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JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2

Browse the complete Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics question set from the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper, question by question. Each question shows a quick preview so you can jump straight to the topic or subject you want to revise. Click through to attempt the full question in practice mode, or head back to the paper-wise list to download the entire paper as a PDF.

This paper has 54 questions in total - 9 easy (17%), 35 moderate (65%) and 10 tough (19%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Physics 28% easy, 56% moderate, 17% tough; Chemistry 6% easy, 72% moderate, 22% tough; Mathematics 17% easy, 67% moderate, 17% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 14 chapters, with Chemical Kinetics (2), Coordination Compounds (2), and Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (2) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 14 chapters, with Functions (3), Determinants (2), and Differential Equations (2) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 14 chapters, with Laws of Motion (3), Electrostatics (2), and Thermodynamics (2) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1The correct option(s) regarding the complex C o e n N H 3 3 H 2 O 3 + :- (en = H 2 N C H 2 C H 2 N H 2 ) is (are)2018 (Paper 2)Isomerism of coordination compounds
  2. 2The correct option(s) to distinguish nitrate salts of M n 2 + a n d C u 2 + taken separately is(are)2018 (Paper 2)Preliminary Tests
  3. 3Aniline reacts with mixed acid (conc. H N O 3 and conc. H 2 S O 4 ) at 288 K t o g i v e P ( 51 % ) , Q ( 47 % ) a n d R ( 2 % ) . The major2018 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  4. 4The Fischer presentation of D-glucose is given below The correct structure(s) of β - L - glucopyranose is (are)2018 (Paper 2)Carbohydrates
  5. 5For a first order reaction A ( g ) 2 B ( g ) + C ( g ) at constant volume and 300 K, the total pressure at the beginning ( t = 0 ) and at ti2018 (Paper 2)Integrated rate laws
  6. 6For a reaction, A ⇌ P , the plots of A a n d P with time at temperatures T 1 a n d T 2 are given below. If T 2 > T 1 , the correct statement2018 (Paper 2)Entropy and Second law of thermodynamics
  7. 7The total number of compounds having at least one bridging oxo group among the molecules given below is N 2 O 5 , P 4 O 6 , P 4 O 8 , H 4 P 2018 (Paper 2)Phosphorus and Its Compounds
  8. 8Galena (an ore) is partially oxidized by passing air through it at high temperature. After some time, the passage of air is stopped, but the2018 (Paper 2)Mole concept
  9. 9To measure the quantity of MnCl 2 dissolved in an aqueous solution, it was completely converted to KMnO 4 using the reaction, MnCl 2 + K 2 S2018 (Paper 2)Redox titration
  10. 10For the given compound X, the total number of optically active stereoisomers is ____.2018 (Paper 2)Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  11. 11In the following reaction sequence, the amount of D (in g) formed from 10 moles of acetophenone is ____. (Atomic weights in g m o l - 1 : H 2018 (Paper 2)Quantitative measures in chemical equations
  12. 12The surface of copper gets tarnished by the formation of copper oxide. N 2 gas was passed to prevent the oxide formation during heating of c2018 (Paper 2)Third law of thermodynamics
  13. 13Consider the following reversible reaction: A g + B g AB g The activation energy of the backward reaction exceeds that of the forward reacti2018 (Paper 2)Arrhenius theory
  14. 14Consider an electrochemical cell: A s A n+ aq, 2 M B 2n+ aq, 1 M B s . The value of H o for the cell reaction is twice that of G o at 300 K 2018 (Paper 2)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  15. 15Match each set of hybrid orbitals from LIST-I with complex (es) given in LIST-II. LIST -I LIST -II A) d s p 2 P) F e F 6 4 - B) s p 3 Q) T i2018 (Paper 2)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  16. 16The desired product X can be prepared by reacting the major product of the reactions in LIST-I with one or more appropriate reagents in LIST2018 (Paper 2)Tests for Aldehyde and Ketones
  17. 17LIST-I contains reactions and LIST-II contains major products LIST-I LIST -II A) P) B) Q) C) R) D) S) T) Match each reaction in LIST-I with 2018 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  18. 18The dilution processes of different aqueous solutions with water are given in LIST-I. The effects of dilution of the solutions on [ H + ] ar2018 (Paper 2)PH of solutions

Mathematics

  1. 1For any positive integer n , define f n : 0 , R as f n x = i = 1 n tan - 1 1 1 + x + j x + j - 1 for all x 0 , . ( Here, the inverse trigono2018 (Paper 2)Infinite Series
  2. 2Let T be the line passing through the points P - 2 , 7 and Q 2 , - 5 . Let F 1 be the set of all pairs of circles S 1 , S 2 such that T is t2018 (Paper 2)Chord with given Middle Point
  3. 3Let S be the of all column matrices b 1 b 2 b 3 such that b 1 , b 2 , b 3 and the system of equations (in real variables) - x + 2 y + 5 z = 2018 (Paper 2)System of Linear Equations
  4. 4Consider two straight lines, each of which is tangent to both the circle x 2 + y 2 = 1 2 and the parabola y 2 = 4 x . Let these lines inters2018 (Paper 2)Equation of Ellipse
  5. 5Let s , t , r be non-zero complex numbers and L be the set of solutions z = x + i y x , y , i = - 1 of the equation s z + t z - + r = 0 , wh2018 (Paper 2)Conjugate, modulus and argument
  6. 6Let f : 0 , R be a twice differentiable function such that lim t x f x sin t - f t sin x t - x = sin 2 x for all x 0 , . If f 6 = - 12 , the2018 (Paper 2)Exact Forms
  7. 7The value of the integral 0 1 2 1 + 3 x + 1 2 1 - x 6 1 4 d x is2018 (Paper 2)Definite Integration by Substitution
  8. 8Let P be a matrix of order 3 3 such that all the entries in P are from the set - 1 , 0, 1 . Then, the maximum possible value of the determin2018 (Paper 2)Miscellaneous
  9. 9Let X be a set with exactly 5 elements and Y be a set with exactly 7 elements. If is the number of one-one functions from X Y and is the num2018 (Paper 2)Types of Function (Mapping)
  10. 10Let f : be a differentiable function with f 0 = 0 . If y = f x satisfies the differential equation d y d x = 2 + 5 y 5 y - 2 , then the valu2018 (Paper 2)Variable Separable Form
  11. 11Let f : R R be a differentiable function with f 0 = 1 and satisfying the equation f x + y = f x f y + f x f y for all x , y R . Then, the va2018 (Paper 2)Functional Equation
  12. 12Let P be a point in the first octant, whose image Q in the plane x + y = 3 (that is, the line segment P Q is perpendicular to the plane x + 2018 (Paper 2)Plane in Space
  13. 13Consider the cube in the first octant with sides O P , O Q and OR of length 1 , along the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis, respectively, where O (2018 (Paper 2)Product of 2 vectors
  14. 14Let X = 10 C 1 2 + 2 10 C 2 2 + 3 10 C 3 2 + + 10 10 C 10 2 , where 10 C r , r 1,2 , . , 10 denote binomial coefficients. Then, the value of2018 (Paper 2)Series involving Product of Coefficients
  15. 15Let E 1 = { x : x 1 and x x - 1 0 } and E 2 = { x E 1 : sin - 1 log e x x - 1 is a real number} (Here the inverse trigonometric function sin2018 (Paper 2)Range
  16. 16In a high school, a committee has to be formed from a group of 6 boys M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 , M 5 , M 6 and 5 girls G 1 , G 2 , G 3 , G 4 , 2018 (Paper 2)Combination
  17. 17Let H : x 2 a 2 - y 2 b 2 = 1 , where a b 0 , be a hyperbola in the xy-plane whose conjugate axis L M subtends an angle of 60 o at one of it2018 (Paper 2)Equation of hyperbola
  18. 18Let f 1 : R R , f 2 - 2 , 2 R , f 3 : - 1 , e 2 - 2 R and f 4 : be functions defined by (i) f 1 x = sin 1 - e - x 2 (ii) f 2 ( x ) = sin x t2018 (Paper 2)Differentiability

Physics

  1. 1A 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
  2. 2Consider a thin square plate floating on a viscous liquid in a large tank. The height h of the liquid in the tank is much less than the widt2018 (Paper 2)Viscosity
  3. 3An infinitely long thin non-conducting wire is parallel to the z - axis and carries a uniform line charge density λ . It pierces a thin non-2018 (Paper 2)Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  4. 4A wire is bent in the shape of a right angled triangle and is placed in front of a concave mirror of focal length f , as shown in the figure2018 (Paper 2)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  5. 5In a radioactive decay chain, 90 232 Th nucleus decays to 82 212 Pb nucleus. Let N and N be the number of and - particles, respectively, emi2018 (Paper 2)Nuclear reactions
  6. 6In an experiment to measure the speed of sound by a resonating air column, a tuning fork of frequency 500 H z is used. The length of the air2018 (Paper 2)Interference and Superposition of Waves
  7. 7A 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
  8. 8A ball is projected from the ground at an angle of 45 o with the horizontal surface. It reaches a maximum height of 120 m and returns to the2018 (Paper 2)Projectile motion
  9. 9A 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
  10. 10A moving coil galvanometer has 50 turns and each turn has an area 2 10 - 4 m 2 . The magnetic field produced by the magnet inside the galvan2018 (Paper 2)Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
  11. 11A steel wire of diameter 0.5 m m and Young s modulus 2 10 11 N m - 2 carries a load of mass M. The length of the wire with the load is 1.0 m2018 (Paper 2)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  12. 12One mole of an ideal monatomic gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion in which its volume becomes eight times its initial value. If the initia2018 (Paper 2)Thermodynamic Processes
  13. 13In a photoelectric experiment, a parallel beam of monochromatic light with the power of 200 W is incident on a perfectly absorbing cathode o2018 (Paper 2)Photoelectric Effect
  14. 14Consider a hydrogen-like ionized atom with atomic number Z with a single electron. In the emission spectrum of this atom, the photon emitted2018 (Paper 2)Bohr's Atomic Model
  15. 15The electric field E is measured at a point P ( 0,0 , d ) , generated due to various charge distributions and the dependence of E on d is fo2018 (Paper 2)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  16. 16A planet of mass M, has two natural satellites with masses m 1 a n d m 2 . The radii of their circular orbits are R 1 a n d R 2 respectively2018 (Paper 2)Motion of satellite
  17. 17One mole of a monatomic ideal gas undergoes four thermodynamic processes as shown schematically in the PV - diagram below. Among these four 2018 (Paper 2)First Law of Thermodynamics
  18. 18In the List-I below, four different paths of a particle are given as functions of time. In these functions, a n d are positive constants of 2018 (Paper 2)Energy

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper?

This paper has 54 questions in total - 18 each from Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.

2.Can I practise questions from just one subject?

Yes. Use the Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics tabs at the top of the page to jump directly to that subject's question set within this paper.

3.Where can I find the Paper 1 paper for the same year?

The JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 paper is listed separately - you can switch to it from the "JEE Advanced Paper Wise PYQs" panel, under JEE Advanced 2018.

4.What is the structure of the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper?

The JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper on MARKS has 54 questions, organised by subject:

  • Chemistry: 18 questions - 4 single-correct, 6 multiple-correct, and 8 numerical-value.
  • Mathematics: 18 questions - 4 single-correct, 6 multiple-correct, and 8 numerical-value.
  • Physics: 18 questions - 4 single-correct, 6 multiple-correct, and 8 numerical-value.
5.What is the difficulty level of the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 54 rated questions in this paper, 9 (17%) are easy, 35 (65%) are medium and 10 (19%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 1 easy, 13 medium, 4 hard
  • Mathematics: 3 easy, 12 medium, 3 hard
  • Physics: 5 easy, 10 medium, 3 hard
6.Which chapters had the most questions in the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics (2), Coordination Compounds (2), and Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (2).
  • Mathematics: Functions (3), Determinants (2), and Differential Equations (2).
  • Physics: Laws of Motion (3), Electrostatics (2), and Thermodynamics (2).
7.Where can I find the solutions for the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper?

Open any question on this page. Its page shows the correct answer and, where one is available, the worked solution. A downloadable PDF of the whole paper is coming soon.

8.How should I use the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper to check my preparation?

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9.Will the JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 paper help me prepare for JEE Advanced 2027?

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