Vectors has 43 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 6.1 per year across all shifts. The free PDF has 41 of them, each with its answer. The most asked topic is Vector Addition and Subtraction (21 questions), followed by Cross Product (13) and Resolution of Vectors (8).
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2 of this chapter's questions came back in a later paper (2021–2026). See the most repeated.
Vectors (Physics) had about 0.2 questions per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic: Vector Addition and Subtraction. About one question in the 2026 papers. (Not named as a topic in the 2026 syllabus.)
It came up in about 11 of the 2024–26 shifts in our bank. Question types in 2020–2026: about 27 MCQs and about 16 numerical.
| Year | Questions | Per shift | MCQ | Numerical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | <0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0.3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0.6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020–2026 | 43 | 0.3 | 27 | 16 |
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Vector Addition and Subtraction | 21 |
| Cross Product | 13 |
| Resolution of Vectors | 8 |
| Dot Product | 1 |
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 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
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 43 asked.
How many Vectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vector Addition and Subtraction | 21 | 49% | 1 | · | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Cross Product | 13 | 30% | · | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | · |
| Resolution of Vectors | 8 | 19% | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 4 | · |
| Dot Product | 1 | 2% | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| All topics | 43 | 100% | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
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The only JEE Main 2026 Vectors question in the free PDF.
JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Vector Addition and Subtraction
The velocity of a particle is given as m/s. The magnitude of acceleration at point (1, 2, 4) is ________ m/s2.
JEE Main 2025 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Cross Product
Two particles are located at equal distance from origin. The position vectors of those are represented by and , respectively. If both the vectors are at right angle to each other, the value of is ________ .
Answer: 3
JEE Main 2025 · 22 Jan · Shift 2 · Dot Product
A force is applied on a particle and it undergoes a displacement What will be the value of , if work done on the particle is zero.
Answer: (B)
JEE Main 2024 · 8 Apr · Shift 1 · Vector Addition and Subtraction
Three vectors and each of magnitude are acting as shown in figure. The resultant of the three vectors is . The value of is _________.
Answer: 3
JEE Main 2023 · 15 Apr · Shift 1 · Resolution of Vectors
Answer: (B)
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Practise Vectors online43 questions from 2020 to 2026, about 6.1 per year. In 2026 it had 1. The free PDF has 41 of them.
By past papers: Vector Addition and Subtraction (49%), Cross Product (30%) and Resolution of Vectors (19%) of all Vectors questions.
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