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Kinematics PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Main: Kinematics (Physics) had 12 questions across the 11 official JEE Main papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 7 of them. Asked in 2 of 3 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Projectile Motion, Acceleration from Velocity, Circular Motion.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 2 of 3 years.
| Year | Papers | Questions | Per paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 | 9 | 11 | 1.2 |
| JEE Main 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JEE Main 2016 | 1 | Not asked | – |
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projectile Motion | 4 | 3 | 2026 |
| Acceleration from Velocity | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Circular Motion | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Free Fall | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Motion Graphs | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Motion Under Gravity | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Relative Velocity | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Uniformly Accelerated Motion | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Velocity-Time Graph | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
How to practise Kinematics PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Kinematics 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.28 (2 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Acceleration from Velocity: Acceleration magnitude at a point for a position-dependent velocity field (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.31 (2 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Circular Motion: Angular acceleration at t = 10 s from a given theta(t) (official answer: option 3) PDF
- Q.31 (4 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Projectile Motion: Ratio of ranges for projectiles at 15 and 30 degrees with same speed (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.27 (4 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Relative Velocity: Speed of stone thrown from car B to hit car A at given relative speed (official answer: option 3) PDF
- Q.29 (4 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Projectile Motion: Angle with horizontal at t=2 s from projectile coordinate equations (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.47 (4 April, shift 2) · Numerical · Projectile Motion: Speed of bullets from maximum reachable distance on ground (official answer: 8) PDF
- Q.47 (5 April, shift 1) · Numerical · Free Fall: Height at which speed of dropped ball numerically equals g (official answer: 13) PDF
- Q.29 (5 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Velocity-Time Graph: Total distance and average velocity from a v-t graph (official answer: option 3) PDF
- Q.29 (8 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Motion Under Gravity: Height of rising balloon when stone dropped from it hits ground (official answer: option 4) PDF
- Q.31 (8 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Projectile Motion: Range from times of flight of two projectiles with equal range (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.50 (8 April, shift 2) · Numerical · Uniformly Accelerated Motion: Ratio of momenta after 10 s from distances in the 5th second (official answer: 9) PDF
JEE Main2017
- Q.2 · MCQ · Motion Graphs: Velocity-time graph for a body thrown vertically up PDF
Kinematics in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Advanced (16 questions), NEET (1 question).
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FAQ
How many Kinematics questions come in JEE Main?
In the official papers we tagged: 11 in 2026 (9 papers) and 1 in 2017 (1 paper). Not asked in the other year. That is 12 questions in all, about 4% of Physics.
Which Kinematics topics repeat in JEE Main?
Asked in the most papers: Projectile Motion, Acceleration from Velocity, Circular Motion. 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.