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JEE Main 2023 January 24, Shift 2 Question Paper with Solutions

All 88 questions from the JEE Main 2023 (January 24, Shift 2) shift — Physics (29), Chemistry (29) and Mathematics (30) — each with the correct answer (answer key) and a step-by-step solution. Read it free online, or attempt the full paper as a timed mock test.

Physics29 questions

Q1Single correctElectrostatics
The electric potential at the centre of two concentric half rings of radii and , having same linear charge density is :
Two concentric semicircular half rings of radii R1 (inner) and R2 (outer) about a common centre, carrying linear charge density lambda.
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Q2Single correctOscillations and Waves
A body of mass 200 g is tied to a spring of spring constant 12.5 N/m, while the other end of spring is fixed at point O. If the body moves about O in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed 5 rad/s. Then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natural length will be:
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Q3Single correctElectromagnetic Waves
The electric field and magnetic field components of an electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by


Then the correct relation between and is given by
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Q4Single correctThermodynamics
In an isothermal change, the change in pressure and volume of a gas can be represented for three different temperature; as :
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Q5Single correctGravitation
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface.
Statement II: Acceleration due to earth's gravity is same at a height 'h' and depth 'd' from earth's surface, if h = d.
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Q6Single correctCommunication Systems
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List IList II
A.. AM BroadcastI.. 88-108 MHz
B.. FM BroadcastII.. 540-1600 kHz
C.. TelevisionIII.. 3.7-4.2 GHz
D.. Satellite CommunicationIV.. 54 MHz-890 MHz
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Q8Single correctAtoms and Nuclei
A photon is emitted in transition from to level in hydrogen atom. The corresponding wavelength for this transition is (given, eVs) :
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Q9Single correctKinematics
The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in figure.
The ratio of displacement to distance travelled by the body in time 0 to 10 s is :
Velocity (m/s) vs time (s) step graph: +8 for 0-2 s, -4 for 2-4 s, +4 for 4-8 s, -4 for 8-10 s.
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Q10Single correctKinetic Theory of Gases
Let be the ratio of molar specific heat at constant pressure and molar specific heat at constant volume of a monoatomic gas and be the similar ratio of diatomic gas. Considering the diatomic gas molecule as a rigid rotator, the ratio, is :
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Q11Single correctMagnetic Effects of Current
A long solenoid is formed by winding 70 turns c. If 2.0 A current flows, then the magnetic field produced inside the solenoid is
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Q12Single correctProperties of Solids and Liquids
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A : Steel is used in the construction of buildings and bridges.
Reason R : Steel is more elastic and its elastic limit is high.
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Q13Single correctGravitation
If the distance of the earth from Sun is km. Then the distance of an imaginary planet from Sun, if its period of revolution is 2.83 years is:
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Q14Single correctUnits and Measurements
The frequency of an oscillating liquid drop may depend upon radius (r) of the drop, density of liquid and the surface tension (s) of the liquid as : . The values of a, b and c respectively are
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Q15Single correctCurrent Electricity
A cell of emf 90 V is connected across series combination of two resistors each of 100 resistance. A voltmeter of resistance 400 is used to measure the potential difference across each resistor. The reading of the voltmeter will be :
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Q16Single correctOptics
When a beam of white light is allowed to pass through convex lens parallel to principal axis, the different colours of light converge at different point on the principle axis after refraction. This is called
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Q17Single correctDual Nature of Radiation and Matter
An -particle, a proton and an electron have the same kinetic energy. Which one of the following is correct in case of their de-Broglie wavelength?
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Q18Single correctSemiconductor Electronics
The logic gate equivalent to the given circuit diagram is :
A switch-based logic circuit: 5 V supply, two switches A and B driving output bulb Y, with a pull-down resistor to ground.
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Q19Single correctOscillations and Waves
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: A pendulum clock when taken to Mount Everest becomes fast.
Reason R: The value of (acceleration due to gravity) is less at Mount Everest than its value on the surface of the earth.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Q20Single correctElectromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
A metallic rod of length 'L' is rotated with an angular speed of '' normal to a uniform magnetic field 'B' about an axis passing through one end of rod as shown in figure. The induced emf will be
A metallic rod of length L rotating with angular speed omega about one end in a uniform magnetic field directed into the page.
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Q21NumericalMechanical Properties of Fluids
A spherical ball of radius and density is dropped in glycerine of coefficient of viscosity and density . Viscous force on the ball when it attains constant velocity is . The value of x is (Given, and )
Q22NumericalElectrostatics
A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plate has a capacitance of . The separation between the plate becomes twice and the space between them is filled with a medium of dielectric constant 3.5. Then the capacitance becomes . The value of x is _______.
Q23NumericalOscillations and Waves
A mass m attached to free end of a spring executes SHM with a period of . If the mass is increased by the period of oscillation increases by one second, the value of mass m is _______ kg.
Q24NumericalMagnetic Effects of Current
A single turn current loop in the shape of a right angle triangle with sides , , is carrying a current of . The loop is in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude whose direction is parallel to the current in the side of the loop. The magnitude of the magnetic force on the side will be . The value of x is _______.
Q25NumericalRotational Motion
A uniform solid cylinder with radius R and length L has moment of inertia , about the axis of the cylinder. A concentric solid cylinder of radius and length is carved out of the original cylinder. If is the moment of inertia of the carved out portion of the cylinder then _______. (Both and are about the axis of the cylinder)
Q26NumericalOptics
A convex lens of refractive index and focal length in air is immersed in water. The change in focal length of the lens will be _______ cm. (Given refractive index of water )
Q27NumericalWork, Energy and Power
A body of mass begins to move under the action of a time dependent force , where and are the unit vectors along x and y axis. The power developed by above force, at the time , will be _______ W.
Q28NumericalElectromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Three identical resistors with resistance and two identical inductors with self-inductance are connected to an ideal battery with emf of as shown in figure. The current through the battery long after the switch has been closed will be _______ A.
Three parallel branches (L+R, R, R+L) across a 12 V battery and switch k.
Q29NumericalNuclei
The energy released per fission of nucleus of is . The energy released if all the atoms in of pure undergo fission is _______ . (Given )
Q30NumericalCurrent Electricity
If a copper wire is stretched to increase its length by . The percentage increase in resistance of the wire is _______ %.

Chemistry29 questions

Q31Single correctHydrogen
In which of the following reactions the hydrogen peroxide acts as a reducing agent?



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Q32Single correctChemistry in Everyday Life
Choose the correct colour of the product for the following reaction.
[Reaction of a diazonium salt with 1-Naphthyl amine bearing an -SO3H group to give a coupled azo dye]
Benzene ring (aromatic circle) with N=N-OOCCH3 at top and SO3H para, plus 1-naphthylamine and a reaction arrow to the red dye.
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Q33Single correctd and f Block Elements
Which one amongst the following are good oxidizing agents?




Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Q34Single correctAmines
Given below are two statements:
Statement-I : Pure Aniline and other arylamines are usually colourless.
Statement-II : Arylamines get coloured on storage due to atmospheric reduction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Q35Single correctGeneral Principles of Metallurgy
The metal which is extracted by oxidation and subsequent reduction from its ore is
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Q36Single correctHydrocarbons
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene.
Reason R : The delocalized electron cloud is attracted more strongly by nuclei of carbon atoms.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Q37Single corrects-Block Elements
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Beryllium has less negative value of reduction potential compared to the other alkaline earth metals.
Reason R : Beryllium has large hydration energy due to small size of B but relatively large value of atomization enthalpy.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Q38Single correctCoordination Compounds
Which of the following cannot be explained by crystal field field theory?
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Q39Single correctChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
What is the number of unpaired electron(s) in the highest occupied molecular orbital of the following species: ; ; ; ?
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Q40Single correctSolutions
Choose the correct representation of conductometric titration of benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide.
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Q41Single correctAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Which will undergo deprotonation most readily in basic medium?
[Three 1,3-dicarbonyl type compounds are shown: a, b (an ester MeO...OMe diketone/diester), and c (a beta-keto ester with -OMe)]
Three carbonyl compounds: (a) pentane-2,4-dione 1,3-diketone, (b) dimethyl malonate diester, (c) methyl acetoacetate beta-keto ester.
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Q42Single corrects-Block Elements
Identify the correct statements about alkali metals.
A. The order of standard reduction potential (M) for alkali metal ions is Na > Rb > Li.
B. CsI is highly soluble in water.
C. Lithium carbonate is highly stable to heat.
D. Potassium dissolved in concentrated liquid ammonia is blue in colour and paramagnetic.
E. All the alkali metal hydrides are ionic solids.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Q43Single correctCoordination Compounds
The hybridization and magnetic behaviour of cobalt ion in complex, respectively is
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Q44Single correctEnvironmental Chemistry
Correct statement is:
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Q46Single correctChemistry in Everyday Life
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
LIST I (Type)LIST II (Name)
A.. Antifertility drugI.. Norethindrone
B.. TranquilizerII.. Meprobromate
C.. AntihistamineIII.. Seldane
D.. AntibioticIV.. Ampicillin
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Q47Single correctThe d- and f-Block Elements
paper exposed with dilute turns green when exposed to
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Q48Single correctAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: keto-amide H2N-CO-CH2-CH2-CO-CH3 under Clemmensen reduction conditions gives pentanoic acid HOOC-CH2CH2CH2CH3; Statement II: an isopropyl chloro-ketone under Wolff-Kishner conditions gives the chloroalkane.
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Q49Single correctStructure of Atom
The number of s-electrons present in an ion with 55 protons in its unipositive state is
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Q50Single correctChemical Kinetics
A student has studied the decomposition of a gas at . He obtained the following data.
p (mm Hg) | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400
relative (s) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5
The order of the reaction is
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Q51NumericalHaloalkanes and Haloarenes
Maximum number of isomeric monochloro derivatives which can be obtained from 2,2,5,5-tetramethylhexane by chlorination is________.
Q52NumericalBiomolecules
Total number of tripeptides possible by mixing of valine and proline is________.
Q53NumericalThe p-Block Elements
Sum of - bonds present in peroxodisulphuric acid and pyrosulphuric acid is ________.
Q54NumericalSolutions
The total pressure observed by mixing two liquids A and B is 350 mm Hg when their mole fractions are 0.7 and 0.3 respectively.
The total pressure becomes 410 mm Hg if the mole fractions are changed to 0.2 and 0.8 respectively for A and B. The vapour pressure of pure A is ________ mm Hg. (Nearest integer). Consider the liquids and solutions behave ideally.
Q55NumericalEquilibrium
If the pKa of lactic acid is 5, then the pH of 0.005 M calcium lactate solution at C is ________ (Nearest integer)
Lactic acid [drawn structure: ]
Skeletal structure of lactic acid, CH3-CH(OH)-COOH.
Q56NumericalSurface Chemistry
The number of statement/s which are the characteristics of physisorption is ________
A. It is highly specific in nature
B. Enthalpy of adsorption is high
C. It decreases with increases in temperature
D. It results into unimolecular layer
E. No activation energy is needed
Q57NumericalStructure of Atom
Following figure shows spectrum of an ideal black body at four different temperatures. The number of correct statement/s from the following is ________
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B. The black body consists of particles performing simple harmonic motion.
C. The peak of the spectrum shifts to shorter wavelength as temperature increases.
D. constant
E. The given spectrum could be explained using quantisation of energy.
Black-body radiation spectrum: Energy distribution vs Wavelength, four curves T1-T4 with peaks shifting right and lower.
Q58NumericalStates of Matter
The number of statement/s which are correct with respect to the compression of carbon dioxide from point (a) in the Andrews isotherm from the following is ________
A. Carbon dioxide remains as a gas upto point (b)
B. Liquid carbon dioxide appears at point (c)
C. Liquid and gaseous carbon dioxide coexist between points (b) and (c)
D. As the volume decreases from (b) to (c), the amount of liquid decreases
Andrews isotherm of carbon dioxide: Pressure vs Volume with a coexistence dome and a sub-critical isotherm labelled a, b, c, d.
Q59NumericalThermodynamics
One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas is subjected to changes as shown in the graph. The magnitude of the work done (by the system or on the system) is________ J (nearest integer)
Given:
P-V cycle for one mole monoatomic gas: 1 (20 L, 1.0 bar) -> 2 (40 L, 1.0 bar) isobaric, 2 -> 3 (40 L, 0.5 bar) isochoric, 3 -> 1 curved isotherm.
Q60NumericalSolutions
The number of units, which are used to express concentration of solutions from the following is______
Mass percent, Mole, Mole fraction, Molarity, ppm, Molality

Mathematics30 questions

Q61Single correctLimits, Continuity and Differentiability
The set of all values of a for which , where denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to is equal to
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Q62Single correctMathematical Reasoning
Let p and q be two statements. Then is equivalent to
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Q63Single correctCo-ordinate Geometry
The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle which subtend an angle at the centre of the circle , is a circle of radius . If , and , then is equal to
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Q64Single correctFunctions
If , then is equal to
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Q65Single correctMatrices and Determinants
If the system of equations



has infinitely many solutions, then the ordered pair is equal to :
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Q66Single correctThree Dimensional Geometry
Let the plane containing the line of intersection of the planes and pass through the points and . Then the distance of the point from the plane is
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Q67Single correctBinomial Theorem
If then is equal to :
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Q68Single correctThree Dimensional Geometry
If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from to the line passing through the point and parallel to the planes and is , then is equal to
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Q69Single correctMatrices and Determinants
Let A be a matrix such that . Then is equal to
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Q70Single correctComplex Numbers
The value of is
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Q71Single correctPermutations and Combinations
The number of square matrices of order 5 with entries from the set , such that the sum of all the elements in each row is 1 and the sum of all the elements in each column is also 1, is
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Q72Single correctIntegral Calculus
is equal to
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Q73Single correctQuadratic Equations
The number of real solutions of the equation , is
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Q74Single correctVector Algebra
Let and . Let be parallel to and be perpendicular to . If , then the value of is
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Q75Single correctSequences and Series
Let f(x) be a function such that for all . If and , then the value of n is
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Q76Single correctPermutations and Combinations
The number of integers, greater than 7000 that can be formed, using the digits 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 without repetition, is
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Q77Single correctDifferential Calculus
If , then
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Q78Single correctCoordinate Geometry
The equations of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are and respectively. Its vertex A is on the y-axis and its orthocentre is . The length of the tangent from the point C to the part of the parabola in the first quadrant is :
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Q79Single correctDifferential Equations
Let be the solution of the differential equation . Then is equal to
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Q80Single correctStatistics
Let the six numbers be in A.P. and . If the mean of these six numbers is and their variance is , then is equal to
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Q81NumericalIntegral Calculus
Let f be a differentiable function defined on such that and . Then is equal to ____.
Q82NumericalSequences and Series
If , then the value of n is
Q83NumericalCoordinate Geometry
The equations of the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC are : and respectively. Let be the centroid of . Then is equal to
Q84NumericalRelations and Functions
The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation on the set so that it is an equivalence relation, is ____.
Q85NumericalTrigonometry
Let . Then is equal to ____.
Q86NumericalIntegral Calculus
If the area of the region bounded by the curves is A, then 8 A is equal to ____.
Q87NumericalThree Dimensional Geometry
If the shortest distance between the lines and is 6, then the square of sum of all possible values of is
Q88NumericalBinomial Theorem
Let the sum of the coefficients of the first three terms in the expansion of , be 376. Then the coefficient of is ____.
Q89NumericalProbability and Coordinate Geometry
Three urns A, B and C contain 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black, and red, 4 black balls respectively. One of the urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn. If the ball drawn is red and the probability that it is drawn from urn C is 0.4 then the square of the length of the side of the largest equilateral triangle, inscribed in the parabola with one vertex at the vertex of the parabola, is
Q90NumericalVector Algebra
Let . Then is equal to

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