Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
168Questions
34Papers covered
8.91% ↑60.4%Weightage in 2026
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
| Year | Questions | Papers | Avg / paper | Weightage |
|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 8.91% ↑60.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.56% ↓47.2% |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10.53% ↑32.6% |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7.94% ↓13.4% |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 9.16% ↑174.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.33% ↓58.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8.00% ↓15.2% |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9.43% ↑29.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7.27% ↓17.1% |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8.77% ↑12.1% |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 7.83% ↑42.2% |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5.50% ↓23.6% |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7.21% ↑48.5% |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 4.85% ↑16.5% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.17% ↓58.3% |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 10.00% ↑40% |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7.14% ↑96.4% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.64% ↓62.9% |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9.80% ↓35.7% |
| 2006 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 15.25% ↑20.1% |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12.70% ↓12.7% |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 14.55% ↑12.7% |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12.90% ↑3.2% |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12.50% ↓18.1% |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 15.25% ↑64.7% |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9.26% |
⚠ 1 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).
31
Which one of the following conditions though harmful in itself, is also a potential saviour from a mosquito borne infectious disease?
- Pernicious anaemia
- Thalassaemia
- Leukemia
- Sickle cell anaemia
AIPMT 2003
32
Christmas disease is another name for :-
- Hepatitis B
- Sleeping sickness
- Haemophilia B
- Down's syndrome
AIPMT 2003
33
Sickle cell anaemia is due to
- Change of amino acid in either or chain of haemoglobin
- Change of amino acid in chain of haemoglobin
- Change of amino acid in both and chain of haemoglobin
- Change of amino acid in chain of haemoglobin
AIPMT 2001