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Oscillations and Waves PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Advanced: Oscillations and Waves (Physics) had 24 questions across the 22 official JEE Advanced papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 15 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Doppler Effect, Spring-Block System, Simple Harmonic Motion.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler Effect | 9 | 9 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Spring-Block System | 3 | 3 | 2022, 2018, 2016 |
| Simple Harmonic Motion | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2020 |
| Standing Waves | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2023 |
| Standing Waves on String | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Angular SHM | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beats | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interference of Sound | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Torsional Pendulum | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wave on String | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Wave Reflection | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
How to practise Oscillations and Waves PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Oscillations and Waves 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
- Q.13 (Paper 1) · Matching · Interference of Sound: Match tube shapes with smallest lengths for maximum at the detector (official answer: D) PDF
JEE Advanced2025
- Q.7 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Wave Reflection: Wave transmission and reflection across strings of different densities (official answer: A, D) PDF
- Q.3 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Angular SHM: Ratio of oscillation frequencies of a rod held by springs at two positions (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.16 (Paper 2) · Numerical · Doppler Effect: Frequency range received from swinging transmitter and receiver (official answer: 26–33) PDF
JEE Advanced2024
- Q.4 (Paper 1) · MCQ · Simple Harmonic Motion: Position and momentum of a block under a linear restoring force (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.6 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Standing Waves: Normal mode frequencies of two joined strings under tension (official answer: A, C, D) PDF
- Q.11 (Paper 1) · Integer · Doppler Effect: Observed frequency when source and observer move apart (official answer: 200) PDF
JEE Advanced2023
- Q.13 (Paper 1) · Integer · Torsional Pendulum: Angular frequency of a torsional pendulum with two masses on a rod (official answer: 10) PDF
- Q.10 (Paper 2) · Integer · Standing Waves: String tension from two successive harmonic frequencies (official answer: 5) PDF
- Q.14 (Paper 2) · Numerical · Doppler Effect: Frequency detected from a source moving on a circular path (official answer: 648.00) PDF
- Q.15 (Paper 2) · Numerical · Beats: Beat frequency at a detector from two moving sources (official answer: 8.00–8.40) PDF
JEE Advanced2022
- Q.7 (Paper 2) · Integer · Spring-Block System: Period with different spring constants in stretching and compression (official answer: 6) PDF
JEE Advanced2021
- Q.2 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Doppler Effect: Source speed and frequency combinations for resonance in a closed pipe PDF
JEE Advanced2020
JEE Advanced2019
- Q.15 (Paper 1) · Numerical · Doppler Effect: Beat frequency heard by a moving observer from two train whistles (official answer: 7.00–10.00) PDF
- Q.15 (Paper 2) · Matching · Standing Waves on String: Matching strings with highest fundamental frequency ratios (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.16 (Paper 2) · Matching · Standing Waves on String: Matching tensions for strings vibrating at equal frequency (official answer: B) PDF
JEE Advanced2018
JEE Advanced2017
JEE Advanced2016
Oscillations and Waves in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Main (14 questions), NEET (2 questions).
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FAQ
How many Oscillations and Waves questions come in JEE Advanced?
In the official papers we tagged: 1 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2020, 3 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2017 and 2 in 2016 (2 papers each year). That is 24 questions in all, about 6% of Physics.
Which Oscillations and Waves topics repeat in JEE Advanced?
Asked in the most papers: Doppler Effect, Spring-Block System, Simple Harmonic Motion. 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.