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Cell: The Unit of Life

Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

130Questions
36Papers covered
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
20261125.510.89% ▲ 47% vs last year
20254147.41% ▼ 6.2% vs last year
2024924.57.89% ▲ 148.7% vs last year
20232123.17% ▼ 16.8% vs last year
2022522.53.82% ▼ 42.7% vs last year
20214146.67% ▲ 66.7% vs last year
20202124.00% ▼ 57.6% vs last year
20195159.43% ▲ 29.7% vs last year
20184147.27% ▲ 38.2% vs last year
20173135.26% ▼ 13.5% vs last year
2016723.56.09% ▼ 49% vs last year
20151326.511.93% ▲ 33.6% vs last year
20145158.93% ▲ 23.9% vs last year
20138247.21% ▲ 23.7% vs last year
20126235.83% ▼ 6.8% vs last year
20116236.25% ▼ 29.7% vs last year
20108248.89% ▲ 65.9% vs last year
20093135.36% ▼ 41.1% vs last year
20085159.09% ▲ 131.8% vs last year
20072123.92% ▼ 22.9% vs last year
20063135.08% ▲ 60.2% vs last year
20052123.17% ▲ 74.6% vs last year
20041111.82% ▲ 12.7% vs last year
20031111.61% ▼ 65.6% vs last year
20023134.69% ▼ 7.8% vs last year
20013135.08% ▼ 45.1% vs last year
20005159.26%

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Ques. 31NEET (UG) 2019

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Lysosomes are membrane bound structures.
  2. Lysosomes are formed by the process of packaging in the endoplasmic reticulum.
  3. Lysosomes have numerous hydrolytic enzymes.
  4. The hydrolytic enzymes of lysosomes are active under acidic pH.
Ques. 32NEET (UG) 2019

The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome are referred to as:

  1. q-arm and p-arm respectively
  2. m-arm and n-arm respectively
  3. s-arm and l-arm respectively
  4. p-arm and q-arm respectively
Ques. 33NEET (UG) 2019

The concept of " Omnis cellula-e cellula" regarding cell division was first proposed by :

  1. Schleiden
  2. Aristotle
  3. Rudolf Virchow
  4. Theodore Schwann
Ques. 34NEET 2018

Which of the following is true for nucleolus?

  1. It takes part in spindle formation
  2. Larger nucleoli are present in dividing cells
  3. It is a membrane-bound structure
  4. It is a site for active ribosomal RNA synthesis
Ques. 35NEET 2018

The Golgi complex participates in

  1. activation of amino acid
  2. fatty acid breakdown
  3. formation of secretory vesicles
  4. respiration in bacteria
Ques. 36NEET 2018

Which of the following events does not occur in rough endoplasmic reticulum?

  1. Cleavage of signal peptide
  2. Phospholipid synthesis
  3. Protein folding
  4. Protein glycosylation
Ques. 37NEET 2018

Select the incorrect match.

  1. Allosomes – Sex chromosomes
  2. Sub-metacentric chromosomes – L-shaped chromosomes
  3. Lampbrush chromosomes – Diplotene bivalents
  4. Polytene chromosomes – Oocytes of amphibians
Ques. 38NEET 2017

Which of the following components provides sticky character to the bacterial cell?

  1. Nuclear membrane
  2. Plasma membrane
  3. Glycocalyx
  4. Cell wall
Ques. 39NEET 2017

DNA replication in bacteria occurs

  1. within nucleolus
  2. prior to fission
  3. just before transcription
  4. during S phase
Ques. 40NEET 2017

Which of the following cell organelles is responsible for extracting energy from carbohydrates to form ATP?

  1. Ribosome
  2. Mitochondrion
  3. Chloroplast
  4. Lysosome
Ques. 41NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

Water soluble pigments found in plant cell vacuoles are

  1. carotenoids
  2. anthocyanins
  3. xanthophylls
  4. chlorophylls.
Ques. 42NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

Mitochondria and chloroplast are- Which one of the following options is correct?

  1. Both A and B are false
  2. Both A and B are correct
  3. B is true but A is false
  4. A is true but B is false
Ques. 43NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

Microtubules are the constituents of

  1. Cilia, Flagella and Peroxisomes
  2. Centrosome, Nucleosome and Centrioles
  3. Spindle fibres, Centrioles and Cilia
  4. Centrioles, spindle fibres and chromatin
Ques. 44NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

Which one of the following cell organelles is enclosed by a single membrane?

  1. Mitochondria
  2. Chloroplasts
  3. Lysosomes
  4. Nuclei
Ques. 45NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

Select the mismatch.

  1. Large central vacuoles – Animal cells
  2. Methanogens – Prokaryotes
  3. Gas vacuoles – Green bacteria
  4. Protists – Eukaryotes
Ques. 46NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

Select the wrong statement-

  1. Pili and fimbriae are mainly involved in motility of bacterial cells
  2. Mycoplasma is a wall-less microorganism
  3. Bacterial cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan
  4. Cyanobacteria lack flagellated cells.
Ques. 47NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

A cell organelle containing hydrolytic enzymes is

  1. Ribosome
  2. Mesosome
  3. Lysosome
  4. Microsome
Ques. 48AIPMT 2015

The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and/or host tissues are

  1. mesosomes
  2. holdfast
  3. rhizoids
  4. fimbriae.
Ques. 49AIPMT 2015

Chromatophores take part in

  1. movement
  2. respiration
  3. photosynthesis
  4. growth.
Ques. 50AIPMT 2015

Balbiani rings are sites of :

  1. Polysaccharide synthesis
  2. Lipid synthesis
  3. RNA and protein synthesis
  4. Nucleotide synthesis
Ques. 51AIPMT 2015

Which of the following structures is not found in a prokaryotic cell?

  1. Mesosome
  2. Nuclear envelope
  3. Ribosome
  4. Plasma membrane
Ques. 52AIPMT 2015

Cellular organelles with membranes are -

  1. endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes and nuclei
  2. lysosomes, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria
  3. nuclei, ribosomes and mitochondria
  4. chromosomes, ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum
Ques. 53AIPMT 2015

Which of the following are not membrane-bound ?

  1. Ribosomes
  2. Mesosomes
  3. Lysosomes
  4. Vacuoles
Ques. 54AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)

DNA is not present in :

  1. Nucleus
  2. Chloroplast
  3. Mitochondria
  4. Ribosomes
Ques. 55AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)

Nuclear envelope is a derivative of :

  1. Membrane of Golgi complex
  2. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  3. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
  4. Microtubules
Ques. 56AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)

The structures that are formed by stacking of organized flattened membranous sacs in the chloroplasts are

  1. Stroma lamellae
  2. Cristae
  3. Stroma
  4. Grana
Ques. 57AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)

Select the correct matching in the following pairs :

  1. Rough ER – Oxidation of fatty acids
  2. Smooth ER – Oxidation of phospholipids
  3. Rough ER – Synthesis of glycogen
  4. Smooth ER – Synthesis of lipids
Ques. 58AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)

The chromosomes in which centromere is situated close to one end are :

  1. Telocentric
  2. Metacentric
  3. Sub-metacentric
  4. Acrocentric
Ques. 59AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)

Which one of the following is not an inclusion body found in prokaryotes?

  1. Cyanophycean granule
  2. Phosphate granule
  3. Polysome
  4. Glycogen granule
Ques. 60AIPMT 2014

Which structures perform the function of mitochondria in bacteria?

  1. Nucleoid
  2. Ribosomes
  3. Cell wall
  4. Mesosomes