Jharkhand Polytechnic 2026 Question Paper is available for download here. JCECE Board has conducted Jharkhand Polytechnic 2026 exam on 12 July in single shift from 10.30 AM to 1.00 PM. Jharkhand Polytechnic 2026 Question Paper consists of 150 questions for 150 marks to be attempted in 150 minutes.
- Jharkhand Polytechnic question paper is divided into 3 sections- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 50 questions each.
- According to Jharkhand Polytechnic exam pattern, each question carries 1 mark and there is negative marking of 0.25 for incorrect answers.
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The resistivity of a conductor of 5 metre length is \(1.84 \times 10^{-6}\ \Omega m\). What will be the resistivity of the conductor of 10 metre length and same diameter of same material provided that all other physical conditions remain same?
On which factor the resistance of a conductor does not depend?
Which of the following is true when resistors are connected in series?
When several resistors are connected in parallel in a circuit, what happens to the current and the equivalent resistance?
Find the correct statement from following :
In Joule's law of heating, the heat produced is directly proportional to which factor when the current remains constant?
A coil in the heater consume power P on passing current. If it is cut into halves and joined in parallel, it will consume power:
Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices like toaster, electric iron because:
A cooler of 1500 W, 200 volt and a fan of 500 W, 200 volt are to be used from a household supply. The rating of fuse to be used is:
The pattern of the magnetic field produced by the straight current carrying conducting wire is:
A 100 watt, 220 volt lamp takes a current of
The region surrounding a magnet, where the magnetic force can be detected, is said to have
Which of the following devices does NOT use magnetic effect of electric current?
What happens to the deflection of the compass needle when it is moved away from a copper wire carrying a constant current?
Magnetic field inside a current-carrying long solenoid
Which of the following is NOT generally used for electrical transmission lines?
In domestic Indian house, the values of AC electrical power and frequency we receive are __________.
Consider the statements given below and choose the correct option :
Statement 1 : Angle of deviation produced by a prism depends on the angle of the prism.
Statement 2 : Dispersion takes place in a prism because the refractive index of the refracting medium is different for different wavelengths.
A light ray travels obliquely from a denser medium to a rarer medium. It will bend:
In case of a concave mirror, a ray parallel to the principal axis after reflection will
Which mirror is used by a dentist to examine a small cavity?
A point on the principal axis of a spherical mirror where rays parallel to the principal axis after reflection meet or appear to meet is known as:
The aperture of a spherical mirror refers to:
Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles:
The relationship between the radius of curvature R and focal length f of a spherical mirror of small aperture could be represented as:
A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from the top:
An object placed at a distance of +15 cm is slowly moved towards the pole of a convex mirror. The image will get
If a man's face is 25 cm in front of a concave shaving mirror producing erect image of 1.5 times the size of face, focal length of the mirror should be:
What is the size of the image formed when the object is at infinity in front of a concave mirror?
An object is placed at 60.0 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 30 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed to obtain a sharp image?
When electric current is passed, electrons move from:
What does the magnification produced by a spherical mirror represent?
The Sun is visible to us about 2 minutes before the actual sunrise and about 2 minutes after the actual sunset because of
Large number of thin strips of black paper are made on the surface of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm to catch the image of a white horse. The image will be
Match the positions of the object (Column A) with the corresponding positions of the image formed by a convex lens (Column B).
When object moves closer to convex lens, the image formed by it shifts :
The lens formula is given by :
\[\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u}\]
Which of the following correctly identifies each term in the formula?
Arrange the following parts of the human eye in the order that light passes through them :
1. Cornea
2. Retina
3. Pupil
4. Crystalline lens
When the object is placed very close to the lens, the image formed is virtual, erect and
A person uses a convex lens of focal length 20 cm in spectacles, the power of lens will be :
A few phenomena of light are given below :
(I) Advance sunrise and delayed sunset
(II) Twinkling of stars
(III) Wavering of objects seen through a turbulent stream of hot air
(IV) Blue colour of sky
Which of the above phenomena are due to atmospheric refraction?
The defective eye of a person has near point 0.5 m and distant point 3 m. The power for corrective lens required for reading is :
Bi-focal lenses are required to correct
The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red in color. These can be easily seen from a distance because among all other colors, red light
An ideal ammeter -
Ohm's law states that
A battery of 10 volt carries 20,000 C of charge through a resistance of \(20\ \Omega\). The work done in 10 seconds is
Which instrument can be used to measure potential difference across a resistor?
Which of the following statement is true about resistance?
Which of the following correctly lists good conductors of electricity?
Which of the following is dynamically the most stable state of carbon?
Covalent bonded compounds have low melting and boiling point because of :
The structure of water (\(H_2O\)) molecule is resembling with :
Rain is called acid rain when its :
Ethane and ethene can be distinguished by using :
Which of the following option correctly matches the hydrocarbon type with its bond structure?
Which of the following does not belong to the same homologous series?
Which of the following is not a functional isomer pair (of each other)?
Find out incorrect statement among the following :
100 percent pure ethanol is called :
Addition reactions are undergone by :
Which is one of the products of chlorination of methane in the presence of sunlight?
Which statements is/are correct?
Statement-I : Soap does not form foam easily with hard water.
Statement-II : Hard soaps are sodium or potassium salt of sulphonic acids.
Statement-III : Deuterium oxide (\(D_2O\)) is called as hard water.
Which of the following will give a pleasant smell of ester when heated with ethanol and a small quantity of sulphuric acid?
The odour of acetic acid resembles that of :
Choose incorrect combination :
When a copper vessel is exposed to moist air for long, it acquires a dull green coating. The green material is a mixture of:
A white coloured compound 'X' heated strongly to form white powder of 'PbO' along with two gases 'Y' : brown in colour, 'Z' : colorless. Identify 'X', 'Y', 'Z'.
The balancing of chemical equations is in accordance with :
Which of the following is formed after a few days of whitewashing and gives a shiny finish to the wall?
During electrolysis of water, identify the correct combination.
Endothermic reactions are those in which :
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. Which of them will turn red litmus to blue?
What does calcium oxide produce when it reacts vigorously with water?
All of the following acids dissociate completely in water, except :
Acetic acid was added to a solid X kept in a test tube. A colourless, odourless gas Y was evolved. The gas was passed through lime water, which turned milky. It was concluded that:
Sodium salt of acid present in vinegar is an example of :
What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube?
(i) The temperature of the solution increases.
(ii) The temperature of the solution decreases.
(iii) The temperature of the solution remains the same.
(iv) Salt formation takes place.
Why a mild base like magnesium hydroxide is used during indigestion?
Brine is an :
Match Column-I (Different substances) with Column-II (pH values) and choose the correct option from the codes given below :
Tooth-enamel is made up of :
Which of the following is known as 'Slaked Lime'?
Which one of the following does not have water of crystallization?
When chlorine gas is passed in lime water, it forms chemical compound 'M' (main constituent of bleaching powder) and 'N' (used for bleaching in textile industry). Identify the correct option.
Gold is used in making ornaments because it is :
An element X reacts with oxygen and forms oxide of X which turns red litmus to blue. The element X is a :
Phosphorus is stored in :
The chemical formula of washing soda is :
How many water molecules does hydrated calcium sulphate contain?
Four metals A, B, C and D were taken in five different solutions of silver nitrate, zinc sulphate, copper sulphate and iron sulphate and the observations have been listed below:
Reactivity order of metals A, B, C and D is:
Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?
Which of the following ore is concentrated by Froth floatation process?
Metal items are tarnished when kept open in air for some time. Silver utensils become blackish, copper utensils become greenish due to corrosion. The gases responsible for this corrosion respectively are:
Some metal oxides react with acid as well as base to produce salt and water, these are known as amphoteric oxides. The examples of amphoteric oxides are:
Aqua regia is a mixture of concentrated HCl and concentrated \(HNO_3\) in the ratio of ____________ respectively.
During alloy formation if one of the metal is Hg (Mercury), then the alloy is called as:
What type of bond is formed by the sharing of electrons between two atoms to achieve a completely filled outermost shell?
At what temperature is gypsum heated to form Plaster of Paris?
Protecting steel and iron from rusting by coating them with a thin layer of zinc is called:
What will come in the place of question mark in the following question ?
\[ \sqrt{726} + \sqrt{294} + \sqrt{1176} + \sqrt{486} - \sqrt{600} = (?) \]
If semi-vertical angle of a cone of radius 7 cm is \(30^{\circ}\), then the curved surface area of the cone (in sq cm) is : (Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
Which of the following is irrational number?
For what value(s) of c, the pair of equations \(x - 2y = 8; 5x - 10y = c\) have infinite solution ?
Select the mean of squares of first n natural numbers :
Given \(\tan A = \frac{4}{3}\), then \(\cos A\) is :
The graph of \(y = f(x)\) is shown in the figure for some polynomials \(f(x)\). The number of zeroes for the polynomials is
The graph of the linear equation \(2x + 3y = 6\) is a line which meets the y-axis at the point :
The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 6 cm is
In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and PQ & PR are the tangents to the circle such that OQ = 8 cm and OP = 17 cm, then the length of the tangent PQ is :
The ratio of income of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3. If each of them saves Rs. 2,000 per month, find difference of their monthly income.
In the given figure, the height 'h' is:
\((\frac{2}{5}\cos 0^{\circ} - \frac{1}{5}\sin 0^{\circ})\) is equal to :
In an auditorium, the sloping floor allows the seats to be arranged to give a clear view of the stage. The seats are arranged in such a way that the number of rows is equal to the number of seats in each row. When the number of rows are doubled and the number of seats in each row is reduced by 16, then the total number of seats increases by 320. Based on the above information, the total number of seats in the original arrangement is :
A sum of Rs. 700 is used to give 7 cash prizes to students for academic performance. If each prize is Rs. 20 less than its preceding prize, the value of the first (highest) prize is:
The pair of linear equations \(kx + 3y = k - 3\) and \(12x + ky = k\) has NO solution for the value of \(k\) equal to :
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If nine times the number equals twice the number obtained by reversing its digits, the number is
The point P(-4, 6) divides the line segment joining A(-6, 10) and B(3, -8) internally in the ratio
In the proof of the Basic Proportionality theorem for \(\triangle ABC\) with \(DE \parallel BC\) (on AB, E on AC), the construction made is to join ________.
In the proof of BPT (\(DE \parallel BC\) in \(\triangle ABC\)), since \(\triangle BDE\) and \(\triangle CDE\) have equal areas, the ratio AD/DB is shown to be equal to ________.
In \(\triangle ABC\), D lies on AB and E lies on AC such that AD = 2 cm, DB = 3 cm, AE = 4 cm and EC = 6 cm. By the converse of the Basic Proportionality Theorem, ________.
In \(\triangle ABC\) and \(\triangle PQR\), \(\angle A = \angle P\) and \(\angle B = \angle Q\). If AB = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm and PQ = 8 cm, then QR is
In \(\triangle ABC\) and \(\triangle DEF\), \(\angle A = \angle D\). For \(\triangle ABC \sim \triangle DEF\) by the SAS similarity criterion, the additional condition required is
Which of the following is rational number ?
If R (5, 6) is the midpoint of the line segment AB joining the points A (6, 5) and B (4, y), then y equals to
Solution of the system of linear equations \(2x - 5y = 7\) and \(y - 1 = 0\) is :
A cylindrical pencil sharpened at one edge is the combination of :
Which of the following is an equation ?
Point (0, -7) lies :
In \(\triangle ABC\) & \(\triangle PQR\), if \(AB = QR\), \(BC = PR\) and \(CA = PQ\), then :
A school has five houses A, B, C, D and E. A class has 23 students, 4 from house A, 8 from house B, 5 from house C, 2 from house D and rest from house E. A single student is selected at random to be the class monitor. The probability that the selected student is not from house A, B and C is :
If the roots of the quadratic equation \(5x^2 - 10x + k = 0\) are real and equal, then the value of k is :
Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50.
Area of a sector of a circle of radius 36 cm is \(54\pi cm^2\). Find the central angle (in degrees) for corresponding arc of the sector.
What will be the perimeter of semicircle of diameter of 14 cm ? (Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
The angle which makes a linear pair with an angle of \(61^{\circ}\) is :
Relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the points (-7, -1) and (3, 5) is :
If \(\triangle ABC \sim \triangle DEF\) such that DE = 3 cm, EF = 2 cm, DF = 2.5 cm, BC = 4 cm, then the perimeter of \(\triangle ABC\) is :
A pole 6 m high casts a shadow \(2\sqrt{3} m\) long on the ground, then the Sun's angle of elevation is :
The Prime factorization of the number 2304 is:
For which of the following figures, diagonals don't bisect each other?
If the radius of a sphere is 2r, then its volume will be :
For the following distribution, the modal class is :
Two identical solid cubes of volume \(8 cm^3\) are joined end to end. Then the length of diagonal of the resulting cuboid is :
If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is :
Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. The ratio of their surface areas is :
A die was rolled 120 times and the number of times 6 came up was noted. If the experimental probability calculated from this information is 1/3, then how many times 6 came up ?
Given the linear equation \(y = 2x + k\), determine the value of k if the point P(3, 7) lies on the line.
If \(\sin 3A = \cos (A - 26^{\circ})\), where 3A is an acute angle, find the value of A.
Which of the following cannot be the sides of a triangle ?
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2026 Exam Pattern
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | Polytechnic Entrance Competitive Examination (PECE) |
| Common Name | Jharkhand Polytechnic 2026 |
| Conducting Body | Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) |
| Exam Level | State Level |
| Mode of Exam | Offline (OMR-based, pen and paper) |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Total Questions | 150 MCQs |
| Total Marks | 150 |
| Subjects | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (Class 10 level) |
| Marking Scheme | +1 for correct, -0.25 for incorrect |
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