Friction has 44 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 6.3 per year across all shifts. The free PDF has 41 of them, each with its answer. The most asked topic is Static and Kinetic Friction (22 questions), followed by Motion on Rough Inclined Plane (20) and Angle of Friction and Repose (2).
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4 of this chapter's questions came back in a later paper (2021–2026). See the most repeated.
Friction had about 0.2 questions per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic in 2024–26: Motion on Rough Inclined Plane. About 4 questions in the 2026 papers.
It came up in about 13 of the 2024–26 shifts in our bank. Question types in 2020–2026: about 29 MCQs and about 15 numerical.
| Year | Questions | Per shift | MCQ | Numerical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | <0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0.5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020–2026 | 44 | 0.3 | 29 | 15 |
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Static and Kinetic Friction | 22 |
| Motion on Rough Inclined Plane | 20 |
| Angle of Friction and Repose | 2 |
Counted from PrepWiser's question bank of JEE Main papers, 2020–2026. Per shift = questions that year ÷ shifts in our bank. Updated .
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| Year | Asked | In PDF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
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 41 of the 44 asked.
How many Friction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static and Kinetic Friction | 22 | 50% | 1 | · | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Motion on Rough Inclined Plane | 20 | 45% | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Angle of Friction and Repose | 2 | 5% | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 |
| All topics | 44 | 100% | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
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All 4 JEE Main 2026 Friction questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.
JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Motion on Rough Inclined Plane
A block takes time to slide down a plane inclined at to the horizontal. If the surface is made smooth (frictionless), the block takes time to slide down the plane. The coefficient of friction between the block and the inclined plane is . The value of is .
JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Motion on Rough Inclined Plane
The time taken by a block of mass to slide down from the highest point to the lowest point on a rough inclined plane is more compared to the time taken by the same block on identical inclined smooth plane. Both inclined planes are at with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the rough inclined surface and block is
JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Motion on Rough Inclined Plane
A block of mass 5 kg is moving on an inclined plane which makes an angle of with the horizontal. Friction coefficient between the block and inclined plane surface is . The force to be applied on the block so that the block will move down without acceleration is N.
JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 1 · Static and Kinetic Friction
In the given figure the blocks and weigh and 8 kg respectively. The co-efficient of sliding friction between any two surfaces is 0.5 . The force required to slide the block with constant speed is N . (Use )
JEE Main 2024 · 5 Apr · Shift 2 · Static and Kinetic Friction
A heavy box of mass is moving on a horizontal surface. If co-efficient of kinetic friction between the box and horizontal surface is 0.3 then force of kinetic friction is :
Answer: (B)
JEE Main 2021 · 17 Mar · Shift 2 · Angle of Friction and Repose
Answer: 5
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By past papers: Static and Kinetic Friction (50%), Motion on Rough Inclined Plane (45%) and Angle of Friction and Repose (5%) of all Friction questions.
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