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Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

121Questions
36Papers covered
8.86% ↓20.3%Weightage in 2026
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
2026723.58.86% ↓20.3%
202541411.11% ↑19.4%
20248249.30% ↑14.7%
20233138.11% ↑11.9%
2022522.57.25% ↓42%
202151512.50% ↑25%
202041410.00% ↑85%
20192125.41% ↓36.9%
20183138.57% ↓27.1%
201741411.76% ↑52.9%
2016522.57.69% ↓34.1%
2015723.511.67% ↓32.3%
201451517.24% ↑48.7%
201382411.59% ↑65.2%
20124227.02% ↓13%
2011522.58.06% ↑3.2%
2010522.57.81% ↑9.4%
20093137.14% ↓47.1%
200851513.51% ↓5.4%
200741414.29% ↓19%
200661617.65% ↑88.2%
20053139.38% ↓6.2%
200431310.00% ↑3.3%
20033139.68% ↑40.3%
20022126.90% ↓26.4%
20013139.38% ↓30.6%
200051513.51%

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31

Match List-I with List-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

  1. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
  2. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  3. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  4. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
NEET (UG) 2021
32

Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?

  1. Ornithorhynchus
  2. Neophron
  3. Hemidactylus
  4. Macropus
NEET (UG) 2021
33

Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are exemplified by

  1. Platyhelminthes
  2. Aschelminthes
  3. Annelida
  4. Ctenophora
NEET (UG) 2020
34

Which of the following statements are true for the phylum-Chordata?

  1. (iii) and (i)
  2. (i) and (ii)
  3. (ii) and (iii)
  4. (iv) and (iii)
NEET (UG) 2020
35

Match the following columns and select the correct option :

  1. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
  2. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
  3. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
  4. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
NEET (UG) 2020
36

Match the following columns and select the correct option :

  1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  2. (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
  3. (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
  4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
NEET (UG) 2020
37

Consider following features: Select the correct option of animal groups which possess all the above characteristics

  1. Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata
  2. Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata
  3. Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
  4. Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca
NEET (UG) 2019
38

Match the following organisms with their respective characteristics: Select the correct option from the following:

  1. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
  2. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
  3. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
  4. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
NEET (UG) 2019
39

Which of the following animals does not undergo metamorphosis?

  1. Tunicate
  2. Starfish
  3. Earthworm
  4. Moth
NEET 2018
40

Identify the vertebrate group of animals characterised by crop and gizzard in its digestive system.

  1. Amphibia
  2. Osteichthyes
  3. Reptilia
  4. Aves
NEET 2018
41

Which one of these animals is not a homeotherm?

  1. Chelone
  2. Macropus
  3. Psittacula
  4. Camelus
NEET 2018
42

Important characteristic that hemichordates share with chordates is

  1. ventral tubular nerve cord
  2. pharynx with gill slits
  3. pharynx without gill slits
  4. absence of notochord
NEET 2017
43

Which among these is the correct combination of aquatic mammals?

  1. Dolphins, Seals, Trygon
  2. Whales, Dolphins, Seals
  3. Trygon, Whales, Seals
  4. Seals, Dolphins, Sharks
NEET 2017
44

In case of poriferans, the spongocoel is lined with flagellated cells called

  1. oscula
  2. choanocytes
  3. mesenchymal cells
  4. ostia
NEET 2017
45

In case of poriferans, the spongocoel is lined with flagellated cells called

  1. mesenchymal cells
  2. oscula
  3. ostia
  4. choanocytes
NEET 2017
46

Which of the following characteristic features always holds true for the corresponding group of animals?

  1. Possess a mouth with an upper and a lower jaw – Chordata
  2. 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle – Reptilia
  3. Cartilaginous endoskeleton – Chondrichthyes
  4. Viviparous – Mammalia
NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
47

Which one of the following characteristics is not shared by birds and mammals?

  1. Viviparity
  2. Warm blooded nature
  3. Ossified endoskeleton
  4. Breathing using lungs
NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
48

Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum Arthropoda?

  1. Parapodia
  2. Jointed appendages
  3. Chitinous exoskeleton
  4. Metameric segmentation
NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
49

Which of the following features is not present in Periplaneta americana?

  1. Indeterminate and radial cleavage during embryonic development
  2. Schizocoelom as body cavity
  3. Metamerically segmented body
  4. Exoskeleton composed of N-acetylglucosamine
NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
50

Choose the correct statement

  1. All mammals are viviparous.
  2. All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins.
  3. All reptiles have a three-chambered heart.
  4. All pisces have gills covered by an operculum.
NEET 2016 (Phase 2)
51

Body having meshwork of cells, internal cavities lined with food filtering flagellated cells and indirect development are the characteristics of Phylum

  1. Mollusca
  2. Protozoa
  3. Coelenterata
  4. Porifera.
AIPMT 2015
52

Metagenesis refers to

  1. occurrence of a drastic change in form during post-embryonic development
  2. presence of a segmented body and parthenogenetic mode of reproduction
  3. presence of different morphic forms
  4. alternation of generation between asexual and sexual phases of an organism.
AIPMT 2015
53

A jawless fish, which lays eggs in fresh water and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is

  1. Neomyxine
  2. Petromyzon
  3. Eptatretus
  4. Myxine
AIPMT 2015
54

Which of the following endoparasites of humans does show viviparity?

  1. Trichinella spiralis
  2. Ascaris lumbricoides
  3. Ancylostoma duodenale
  4. Enterobius vermicularis
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
55

Which of the following represents the correct combination without any exception? (Characteristics – Class)

  1. Sucking and circular mouth; jaws absent, integument without scales; paired appendages. – Cyclostomata
  2. Body covered with feathers; skin moist and glandular, forelimbs form wings; lungs with air sacs. – Aves
  3. Mammary gland; hair on body; pinnae; two pairs of limbs. – Mammalia
  4. Mouth ventral; gills without operculum; skin with placoid scales; persistent notochord. – Chondrichthyes
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
56

Which of the following animals is not viviparous?

  1. Platypus
  2. Whale
  3. Flying fox (Bat)
  4. Elephant
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
57

Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for diversification of insects on land?

  1. Exoskeleton
  2. Eyes
  3. Segmentation
  4. Bilateral symmetry
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
58

Select the taxon mentioned that represents both marine and fresh water species.

  1. Echinoderms
  2. Ctenophora
  3. Cephalochordata
  4. Cnidaria
AIPMT 2014
59

Which one of the following living organisms completely lacks a cell wall?

  1. Cyanobacteria
  2. Sea-fan ( Gorgonia)
  3. Saccharomyces
  4. Blue-green algae
AIPMT 2014
60

Planaria possesses high capacity of

  1. metamorphosis
  2. regeneration
  3. alternation of generation
  4. bioluminescence.
AIPMT 2014