Given below are two statements : Statement-I : The equivalent emf of two non-ideal batteries connected in parallel is smaller than either of the two emfs. Statement-II : The equivalent internal resistance of two non-ideal batteries connected in parallel is smaller than the internal resistance of either of the two batteries. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true

Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are false

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true

Current Electricity — JEE Main Previous Year Questions

306 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Physics

Solved PYQs: 306
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~28
Subject: Physics

How many JEE Main questions come from Current Electricity?

Current Electricity has contributed 306 questions to Joint Entrance Examination (Main) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 28 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 55,289 JEE Main questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 306 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Current Electricity within Physics, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Current Electricity questions from real JEE Main papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 306 Current Electricity questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · JEE Main 2026
Which one of the following is not a measurable quantity?
1. (A) $Resistance$
2. (B) $Voltage difference$
3. (C) $Displacement current$
4. (D) $Voltage$
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$Answer: (D) Voltage$
Question 2 · JEE Main 2025
Given below are two statements : Statement-I : The equivalent emf of two non-ideal batteries connected in parallel is smaller than either of the two emfs. Statement-II : The equivalent internal resistance of two non-ideal batteries connected in parallel is smaller than the internal resistance of either of the two batteries. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1. (A) $Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true$
2. (B) $Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false$
3. (C) $Both Statement-I and Statement-II are false$
4. (D) $Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true$
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$Answer: (A) Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true$
Question 3 · JEE Main 2024
By what percentage will the illumination of the lamp decrease if the current drops by 20%?
1. (A) $26%$
2. (B) $36%$
3. (C) $46%$
4. (D) $56%$
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$Answer: (B) 36%$
Question 4 · JEE Main 2024
Water boils in an electric kettle in 20 minutes after being switched on. Using the same main supply, the length of the heating element should be _________ to __________ times of its initial length if the water is to be boiled in 15 minutes.
1. (A) $increased, \frac{3}{4}$
2. (B) $increased, \frac{4}{3}$
3. (C) $decreased, \frac{3}{4}$
4. (D) $decreased, \frac{4}{3}$
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$Answer: (C) decreased, \frac{3}{4}$
Question 5 · JEE Main 2023
Ratio of thermal energy released in two resistors R and 3R connected in parallel in an electric circuit is :
1. (A) $1 : 1$
2. (B) $1 : 27$
3. (C) $1 : 3$
4. (D) $3 : 1$
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$Answer: (D) 3 : 1$

Current Electricity questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	28
2025	19
2024	48
2023	46
2022	42
2021	45
2020	19
2019	38
2018	9
2017	7
2016	5

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How many JEE Main questions have been asked from Current Electricity?

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