium2 Q
Lever Arm Method2 Q
Torque due to Buoyancy1 Q
Cylinder Over a Step Problem1 Q
Torque of Tension on Pulleys1 Q
Work Done by Constant Torque1 Q

Where it sits

Part of System of Particles and Rotational Motion, which had 66 questions in all. Torque and Equilibrium accounts for 20% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Mechanics.

Every question

All 13 Torque and Equilibrium questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q28A cord of negligible mass is wound around the rim of a wheel supported by spokes with negligible mass. The mass of wheel is 10 kg and…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q30A square Lamina OABC of length 10 cm is pivoted at 'O'. Forces act at Lamina as shown in figure. If Lamina remains stationary, then the…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
2 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q46A wheel of radius 0.2 m rotates freely about its center when a string that is wrapped over its rim is pulled by force of 10 N as shown in…EasyNumerical valueHas a figure
8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q46A cube having a side of 10 cm with unknown mass and 200 gm mass were hung at two ends of an uniform rigid rod of 27 cm long. The rod along…HardNumerical value
9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q33A heavy iron bar, of weight W is having its one end on the ground and the other on the shoulder of a person. The bar makes an angle…EasySingle correct
9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q52A string is wrapped around the rim of a wheel of moment of inertia $0.40\ \mathrm{kgm^2}$ and radius $10$ cm. The wheel is free to rotate…EasyNumerical value
13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q52A light rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 5 kg and radius 70 cm. The rope is pulled with a force of 52.5 N. The angular…MediumNumerical value
24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q60A metre scale is balanced on a knife edge at its centre. When two coins, each of mass 10 g are put one on the top of the other at the 10.0…MediumNumerical value
16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q24A force $\vec{F}=4\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+4\hat{k}$ is applied on an intersection point of $x=2$ plane and $x$ -axis. The magnitude of torque of…EasyNumerical value
9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q3A uniformly thick wheel with moment of inertia $I$ and radius $R$ is free to rotate about its centre of mass (see fig). A massless string…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q5A uniform cylinder of mass $M$ and radius $R$ is to be pulled over a step of height $a$ ( $a < R$ ) by applying a force $F$ at its centre…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q7Shown in the figure is rigid and uniform one meter long rod $AB$ held in horizontal position by two strings tied to its ends and attached…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q6A slender uniform rod of mass M and length $l$ is pivoted at one end so that it can rotate in a vertical plane (see figure). There is…MediumSingle correctHas a figure