JEE Main 24 January 2025 Shift 2 Question Paper with Answers
24 January 2025 · January session · 75 questions
The complete JEE Main 24 January 2025 Shift 2 paper — all 75 questions with the correct answer for each, tagged to the chapter it tests. Free to read, no account needed.
Young's double slit interference apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.44. It has slit separation of 1.5 mm. The slits are illuminated by a parallel beam of light whose wavelength in air is 690 nm. The fringe-width recorded behind the plane of slits at a distance of 0.72 m, will be :
Arrange the following in the ascending order of wavelength (λ): (A) Microwaves (λ1) (B) Ultraviolet rays (λ2) (C) Infrared rays (λ3) (D) X-rays (λ4). Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements.
Assertion (A) : An electron in a certain region of uniform magnetic field is moving with constant velocity in a straight line path.
Reason (R) : The magnetic field in that region is along the direction of velocity of the electron.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)(A) is false but (R) is true
(B)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(C)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
A solid sphere is rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane. The ratio of the linear kinetic energy of the centre of mass of the sphere and rotational kinetic energy is:
A long straight wire of a circular cross-section with radius "a" carries a steady current I. The current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. The plot of magnitude of magnetic field B with distance r from the centre of the wire is given by (choose the correct graph):
Given below are two statements.
Assertion (A) : In an insulated container, a gas is adiabatically shrunk to half of its initial volume. The temperature of the gas decreases.
Reason (R) : Free expansion of an ideal gas is an irreversible and an adiabatic process. In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B)(A) is true but (R) is false
(C)(A) is false but (R) is true
(D)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
In the first configuration (1) as shown in the figure, four identical charges (q0) are kept at the corners A, B, C and D of a square of side length "a". In the second configuration (2), the same charges are shifted to mid points G, E, F and H, of the sides of the square. If K=4πε01, the difference between the potential energy of configuration (2) and (1) is given by:
A solid sphere and a hollow sphere of the same mass and of same radius are rolled on an inclined plane. Let the time taken to reach the bottom by the solid sphere and the hollow sphere be t1 and t2, respectively, then
N equally spaced charges each of value q, are placed on a circle of radius R. The circle rotates about its axis with an angular velocity ω as shown in the figure. A bigger Amperian loop B encloses the whole circle where as a smaller Amperian loop A encloses a small segment. The difference between enclosed currents, IA−IB, for the given Amperian loops is :
In photoelectric effect, the stopping potential (V0) v/s frequency (ν) curve is plotted. (h is the Planck's constant and ϕ0 is work function of metal) (A) V0 v/s ν is linear. (B) The slope of V0 v/s ν curve =hϕ0. (C) h is constant is related to the slope of V0 v/s ν line. (D) The value of electric charge of electron is not required to determine h using the V0 v/s ν curve. (E) The work function can be estimated without knowing the value of h. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The magnitude of heat exchanged by a system for the given cyclic process ABCA (as shown in figure, a semicircular loop in the P-V plane with P in kPa and V in cc) is (in SI unit):
A photograph of a landscape is captured by a drone camera at a height of 18 km. The size of the camera film is 2 cm × 2 cm and the area of the landscape photographed is 400 km2. The focal length of the lens in the drone camera is :
The output of the circuit (shown in the figure) is low (zero) for : (A) X=0, Y=0 (B) X=0, Y=1 (C) X=1, Y=0 (D) X=1, Y=1. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The temperature of a body in air falls from 40∘C to 24∘C in 4 minutes. The temperature of the air is 16∘C. The temperature of the body in the next 4 minutes will be :
The energy E and momentum p of a moving body of mass m are related by some equation. Given that c represents the speed of light, identify the correct equation.
A small uncharged conducting sphere is placed in contact with an identical sphere but having 4×10−8 C charge and then removed to a distance such that the force of repulsion between them is 9×10−3 N. The distance between them is (Take 4πε01 as 9×109 in SI units):
A particle oscillates along the x-axis according to the law, x(t)=x0sin2(2t) where x0=1 m. The kinetic energy (K) of the particle as a function of x is correctly represented by the graph:
In a Young's double slit experiment, three polarizers are kept as shown in the figure. The transmission axes of P1 and P2 are orthogonal to each other. The polarizer P3 covers both the slits with its transmission axis at 45∘ to those of P1 and P2. An unpolarized light of wavelength λ and intensity I0 is incident on P1 and P2. The intensity at a point after P3 where the path difference between the light waves from s1 and s2 is 3λ, is
A tightly wound long solenoid carries a current of 1.5 A. An electron is executing uniform circular motion inside the solenoid with a time period of 75 ns. The number of turns per metre in the solenoid is __________. [Take mass of electron =9×10−31 kg, charge of electron ∣qe∣=1.6×10−19 C, μ0=4π×10−7N/A2, 1 ns =10−9 s]
A string of length L is fixed at one end and carries a mass of M at the other end. The mass makes (π3) rotations per second about the vertical axis passing through end of the string as shown. The tension in the string is __________ ML.
The ratio of the power of a light source S1 to the light source S2 is 2. S1 is emitting 2×1015 photons per second at 600 nm. If the wavelength of the source S2 is 300 nm, then the number of photons per second emitted by S2 is __________ ×1014.
The increase in pressure required to decrease the volume of a water sample by 0.2% is P×105Nm−2. Bulk modulus of water is 2.15×109Nm−2. The value of P is __________.
Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is "g". If the diameter of earth is reduced to one third of its original value and mass remains unchanged, then the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is __________ g.
Based on the data given below: ECr2O72−/Cr3+0=1.33 V, ECl2/Cl−0=1.36 V, EMnO4−/Mn2+0=1.51 V, ECr3+/Cr0=−0.74 V. The strongest reducing agent is :
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): A plot of half-life t1/2 versus initial concentration [R]0 is a horizontal straight line — is valid for first order reaction. Statement (II): A plot of log[R]0[R] versus time is a straight line with slope 2.303k — is valid for first order reaction. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
For the reaction in which aniline is converted to o-bromoaniline (2-bromoaniline) as the major product, the correct order of set of reagents for the above conversion is :
For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are : (A) 4s (B) 3px (C) 3dx2−y2 (D) 3dz2 (E) 4pz. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Experimentally determined oxygen-oxygen bond lengths in O3 are found to be same and the bond length is greater than that of a O=O (double bond) but less than that of a single bond (O–O). Statement (II): The strong lone pair-lone pair repulsion between oxygen atoms is solely responsible for the fact about the bond length in ozone. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The elemental composition of a compound is 54.2% C, 9.2% H and 36.6% O. If the molar mass of the compound is 132 g mol−1, the molecular formula of the compound is : [Given : The relative atomic mass of C : H : O = 12 : 1 : 16]
Identify correct statement/s : (A) −OCH3 and −NHCOCH3 are activating group (B) −CN and −OH are meta directing group (C) −CN and −SO3H are meta directing group (D) Activating groups act as ortho- and para- directing groups (E) Halides are activating groups. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): The first ionization energy of Pb is greater than that of Sn. Statement (II): The first ionization energy of Ge is greater than that of Si. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The successive 5 ionisation energies of an element are 800, 2427, 3658, 25024 and 32824 kJ/mol, respectively. By using the above values predict the group in which the above element is present :
The observed and normal molar masses of compound MX2 are 65.6 and 164 respectively. The percent degree of ionisation of MX2 is __________ %. (Nearest integer)
Consider a complex reaction taking place in three steps with rate constants k1, k2 and k3 respectively. The overall rate constant k is given by the expression k=k2k1k3. If the activation energies of the three steps are 60, 30 and 10 kJ mol−1 respectively, then the overall energy of activation in kJ mol−1 is __________. (Nearest integer)
In Carius method of estimation of halogen, 0.25 g of an organic compound gave 0.15 g of silver bromide (AgBr). The percentage of Bromine in the organic compound is __________ ×10−1 %. (Nearest integer) (Given : Molar mass of Ag = 108 and Br is 80 g mol−1)
Let f:(0,∞)→R be a function differentiable at all points of its domain and satisfies the condition x2f′(x)=2xf(x)+3, with f(1)=4. Then 2f(2) is equal to:
Let the position vectors of three vertices of a triangle be 4p+q−3r, −5p+q+2r and 2p−q+2r. If the position vectors of the orthocenter and the circumcenter of the triangle are 4p+q+r and αp+βq+γr respectively, then α+2β+5γ is equal to:
Let [x] denote the greatest integer function, and let m and n respectively be the numbers of the points, where the function f(x)=[x]+∣x−2∣, −2<x<3, is not continuous and not differentiable. Then m+n is equal to:
Let the points (211,α) lie on or inside the triangle with sides x+y=11, x+2y=16 and 2x+3y=29. Then the product of the smallest and the largest values of α is equal to:
Let (2,3) be the largest open interval in which the function f(x)=2loge(x−2)−x2+ax+1 is strictly increasing and (b,c) be the largest open interval, in which the function g(x)=(x−1)3(x+2−a)2 is strictly decreasing, then 100(a+b−c) is equal to:
Group A consists of 7 boys and 3 girls, while group B consists of 6 boys and 5 girls. The number of ways, 4 boys and 4 girls can be invited for a picnic if 5 of them must be from group A and the remaining 3 from group B, is equal to:
Let P be the image of the point Q(7,−2,5) in the line L:2x−1=3y+1=4z and R(5,p,q) be a point on L. Then the square of the area of △PQR is __________.
Let H1:a2x2−b2y2=1 and H2:−A2x2+B2y2=1 be two hyperbolas having length of latus rectums 152 and 125 respectively. Let their eccentricities be e1=25 and e2 respectively. If the product of the lengths of their transverse axes is 10010, then 25e22 is equal to __________.
Take the 24 January 2025 Shift 2 paper as a timed mock and Jarvis marks it, then tells you which errors were conceptual gaps, which were silly mistakes, and which pattern you have now repeated. Step-by-step solutions for every question included.