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Botany - Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Practise 20 AIIMS previous year questions on Cell Cycle and Cell Division, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AIIMS tests.

Cell Cycle and Cell Division has been asked in 11 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 20 questions in all. 70% of them were easy, 25% moderate and 5% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 5 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 7 questions across 5 papers, about 1.4 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Interphase (7 questions, 35%), Meiosis (6 questions, 30%), and M-phase (Mitotic Phase) (6 questions, 30%) have been asked the most. Meiosis has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1What happens to a cell during M phase of cell cycle?26 May, 2019M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  2. 2Chromosome number is reduced during meiosis because the process consists of27 May, 2018M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  3. 3Which of the following is key event of anaphase of mitotic division?27 May, 2018Meiosis
  4. 4Which of the following statements is incorrect about phase?26 May, 2018Interphase
  5. 5Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis?26 May, 2018Meiosis
  6. 6Assertion: Bivalents are formed during pachynema. Reason: Bivalent and tetrad conditions of chromosomes are two different conditions.26 May, 2018Meiosis
  7. 7The checkpoint in cell cycle plays important role in2017Interphase
  8. 8The checkpoint in cell cycle plays important role in2015M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  9. 9Which is the longest phase of the cell cycle?2014Interphase
  10. 10In a diploid cell, at which stage of cell cycle, the amount of DNA is doubled?2013Interphase
  11. 11Assertion : Meiosis II is similar to mitosis. Reason : Meiosis I cannot occur in haploid cells.2013Meiosis
  12. 12Microtubule depolymerizing drug such as colchicine is expected to2012M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  13. 13Which of the following statements is incorrect about phase?2012Interphase
  14. 14Beads on string like structures of are seen in , which further condense to form chromosomes in C stage of cell division. A B C2012M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  15. 15Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis?2011Meiosis
  16. 16When synapsis is complete all along the chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage called2005Meiosis
  17. 17Primary source of allelic variation is2005M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  18. 18Assertion : The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the size of body. Reason : All the cells in the bio2002Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages
  19. 19During the cell cycle, DNA content is doubled in the2001Interphase
  20. 20Barr body is found in the cytoplasm during2001Interphase

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Cell Cycle and Cell Division?

This chapter includes 20 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2001 to 2019.

2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?

These are AIIMS questions specifically for the Cell Cycle and Cell Division chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Cell Cycle and Cell Division an important chapter for AIIMS Botany?

Cell Cycle and Cell Division has appeared in 11 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 20 questions across 12 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Cell Cycle and Cell Division questions in AIIMS?

Of the 20 questions analysed for this chapter, 70% are easy, 25% moderate and 5% tough. 2018 had the most, with 5 questions.

5.Which topics in Cell Cycle and Cell Division should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Cell Cycle and Cell Division:

  • Interphase - 7 questions (35%)
  • Meiosis - 6 questions (30%)
  • M-phase (Mitotic Phase) - 6 questions (30%)
  • Meiosis has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Cell Cycle and Cell Division's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?

Across all 12 papers analysed, Cell Cycle and Cell Division has averaged about 1.7 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 1.4 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.