Photosynthesis In Higher Plants NEET MCQ

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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.


  Photosynthesis In Higher Plants is the 13th chapter categorized under the unit ' Plant Physiology'. This is good topic, good quality of questions can be asked from this topic. According to the NEET chapterwise weightage Photosynthesis In Higher Plants  contributes to around 1.94% of the total number of questions asked in the last years. On average we can expect 2-3 from this particular chapter. 

Photosynthesis In Higher Plants NEET MCQ


 Here you will find all previous year Photosynthesis In Higher Plants NEET MCQ. Solving previous years Photosynthesis In Higher Plants  NEET MCQ 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 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants  NEET MCQ will definitely guide you in what direction you need extra push.  


Photosynthesis In Higher Plants  NEET Questions And Answers

AIPMT 2006

1. In photosystem-I, the first electron acceptor is

(1) Plastocyanin
(2) An iron-sulphur protein
(3) Ferredoxin
(4) Cytochrome

Solution : Correct option is 2

2. During photorespiration, the oxygen consuming reaction(s) occur in

(1) Grana of chloroplasts and peroxisomes
(2) Stroma of chloroplasts
(3) Stroma of chloroplasts and mitochondria
(4) Stroma of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

Solution : Correct option is 4

AIPMT 2007

3. The first acceptor of electrons from an excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II is :-

(1) Quinone
(2) Cytochrome
(3) Iron-sulphur protein
(4) Ferredoxin

Solution : Correct option is 1

4. In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of :-

(1) Epidermis

(2) Mesophyll

(3) Bundle Sheath

(4) Phloem

Solution : Correct option is 2

AIPMT 2008

5. In leaves of C4 plants malic acid synthesis during CO2 fixation occurs in :-

(1) Bundle sheath

(2) Guard cells

(3) Epidermal cells

(4) Mesophyll cells

Solution : Correct option is 4

6. The C4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3 plants because :-

(1) The CO2 efflux is not prevented
(2) They have more chloroplasts
(3) The CO2 compensation point is more
(4) CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase

Solution : Correct option is 2

7. Electrons from excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II are accepted first by :-

(1) Quinone

(2) Ferredoxin

(3) Cytochrome –b

(4) Cytochrome –f

Solution : Correct option is 1

AIPMT 2009

8. Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in :

(1) Oscillatoria

(2) Rhodospirillum

(3) Chlorobium

(4) Chromatium

Solution : Correct option is 1

9. Cyclic photophosphorylation results in the formation of :-

(1) ATP and NADPH
(2) ATP, NADPH and O2
(3) ATP
(4) NADPH

Solution : Correct option is 3

AIPMT-Pre 2010

10. PGA as the first CO2 fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of :

(1) Bryophyte
(2) Gymnosperm
(3) Angiosperm
(4) Alga

Solution : Correct option is 4

11. C4 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C3 plants due to :

(1) Higher leaf area
(2) Presence of larger number of choloplasts in the leaf cells
(3) Presence of thin cuticle
(4) Lower rate of photorespiration

Solution : Correct option is 2

AIPMT-Mains 2010

12. Study the pathway given below :

In which of the following options correct words for all the three blanks A, B and C are indicated ?

(1) Fixation Transamination Regeneration
(2) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration
(3) Carboxylation Decarboxylation Reduction
(4) Decarboxylation Reduction Regeneration

Solution : Correct option is 2

13. Read the following four statements, A, B, C and D and select the right option having both correct statements.

Statements :
(A) Z scheme of light reaction takes place in present of PSI only.
(B) Only PSI is functional in cyclic photophosphorylation
(C) Cyclic photophosphorylation results into synthesis of ATP and NADPH(H+)
(D) Stroma lamellae lack PSII as well as NADP reductase

Options :
(1) A and B

(2) B and C

(3) C and D

(4) B and D

Solution : Correct option is 4

AIPMT-Pre 2011

14. CAM helps the plants in :

(1) Conserving water

(2) Secondary growth

(3) Disease resistance

(4) Reproduction

Solution : Correct option is 1

AIPMT-Mains 2011

15. In Kranz anatomy, the bundle sheath cells have:

(1) thick walls, many intercellular spaces and few chloroplasts
(2) thin walls, many intercellular spaces and no chloroplasts.
(3) thick walls, no intercellular spaces and large number of chloroplasts.
(4) thin walls, no intercellular spaces and several chloroplasts.

Solution : Correct option is 3

AIPMT-Pre 2012

16. A process that makes important difference between
C3 and C4 plants is :-

(1) Photosynthesis

(2) Photorespiration

(3) Transpiration

(4) Glycolysis

Solution : Correct option is 2

17. The correct sequence of cell organelles during photorespiration is :-

(1) Chloroplast-mitochondria-peroxisome
(2) Chloroplast-vacuole-peroxisome
(3) Chloroplast-Golgibodies-mitochondria
(4) Chloroplast-Rough endoplasmic reticulum Dictyosomes

Solution : Correct option is 1

AIPMT 2014

18. Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of :

(1) Rhodospirillum

(2) Spirogyra

(3) Chlamydomonas

(4) Ulva

Solution : Correct option is 1

Re-AIPMT 2015

19. Chromatophores take part in :

(1) Respiration

(2) Photosynthesis

(3) Growth

(4) Movement

Solution : Correct option is 2

20. In photosynthesis, the light-independent reactions take place at :

(1) Stromal matrix

(2) Thylakoid lumen

(3) Photosystem-I

(4) Photosystem-II

Solution : Correct option is 1

NEET-I 2016

21. Emerson's enhancement effect and red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of :-

(1) Photophosphorylation and non-cyclic electron transport
(2) Two photosystems operating simultaneously
(3) Photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport
(4) Oxidative phosphorylation

Solution : Correct option is 2

22. In a chloroplast the highest number of protons are found in :-

(1) Stroma
(2) Lumen of thylakoids
(3) Inter membrane space
(4) Antennae complex

Solution : Correct option is 2

23. A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency shows high rates of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilisation. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign this plant ?

(1) C3

(2) C4

(3) CAM

(4) Nitrogen fixer

Solution : Correct option is 2

NEET-II 2016

24. The process which makes major difference between C3 and C4 plants is :-

(1) Photorespiration

(2) Respiration

(3) Glycolysis

(4) Calvin cycle

Solution : Correct option is 1

NEET(UG) 2017

25. With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements is not correct ?

(1) Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration up to 0.05% can enhance CO2 fixation rate
(2) C3 plants respond to higher temperatures with enhanced photosynthesis while C4 plants have much lower temperature optimum
(3) Tomato is a greenhouse crop which can be grown in CO2 - enriched atmosphere for higher yield
(4) Light saturation for CO2 fixation occurs at 10% of full sunlight

Solution : Correct option is 2

26. Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO2 acceptor in:

(1) C4 plants

(2) C2 plants

(3) C3 and C4 plants

(4) C3 plants

Solution : Correct option is 1

NEET(UG) 2018

27. Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis ?

(1) ATP

(2) NADH

(3) NADPH

(4) Oxygen

Solution : Correct option is 2

28. Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by:-

(1) Green sulphur bacteria
(2) Nostoc
(3) Cycas
(4) Chara

Solution : Correct option is 1

NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha)

29. In Hatch and Slack pathway, the primary CO2 acceptor is -

(1) Oxaloacetic acid
(2) Phosphoglyceric acid
(3) Phosphoenol pyruvate
(4) RuBisCO

Solution : Correct option is 3

30. One scientist cultured Cladophora in a suspension of Azotobacter and illuminated the culture by splitting light through a prism. He observed that bacteria accumulated mainly in the region of:

(1) Violet and green light
(2) Indigo and green light
(3) Orange and yellow light
(4) Blue and red light

Solution : Correct option is 4

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