JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 2 · De Moivre's Theorem
If , then is equal to
- (A)
1
- (B)
0
- (C)
-1
- (D)
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Answer: (D)
Complex Numbers has 162 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 23 per year across all shifts. The free PDF has 161 of them, each with its answer. The most asked topic is Geometry in Argand Plane (58 questions), followed by Algebra of Complex Numbers (49) and Modulus and Argument (28).
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3 of this chapter's questions came back in a later paper (2021–2026). See the most repeated.
Complex Numbers had about 1.1 questions per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic in 2024–26: Algebra of Complex Numbers. About 19 questions in the 2026 papers. (Some topics were cut in 2024; see what changed.)
It came up in almost every 2024–26 shift in our bank (about 55 shifts). Question types in 2020–2026: about 123 MCQs and about 39 numerical.
| Year | Questions | Per shift | MCQ | Numerical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 1.0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1.0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1.2 | 17 | 7 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1.0 | 20 | 5 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1.2 | 21 | 7 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1.2 | 17 | 14 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1.0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2020–2026 | 162 | 1.1 | 123 | 39 |
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Geometry in Argand Plane | 58 |
| Algebra of Complex Numbers | 49 |
| Modulus and Argument | 28 |
| Cube Roots of Unity | 14 |
| De Moivre's Theorem | 11 |
Every topic, year by year, is in the topic-wise table further down.
Counted from PrepWiser's question bank of JEE Main papers, 2020–2026. Per shift = questions that year ÷ shifts in our bank. Updated .
Two free sheets, made from the past JEE Main questions on this chapter.
| Year | Asked | In PDF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 31 | 30 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 |
in the free PDF asked, not in the PDFThe PDF only has questions we can print in full with a checked answer, so it holds 161 of the 162 asked.
How many Complex Numbers questions each topic had in every JEE Main year (all shifts), counting every question asked, including ones not in the PDF. Darker cells mean more questions.
| Topic | Asked | Share | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry in Argand Plane | 58 | 36% | · | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 7 |
| Algebra of Complex Numbers | 49 | 30% | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Modulus and Argument | 28 | 17% | · | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Cube Roots of Unity | 14 | 9% | 2 | 3 | 2 | · | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| De Moivre's Theorem | 11 | 7% | 1 | · | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Polar and Euler Form | 2 | 1% | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| All topics | 162 | 100% | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 16 |
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The 12 newest of the 19 JEE Main 2026 Complex Numbers questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.
JEE Main 2026 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
The number of values of , satisfying the equations and , is
JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let . Then is equal to :
JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 1 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let be the distinct solutions of the equation .
Then is equal to :
JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 1 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let . Let be the roots of the equation . If and , then is equal to:
JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let be a complex number such that and arg . Then is equal to:
JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let . Then is equal to :
JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let the circles and , , be such that lies within .
If moves on , moves on and , then is equal to :
JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let
and
.
Then the max is :
JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let be a complex number such that and . Then the value of is equal to :
JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Algebra of Complex Numbers
Let , where . If , then is equal to
JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 2 · De Moivre's Theorem
If , then is equal to
1
0
-1
256
Answer: (D)
JEE Main 2026 · 22 Jan · Shift 1 · Cube Roots of Unity
Let and . If
then is
Answer: 49
JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Geometry in Argand Plane
If the locus of z ∈ ℂ, such that Re, is a circle of radius r and center , then is equal to :
16
24
12
18
Answer: (D)
JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 1 · Modulus and Argument
Among the statements
(S1) : The set and is purely real contains exactly two elements, and
(S2) : The set and is purely imaginary contains infinitely many elements.
Answer: (C)
JEE Main 2023 · 31 Jan · Shift 2 · Polar and Euler Form
Answer: (D)
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