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Rotational Motion PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Main: Rotational Motion (Physics) had 15 questions across the 11 official JEE Main papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 9 of them. Asked in 3 of 3 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Centre of Mass, Moment of Inertia, Rolling Motion.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 3 of 3 years.
| Year | Papers | Questions | Per paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 | 9 | 11 | 1.2 |
| JEE Main 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| JEE Main 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre of Mass | 3 | 3 | 2026 |
| Moment of Inertia | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2017 |
| Rolling Motion | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2016 |
| Angular Momentum | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Angular Momentum and Torque | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Rolling with Slipping | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Rotational Kinematics | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Torque and Angular Acceleration | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Torque and Angular Retardation | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
How to practise Rotational Motion PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Rotational 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.29 (2 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Angular Momentum and Torque: Check momentum, force, angular momentum and torque for given r(t) (official answer: option 4) PDF
- Q.28 (2 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Centre of Mass: Distance moved by the centre of mass of an Atwood machine in 2 s (official answer: option 3) PDF
- Q.50 (2 April, shift 2) · Numerical · Moment of Inertia: Radius of a sphere whose MI about a parallel axis equals that of a rod (official answer: 60) PDF
- Q.30 (4 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Moment of Inertia: Ratio of MI of a disc and sphere formed by dividing a solid sphere (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.30 (5 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Rotational Kinematics: Ratio of angles turned in successive 2 s under uniform angular acceleration (official answer: option 2) PDF
- Q.31 (5 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Rolling Motion: Identify a rolling body from maximum height reached on a curved path (official answer: option 4) PDF
- Q.31 (6 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Torque and Angular Retardation: Torque and rotations to stop a spinning solid sphere in 10 s (official answer: option 4) PDF
- Q.33 (6 April, shift 1) · MCQ · Centre of Mass: Centre of mass of three point masses on a triangle about point P (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.28 (6 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Rolling Motion: Ratio of accelerations of sphere and shell pulled at the top (official answer: option 1) PDF
- Q.32 (6 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Centre of Mass: Path of centre of mass of two bodies with given velocities (official answer: option 3) PDF
- Q.32 (8 April, shift 2) · MCQ · Rolling with Slipping: Time for slipping cylinder to start pure rolling (official answer: option 2) PDF
JEE Main2017
JEE Main2016
Rotational Motion in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Advanced (33 questions), NEET (2 questions).
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FAQ
How many Rotational Motion questions come in JEE Main?
In the official papers we tagged: 11 in 2026 (9 papers), 2 in 2017 (1 paper) and 2 in 2016 (1 paper). That is 15 questions in all, about 5% of Physics.
Which Rotational Motion topics repeat in JEE Main?
Asked in the most papers: Centre of Mass, Moment of Inertia, Rolling 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.