The Living World: NEET Biology Previous Year Questions

197 previous year questions from The Living World. Here are the 25 most important ones; open any question for the correct answer and a full step-by-step solution.

  1. 1.Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
  2. 2.Which of the following statements about methanogens is not correct?
  3. 3.One of the free-living, anaerobic nitrogenfixer is:
  4. 4.Cyclosporin A, used as immuno suppression agent, is produced from :
  5. 5.Which one of the following does not differ in E.coli and Chlamydomonas ?
  6. 6.Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on :
  7. 7.Which one of the following is not an inclusion body found in prokaryotes?
  8. 8.The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on
  9. 9.Male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free living existence in :-
  10. 10.Which of the following bacteria reduce nitrate in soil into nitrogen?
  11. 11.Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?
  12. 12.In which one of the following, male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existence?
  13. 13.Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms :-
  14. 14.Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?
  15. 15.Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
  16. 16.Select correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:
  17. 17.Thermococcus, Mtehanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify :-
  18. 18.The thalloid body of a slime mould (Myxomycetes) is known as :
  19. 19.In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free living?
  20. 20.Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table? Microbe Product Application
  21. 21.Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
  22. 22.The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is :
  23. 23.Ergot of rye is caused by a species of :-
  24. 24.Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of :-
  25. 25.Match List-I with List-II (matching question)

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