Cell Cycle and Cell Division NEET PYQ (2016–2024) Questions with Answers Class 11 Biology

 

📘 Cell cycle and Cell division – NEET PYQ (Previous Year Questions)

📘 Cell Cycle and Cell Division – NEET PYQ (2016–2024)

This post contains NEET UG previous year questions (PYQs) from the chapter Cell Cycle and Cell Division. These questions are based on NCERT Class 11 Biology and are very important for NEET preparation.

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1) Spindle fibres attach on to: - (NEET-I 2016)

1) Telomere of the chromosome

2) Kinetochore of the chromosome

3) Centromere of the chromosome

4) Kinetosome of the chromosome

2) During cell growth, DNA synthesis takes place in: - (NEET-II 2016)

1) G2 phase

2) M phase

3) S phase

4) G1 phase

3) Which of the following options gives the correct sequence of events during mitosis? (NEET 2017)

1) Condensation -> nuclear membrane disassembly -> arrangement at equator -> centromere division -> Segregation -> telophase

2) Condensation -> crossing over -> nuclear membrane disassembly  -> Segregation -> telophase

3) Condensation -> arrangement at equator ->  centromere division -> Segregation -> telophase

4) Condensation -> nuclear membrane disassembly -> crossing over -> Segregation -> telophase

4) The stage during which separation of the paired homologous chromosomes begins is-   (NEET 2018)

1) Pachytene

2) Diplotene

3) Diakinesis

4) Zygotene

5) The correct sequence of phases of cell cycle is:  (NEET 2019)

1) M -> G1 -> G2 -> S

2) G1 -> G2 -> S -> M

3) S -> G1 -> G2 -> M

4) G1 -> S -> G2 -> M

6) Match the following with respect to meiosis: 

(a) Zygotene                          (i) Terminalization

(b) Pachytene                        (ii) Chiasmata

(c) Diplotene                        (iii) Crossing over

(d) Diakinesis                      (iv)  Synapsis (NEET 2020)

Select the correct option from the following: 

            (a)         (b)         (c)        (d)

(1)       (ii)         (iv)        (iii)       (i)

(2)       (iii)        (iv)         (i)        (ii)

(3)       (iv)        (iii)         (ii)        (i)

(4)       (i)           (ii)         (iv)      (iii)

7) Which of the following stages of meiosis involves division of centromere? (NEET 2021) 

1) Metaphase I

2) Metaphase II

3) Anaphase II

4) Telophase II

8) The appearance of recombination nudoles on homologous chromosomes during meiosis characterizes: (NEET 2022) 

1) Bivalent

2) Sites at which crossing over occurs

3) Terminalization

4) Synaptonemal complex

9) Which stage of meiosis can last for months or years in the oocytes of some vertebrates? (NEET 2022) 

1) Leptotene

2) Pachytene

3) Diplotene

4) Diakinesis

10) The process of appearance of recombination nodules occurs at which sub stage of prophase I in meiosis? (NEET 2023) 

1) Pachytene

2) Diplotene

3) Diakinesis

4) Zygotent

Answer: 1.-2, 2.-3, 3. -1, 4.-2, 5.-4, 6.-3, 7.-3, 8.-2, 9.-3, 10.-1

Practicing NEET PYQs from Cell Cycle and Cell Division helps in understanding the exam pattern and identifying important concepts frequently asked in exams. Topics like cell cycle phases, mitosis, meiosis, crossing over, and chromosome behavior are highly important.

Regular practice of these questions will strengthen your conceptual clarity and improve your accuracy in NEET.

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