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Alternating Current JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

Alternating Current has 93 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 16 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is AC Circuits: R, L, C (20 questions), followed by Resonance in AC Circuits (17) and Resonance and Q-Factor (14).

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93Total PYQs
6Years covered
9Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

Alternating Current questions per year

YearQuestions
20259
202421
202317
202219
202122
20205

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
AC Circuits: R, L, C2022%2025
Resonance in AC Circuits1718%2025
Resonance and Q-Factor1415%2024
AC Voltage and Current1213%2025
Series RLC Circuit1213%2024
Power in AC Circuits1112%2025
Transformer33%2024
Transformers33%2024
Phasors and Impedance11%2022

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 1 · AC Voltage and Current

An ac current is represented as

i=52+10cos⁡(650πt+π6)Ampi=5 \sqrt{2}+10 \cos \left(650 \pi t+\frac{\pi}{6}\right) A m p

The r.m.s value of the current is

  1. (A) 10 Amp
  2. (B) 52 Amp5 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~Amp}
  3. (C) 100 Amp
  4. (D) 50 Amp

Answer: (A)

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JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Power in AC Circuits

An inductor of reactance 100Ω100 \Omega, a capacitor of reactance 50Ω50 \Omega, and a resistor of resistance 50Ω50 \Omega are connected in series with an AC source of 10 V,50 Hz10 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}. Average power dissipated by the circuit is ___________ W.

Answer: 1

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JEE Main 2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · AC Circuits: R, L, C

An inductor of self inductance 1 H is connected in series with a resistor of 100π100 \pi ohm and an ac supply of 100π100 \pi volt, 50 Hz . Maximum current flowing in the circuit is _________ A.

Answer: 1

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JEE Main 2025 · 23 Jan · Shift 2 · Resonance in AC Circuits

In a series LCR circuit, a resistor of 300Ω300 \Omega, a capacitor of 25 nF and an inductor of 100 mH are used. For maximum current in the circuit, the angular frequency of the ac source is _________ ×104\times 10^4 radians s−1\mathrm{s}^{-1}

Answer: 2

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JEE Main 2024 · 8 Apr · Shift 1 · Resonance and Q-Factor

A LCR circuit is at resonance for a capacitor C, inductance L and resistance R. Now the value of resistance is halved keeping all other parameters same. The current amplitude at resonance will be now:

  1. (A)halved
  2. (B)same
  3. (C)Zero
  4. (D)double

Answer: (D)

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JEE Main 2024 · 27 Jan · Shift 2 · Series RLC Circuit

A series LCR circuit with L=100πmH,C=10−3πF\mathrm{L}=\frac{100}{\pi} \mathrm{mH}, \mathrm{C}=\frac{10^{-3}}{\pi} \mathrm{F} and R=10Ω\mathrm{R}=10 \Omega, is connected across an ac source of 220 V,50 Hz220 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz} supply. The power factor of the circuit would be ________.

Answer: 1

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How many questions come from Alternating Current in JEE Main?

93 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 16 per year. In 2025 it had 9.

Which Alternating Current topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: AC Circuits: R, L, C (22%), Resonance in AC Circuits (18%) and Resonance and Q-Factor (15%) of all Alternating Current questions.

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