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Physics - Laws of Motion

Practise 30 JEE Advanced previous year questions on Laws of Motion, compiled from papers spanning 2006 to 2025. 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.

Laws of Motion has been asked in 15 of the 27 years of JEE Advanced papers analysed (2000–2026), with 30 questions in all. 13% of them were easy, 70% moderate and 17% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 4 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 1 question across 6 papers, about 0.2 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Equilibrium of Forces (10 questions, 33%), Newton's laws of motion (9 questions, 30%), and Non-uniform Circular Motion (6 questions, 20%) have been asked the most. Equilibrium of Forces has also led over the last five years, with 1 question. Newton's laws of motion has produced the most tough questions (3).

  1. 1A person sitting inside an elevator performs a weighing experiment with an object of mass 50 kg . Suppose that the variation of the height (2025 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  2. 2One end of a horizontal uniform beam of weight W and length L is hinged on a vertical wall at point O and its other end is supported by a li2021 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  3. 3Put a uniform meter scale horizontally on your extended index fingers with the left one at 0 . 00 cm and the right one at 90 . 00 cm . When 2020 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  4. 4A student skates up a ramp that makes an angle 30 ° with the horizontal. He/she starts (as shown in the figure) at the bottom of the ramp wi2020 (Paper 2)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  5. 5A block of weight 100 N is suspended by copper and steel wires of same cross-sectional area 0.5 c m 2 and, length 3 m and 1 m , respectively2019 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  6. 6A block of mass 2 M is attached to a massless spring with spring-constant k . This block is connected to two other blocks of masses M and 2 2019 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  7. 7The potential energy of a particle of mass m at a distance r from a fixed point O is given by V r = k r 2 / 2 , where k is a positive consta2018 (Paper 1)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  8. 8A particle of mass m is initially at rest at the origin. It is subjected to a force and starts moving along the x - axis. Its kinetic energy2018 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  9. 9A solid horizontal surface is covered with a thin layer of oil. A rectangular block of mass m = 0.4 k g is at rest on this surface. An impul2018 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  10. 10A particle, of mass 10 - 3 kg and charge 1.0 C , is initially at rest. At time t = 0 , the particle comes under the influence of an electric2018 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  11. 11A uniform wooden stick of mass 1.6 kg and length l rests in an inclined manner on a smooth, vertical wall of height h l such that a small po2016 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  12. 12Paragraph: A frame of reference that is accelerated with respect to an inertial frame of reference is called a non-inertial frame of referen2016 (Paper 2)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  13. 13Paragraph: A frame of reference that is accelerated with respect to an inertial frame of reference is called a non-inertial frame of referen2016 (Paper 2)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  14. 14In the figure, a ladder of mass m is shown leaning against a wall. It is in static equilibrium making an angle θ with the horizontal floor. 2014 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  15. 15A wire, which passes through the hole in a small bead, is bent in the form of quarter of a circle. The wire is fixed vertically on ground as2014 (Paper 2)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  16. 16A person in a lift is holding a water jar, which has a small hole at the lower end of its side. When the lift is at rest, the water jet comi2014 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  17. 17A block of mass m 1 = 1 k g another mass m 2 = 2 k g , are placed together (see figure) on an inclined plane with angle of inclination θ . V2014 (Paper 2)Equilibrium of Forces
  18. 18A bob of mass m , suspended by a string of length l 1 , is given a minimum velocity required to complete a full circle in the vertical plane2013 (Paper 1)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  19. 19Paragraph: A small block of mass is released from rest at the top of a rough track. The track is a circular arc of radius . The block slides2013 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  20. 20Two large vertical and parallel metal plates having a separation of are connected to a DC voltage source of potential difference . A proton 2012 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  21. 21A small block of mass of lies on a fixed inclined plane PQ which makes an angle with the horizontal. A horizontal force of acts on the block2012 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  22. 22A block is moving on an inclined plane making an angle with the horizontal and the coefficient of friction is . The force required to just p2011 (Paper 1)Frictional force
  23. 23A block of mass is on an inclined plane of angle . The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is and . The block is held st2010 (Paper 1)Frictional force
  24. 24A block of base and height is kept on an inclined plane. The coefficient of friction between them is . The inclination of this inclined plan2009 (Paper 1)Frictional force
  25. 25A piece of wire is bent in the shape of a parabola (y-axis vertical) with a bead of mass on it. The bead can slide on the wire without frict2009 (Paper 2)Equilibrium of Forces
  26. 26Statement 1 It is easier to pull a heavy object than to push it on a level ground. and Statement 2 The magnitude of frictional force depends2008 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  27. 27Two particles of mass each are tied at the ends of a light string of length . The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal surface 2007 (Paper 1)Equilibrium of Forces
  28. 28Statement I A cloth covers a table. Some dishes are kept on it. The cloth can be pulled out without dislodging the dishes from the table. St2007 (Paper 2)Newton's laws of motion
  29. 29System shown in figure is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring and string are massless, now the string is cut. The acceleration of mass an2006Spring force
  30. 30A circular disc with a groove along its diameter is placed horizontally. A block of mass is placed as shown. The coefficient of friction bet2006Frictional force

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Laws of Motion?

This chapter includes 30 questions compiled from JEE Advanced papers spanning 2006 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from JEE Advanced, or from other exams too?

These are JEE Advanced questions specifically for the Laws of Motion chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Laws of Motion an important chapter for JEE Advanced Physics?

Laws of Motion has appeared in 15 of the 21 years of JEE Advanced papers covered here, with 30 questions across 23 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Laws of Motion questions in JEE Advanced?

Of the 30 questions analysed for this chapter, 13% are easy, 70% moderate and 17% tough. 2018 had the most, with 4 questions.

5.Which topics in Laws of Motion should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Laws of Motion:

  • Equilibrium of Forces - 10 questions (33%)
  • Newton's laws of motion - 9 questions (30%)
  • Non-uniform Circular Motion - 6 questions (20%)
  • Newton's laws of motion has produced the most tough questions (3).
6.Is Laws of Motion's weightage in JEE Advanced going up or down?

Across all 23 papers analysed, Laws of Motion has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.2 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.