Physics - Electromagnetic Waves
Practise 9 JEE Advanced previous year questions on Electromagnetic Waves, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JEE Advanced tests.
Electromagnetic Waves has been asked in 9 of the 27 years of JEE Advanced papers analysed (2000–2026), with 9 questions in all. 11% of them were easy, 67% moderate and 22% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 1 question that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 3 questions across 6 papers, about 0.5 per paper.
The chapter's 2 topics are not weighted equally: X-Rays (6 questions, 67%) and Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations (3 questions, 33%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations (3) and X-Rays (1). X-Rays has produced the most tough questions (1).
- 1The electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave travelling in vacuum is given by , where is the angular frequency. All quantities2026 (Paper 1)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
- 2A cube of unit volume contains photons of frequency . If the energy of all the photons is viewed as the average energy being contained in th2025 (Paper 1)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
- 3A metal target with atomic number is bombarded with a high energy electron beam. The emission of X-rays from the target is analyzed. The rat2024 (Paper 2)X-Rays
- 4The electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave propagating in a dielectric medium is given by E = 30 2 x + y sin 2 5 10 14 t - 12023 (Paper 2)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
- 5In an X -ray tube, electrons emitted from a filament (cathode) carrying current I hit a target (anode) at a distance d from the cathode. The2020 (Paper 2)X-Rays
- 6A fission reaction is given by U 92 236 X e 54 140 + S r 38 94 + x + y , where x and y are two particles. Considering U 92 236 to be at rest2015 (Paper 2)X-Rays
- 7If c u is the wavelength of K X-ray line of copper (atomic number 29) and M o is the wavelength of the K X-ray line of molybdenum (atomic nu2014 (Paper 2)X-Rays
- 8Which one of the following statement is WRONG in the context of X-rays generated from X-ray tube?2008 (Paper 1)X-Rays
- 9Statement I If the accelerating potential in an X-ray tube is increased, the wavelengths of the characteristic -rays do not change. Statemen2007 (Paper 1)X-Rays
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Electromagnetic Waves?
This chapter includes 9 questions compiled from JEE Advanced papers spanning 2007 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from JEE Advanced, or from other exams too?
These are JEE Advanced questions specifically for the Electromagnetic Waves chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Electromagnetic Waves an important chapter for JEE Advanced Physics?
Electromagnetic Waves has appeared in 9 of the 21 years of JEE Advanced papers covered here, with 9 questions across 9 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Electromagnetic Waves questions in JEE Advanced?
Of the 9 questions analysed for this chapter, 11% are easy, 67% moderate and 22% tough. 2026 had the most, with 1 question.
5.Which topics in Electromagnetic Waves should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Electromagnetic Waves:
- X-Rays - 6 questions (67%)
- Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations - 3 questions (33%)
- X-Rays has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Electromagnetic Waves's weightage in JEE Advanced going up or down?
Across all 9 papers analysed, Electromagnetic Waves has averaged about 1.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.