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Work, Energy & Power JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

Work, Energy & Power has 63 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 11 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Work-Energy Theorem (25 questions), followed by Power (18) and Work by Constant and Variable Force (14).

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63Total PYQs
6Years covered
6Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

Work, Energy & Power questions per year

YearQuestions
20258
202410
202318
202213
202111
20203

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Work-Energy Theorem2540%2025
Power1828%2025
Work by Constant and Variable Force1422%2025
Potential Energy35%2024
Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces23%2025
Conservation of Mechanical Energy12%2024

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 1 · Power

An object of mass 1000 g experiences a time dependent force F⃗=(2ti^+3t2j^)N\vec{F}=\left(2 t \hat{i}+3 t^2 \hat{j}\right) N. The power generated by the force at time tt is:

  1. (A) (2t2+18t3)W\left(2 t^2+18 t^3\right) W
  2. (B) (3t3+5t5)w\left(3 t^3+5 t^5\right) w
  3. (C) (2t3+3t5)w\left(2 t^3+3 t^5\right) w
  4. (D) (2t2+3t3)w\left(2 t^2+3 t^3\right) w

Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces

Which one of the following forces cannot be expressed in terms of potential energy?

  1. (A)

    Frictional force

  2. (B)

    Coulomb’s force

  3. (C)

    Restoring force

  4. (D)

    Gravitational force

Answer: (A)

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JEE Main 2025 · 3 Apr · Shift 2 · Work-Energy Theorem

A block of mass 1 kg , moving along xx with speed vi=10 m/sv_i=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} enters a rough region ranging from x=0.1 mx=0.1 \mathrm{~m} to x=1.9 mx=1.9 \mathrm{~m}. The retarding force acting on the block in this range is Fr=−krN\mathrm{F}_{\mathrm{r}}=-\mathrm{kr} \mathrm{N}, with k =10 N/m=10 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}. Then the final speed of the block as it crosses rough region is.

  1. (A)4 m/s4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}
  2. (B)10 m/s10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}
  3. (C)8 m/s8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}
  4. (D)6 m/s6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}

Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2025 · 24 Jan · Shift 1 · Work by Constant and Variable Force

A force F=α+βx2\mathrm{F}=\alpha+\beta \mathrm{x}^2 acts on an object in the x -direction. The work done by the force is 5 J when the object is displaced by 1 m . If the constant α=1 N\alpha=1 \mathrm{~N} then β\beta will be

  1. (A)15 N/m215 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2
  2. (B)10 N/m210 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2
  3. (C)12 N/m212 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2
  4. (D)8 N/m28 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2

Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2024 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Conservation of Mechanical Energy

If a rubber ball falls from a height hh and rebounds upto the height of h/2h / 2. The percentage loss of total energy of the initial system as well as velocity ball before it strikes the ground, respectively, are :

  1. (A)50%,2gh50 \%, \sqrt{2 \mathrm{gh}}
  2. (B)50%,gh50 \%, \sqrt{\mathrm{gh}}
  3. (C)50%, gh 250 \%, \sqrt{\frac{\text { gh }}{2}}
  4. (D)40%,2gh40 \%, \sqrt{2 \mathrm{gh}}

Answer: (A)

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JEE Main 2024 · 29 Jan · Shift 1 · Potential Energy

The potential energy function (in JJ ) of a particle in a region of space is given as U=(2x2+3y3+2z)U=\left(2 x^2+3 y^3+2 z\right). Here x,yx, y and zz are in meter. The magnitude of xx-component of force (in NN ) acting on the particle at point P(1,2,3)mP(1,2,3) \mathrm{m} is :

  1. (A)4
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)8
  4. (D)6

Answer: (A)

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How many questions come from Work, Energy & Power in JEE Main?

63 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 11 per year. In 2025 it had 8.

Which Work, Energy & Power topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Work-Energy Theorem (40%), Power (28%) and Work by Constant and Variable Force (22%) of all Work, Energy & Power questions.

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