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Experimental Skills PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Main: Experimental Skills (Physics) had 6 questions across the 11 official JEE Main papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 5 of them. Asked in 3 of 3 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Screw Gauge, Vernier Callipers, Error Analysis.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 3 of 3 years.
| Year | Papers | Questions | Per paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 | 9 | 3 | 0.3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screw Gauge | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2016 |
| Error Analysis | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Prism Refractive Index | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Vernier Callipers | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
How to practise Experimental Skills PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Experimental Skills 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.32 (2 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Screw Gauge: Diameter of a sphere from screw gauge reading with zero error (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.26 (4 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Screw Gauge: Least count of a screw gauge from pitch and circular divisions (official answer: option 4) PDF
- Q.26 (5 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Vernier Callipers: Zero error of a vernier caliper from coinciding division (official answer: option 3) PDF
JEE Main2017
- Q.30 · MCQ · Error Analysis: Percentage error in surface tension by capillary method PDF
JEE Main2016
Experimental Skills in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Advanced (10 questions), NEET (1 question).
Other Physics chapters
- Units and Measurements PYQs
- Kinematics PYQs
- Laws of Motion PYQs
- Work, Energy and Power PYQs
- Rotational Motion PYQs
- Gravitation PYQs
- Properties of Solids and Liquids PYQs
- Thermodynamics PYQs
- Kinetic Theory of Gases PYQs
- Oscillations and Waves PYQs
- Electrostatics PYQs
- Current Electricity PYQs
- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism PYQs
- Electromagnetic Induction and AC PYQs
- Electromagnetic Waves PYQs
- Optics PYQs
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation PYQs
- Atoms and Nuclei PYQs
- Electronic Devices PYQs
FAQ
How many Experimental Skills questions come in JEE Main?
In the official papers we tagged: 3 in 2026 (9 papers), 1 in 2017 (1 paper) and 2 in 2016 (1 paper). That is 6 questions in all, about 2% of Physics.
Which Experimental Skills topics repeat in JEE Main?
Asked in the most papers: Screw Gauge, Vernier Callipers, Error Analysis. 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.