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Biomolecules PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Advanced: Biomolecules (Chemistry) had 17 questions across the 22 official JEE Advanced papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 14 of them. Asked in 10 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Carbohydrates, Polymers, Amino Acids and Peptides.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 10 of 11 years, with 2 papers each year.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | 10 | 9 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 |
| Polymers | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2022, 2019 |
| Amino Acids | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amino Acids and Peptides | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nucleic Acids | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peptides | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
How to practise Biomolecules PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Biomolecules questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.
JEE Advanced2026
JEE Advanced2025
JEE Advanced2024
- Q.3 (Paper 1) · MCQ · Amino Acids: Structure of the dipeptide ester aspartame (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.10 (Paper 2) · Integer · Nucleic Acids: Energy to separate a DNA double strand from base-pair H-bonds (official answer: 41) PDF
- Q.15 (Paper 2) · Numerical · Polymers: Molecular weight of a copolymer formed from Q and R (official answer: 93018) PDF
JEE Advanced2023
- Q.4 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Carbohydrates: Non-reducing disaccharide whose hydrolysis gives laevorotatory solution (official answer: A) PDF
JEE Advanced2022
JEE Advanced2021
- Q.11 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Carbohydrates: Sugars giving the enantiomeric aldaric acid with HNO3 PDF
JEE Advanced2020
JEE Advanced2019
JEE Advanced2018
- Q.4 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Carbohydrates: Structure of beta-L-glucopyranose from D-glucose Fischer form PDF
JEE Advanced2016
- Q.30 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Carbohydrates: Statements about invert sugar and its rotation (official answer: B, C) PDF
Biomolecules in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Main (14 questions), NEET (2 questions).
Other Chemistry chapters
- Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry PYQs
- Atomic Structure PYQs
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure PYQs
- Chemical Thermodynamics PYQs
- Solutions PYQs
- Equilibrium PYQs
- Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry PYQs
- Chemical Kinetics PYQs
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity PYQs
- p-Block Elements PYQs
- d- and f-Block Elements PYQs
- Coordination Compounds PYQs
- Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds PYQs
- Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry PYQs
- Hydrocarbons PYQs
- Organic Compounds Containing Halogens PYQs
- Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen PYQs
- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen PYQs
- Principles Related to Practical Chemistry PYQs
FAQ
How many Biomolecules questions come in JEE Advanced?
In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2020, 2 in 2019, 1 in 2018 and 1 in 2016 (2 papers each year). Not asked in the other year. That is 17 questions in all, about 4% of Chemistry.
Which Biomolecules topics repeat in JEE Advanced?
Asked in the most papers: Carbohydrates, Polymers, Amino Acids and Peptides. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official JEE Advanced questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official JEE Advanced paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.