Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : The limiting force of static friction does not depend on the area of contact and is independent of materials. Statement (II) : The limiting force of kinetic friction is independent of the area of contact and depends on materials. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Given below are two statements : Statement I : An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced by the tension of its cable. Statement II : Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Laws Of Motion — JEE Main Previous Year Questions

128 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Physics

Solved PYQs: 128
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~13
Subject: Physics

How many JEE Main questions come from Laws Of Motion?

Laws Of Motion has contributed 128 questions to Joint Entrance Examination (Main) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 13 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 128 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Laws Of Motion 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 Laws Of Motion questions from real JEE Main papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 128 Laws Of Motion questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · JEE Main 2024
Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : The limiting force of static friction does not depend on the area of contact and is independent of materials. Statement (II) : The limiting force of kinetic friction is independent of the area of contact and depends on materials. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. (A) $Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct$
2. (B) $Both Statement I and Statement II are correct$
3. (C) $Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect$
4. (D) $Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect$
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$Answer: (A) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct$
Question 2 · JEE Main 2023
A force acts for 20 s on a body of mass 20 kg, starting from rest, after which the force ceases and then body describes 50 m in the next 10 s. The value of force will be:
1. (A) $40 N$
2. (B) $20 N$
3. (C) $5 N$
4. (D) $10 N$
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$Answer: (C) 5 N$
Question 3 · JEE Main 2023
Given below are two statements : Statement I : An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced by the tension of its cable. Statement II : Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1. (A) $Both Statement I and Statement II are false$
2. (B) $Both Statement I and Statement II are true$
3. (C) $Statement I is false but Statement II is true$
4. (D) $Statement I is true but Statement II is false$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) Statement I is true but Statement II is false$
Question 4 · JEE Main 2022
A block of mass 10 kg starts sliding on a surface with an initial velocity of 9.8 m s^-1 . The coefficient of friction between the surface and block is 0.5. The distance covered by the block before coming to rest is : [use g = 9.8 m s^-2 ]
1. (A) $4.9 m$
2. (B) $9.8 m$
3. (C) $12.5 m$
4. (D) $19.6 m$
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$Answer: (B) 9.8 m$
Question 5 · JEE Main 2022
An object of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically upwards from the ground. The air resistance produces a constant retarding force of 10 N throughout the motion. The ratio of time of ascent to the time of descent will be equal to : [Use g = 10 ms^-2 ].
1. (A) $1 : 1$
2. (B) $2 : 3$
3. (C) $3 : 2$
4. (D) $2 : 3$
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$Answer: (B) 2 : 3$

Laws Of Motion questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	12
2025	7
2024	24
2023	16
2022	25
2021	25
2020	5
2019	9
2018	3
2016	2

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