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NEET 2013 Karnataka

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This paper has 180 questions in total - 86 easy (48%), 67 moderate (37%) and 27 tough (15%). That's an easier-than-usual mix for this exam - aim to clear it quickly and save time for the harder papers. By subject: Physics 44% easy, 33% moderate, 22% tough; Chemistry 40% easy, 33% moderate, 27% tough; Zoology 54% easy, 44% moderate, 2% tough; Botany 53% easy, 39% moderate, 8% tough.

Botany questions were spread across 18 chapters, with Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants (7), Animal Kingdom (4), and Biomolecules (B) (4) carrying the most weight. Chemistry questions were spread across 23 chapters, with Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (6), General Organic Chemistry (6), and Coordination Compounds (5) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Current Electricity (3), Magnetic Effects of Current (3), and Semiconductors (3) carrying the most weight. Zoology questions were spread across 16 chapters, with Molecular Basis of Inheritance (6), Biotechnology and Its Applications (4), and Evolution (4) carrying the most weight.

Botany

  1. 1The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their:2013 (Karnataka)Taxonomic Categories
  2. 2The term 'glycocalyx' is used for:2013 (Karnataka)Kingdom Monera
  3. 3Which one of the following is true for fungi?2013 (Karnataka)Kingdom Fungi
  4. 4Why is a capsule advantageous to a bacterium?2013 (Karnataka)Kingdom Monera
  5. 5The plant body is thalloid in:2013 (Karnataka)Bryophytes
  6. 6Which one of the following is wrongly matched?2013 (Karnataka)Introduction
  7. 7What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?2013 (Karnataka)Gymnosperms
  8. 8Syngamy can occur outside the body of the organism in:2013 (Karnataka)Algae: Thallophytes
  9. 9The characteristics of class Reptilia are2013 (Karnataka)Phylum Chordata
  10. 10Which one of the following groups of animals reproduces only by sexual means?2013 (Karnataka)Basis of Classification
  11. 11Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic and the taxon?2013 (Karnataka)Phylum Chordata
  12. 12Sharks and dogfishes differ from skates and rays because:2013 (Karnataka)Subphylum Cephalochordata
  13. 13Among flowers of Calotropis, tulip, Sesbania, Asparagus, Colchicum, sweet pea, Petunia, Indigofera, mustard, soybean, tobacco and groundnut,2013 (Karnataka)The Flower
  14. 14Inflorescence is racemose in:2013 (Karnataka)Inflorescence
  15. 15In a cymose inflorescence the main axis:2013 (Karnataka)Inflorescence
  16. 16How many plants among China rose, Ocimum, sunflower, mustard, Alstonia, guava, Calotropis and Nerium (oleander) have opposite phyllotaxy?2013 (Karnataka)The Leaf
  17. 17Meristematic tissue responsible for increase in girth of tree trunk is:2013 (Karnataka)Meristematic Tissues
  18. 18During meiosis I, the chromosomes start pairing at:2013 (Karnataka)Meiosis
  19. 19During the metaphase stage of mitosis, spindle fibres attach to chromosomes at:2013 (Karnataka)M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  20. 20A stage of mitosis is shown in the diagram. Which stage is it and what are its characteristics?2013 (Karnataka)M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  21. 21The figure shows a hypothetical tetrapeptide portion with parts labelled a-d. Which is the correct option?2013 (Karnataka)Protein
  22. 22A healthy person eats the following diet raw sugar, albumin, pure buffalo ghee adultrated with vegetable ghee (hydrogenated vegetable oil) a2013 (Karnataka)Metabolism
  23. 23Which of the following elements is a constituent of biotin?2013 (Karnataka)Primary and Secondary Metabolites
  24. 24Which of the following statements about enzymes is wrong?2013 (Karnataka)Enzymes
  25. 25Select the alternative giving correct identification and function of the organelle ' ' in the diagram.2013 (Karnataka)Cell Organelles
  26. 26Which of the following types of plastid does not contain stored food material?2013 (Karnataka)Cell Organelles
  27. 27Tissue culture technique can produce infinite number or new plants from a small parental tissue. The economic importance of the technique is2013 (Karnataka)Growth
  28. 28The pineapple which under natural condition is difficult to blossom has been made to produce fruits throughout the year by application of:2013 (Karnataka)Plant Growth Regulators
  29. 29Which of the following statements is not true for stomatal apparatus?2013 (Karnataka)Transpiration
  30. 30Which one of the following is not a parasitic adaptation?2013 (Karnataka)Fermentation
  31. 31Specialized cells for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in Nostoc are:2013 (Karnataka)Nitrogen Metabolism
  32. 32Which two distinct microbial processes are responsible for the release of fixed nitrogen as dinitrogen gas to the atmosphere?2013 (Karnataka)Nitrogen Metabolism
  33. 33Bundle sheath cells:2013 (Karnataka)Two Pigment System
  34. 34Animal vectors are required for pollination in:2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  35. 35The viability of seeds is tested by:2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  36. 36Albuminous seeds store their reserve food mainly in:2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  37. 37Megaspores are produced from the megaspore mother cells after:2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  38. 38Which of the following statements is not true about somatic embryogenesis?2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  39. 39Which one of the following statements is correct?2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  40. 40Which of the following statements is correct?2013 (Karnataka)Sexual Reproduction
  41. 41The second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol was decided at:2013 (Karnataka)Pollution
  42. 42Climate of the world is threatened by:2013 (Karnataka)Pollution
  43. 43Which one of the following is not correct with regard to the harmful effects of particulate matter of the size 2.5 micro meters or less?2013 (Karnataka)Pollution
  44. 44The largest tiger reserve in India is:2013 (Karnataka)Biodiversity Conservation in India
  45. 45Which organization publishes the 'Red Data Book"?2013 (Karnataka)International Efforts for Conserving Biodiversity
  46. 46The age pyramid with broad base indicates:2013 (Karnataka)Structure of Ecosystem
  47. 47Benthic organisms are affected the most by:2013 (Karnataka)Structure of Ecosystem
  48. 48Which of the following is a primary consumer in maize field ecosytem?2013 (Karnataka)Components of Ecosystem
  49. 49When man eats fish which feeds on zooplanktons which have eaten small plants, the producer in this chain is:2013 (Karnataka)Ecosystem Services

Chemistry

  1. 1In an experiment it is shown that of solution of chloride required 10 of solution of , which of the following will be the formula of the chl2013 (Karnataka)Concentration terms
  2. 2According to law of photochemical equivalence the energy absorbed (in erg/ mole is given as ergs, :2013 (Karnataka)Dual Behaviour of Matter and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  3. 3Which one of the following arrangements represents the correct order of least negative to most negative electron gain enthalpy for and ?2013 (Karnataka)Periodic properties
  4. 4What is the hybridisation state of2013 (Karnataka)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  5. 5The pair of species that has the same bond order in the following is:2013 (Karnataka)Molecular Orbital Theory
  6. 6Identify the incorrect statement, regarding the molecules :2013 (Karnataka)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  7. 7The outer orbitals of in ethene molecule can be considered to be hybridized to give three equivalent orbitals. The total number of sigma and2013 (Karnataka)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  8. 8In which of the following pair both the species have hybridization?2013 (Karnataka)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  9. 9In which of the following ionization processes the bond energy increases and the magnetic behaviour changes from paramagnetic to diamagnetic2013 (Karnataka)Molecular Orbital Theory
  10. 10What is the density of at and pressure?2013 (Karnataka)Gas laws and Ideal Gas Equation
  11. 11When 5 litres of a gas mixture of methane and propane is perfectly combusted at and 1 atmosphere, 16 litres of oxygen at the same temperatur2013 (Karnataka)Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  12. 12Three thermochemical equation are given below: (i) (iii) Based on the above equations, find out which of the relationship given below is cor2013 (Karnataka)Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  13. 13Accumulation of lactic acid , a monobasic acid in tissues leads to pain and a feeling of fatigue. In a 0.10 aqueous solution, lactic acid is2013 (Karnataka)Theories of Acids and Bases
  14. 14At the of water is 55 times its value at . What will be the of neutral solution?2013 (Karnataka)PH of solutions
  15. 15The dissociation constant of a weak acid is . In order to prepare a buffer solution with a pH , the [Salt]/ [Acid] ratio should be:2013 (Karnataka)Buffer solutions
  16. 16The value of of and are and respectively at . If the mixture of these two is washed with water, what is the concentration of ions in water?2013 (Karnataka)Solubility
  17. 17In Castner-Kellner cell for production of sodium hydroxide2013 (Karnataka)Compounds of Alkali Metals
  18. 18Given: (I) and (II) are2013 (Karnataka)Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  19. 19Arrange the following in increasing order of stability: (A) \( ( {CH}_3 )_2 { }{ {C}}- {CH}_2 {CH}_3\) (B) \( ( {CH}_3 )_3- { }{ {C}}\) (C) 2013 (Karnataka)Electron displacement effects
  20. 20In a particular isomer of , the angle is , the isomer is known as:2013 (Karnataka)Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  21. 21Which of the following chemical system is non aromatic?2013 (Karnataka)Conjugation and Aromaticity
  22. 22Nitrogen detection in an organic compound is carried out by Lassaigne's test. The blue colour formed corresponds to which of the following f2013 (Karnataka)Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
  23. 23Homolytic fission of the following alkanes forms free radicals , , . Increasing orders of stability of the radicals is:2013 (Karnataka)Electron displacement effects
  24. 24Phenol is distilled with dust followed by Friedel-Crafts alkylation with propyl chloride in the presence of to give a compound (b). (b) is o2013 (Karnataka)Reactions of aromatic compounds
  25. 25Which one of following statements is not true?2013 (Karnataka)Air Pollution
  26. 26Which condition is not satisfied by an ideal solution?2013 (Karnataka)Vapour pressure and raoult's law
  27. 27Consider the half-cell reduction reaction: The for the reaction , and possibility of the forward reaction are respectively2013 (Karnataka)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  28. 28How many gram of cobalt metal will be deposited when a solution of cobalt (II) chloride is electrolyzed with a current of 10 amperes for 1092013 (Karnataka)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  29. 29For a reaction between and the order with respect to is 2 and the other with respect to is 3 . The concentrations of both and are doubled, t2013 (Karnataka)Rate law and rate constant
  30. 30A reaction is complete in 2 hours and complete in 4 hours. The order of reaction is:2013 (Karnataka)Rate law and rate constant
  31. 31The metal oxide which cannot be reduced to metal by carbon is:2013 (Karnataka)Reduction to Crude Metal
  32. 32Which statement is wrong?2013 (Karnataka)Silicon and Its Compounds
  33. 33The outer electronic configuration of (At. No. 64) is:2013 (Karnataka)F-Block elements
  34. 34is transition element but is not because:2013 (Karnataka)Properties of D-block elements
  35. 35Crystal field spliting energy for high spin octahedral complex is:2013 (Karnataka)Crystal Field Theory
  36. 36The anion of acetylacetone (acac) forms Co chelate with . The rings of the chelate are:2013 (Karnataka)Terminology of coordination compounds
  37. 37The correct IUPAC name for is:2013 (Karnataka)Terminology of coordination compounds
  38. 38Which among the following is a paramagnetic complex? (At. no. )2013 (Karnataka)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  39. 39Which is diamagnetic?2013 (Karnataka)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  40. 40In the following reaction: Product ' ' will not give2013 (Karnataka)Reactions of Alcohols
  41. 41On hydrolysis of a "compound", two compounds are obtained, One of which on treatment with sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid gives a produ2013 (Karnataka)Tests for Aldehyde and Ketones
  42. 42Number of isomeric alcohols of molecular formula which give positive iodoform test is:2013 (Karnataka)Tests for Aldehyde and Ketones
  43. 43Some reaction of amines are given. Which one is not correct?2013 (Karnataka)Preparation and Properties of Amides
  44. 44Dettol is the mixture of:2013 (Karnataka)Drugs and It's Classification
  45. 45In DNA the linkages between different nitrogenous bases are:2013 (Karnataka)Nucleic Acids

Physics

  1. 1Vectors , and are such . Then the vector parallel is is:2013 (Karnataka)Multiplication of Vectors
  2. 2The pair of quantities having same dimensions is:2013 (Karnataka)Dimensions
  3. 3The displacement ' ' (in meter) of a particle of mass ' ' (in kg) moving in one dimension under the action of a force, is related to time ' 2013 (Karnataka)Non-uniform Motion
  4. 4A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius the roof of the car by a light wire of length . The angle made by the wire with the2013 (Karnataka)Non-uniform Circular Motion
  5. 5A particle with total energy is moving in a potential energy region . Motion of the particle is restricted to the region when:2013 (Karnataka)Energy
  6. 6One coolie takes 1 minute to raise a suitcase through a height of but the second coolie takes to raise the same suitcase to the same height.2013 (Karnataka)Power
  7. 7A person holding a rifle (mass of person and rifle together is ) stands on a smooth surface and fires 10 shots horizontally, in . Each bulle2013 (Karnataka)momentum
  8. 8The ratio of radii of gyration of a circular ring and a circular disc, of the same mass and radius about an axis passing through their centr2013 (Karnataka)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  9. 9The discs are rotating about their axes, normal to the discs and passing through the centres of the discs. Disc has mass and radius and init2013 (Karnataka)Rotational kinematics
  10. 10The radius of planet is twice the radius of earth. Both have almost equal averge mass densities and are escape velocities of the planet and 2013 (Karnataka)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  11. 11A particle of mass ' ' is kept at rest at a height from the surface of earth, where ' ' is radius of earth and ' ' is mass of earth. The min2013 (Karnataka)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  12. 12In the ratio of diameters, lengths and Young's modulus of steel and copper wires shown in the figure are and respectively, then the correspo2013 (Karnataka)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  13. 13A fluid is in streamline flow across a horizontal pipe of variable area of cross section. For this which of the following statements is corr2013 (Karnataka)Hydrodynamics
  14. 14Two metal rods 1 and 2 of same lengths have same temperature difference between their ends. Their thermal conductivities are and and crossse2013 (Karnataka)Conduction
  15. 15The density of water at in and at a . The cocfficient of volume expansion of water is:2013 (Karnataka)Thermal Expansion
  16. 16A system is taken from state a to state by two paths and as shown in the figure. The internal energy a is J. Along the path adc the amount o2013 (Karnataka)First Law of Thermodynamics
  17. 17Which of the following relations does not give the equation of an adiabatic process, where terms have their usual meaning?2013 (Karnataka)Thermodynamic Processes
  18. 18Two Carnot engines and are operated in series. The engine receives heat from the source at temperature and rejects the heat to the sink at t2013 (Karnataka)Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  19. 19In a vessel, the gas is at pressure , if the mass of all the molecules is halved of their speed is double, then the resultant pressure will 2013 (Karnataka)Pressure and Energy of gas
  20. 20A particle of mass oscillates along -axis according to equation sin . The nature of the graph between momentum and displacement of the parti2013 (Karnataka)Simple Harmonic Motion
  21. 21The length of the wire between two ends of sonometer is . What should be the positions of two bridges below the wire so that the three segme2013 (Karnataka)Vibration of String
  22. 22Two source and produce notes of frequency each. A listener moves from to with a speed of . If the speed of sound is , then the number of bea2013 (Karnataka)Beats
  23. 23An electric dipole of dipole moment is aligned parallel to a uniform electric field . The energy required to rotate the dipole by is:2013 (Karnataka)Electric Dipole
  24. 24A charge ' ' is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges ' '. The system of three charges will be in equilibrium if ' ' is2013 (Karnataka)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  25. 25Two rods are joined to end, as shown. Both have a cross sectional area of 0.01 . Each is 1 meter long. One rod is of copper with a resistivi2013 (Karnataka)Resistance and Resistivity
  26. 26A wire is given a shape of a right angled triangle having sides , and as shown in the figure. The resistance between two ends (AB, of the re2013 (Karnataka)Resistance and Resistivity
  27. 27Ten identical cells connected in series are needed to heat a wire of length one meter and radius ' ' by in time ' '. How many cells will be 2013 (Karnataka)Electric Cell or Battery
  28. 28A long straight wire carries a certain current and produces a magnetic field at a perpendicular distance of from the wire. An electron situa2013 (Karnataka)Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  29. 29A bar magnet of magnetic moment placed at right angles to a magnetic induction . If a force is experienced by each pole of the magnet. The l2013 (Karnataka)Magnetic Moment
  30. 30A circular carrying a current ' ' is placed in a uniform magnetic field, if the magnetic force on the segment is , the force on the remainin2013 (Karnataka)Magnetic Field
  31. 31A current of flows through a coil of inductance . The magnetic flux linked with the coil is:2013 (Karnataka)Magnetic Flux, Faraday's and Lenz law
  32. 32The primary winding of transformer when connected to a battery of 10 Volt draws a current of . The number of turns of the primary and second2013 (Karnataka)Transformers
  33. 33An electromagnetic wave of frequency passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with relative permittivity Then:2013 (Karnataka)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  34. 34The reddish appearance of the sun of sunrise and sunset is due to :2013 (Karnataka)Prism and Dispersion of Light
  35. 35Two plane mirrors are inclined at . A ray incident on one mirror at angle, after reflection falls on second mirror and is reflected from the2013 (Karnataka)Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  36. 36In Young's double slit experiment the distance between the slits and the screen is doubled. The separation between the slits reduced to half2013 (Karnataka)Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  37. 37A parallel beam of light of wavelength is incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern formed on a screen placed perpendicular 2013 (Karnataka)Diffraction of Light
  38. 38An electron in hydrogen atom makes a transition where are principle quantum numbers of the two states. Assuming Bohr's model to be valid, th2013 (Karnataka)Bohr's Atomic Model
  39. 39How does the Binding Energy per nucleon vary with the increase in the number of nucleons?2013 (Karnataka)Nuclear energy
  40. 40-particle, -particle and -rays are all having same energy. Their penetrating power in a given medium in incresing order will be:2013 (Karnataka)Radioactivity
  41. 41The output from a NAND gate is divided into two in parallel and fed to another NAND gate. The resulting gate is a:2013 (Karnataka)Logic gates
  42. 42One way in which the operation of transistor differs from of a :2013 (Karnataka)Junction Transistors
  43. 43In an unbiased junction holes from the p-region to -region because of:2013 (Karnataka)Diodes
  44. 44A source of light is placed at a distance of from a photo cells and the stopping potential is found to be . If the distance between the ligh2013 (Karnataka)Photoelectric Effect
  45. 45The de-Broglie wavelength of neutrons in thermal equilibrium at temperature is:2013 (Karnataka)Matter Waves

Zoology

  1. 1Identify the tissue shown in the diagram and match with its characteristics and its location.2013 (Karnataka)Animal Tissue
  2. 2Select the correct option with respect to cockroaches.2013 (Karnataka)Cockroach
  3. 3Which one of the following is one of the paths followed by air or during respiration in the adult male Periplaneta americana as it enters th2013 (Karnataka)Cockroach
  4. 4Select the option which correctly matches the endocrine gland with its hormone and its function.2013 (Karnataka)Introduction
  5. 5Norepinephrine: (i) is released by sympathetic fibers (ii) is released by parasympathetic fibers (iii) increases the heart rate (iv) decreas2013 (Karnataka)Adrenal Gland
  6. 6Which of the following represents the action of insulin?2013 (Karnataka)Pancreas
  7. 7Which enzymes are likely to act on the baked potatoes eaten by a man, starting from the mouth and as it moves down the alimentary canal?2013 (Karnataka)Oesophagus
  8. 8The figure shows blood circulation in humans with labels a to b. Select the option which gives correct identification of label and functions2013 (Karnataka)Double Circulation
  9. 9The figure shows a human blood cell. Identify it and give its characteristics.2013 (Karnataka)Blood
  10. 10The figure shows an axon terminal and synapse. Select the option giving correct identification of labels .2013 (Karnataka)The Synapse
  11. 11A sagittal section of human brain is shown here. Identify at least two labels from a-d.2013 (Karnataka)Structure of Human Brain
  12. 12Select the option which shows correct matching of animal with its excretory organ and excretory product.2013 (Karnataka)Introduction
  13. 13During muscle contraction in humans, the:2013 (Karnataka)Movement
  14. 14Select the correct statement with respect to disorders of muscles in humans.2013 (Karnataka)Locomotion
  15. 15Which one of the following statements is correct regarding sexually transmitted discases (STDs)?2013 (Karnataka)Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  16. 16In our society women are blamed for producing female children. Choose the correct answer for the sex-determination in humans.2013 (Karnataka)Sex Determination
  17. 17One of the following is not a method of contraception. Which one?2013 (Karnataka)Population Explosion and Birth Control
  18. 18The figure shows a section of human ovary. Select the option which gives the correct identification of cither A or B with function/character2013 (Karnataka)Female Reproductive System
  19. 19The stage transferred into the uterus after induced fertilization of ovum in the laboratory is:2013 (Karnataka)Embryology
  20. 20The foetal ejection reflex in humans triggers the release of:2013 (Karnataka)Female Reproductive System
  21. 21One of the most frequently used techniques in DNA fingerprinting is:2013 (Karnataka)DNA Fingerprinting
  22. 22RNA interference involves:2013 (Karnataka)Application in Agriculture
  23. 23Which of the following best illustrates "feedback" in development?2013 (Karnataka)Translation
  24. 24In an inducible operon, the genes are:2013 (Karnataka)Regulation of Gene Expression
  25. 25Which of the following is not a property of the genetic code?2013 (Karnataka)Genetic Code
  26. 26The figure gives an important concept in the genetic implication of DNA. Fill the blanks A, B and C.2013 (Karnataka)Central Dogma
  27. 27Uridine, present only in RNA is a:2013 (Karnataka)Structure of DNA
  28. 28Down's syndrome in humans is due to:2013 (Karnataka)Genetic Disorders
  29. 29Which one is the incorrect statement with regard to the importance of pedigree analysis?2013 (Karnataka)Genetic Disorders
  30. 30Random unidirectional change in allele frequencies that occurs by chance in all populations and especially in small populations is known as:2013 (Karnataka)Mutation Theory of Hugo De Vries
  31. 31Dinosaurs dominated the world in which of the following geological eras?2013 (Karnataka)Geological Timescale
  32. 32The finch species of Galapagos islands are grouped according to their food sources. Which of the following is not a finch food?2013 (Karnataka)Theory of Darwin
  33. 33Identify the site where Wuchereria bancrofit is normally found in human body.2013 (Karnataka)Common Health Disease
  34. 34Which one of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?2013 (Karnataka)Drug Addiction
  35. 35Which one of the following vectors is used to replace the defective gene in gene therapy?2013 (Karnataka)Application in Medicine
  36. 36Microbe used for biocontrol of pest butterfly caterpillars:2013 (Karnataka)Biocontrol Agents
  37. 37Satellite RNAs are present in some:2013 (Karnataka)Application in Agriculture
  38. 38Genes of interest can be selected from a genomic library by using:2013 (Karnataka)Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology
  39. 39During the process of isolation of DNA, chilled ethanol is added to:2013 (Karnataka)Principles of Biotechnology
  40. 40Genetic variation in a population arises due to:2013 (Karnataka)Modern Theory of Evolution
  41. 41Which of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?2013 (Karnataka)Ethical Issues

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the NEET 2013 Karnataka paper?

This paper has 180 questions in total - 49 from Botany, 45 from Chemistry, 45 from Physics, and 41 from Zoology.

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Yes. Use the Botany, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology tabs at the top of the page to jump directly to that subject's question set within this paper.

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4.How is the NEET 2013 Karnataka paper structured?

The NEET 2013 Karnataka paper on MARKS has 180 questions, organised by subject:

  • Botany: 49 questions - 49 single-correct.
  • Chemistry: 45 questions - 45 single-correct.
  • Physics: 45 questions - 45 single-correct.
  • Zoology: 41 questions - 41 single-correct.
5.How difficult is the NEET 2013 Karnataka paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 180 rated questions in this paper, 86 (48%) are easy, 67 (37%) are medium and 27 (15%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Botany: 26 easy, 19 medium, 4 hard
  • Chemistry: 18 easy, 15 medium, 12 hard
  • Physics: 20 easy, 15 medium, 10 hard
  • Zoology: 22 easy, 18 medium, 1 hard
6.Which chapters were asked the most in the NEET 2013 Karnataka paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Botany: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants (7), Animal Kingdom (4), and Biomolecules (B) (4).
  • Chemistry: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (6), General Organic Chemistry (6), and Coordination Compounds (5).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (3), Magnetic Effects of Current (3), and Semiconductors (3).
  • Zoology: Molecular Basis of Inheritance (6), Biotechnology and Its Applications (4), and Evolution (4).
7.Are there any out-of-syllabus questions in the NEET 2013 Karnataka paper?

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