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Botany - Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Practise 27 JIPMER previous year questions on Cell Cycle and Cell Division, compiled from papers spanning 2005 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 JIPMER tests.

Cell Cycle and Cell Division has been asked in 0 of the 19 years of JIPMER papers analysed (2001–2019), with 27 questions in all. 85% of them were easy, 7% moderate and 7% tough. Most of its questions came from 2019, with 0 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 0 questions across 5 papers, about 0 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Meiosis (11 questions, 41%), M-phase (Mitotic Phase) (8 questions, 30%), and Interphase (7 questions, 26%) have been asked the most. Meiosis has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1What will be the DNA content and number of chromosomes in a cell of after S-phase compared to the gamete of the same organism?2019Interphase
  2. 2Synaptonemal complex is formed2019Meiosis
  3. 3Above diagram represents2018Meiosis
  4. 4Above diagram represents2018Meiosis
  5. 5Post mitotic gap phase is characterised by all, except2017Interphase
  6. 6The chromosome of cell duplicates during the2016Interphase
  7. 7During meiosis-I, the bivalent chromosomes clearly appear as tetrads during2016Meiosis
  8. 8Independent assortment of gene occurs due to the orientation of chromosomes at2015Meiosis
  9. 9The non-disjunction, in meiosis may result is extra copy of a chromosome in a sperm cell. During which phase the above phenomenon may occur?2015Meiosis
  10. 10The protein products of tumour suppressor gene may2015Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages
  11. 11The mitotic cell cycle is divided typically into four phases: and M . Considering a mitotic cycle time of 18 hrs ; the distribution of perio2015Interphase
  12. 12Match the following column I with column II. Codes2015Meiosis
  13. 13In some organisms, karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis as a result of which, multinucleate condition arises leading to the formation2014M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  14. 14Meiosis is best observed in dividing2013Meiosis
  15. 15Polyploidy can be induced by the application of2012M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  16. 16DNA replication occurs in2012Interphase
  17. 17Chromosomes are arranged along the equator during2012M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  18. 18Which one of the following precedes re-formation of the nuclear envelope during M-phase of the cell cycle?2011M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  19. 19During the meiotic division, the2010Meiosis
  20. 20During the -phase of cell division2010Interphase
  21. 21In cell cycle, during which phase, chromosomes are arranged in equatorial plate?2009M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  22. 22A bacterium divides every 35 minutes. If a culture containing \(10^5\) cells \(/ {ml}\) is grown in 175 minutes, what will be cell concentra2009M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  23. 23choose the alternative which is opposite in meaning to the word given in italics in the sentence. I am somewhat i sceptical /i about his cla2008Meiosis
  24. 24Centromere is required for2007M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  25. 25At what stage of the cell cycle are histone proteins synthesized in a eukaryotic cell ?2007Interphase
  26. 26In meiosis division is2005Meiosis
  27. 27Colchicine prevents the mitosis of the cells at which of the following stage?2005M-phase (Mitotic Phase)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 27 questions compiled from JIPMER papers spanning 2005 to 2019.

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

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

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

Cell Cycle and Cell Division has appeared in 14 of the 16 years of JIPMER papers covered here, with 27 questions across 14 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 27 questions analysed for this chapter, 85% are easy, 7% moderate and 7% tough. 2019 had the most, with 0 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:

  • Meiosis - 11 questions (41%)
  • M-phase (Mitotic Phase) - 8 questions (30%)
  • Interphase - 7 questions (26%)
  • Meiosis has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Cell Cycle and Cell Division's weightage in JIPMER going up or down?

Across all 14 papers analysed, Cell Cycle and Cell Division has averaged about 1.9 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 0.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.