JEE Main 2024 January 30 Question Paper PDF Shift 1 & 2: Solutions, Answer Key, Analysis & Students Reactions

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JEE Main 30 January Shift 1 & 2 Question Paper OUT: NTA JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shifts 1 & 2 are over. Candidates can check here the JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 1 and 2 question paper pdf, solutions, and detailed analysis, JEE Main memory-based questions and answers. Live JEE Main 30 January paper analysis will also be provided here.

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JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1 & 2 Question Paper OUT: The NTA has concluded JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 exam. JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1 and 2 question paper PDF and answer key solutions is available here. Candidates can download the JEE Main 30 Jan shift 1 and 2 paper PDF with solution from the table below. 

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As per students' initial reaction, JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 2 exam was on moderate level of difficulty. Chemistry Easy, Physics a bit tougher and Maths difficult. Questions asked in Physics of Jan 30 shift 2 was formula based. 

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As per JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 1 students reactions, the overall exam was moderate. While Maths was moderate to difficult, Chemistry was comparatively easy and Physics was easy to moderate. Candidates can check here the JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1 question paper PDF and answer key solutions. Also, candidates can check the JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1 exam analysis, including the difficulty level, questions asked, topic-wise weightage, etc. Student reactions are also provided for the JEE Main 2024 January 30 shift 1 below.

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JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1 and 2 question paper, answer keys, and solutions by coaching centres like Resonance, Reliable Kota, and FIITJEE is available below.

JEE Main 2024 January 30 Question Paper with Solutions by Resonance

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JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 2 Analysis by FIITJEE

Mathematics: This section was easy to moderate in difficulty level. Weightage was given to chapters of Algebra. In Algebra, questions were asked from Matrices & Determinants, Complex Number, Progressions, Permutation & Combination, Binomial Theorem, Statistics & Vector-2 ques, 3D Geometry.Three questions were asked from Probability. In Calculus, questions asked from Functions, Limits, Continuity, Differential Equations, Definite Integral. Co-ordinate Geometry had questions from Parabola & Hyperbola. Few MCQs & numerical based questions had lengthy calculations but Easy.

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Physics: This section was moderate in difficulty level. Questions were asked from almost all chapters. Weightage was given to Current Electricity & Magnetism. Some good questions from chapters of Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work Power & Energy, Heat & Thermodynamics, Sound & waves, Gravitation, Electrostatics, Modern Physics, Semiconductors. From optics, two questions were asked. Numerical based questions were Easy. Physics was Balanced section.

Chemistry: This section was easy in difficulty level. Inorganic & Organic Chemistry had more questions as compared to Physical Chemistry. Questions asked from GOC, Alcohols, Ether & Phenols, Amines, Aldehydes & Ketones, Aryl & Alkyl Halides mixed concept questions, Biomolecules. Physical Chemistry had questions from Mole Concept, Thermodynamics, Solutions & Chemical Equilibrium. Inorganic Chemistry had questions from p-block elements, Coordination Compounds ,Chemical Bonding- 3 questions & Periodicity. Some NCERT fact-based questions asked. 

JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 2 Analysis by Aakash

Mathematics: This paper was moderate to difficultly level. A good number of questions were asked from Vectors, 3D and Conic sections, Complex numbers and Matrices and Determinants. Class 11 questions were dominant in the paper. Almost all the topics were covered. The main thing is questions were both lengthy and tricky which took a lot of time to solve. 

Physics: This part was of easy to moderate difficulty because of some good questions asked in the exam. Questions from Modern Physics, Mechanics, Electromagnetism and Current electricity were there in the paper. Most of the questions were asked from the class 12 syllabus. 

Chemistry: This section was of moderate difficulty. Very few questions in this shift were asked from Physical chemistry. Most of the questions were from the Organic Chemistry part. Two to three questions were asked from p-block elements. Questions from prominent chapters like Hydrocarbons, Coordinate Bonding and Aldehyde, Ketone and Carboxylic acids were asked. Overall coverage of the chapters was uniform. Among classes 11 and 12, more questions are asked from the class 12 syllabus. The paper was by and large based on NCERT books. 

JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 2 Exam Section-Wise Analysis 

Topics asked in Shift 2 are mentioned below as per students':

Physics

  • Instrument
  • Focal Length
  • Wave optics
  • WPE
  • Friction
  • Mirror
  • Kinematics
  • Magnetism
  • Questions were formula based

Chemistry

  • Mole concept - integer
  • Structure of atom - 1 Que
  • Periodic table (2 Ques, Assertion and Reasoning) (Reducing character)
  • Chemical Bonding (Geometry based)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Equilibrium (Buffer based)
  • Questions asked from Syllabus only

Maths 

  • Vector 3D
  • Limit
  • Sequence series
  • Complex
  • Detreminant
  • Complex numbers
  • Matrices
  • Cramers rule
  • Quadratic
  • Coordinate Geometry (Ellipse, Ecentricity)
  • Calculus - Function (domain)
  • Parabola
  • Probability

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JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 1 Exam Section-Wise Analysis 

As per the students' reactions, JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 exam Shift 1 was moderate. Maths was moderate to difficult, and Chemistry and Physics were easy to moderate. In Physics some tricky questions were asked. It was formula-based. 

Mathematics: Moderate to Difficult
Chemistry: Easy to Moderate
Physics: Easy to Moderate
Overall Level: Moderate

Table of content
  • JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 2: Memory-Based Questions, Answers, Solutions with Explanations
  • JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1: Memory-Based Questions, Answers, Solutions with Explanations
  • JEE Main 2024 Official Answer Key
  • JEE Main 2024 Question Paper Answer Key Solution (January 27 and 29)

JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 2: Memory-Based Questions, Answers, Solutions with Explanations

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Ans. c

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Ans. c

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Ans. 100 ohm

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Ans. 10

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Ans. a

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Ans. b

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Ans. 1

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Ans. 7

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Ans. 3

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Ans. 18

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Ans. 12 (This question is lengthy)

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Ans. a

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Ans. b

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Ans. c

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Ans. a

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Ans. b

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Ans. c

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Ans. b

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Ans. b

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Ans. 6

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Ans. 8

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Ans. 40

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Ans. a

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Ans. a

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Ans. c (5J)

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Ans. c

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Ans. CHCL3, NaOH

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Ans. c

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Ans. b

 

JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1: Memory-Based Questions, Answers, Solutions with Explanations

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Ans. 11

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Ans. b

Q.

Ans. b

Q.

Ans. (n+1)th second. 170

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Ans. c

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Ans. a

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Ans. c

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Ans. c ; Explanation is

 

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Ans. a; Explanation is

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Ans. b; Explanation is:

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This question is from limit sum.

Ans. a, Explanation is:

Q.

Ans. b, Explanation is

Q

Ans. c Explanation is:

Q:

JEE

A: 2

Q:

JEE

A: A

Q:

jee
A: 11

Q:

JEE
JEE

A: B

Q:

JEE
JEE

A: A

Q:

JEE

A: C

Q:

JEE
JEE

A: B

Q:

JEE-MAIN

A: A

Q:

JEEMAIN
JEEMAIN

A: C

Q:

JEE-MAIN
JEE-MAIN

A: C

Q. The ratio of Kinetic Energy to the Potential energy of an electron in the fifth orbit:
Ans. 1:2

Ans. T = 20K

Ans. 9

Ans. 4

Ans. Y

Ans. 200 J

Ans. Rosenmund Reduction

 

Ans d

Ans.

Ans. a

Ans. b

Ans. 101

Ans. b

Ans -1/2

Ans. 1.1V

Ans b

Ans. c

Ans. Sucrose, Explanation is:

Q.

Ans. 27

Ans. c

JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Topics asked:

Chemistry

  • Chemistry
  • POC
  • Salt Analysis
  • Physical Chemistry
  • OC - Alkyl Na+
  • NaNo2, dizonium
  • Biomolecules
  • Organic Chmeistry easy

Maths

  • Maths paper was lengthy.
  • Sequence series
  • Limit of sum
  • Area under curve
  • Integration - 2 to 3 ques
  • Vector 3D
  • PnC direct questions 
  • Permutation & Combination
  • Determinant
  • The paper was doable for Shift 1 but a bit lengthy, and some students felt it was difficult.

Physics

Shift 1 as per some students', the paper was a bit tough. Questions were tricky. And some felt easy also. Topics asked were:

  • Questions were out of the syllabus - two questions on Earth's Mag
  • Modern Physics was easy - 2 questions asked
  • Logic Gate
  • Diose
  • Electricity

JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 1 Paper Analysis by FIITJEE

Maths - Moderately Difficult

Chemistry - Easy

Physics - Moderate

Mathematics

Questions were asked from all chapters with emphasis on Chapters of Calculus & Algebra.

More than one question was asked from Vectors, 3-D Geometry, Matrices, Limits and Differential Equations.

In Calculus, questions asked from Continuity & Differentiability, Indefinite Integrals, Area, and Differential Equations.

In Algebra- Probability, Binomial Theorem, Complex Numbers, Statistics, Progressions, Quadratic Equations, Matrices & Determinants.

In Coordinate Geometry questions were asked from Circle and Ellipse.

The Numerical Section had lengthy calculations from chapters of Calculus & Coordinate Geometry. A few questions were reported as lengthy.

Physics 

Questions asked from Kinematics,  Laws of Motion, Work Power & Energy, Gravitation, Heat & Thermodynamics, Magnetism,  Optics- 2 questions, Capacitance, Current Electricity, Modern Physics, and Semiconductors.

Both MCQs & Numerical-based questions were Lengthy. A few fact-based questions from class XII chapters of NCERT were also asked.

Students felt more weightage given to XII Class chapters.

Chemistry

Organic & Physical Chemistry was given more weightage compared to Inorganic Chemistry.

Questions asked from Ionic Equilibrium, Thermodynamics, Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding had match list type questions, Mole Concept, Chemical Kinetics, General Organic Chemistry- 2 questions, IUPAC names,  Alcohol, Ether & Phenol, Amines, Aryl & Alkyl halides, Coordination Compounds, d & f block elements, Periodic Table.

Some questions were directly asked from the NCERT textbook, which made this section easy.

For upcoming Shift 2 students for Jan 30 as per experts they can revise formulas properly.

JEE Main 2024 Official Answer Key

The NTA will release the JEE Main 2024 answer key. The provisional answer key will be released by the NTA on the official website for the candidates to submit their grievances within a certain period of time. The JEE Main 2024 answer key for session 1 will be released under candidate login on the official website. If candidates are not satisfied with the NTA answer key 2024, then they can raise objections online through the login for the JEE Main 2024 answer key challenge. The final answer key will be released after taking into consideration the challenges submitted by the candidates. Based on the final answer key, the JEE Main 2024 result will be announced.

JEE Main 2024 Question Paper Answer Key Solution (January 27 and 29)

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