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NEET - 2024 Previous Year Questions



NEET Biology Previous Year Questions - 2024

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Bt toxins are insect group specific and coded by a gene cry IAc.

Statement II: Bt toxin exists as inactive protoxin in B. thuringiensis. However, after ingestion by the insect the inactive protoxin gets converted into active form due to acidic pH of the insect gut.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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  • 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
  • Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  • Correct Option: D  [ Statement I is true but Statement II is false ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.208,(Topic-12.1 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE)

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Parenchyma is living but collenchyma is dead tissue.

Statement II: Gymnosperms lack xylem vessels but presence of xylem vessels is the characteristic of angiosperms.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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  • 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
  • Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  • Correct Option: C  [ Statement I is false but Statement II is true ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.87,(Topic-6.1.2.2 Complex Tissues)

List of endangered species was released by:

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  • WWF
  • GEAC
  • IUCN
  • FOAM
  • Correct Option: C  [ IUCN ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.263,(Topic-15.1.4 Loss of Biodiversity)

The DNA present in chloroplast is:

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  • Circular, double stranded
  • Linear, double stranded
  • Circular, single stranded
  • Linear, single stranded
  • Correct Option: A  [ Circular, double stranded ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.136,(Topic-8.5.5 Plastids)

Which of the following are fused in somatic hybridization involving two varieties of plants?

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  • Somatic embryos
  • Callus
  • Pollens
  • Protoplasts
  • Correct Option: D  [ Protoplasts ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.178,(Topic-10.1 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE)

Spraying sugarcane crop with which of the following plant growth regulators, increases the length of stem, thus, increasing the yield?

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  • Gibberellin
  • Auxin
  • Abscisic acid
  • Cytokinin
  • Correct Option: A  [ Gibberellin ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.176, (Topic-13.4.3.2 13.4.3.2 Gibberellins)

Match List I with List II:

List-I List-II
A. Frederick Griffith I. Genetic code
B. Francois Jacob & Jacque Monod II. Semi-conservative mode of DNA replication
C. Har Gobind Khorana III. Transformation
D. Meselson & Stahl IV. Lac operon
Choose the correct answer form the options given below:

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  • A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  • A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  • A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  • A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
  • Correct Option: D  [ A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II ]

    Remark: Explanation: NCERT Page No.84, (Topic-5.2 THE SEARCH FOR GENETIC MATERIAL)