The Living World NEET Questions

 The Living World NEET Questions - PYQ

 The students who are targeting for NEET exam should prepare for all the important chapters of NEET syllabus to secure good marks in NEET 2022. Candidates planning to appear in the medical exam must have knowledge about the weightage of chapters. Biology section carries the maximum weightage.

The Living World is the first chapter categorized under the unit 'Diversity In Living Organisms'.  According to the NEET chapter wise weightage The Living World contributes to around 1% of the total number of questions asked in the last years. On average we can expect 1 questions from this particular chapter.

Here you will find all previous year The Living World NEET Questions. Solving previous years The Living World NEET Questions will be beneficial for you. Firstly you get an idea of what type of questions are asked in previous year. 

Every year around many of questions of biology  are repeated as it is without even changing single word. These previous year The Living World NEET Questions will definitely guide you in what direction you need extra push.

The Living World NEET Questions And Answers

Qn1. Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:  [NEET 2019]

A) Mangifera indica

B) Mangifera indica Linn.

C) Mangifera indica Car. Linn.

D) Mangifera Indica

Solution: Correct option is B.   

Qn2. Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?  [Odisha NEET 2019]  

A) Hand written scientific names should be underlined.

 

B) Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet.

 

C) Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized.

 

D) Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.​

Solution: Correct option is D. 

Qn3. Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:  [NEET 2018]

column  I                                                coiumn II                                          

a	Herbarium	i	It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
b	Key	ii	A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification.
c	Museum	iii	Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
d	Catalogue	iv	A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa.

A) a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i

B) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii

C) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii

D) a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv

Solution: Correct option is C.

Qn4. Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature Biological names can be written in any language  [NEET- 2016]

A) Biological names can be written in any language. 

B) The first name in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet.

C) The names are written in Latin and are italicized. 

D)  When written by hand, the names are to be underlined.

Solution: Correct option is A.  

 

Qn5. Match column I with column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:  [NEET-I 2016]

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Family	(i)	Diptera
(b)	Order	(ii)	Arthropoda
(c)	Class	(iii)	Muscidae
(d)	Phylum	(iv)	Insecta

A) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii 

B) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i 

C) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i 

D) A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii

Solution: Correct option is A.

  

Qn6. The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on  [NEET-II 2016]

A) Local names

B) Height of the plant

C) Date of collection

D) Name of collector

Solution: Correct option is B.  

  

Qn7. The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their:  [Karnataka NEET 2013]

A) Genus

B) Family 

C) Order

D) Division

Solution: Correct option is B.

Qn8. Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement?  [NEET 2013]

A) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference. 

B) A museum has a collection of photographs of plants and animals 

C) Key is taxonomic aid for identification of specimens. 

 

D) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens. 

Solution: Correct option is B.   

Qn9. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described? [Mains 2012]  

 A) Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a reptile. 

B) felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests. 

C) Plasmodium falciparum – A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria. 

 D) E.coli - Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine. 

Solution: Correct option is C. 

Qn10. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things? [Mains 2011]

 

 A) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro. 

 B) Increase in mass from inside only. 

C) Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory. 

 D) Increase in mass by the accumulation of material both on the surface as well as internally.

 

 Solution: Correct option is C.   

Qn11. The biological organization starts with:   [NEET 2007]

A) Cellular-level 

B) Organismic-level 

C) Atomic-level 

D) Submicroscopic Molecular-level 

Solution: Correct option is D.   

Qn12. The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability to:  [NEET 2007]

A) Growth and movement

B) Responsiveness to touch

C) Interaction with the environment and progressive evolution

D) Reproduction

Solution: Correct option is B.

Qn13. ICBN stands for:  [NEET 2007] 

A) International Classification of Biological Nomenclature

B) International Class of Biological Nomenclature

C) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

D) International Classification of Biological Naming

Solution: Correct option is C. 

  

Qn14. One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that:  [NEET 2005]

A) one can observe tropical plants there

B) they allow ex situ conservation of germplasm

C) they provide the natural habitat for wild life

D) they provide a beautiful area for recreation

Solution: Correct option is B. 

  

Qn15. Biosystematics aims at:  [NEET2003]

A) Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of their cytological characteristics. 

B) The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters.

 

C) Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships.

 

D) The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies. 

Solution: Correct option is D.

  

Qn16. Species are considered as:  [NEET2003]

A) Real units of classification devised by taxonomists. 

B) Real basic units of classification. 

C) The lowest units of classification. 

D) The artificial concept of the human mind cannot be defined in absolute terms. 

Solution: Correct option is B.

  

Qn17. Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?  [NEET2001]

A) Species 

B) Division 

C) Class

 

D) Family 

 Solution: Correct option is A.   

Qn18. Taxon is a unit of :  [NEET 1996]

A) species 

B) genera 

C) orders 

D) taxonomy 

Solution: Correct option is D. 

   

Qn19. Static concept of species was put forward by:  [NEET1988] 

A) de Candolle 

B) Linnaeus 

C) Theophrastus

 

D) Darwin 

 Solution: Correct option is B.

   

Qn20. The correct sequence of taxonomic categories is _________________.  [NEET 1992]

A) Division $\to$ Class $\to$ Family $\to$ Order $\to$ Genus $\to$ Species

B) Phylum $\to$ Order $\to$ Class $\to$ Family $\to$ Genus $\to$ Species

C) Class $\to$ Division $\to$ Order $\to$ Family $\to$ Genus $\to$ Species

D) Division $\to$ Class $\to$ Order $\to$ Family $\to$ Genus $\to$ Species

Solution: Correct option is D.

Qn21. The term phylum was given by:  [NEET 1992]

 A) Cuvier

B) Haeckel

C) Theophrastus

D) Linnaeus

Solution: Correct option is B.

Qn22. A group of plants or animals with similar characters of any rank is:  [NEET 1992,1991]

A) Species

B) Genus

C) Order

D) Taxon

Solution: Correct option is D.  

  

Qn23. A taxon is:  [NEET1992,1990]

A) A group of related families

B) A group of related species

C) A type of living organisms

D) A taxonomic group of any ranking

Solution: Correct option is D.

Qn24. Basic unit or smallest taxon of classification is:  [NEET1990]

A) Species

B) Kingdom

C) Family

D) Variety

Solution: Correct option is A.

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