JEE Main 2020 January 7 Shift 1 Question Paper is available here with solutions PDF and detailed solutions for every question. NTA conducted the first shift on January 7, 2020, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The JEE Main 2020 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) question paper includes the following:
- 75 questions in a 3-hour CBT Mode: 25 each from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- Section A: 20 multiple choice questions (MCQs) per subject, 4 marks each
- Section B: 5 numerical value questions per subject, all compulsory, 4 marks each
- Marking: +4 for a correct answer, -1 for an incorrect MCQ, 0 for an unattempted question; no negative marking for numerical value questions
- Maximum marks: 300 (100 per subject)
JEE Main 2020 January 7 Shift 1 Question Paper with Solution PDF
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JEE Main 2020 January 7 Shift 1 Questions with Solutions
Mathematics - Section A (Q1 - Q20)
If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is 6 and the distance between its directrices is 12, then the length of its latus rectum is :
Total number of 6-digit numbers in which only and all the five digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 appear, is :
If \( y\left( \alpha \right) = \sqrt {2\left( {{{\tan \alpha + \cot \alpha } \over {1 + {{\tan }^2}\alpha }}} \right) + {1 \over {{{\sin }^2}\alpha }}} ,\alpha \in \left( {{{3\pi } \over 4},\pi } \right) \)
\( {{dy} \over {d\alpha }}\,\,at\,\alpha = {{5\pi } \over 6}is \) :
Let \( \alpha \) be a root of the equation x2 + x + 1 = 0 and the
matrix A = \( {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 1 \cr 1 & \alpha & {{\alpha ^2}} \cr 1 & {{\alpha ^2}} & {{\alpha ^4}} \cr } } \right] \)
then the matrix A31 is equal to
If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation, \( {e^y}\left( {{{dy} \over {dx}} - 1} \right) = {e^x} \) such that y(0) = 0, then y(1) is equal to:
An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that a variable X is assigned the value k when k consecutive heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5, otherwise X takes the value −1. Then the expected value of X, is :
Five numbers are in A.P. whose sum is 25 and product is 2520. If one of these five numbers is -\( {1 \over 2} \) , then the greatest number amongst them is:
The greatest positive integer k, for which 49k + 1 is a factor of the sum
49125 + 49124 + ..... + 492 + 49 + 1, is:
If \( {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left( {{{z - 1} \over {2z + i}}} \right) = 1 \), where z = x + iy, then the point (x, y) lies on a :
Let xk + yk = ak, (a, k > 0 ) and \( {{dy} \over {dx}} + {\left( {{y \over x}} \right)^{{1 \over 3}}} = 0 \), then k is:
If ƒ(a + b + 1 - x) = ƒ(x), for all x, where a and b are fixed positive real numbers, then
\( {1 \over {a + b}}\int_a^b {x\left( {f(x) + f(x + 1)} \right)} dx \) is equal to:
The area of the region, enclosed by the circle x2 + y2 = 2 which is not common to the region bounded by the parabola y2 = x and the straight line y = x, is:
If the system of linear equations
2x + 2ay + az = 0
2x + 3by + bz = 0
2x + 4cy + cz = 0,
where a, b, c \( \in \) R are non-zero distinct; has a non-zero solution, then:
Let \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) be two real roots of the equation
(k + 1)tan2x - \( \sqrt 2 \) . \( \lambda \)tanx = (1 - k), where k(\( \ne \) - 1) and \( \lambda \) are real numbers. if tan2 (\( \alpha \) + \( \beta \)) = 50, then a value of \( \lambda \) is:
A vector \( \overrightarrow a = \alpha \widehat i + 2\widehat j + \beta \widehat k\left( {\alpha ,\beta \in R} \right) \) lies in the plane of the vectors, \( \overrightarrow b = \widehat i + \widehat j \) and \( \overrightarrow c = \widehat i - \widehat j + 4\widehat k \). If \( \overrightarrow a \) bisects the angle between \( \overrightarrow b \) and \( \overrightarrow c \), then:
If g(x) = x2 + x - 1 and
(goƒ) (x) = 4x2 - 10x + 5, then ƒ\( \left( {{5 \over 4}} \right) \) is equal to:
The logical statement (p \( \Rightarrow \) q) \( \Lambda \) ( q \( \Rightarrow \) ~p) is equivalent to :
Let P be a plane passing through the points (2, 1, 0), (4, 1, 1) and (5, 0, 1) and R be any point (2, 1, 6). Then the image of R in the plane P is :
If y = mx + 4 is a tangent to both the parabolas, y2 = 4x and x2 = 2by, then b is equal to :
Let the function, ƒ:[-7, 0]\( \to \)R be continuous on [-7,0] and differentiable on (-7, 0). If ƒ(-7) = - 3 and ƒ'(x) \( \le \) 2, for all x \( \in \) (-7,0), then for all such functions ƒ, ƒ(-1) + ƒ(0) lies in the interval:
Mathematics - Section B (Q21 - Q25)
Let A(1, 0), B(6, 2) and C \( \left( {{3 \over 2},6} \right) \) be the vertices of a triangle ABC. If P is a Point inside the triangle ABC such that the triangles APC, APB and BPC have equal areas, then the length of the line segment PQ, where Q is the point \( \left( { - {7 \over 6}, - {1 \over 3}} \right) \), is ________.
\( \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 2} {{{3^x} + {3^{3 - x}} - 12} \over {{3^{ - x/2}} - {3^{1 - x}}}} \) is equal to_______.
If the variance of the first n natural numbers is 10 and the variance of the first m even natural numbers is 16, then m + n is equal to_____.
Let S be the set of points where the function, ƒ(x) = |2-|x-3||, x \( \in \) R is not differentiable. Then \( \sum\limits_{x \in S} {f(f(x))} \) is equal to_____.
If the sum of the coefficients of all even powers of x in the product
(1 + x + x2 + ....+ x2n)(1 - x + x2 - x3 + ...... + x2n) is 61, then n is equal to _______.
Physics - Section A (Q26 - Q45)
Two infinite planes each with uniform surface charge density to are kept in such a way that the angle between them is 30o. The electric field in the region shown between them is given by : 
A litre of dry air at STP expands adiabatically to a volume of 3 litres. If \( \gamma \) = 1.40, the work done by air is : (31.4 = 4.6555) [Take air to be an ideal gas]
The time period of revolution of electron inits ground state orbit in a hydrogen atom is \( 1 .6 \times 10^{- 16} \) s. The frequency of revolution of the electron in its first excited state (in \( s ^{- 1} \)) is :
A LCR circuit behaves like a damped harmonic oscillator. Comparing it with a physical spring-mass damped oscillator having damping constant 'b', the correct equivalence would be:
If the magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by
\( \overrightarrow B \) = 3 \( \times \) 10-8 sin(1.6 \( \times \) 103x + 48 \( \times \) 1010t)\( \widehat j \) T, then what will be expression for electric field ?
The current I1 (in A) flowing through 1 \( \Omega \) resistor in the following circuit is : 
A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A separated by distance 'd' between them. It is filled with a dielectric which has a dielectric constant that varies as k(x) = K(1 + \( \alpha \)x) where 'x' is the distance measured from one of the plates. If (ad) << 1, the total capacitance of the system is best given by the expression :
Which of the following gives a reversible operation?
As shown in the figure, a bob of mass m is tied by a massless string whose other end portion is wound on a fly wheel (disc) of radius r and mass m. When released from rest the bob starts falling vertically. When it has covered a distance of h, the angular speed of the wheel will be:
A satellite of mass m is launched vertically upwards with an initial speed u from the surface of the earth. After it reaches height R (R = radius of the earth), it ejects a rocket of mass \( {m \over {10}} \) so that subsequently the satellite moves in a circular orbit. The kinetic energy of the rocket is (G is the gravitational constant; M is the mass of the earth) :
If we need a magnification of \( 375 \) from a compound microscope of tube length \( 150 \,mm \) and an objective of focal length \( 5\, mm \), the focal length of the eye-piece, should be close to :
Two moles of an ideal gas with \( {{{C_P}} \over {{C_V}}} = {5 \over 3} \) are mixed with 3 moles of another ideal gas with \( {{{C_P}} \over {{C_V}}} = {4 \over 3} \). The value of \( {{{C_P}} \over {{C_V}}} \) for the mixture is :
Consider a circular coil of wire carrying constant current I, forming a magnetic dipole. The magnetic flux through an infinite plane that contains the circular coil and excluding the circular coil area is given by \( \phi \)i. The magnetic flux through the area of the circular coil area is given by \( \phi \)0. Which of the following option is correct?
A polarizer - analyser set is adjusted such that the intensity of light coming out of the analyser is just 10% of the original intensity. Assuming that the polarizer - analyser set does not absorb any light, the angle by which the analyser need to be rotated further to reduce the output intensity to be zero, is :
A 60 HP electric motor lifts an elevator having a maximum total load capacity of 2000 kg. If the frictional force on the elevator is 4000 N, the speed of the elevator at full load is close to : (\( 1 \,HP = 746 \,W, \,g = 10\, ms^{-2} \) )
A long solenoid of radius R carries a time (t) - dependent current
I(t)=I0t(1 - t). A ring of radius 2R is placed coaxially near its middle. During the time interval 0 \( \le \) t \( \le \) 1, the induced current (IR) and the induced EMF(VR) in the ring change as :
Visible light of wavelength 6000 \( \times \) 10-8 cm falls normally on a single slit and produces a diffraction pattern. It is found that the second diffraction minimum is at 60o from the central maximum. If the first minimum is produced at \( \theta \)1, then \( \theta \)1, is close to :
Speed of a transverse wave on a straight wire (mass 6.0 g, length 60 cm and area of cross-section 1.0 mm2) is 90 ms-1. If the Young's modulus of wire is 16 \( \times \) 1011 Nm-2, the extension of wire over its natural length is :
The radius of gyration of a uniform rod of length \( l \), about an axis passing through a point \( {l \over 4} \) away from the centre of the rod, and perpendicular to it, is :
Three point particles of masses 1.0 kg, 1.5 kg and 2.5 kg are placed at three corners of a right angle triangle of sides 4.0 cm, 3.0 cm and 5.0 cm as shown in the figure. The center of mass of the system is at a point: 
Physics - Section B (Q46 - Q50)
A loop ABCDEFA of straight edges has six corner points A(0, 0, 0), B(5, 0, 0), C(5, 5, 0), D (0, 5, 0), E(0, 5, 5) and F(0, 0, 5). The magnetic field in this region is \( \overrightarrow B = \left( {3\widehat i + 4\widehat k} \right)T \) . The quantity of flux through the loop ABCDEFA (in Wb) is _______.
A beam of electromagnetic radiation of intensity 6.4 × 10–5 W/cm2 is comprised of wavelength, \( \lambda \) = 310 nm. It falls normally on a metal (work function \( \phi \) = 2eV) of surface area of 1 cm2. If one in 103 photons ejects an elctron, total number of electrons ejected in 1 s is 10x. (hc = 1240 eVnm, 1eV = 1.6 × 10–19 J), then x is _____.
A non-isotropic solid metal cube has coefficients of linear expansion as :
5 \( \times \) 10-5/oC along the x-axis and 5 \( \times \) 10-6/oC along the y and the z-axis. If the coefficient of volume expansion of the solid is C \( \times \) 10-6/oC then the value of C is
A particle (m = 1 kg) slides down a frictionless track (AOC) starting from rest at a point A (height 2 m). After reaching C, the particle continues to move freely in air as a projectile. When it reaching its highest point P (height 1 m), the kinetic energy of the particle (in )) is :
(Figure drawn is schematic and not to scale; take g = 10 ms-2) 
A Carnot engine operates between two reservoirs of temperatures 900 K and 300 K. The engine performs 1200 J of work per cycle. The heat energy (in J) delivered by the engine to the low temperature reservoir, in a cycle, is _______.
Chemistry - Section A (Q51 - Q70)
What is the product of following reaction ? 
At 35\( ^{\circ} \)C, the vapour pressure of \( CS_2 \) is 512 mm Hg and that of acetone is 344 mm Hg. A solution of \( CS_2 \), in acetone has a total vapour pressure of 600 mm Hg. The false statement amongst the following is :
The number of orbitals associated with quantum number n = 5, ms = +\( {1 \over 2} \) is :
Given that the standard potentials (Eo) of Cu2+/Cu and Cu+/Cu are 0.34 V and 0.522 V respectively, the Eo of Cu2+/Cu+ :
Match the following :
(i) Riboflavin (a) Beriberi
(ii) Thiamine (b) Scurvy
(iii) Pyridoxine (c) Cheliosis
(iv) Ascorbic acid (d) Convulsions
The relative strength of interionic/intermolecular forces in decreasing order is :
The increasing order to Pkb for the following compounds will be : 
Consider the following reaction :

The product 'X' is used :
The dipole of CCl4, CHCl3 and CH4 are in the order :
The theory that can completely/properly explain the nature of bonding in [Ni(Co)4] is :
1- methyl ethylene oxide when treated with an excess of HBr produces :
The electron gain enthalpy (in KJ/mol) of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, respectively are:
Amongst the following statements, that which was not proposed by Dalton was :
Consider the following reaction :
\( {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}CCH\left( {OH} \right)C{H_3}\buildrel {conc.\,\,\,{H_2}S{O_4}} \over \longrightarrow \)
\( {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}CHCH\left( {Br} \right)C{H_3}\buildrel {alc.\,\,KOH} \over \longrightarrow \)
\( {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}{\rm{ }}CHCH\left( {Br} \right)C{H_3}\buildrel {{{(C{H_3})}_3}{O^\Theta }{K^ \oplus }} \over \longrightarrow \)
\( {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}\mathop C\limits_{\mathop |\limits_{OH} } - C{H_2} - CHO\buildrel \Delta \over \longrightarrow \)
Which of these reaction(s) will not produce Saytzeff product ?
Oxidation number of potassium in K2O. K2O2 and KO2 respectively is :
The atomic radius of Ag is closed to :
A solution of m-chloronailimne, m-chlorophenol and m-chlorobenzoic acid in ethyal acetate was extracted initially with a saturated solution of NaHCO3 to give fraction A. The left over organic phase was extracted with dilute NaoH solution tio give fraction B. The final organiic layer was labelled as fraction C. Fractions A,B and C, contain respectively :
The IUPAC name of the complex \( [Pt(NH_3)_2Cl(NH_2CH_3)]Cl \) is :
In comparison to the zeolite process for the removal of permanent hardness, the synthetic resins method is :
The purest from of commercial iron is :
Chemistry - Section B (Q71 - Q75)
For the reaction :
A(\( l \)) \( \to \) 2B(g)
\( \Delta U = 2.1\,kcal,\,\Delta S = 20\,cal\,{K^{ - 1}} \) at 300 K
Hence \( \Delta \)G in kcal is :
During the nuclear explosion, one of the products is 90Sr with half life of 6.93 years. If 1 \( \mu \) g of 90Sr was absorbed in the bones of newly born baby in placed of Ca, how much time, in years, is required to reduce much time, in year, is required to reduce it by 90% if it not lost metabolically.
Chlorine reacts with hot and concentrated NaOH and produces compounds (X) and (Y). Compound (X) gives white precipitate with silver nitrate solution. The average bond order between CI and O atoms in (Y) is.
Two solutions, A and B, each of 100L was made by dissolving 4g of NaOH and 9.8 g of H2SO4 in water, respectively. The pH of the resultant solution obtained from mixing 40L of solution A and 10L of solution B is :
The number of chiral carbons in chloramphenicol is
JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Mode | Online (Computer-Based Test) |
| Paper | B.E./B.Tech (Paper 1) |
| Duration | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) + Numerical Value Questions |
| Subjects | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
| Total Questions | 75 questions |
| Total Marks | 300 marks |
| Marking Scheme | +4 for correct answer & -1 for incorrect MCQ; no negative marking for Numerical Value-based Questions |






















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