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Laws of Motion PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Main: Laws of Motion (Physics) had 10 questions across the 11 official JEE Main papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 8 of them. Asked in 2 of 3 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Friction on Incline, Friction in Circular Motion, Newton’s Second Law.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 2 of 3 years.
| Year | Papers | Questions | Per paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friction on Incline | 2 | 2 | 2026 |
| Atwood Machine | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Circular Motion | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Friction in Circular Motion | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Newton's Second Law | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Pseudo Force | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Pseudo Force and Friction | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Pulley Systems | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Variable Force | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
How to practise Laws of Motion PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Laws of Motion 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.27 (2 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Friction in Circular Motion: Friction coefficient for a mass stuck to the wall of a rotating drum (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.28 (4 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Friction on Incline: Kinetic friction coefficient when rough-incline time is 50% more than smooth (official answer: option 3) PDF
- Q.28 (4 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Newton's Second Law: Constant force on 100 g body from rest; ratio x:y of position after 2 s (official answer: option 4) PDF
- Q.29 (5 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Pulley Systems: Ratio of tensions T₁/T₂ for three masses on a pulley (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.30 (5 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Pseudo Force: Time for block to slide on an accelerating smooth wedge (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.29 (6 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Pseudo Force and Friction: Blocks on accelerating cube stay at rest; find friction coefficient (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.44 (6 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Atwood Machine: Speed at which 6 kg block of pulley system hits ground (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.46 (6 April, shift 2) · Numerical · Friction on Incline: Friction coefficient from sliding times on rough and smooth incline (official answer: 75) PDF
- Q.28 (8 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Circular Motion: Angle of pendulum string with vertical in a turning car (official answer: option 3) PDF
JEE Main2017
- Q.3 · MCQ · Variable Force: Drag constant k for speed-squared friction from energy loss PDF
Laws of Motion in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Advanced (10 questions), NEET (1 question).
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FAQ
How many Laws of Motion questions come in JEE Main?
In the official papers we tagged: 9 in 2026 (9 papers) and 1 in 2017 (1 paper). Not asked in the other year. That is 10 questions in all, about 4% of Physics.
Which Laws of Motion topics repeat in JEE Main?
Asked in the most papers: Friction on Incline, Friction in Circular Motion, Newton’s Second Law. 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.