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Electromagnetic Waves PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Main: Electromagnetic Waves (Physics) had 11 questions across the 11 official JEE Main papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 3 of 3 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: EM Wave Fields, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Communication Systems.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 3 of 3 years.
| Year | Papers | Questions | Per paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 |
| JEE Main 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JEE Main 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| EM Wave Fields | 4 | 4 | 2026 |
| Communication Systems | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2016 |
| Displacement Current | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Intensity of EM Waves | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Radiation Pressure | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
How to practise Electromagnetic Waves PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Electromagnetic 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 Main2026
- Q.43 (2 April, shift 1) · MCQ · EM Wave Fields: Ratio of electric to magnetic force on an electron moving in an EM wave (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.37 (2 April, shift 2) · MCQ · EM Wave Fields: Electric field vector for a wave along x with given magnetic field (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.40 (4 April, shift 2) · MCQ · EM Wave Fields: Electric field vector associated with a given magnetic field of an EM wave (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.37 (5 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Displacement Current: Rate of change of voltage across a capacitor for given displacement current (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.39 (5 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Radiation Pressure: Assertion-reason on pressure exerted by EM waves (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.40 (6 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Intensity of EM Waves: Intensity at a new point on the same sphere around a point source (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.31 (6 April, shift 2) · MCQ · EM Wave Fields: Magnetic field vector of EM wave in terms of k, E and omega (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.38 (8 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Electromagnetic Spectrum: Spectrum region of source from power and photon emission rate (official answer: option 4) PDF
JEE Main2017
- Q.28 · MCQ · Communication Systems: Frequency absent in an amplitude modulated wave PDF
JEE Main2016
Electromagnetic Waves in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: CBSE Class 12 (17 questions), NEET (2 questions).
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FAQ
How many Electromagnetic Waves questions come in JEE Main?
In the official papers we tagged: 8 in 2026 (9 papers), 1 in 2017 (1 paper) and 2 in 2016 (1 paper). That is 11 questions in all, about 4% of Physics.
Which Electromagnetic Waves topics repeat in JEE Main?
Asked in the most papers: EM Wave Fields, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Communication Systems. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official JEE Main questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official JEE Main paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.