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NEET 2009 Screening

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This paper has 200 questions in total - 76 easy (38%), 99 moderate (50%) and 25 tough (13%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Chemistry 46% easy, 37% moderate, 17% tough; Zoology 32% easy, 62% moderate, 6% tough; Botany 28% easy, 62% moderate, 11% tough; Physics 46% easy, 38% moderate, 17% tough.

Botany questions were spread across 17 chapters, with Morphology of Flowering Plants (5), Plant Kingdom (5), and Anatomy of Flowering Plants (4) carrying the most weight. Chemistry questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (4), Chemical Kinetics (4), and Solid State (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 22 chapters, with Current Electricity (5), Center of Mass Momentum and Collision (3), and Dual Nature of Matter (3) carrying the most weight. Zoology questions were spread across 15 chapters, with Human Reproduction (8), Structural Organisation in Animals (6), and Biotechnology and Its Applications (5) carrying the most weight.

Botany

  1. 1Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?2009 (Screening)Levels of Biodiversity
  2. 2Phylogenetic system of classification is based on2009 (Screening)Diversity in the Living World
  3. 3The correct sequence of plants in a hydrosere is2009 (Screening)Ecological Succession
  4. 4Mannitol is the stored food in of2009 (Screening)Algae: Thallophytes
  5. 5Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle?2009 (Screening)Plant Life Cycles
  6. 6Which one of the following plants is monoecious?2009 (Screening)Gymnosperms
  7. 7Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?2009 (Screening)Phylum Aschelminthes
  8. 8Which one of the following pairs of animal comprises 'jawless fishes'?2009 (Screening)Euchordata
  9. 9Peripatus is a connecting link between2009 (Screening)Phylum Arthropoda
  10. 10The floral formula is that of2009 (Screening)Families
  11. 11Cotyledons and testa are edible parts of2009 (Screening)The Seed
  12. 12Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?2009 (Screening)Pteridophytes
  13. 13An example of axile placentation is2009 (Screening)The Flower
  14. 14A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called2009 (Screening)The Fruit
  15. 15An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm and caruncle is2009 (Screening)The Seed
  16. 16The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is2009 (Screening)Permanent Tissues
  17. 17In barley stem, vascular bundles are2009 (Screening)Anatomy of Plant Parts
  18. 18Anatomically fairly old dicotyledonous root is distinguished from the dicotyledonous stem by2009 (Screening)Anatomy of Plant Parts
  19. 19Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?2009 (Screening)Pteridophytes
  20. 20Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of2009 (Screening)Anatomy of Plant Parts
  21. 21Reduction in vascular tíssue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of2009 (Screening)Ecological Succession
  22. 22Given below is a schematic break-up of the phases/stages of cell cycle Which one of the following is the correct indication of the stage/pha2009 (Screening)Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages
  23. 23Synapsis occurs between2009 (Screening)Meiosis
  24. 24Middle lamella is mainly composed of2009 (Screening)Cell Wall
  25. 25Plasmodesmata are2009 (Screening)Cell Wall
  26. 26Cytoskeleton is made up of2009 (Screening)Cell Organelles
  27. 27Somaclones are obtained by2009 (Screening)Growth
  28. 28One of the synthetic auxin is2009 (Screening)Plant Growth Regulators
  29. 29A country with a high rate of population growth took measures to reduce it. The figure below shows age sex pyramids of populations. A and B 2009 (Screening)Growth
  30. 30Which one of the following acids is a derivative of carotenoids?2009 (Screening)Plant Growth Regulators
  31. 31Guard cells help in2009 (Screening)Transpiration
  32. 32Aerobic respiratory pathway is appropriately termed2009 (Screening)Amphibolic Pathway
  33. 33Cyclic-photophosphorylation results in the formation of2009 (Screening)Aerobic Respiration
  34. 34Manganese is required in2009 (Screening)Role of Micro and Macronutrients
  35. 35Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?2009 (Screening)Nitrogen Metabolism
  36. 36Stroma in the chloroplasts of higher plants contains2009 (Screening)The Site of Photosynthesis
  37. 37Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in2009 (Screening)Kingdom Monera
  38. 38Vegetative propagation in mint occurs by2009 (Screening)Methods of Asexual Reproduction
  39. 39T O Diener discovered a2009 (Screening)Viroids
  40. 40Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?2009 (Screening)Kingdom Fungi
  41. 41DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain causing biomagnification because DDT is2009 (Screening)Pollution
  42. 42Steps taken by the Government of India to control air pollution include2009 (Screening)Pollution
  43. 43Montreal protocol aims at2009 (Screening)Pollution
  44. 44Chipko movement was launched for the protection of2009 (Screening)Conservation of Biodiversity
  45. 45Tiger is not a resident, in which one of the following national park?2009 (Screening)Biodiversity Conservation in India
  46. 46Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances, was adopted by2009 (Screening)International Efforts for Conserving Biodiversity
  47. 47Which one of the following types of organisms occupy more than one trophic level in a pond ecosystem ?2009 (Screening)Components of Ecosystem

Chemistry

  1. 1Sodium has body centred packing. Distance between two nearest atoms is . The lattice parameter is2009 (Screening)Cubic system
  2. 2of hydrogen and 64 of oxygen were filled in a steel vessel and exploded. Amount of water produced in this reaction will be2009 (Screening)Quantitative measures in chemical equations
  3. 3Maximum number of electrons in a subshell of an atom is determined by the following2009 (Screening)Quantum mechanical model
  4. 4The energy absorbed by each molecule of a substance is and bond energy per molecule is . The kinetic energy of the molecule per atom will be2009 (Screening)Bohr's model
  5. 5Which of the following is not permissible arrangement of electrons in an atom ?2009 (Screening)Electronic configuration
  6. 6Amongst the elements with following electronic configurations, which one of them may have the highest ionisation energy ?2009 (Screening)Periodic properties
  7. 7The stability of +1 oxidation state increases in the sequence2009 (Screening)Periodic properties
  8. 8According to MO theory which of the following lists ranks the nitrogen species in terms of increasing bond order ?2009 (Screening)Molecular Orbital Theory
  9. 9The state of hybridisation of and of the hydrocarbon, is in the following sequence2009 (Screening)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  10. 10In which of the following molecules/ions and , the central atom is hybridised ?2009 (Screening)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  11. 11What is the dominant intermolecular force or bond that must be overcome in converting liquid to a gas ?2009 (Screening)Van Der Waals Forces, Hydrogen Bonding and Metallic Bonding
  12. 12From the following bond energies : bond energy : bond energy : - bond energy : bond energy : Enthalpy for the reaction, will be2009 (Screening)Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  13. 13The values of and for the reaction, are and , respectively. This reaction will be spontaneous at2009 (Screening)Third law of thermodynamics
  14. 14The dissociation constants for acetic acid and at are and , respectively. The equilibrium constant for the equilibrium, would be2009 (Screening)Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  15. 15Which of the following molecules acts as a Lewis acid?2009 (Screening)Theories of Acids and Bases
  16. 16The ionisation constant of ammonium hydroxide is at . Hydrolysis constant of ammonium chloride is2009 (Screening)Salt Hydrolysis
  17. 17What is the in the final solution prepared by mixing of with of ?2009 (Screening)Ionic Product of Water
  18. 18Oxidation numbers of in , of in and that of in are respectively,2009 (Screening)Oxidation number
  19. 19Which of the following oxides is not expected to react with sodium hydroxide ?2009 (Screening)Compounds of Alkali Metals
  20. 20In the case of alkali metals, the covalent character decreases in the order2009 (Screening)General Characteristics of Alkali Metals
  21. 21The straight chain polymer is formed by2009 (Screening)Silicon and Its Compounds
  22. 22The IUPAC name of the compound having the formula is2009 (Screening)IUPAC Nomenclature
  23. 23Which of the following compounds will exhibit cis-trans (geometrical) isomerism?2009 (Screening)Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  24. 24Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a mixutre of conc and conc. . In the mixture, nitric acid acts as a/an :2009 (Screening)Reactions of aromatic compounds
  25. 25Benzene reacts with in the presence of anhydrous to form2009 (Screening)Reactions of aromatic compounds
  26. 26The figure shows elliptical orbit of a planet about the sun . The shaded area is twice the shaded area . If is the time for the planet to mo2009 (Screening)Cubic system
  27. 27Copper crystallises in a face-centred cubic lattice with a unit cell length of . What is the radius of copper atom in pm ?2009 (Screening)Cubic system
  28. 28Lithium metal crystallises in a body centred cubic crystal. If the length of the side of the unit cell of lithium is , the atomic radius of 2009 (Screening)Cubic system
  29. 29A aqueous solution of an ionic compound freezes at . Number of moles of ions which of ionic compound produces on being dissolved in water wi2009 (Screening)Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  30. 30is reduced by electrolysis at low potentials and high currents. If of current is passed through molten for , what mass of aluminium is produ2009 (Screening)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  31. 31The equivalent conductance of solution of a weak monobasic acid is and at infinite dilution is . The dissociation constant of this acid is2009 (Screening)Conductance and Conductivity
  32. 32Given, (i) , (ii) , Electrode potential, for the reaction, , will be2009 (Screening)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  33. 33Half-life period of a first order reaction is . The specific rate constant of the reaction is2009 (Screening)Methods to determine order of reaction
  34. 34For the reaction, products, it is observed that (1) On doubling the initial concentration of only, the rate of reaction is also doubled and 2009 (Screening)Rate law and rate constant
  35. 35For the reaction, , if , the value of would be2009 (Screening)Rate of reaction
  36. 36In the reaction, \( {BrO}_3^{-}\)(aq.) \(+5 {Br}^{-}\)(aq.) \(+6 {H}^{+}\)(aq.) \( 3 {Br}_2( {l})+3 {H}_2 {O}\) (l) .The rate of appearance 2009 (Screening)Rate of reaction
  37. 37Among the following which is the strongest oxidising agent?2009 (Screening)Halogens and Its Compounds
  38. 38Which one of the elements with the following outer orbital configurations may exhibit the largest number of oxidation states ?2009 (Screening)Properties of D-block elements
  39. 39Out of and ( of ) the colourless species are2009 (Screening)Properties of D-block elements
  40. 40Which of the following does not show optical isomerism? (en = ethylenediamine)2009 (Screening)Isomerism of coordination compounds
  41. 41Which of the following complex ions is expected to absorb visible light ? (At. no. )2009 (Screening)Crystal Field Theory
  42. 42Which of the following reactions is an example of nucleophilic substitution reaction?2009 (Screening)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  43. 43Trichloroacetaldehyde, reacts with chlorobenzene in presence of sulphuric acid and produces2009 (Screening)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  44. 44Consider the following reaction, the product , is2009 (Screening)Reactions of Alcohols
  45. 45on heating with periodic acid gives2009 (Screening)Method of preparation for both aldehydes and ketones
  46. 46Consider the following reaction, Phenol , the product, , is2009 (Screening)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  47. 47Propionic acid with yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be2009 (Screening)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  48. 48Predict the product,2009 (Screening)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  49. 49Structures of some common polymers are given. Which one is not correctly presented ?2009 (Screening)Preparation and Properties of Polymers
  50. 50Which one of the following is employed as a tranquilizer ?2009 (Screening)Drugs and It's Classification
  51. 51Which of the following hormones contains iodine?2009 (Screening)Enzymes and Receptors
  52. 52The segment of DNA, which acts as the instrumental manual for the synthesis of the protein is2009 (Screening)Nucleic Acids

Physics

  1. 1If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given by , then the physical quantity will be2009 (Screening)Dimensions
  2. 2A bus is moving with a speed of on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in . If the bus is at a distance of from the sco2009 (Screening)Relative Motion
  3. 3A particle starts its motion from rest under the action of a constant force. If the distance covered in first is and that covered in the fir2009 (Screening)Non-uniform Motion
  4. 4A block of mass is attached to the lower end of a vertical spring. The spring is hung from a ceiling and has force constant value . The mass2009 (Screening)Energy
  5. 5A body of mass is thrown upwards with a velocity . It momentarily comes to rest after attaining a height of . How much energy is lost due to2009 (Screening)Energy
  6. 6An explosion blows a rock into three parts. Two parts go off at right angles to each other. These two are, first part moving with a velocity2009 (Screening)momentum
  7. 7The mass of a lift is . When the tension in the supporting cable is , then its acceleration is2009 (Screening)Newton's laws of motion
  8. 8Two bodies of mass and have position vectors and , respectively. The centre of mass of this system has a position vector2009 (Screening)Centre of mass of discrete particles
  9. 9An engine pumps water continuously through a hose. Water leaves the hose with a velocity and is the mass per unit length of the water jet. W2009 (Screening)Variable mass system
  10. 10If is the force acting on a particle having position vector and be the torque of this force about the origin, then2009 (Screening)Torque
  11. 11A thin circular ring of mass and radius is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis vertical to its plane with a constant angular veloci2009 (Screening)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  12. 12A body, under the action of a force , acquires an acceleration of 1 . The mass of this body must be2009 (Screening)Newton's laws of motion
  13. 13In thermodynamic processes which of the following statements is not true?2009 (Screening)Thermodynamic Processes
  14. 14A black body at radiates heat at the rate of . At a temperature of , the rate of heat radiated in the same units will be2009 (Screening)Radiation
  15. 15The two ends of a rod of length and a uniform cross-sectional area are kept at two temperatures and . The rate of heat transfer, , through t2009 (Screening)Conduction
  16. 16The internal energy change in a system that has absorbed of heat and done of work is2009 (Screening)First Law of Thermodynamics
  17. 17Four identical thin rods each of mass and length , form a square frame. Moment of inertia of this frame about an axis through the centre of 2009 (Screening)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  18. 18A simple pendulum performs simple harmonic motion about with an amplitude a and time period . The speed of the pendulum at will be2009 (Screening)Simple Harmonic Motion
  19. 19Which one of the following equations of motion represents simple harmonic motion?2009 (Screening)Simple Harmonic Motion
  20. 20A wave in a string has an amplitude of . The wave travels in the +ve direction of axis with a speed of and it is noted that 5 complete waves2009 (Screening)Travelling Waves
  21. 21The driver of a car travelling with speed towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency . If the velocity of sound in air is , the frequency of 2009 (Screening)Doppler's Effect
  22. 22Three concentric spherical shells have radii and and have surface charge densities and respectively. If and denote the potentials of the thr2009 (Screening)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  23. 23In a Rutherford scattering experiment when a projectile of charge and mass approaches a target nucleus of charge and mass , the distance of 2009 (Screening)Atomic Structure
  24. 24The electric potential at a point is given by The electric field at that point is2009 (Screening)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  25. 25Three capacitors each of capacitance and of breakdown voltage are joined in series. The capacitance and breakdown voltage of the combination2009 (Screening)Grouping of capacitors
  26. 26A wire of resistance is bent to form a complete circle of radius . The resistance between its two diametrically opposite points, and as show2009 (Screening)Resistance and Resistivity
  27. 27A student measures the terminal potential difference (V) of a cell (of emf and internal resistance ) as a function of the current (I) flowin2009 (Screening)Electric Cell or Battery
  28. 28A galvanometer having a coil resistance of shows full scale deflection when a current of 1.0 A passes through it. It can be converted into a2009 (Screening)Electric Instruments
  29. 29See the electrical circuit shown in this figure. Which of the following equations is a correct equation for it?2009 (Screening)Kirchoffs Laws
  30. 30The mean free path of electrons in a metal is . The electric field which can give on an average energy to an electron in the metal will be i2009 (Screening)Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  31. 31Each of the two strings of length and are tensioned separately by force. Mass per unit length of both the strings is same and equal to . Whe2009 (Screening)Beats
  32. 32If a diamagnetic substance is brought near the north or the south pole of a bar magnet, it is2009 (Screening)Magnetic Materials and their Properties
  33. 33A bar magnet having a magnetic moment of is free to rotate in a horizontal plane. A horizontal magnetic field exists in the space. The work 2009 (Screening)Magnetism and Properties of Magnet
  34. 34Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field, a charged particle moves with constant speed in a circle of radius . The time period of rot2009 (Screening)Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  35. 35The magnetic force acting on a charged particle of charge in a magnetic field of acting in direction, when the particle velocity is is2009 (Screening)Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  36. 36A conducting circular loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field with its plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. The radius of the loop 2009 (Screening)Motional and Rotational EMF
  37. 37A rectangular, a square, a circular and an elliptical loop, all in the plane, are moving out of a uniform magnetic field with a constant vel2009 (Screening)Motional and Rotational EMF
  38. 38Power dissipated in an series circuit connected to an AC source of emf is2009 (Screening)AC Circuits
  39. 39The electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in a medium is represented by \( {aligned} & E_x=0 \\ & E_y=2.5 {NC}^{-1} [ (2 10^6 {rad}2009 (Screening)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  40. 40The ionization energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom in its ground state is . The atoms are excited to higher energy levels to emit ra2009 (Screening)Atomic Spectrum
  41. 41In the nuclear decay given below the particles emitted in the sequence are2009 (Screening)Radioactivity
  42. 42The number of beta particles emitted by a radioactive substance is twice the number of alpha particles emitted by it. The resulting daughter2009 (Screening)Radioactivity
  43. 43A photodiode is fabricated from a semiconductor with a band gap of . It can detect a signal of wavelength2009 (Screening)Diodes
  44. 44The symbolic representation of four logic gates The logic symbols for OR, NOT and NAND gates are respectively2009 (Screening)Logic gates
  45. 45A transistor is operated in common-emitter configuration at volt such that a change in the base current from to produces a change in the col2009 (Screening)Junction Transistors
  46. 46Monochromatic light of wavelength is produced by a helium neon laser. The power emitted is . The number of photons arriving per second on th2009 (Screening)Photoelectric Effect
  47. 47The figure shows a plot of photo current versus anode potential for a photo sensitive surface for three different radiations. Which one of t2009 (Screening)Photoelectric Effect
  48. 48The number of photoelectrons emitted for light of a frequency (higher than the threshold frequency ) is proportional to2009 (Screening)Photoelectric Effect

Zoology

  1. 1The epithelial tissue present on the inner surface of bronchioles and fallopian tubes is2009 (Screening)Epithelial Tissue
  2. 2Which one of the following correctly describes the location of some body parts in the earthworm pheretima?2009 (Screening)Earthworm
  3. 3If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is2009 (Screening)Earthworm
  4. 4The cell junctions called tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in2009 (Screening)Animal Tissue
  5. 5The kind of tissue that forms the supportive structure in our pinna (external ears) is also found in2009 (Screening)Connective Tissue
  6. 6A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterized by (i) a low metabolic rate (ii) increase in body2009 (Screening)Thyroid
  7. 7Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested?2009 (Screening)Stomach
  8. 8When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suf2009 (Screening)Protein Energy Malnutrition
  9. 9Which one of the following statement is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans?2009 (Screening)Absorption of Digestied Food
  10. 10A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk, which is white in colour but the stools, which the infant passes out is quite yello2009 (Screening)Physiology of Digestion
  11. 11In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?2009 (Screening)Electrocardiograph
  12. 12Compared to blood our lymph has2009 (Screening)Lymph
  13. 13The most popularly known blood grouping is the grouping. It is named and not , because ' ' in it refers to having2009 (Screening)Blood Group
  14. 14Globulins contained in human blood plasma are primarily involved in2009 (Screening)Blood
  15. 15Which part of human brain is concerned with the regulation of body temperature?2009 (Screening)Structure of Human Brain
  16. 16Which one of the following is the correct matching of three items and their grouping category?2009 (Screening)Sensory Organ
  17. 17Alzhimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of2009 (Screening)Structure of Human Brain
  18. 18Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous component of the excretory products of2009 (Screening)Introduction
  19. 19What will happen if the stretch receptors of the urinary bladder wall are totally removed?2009 (Screening)Mammalian Urinary System
  20. 20Elbow joint is an example of2009 (Screening)Locomotion
  21. 21Which one of the following is the correct pairing of a body part and the kind of muscle tissue that moves it?2009 (Screening)Muscle Tissue
  22. 22A change in the amount of yolk and its distribution in the egg will affect2009 (Screening)Embryology
  23. 23Foetal ejection reflex in human female is induced by2009 (Screening)Female Reproductive System
  24. 24There is no DNA in2009 (Screening)Embryology
  25. 25Which one of the following is the most likely reason of not occuring regular menstruation cycle in females ?2009 (Screening)Female Reproductive System
  26. 26Seminal plasma in human is rich in2009 (Screening)Male Reproductive System
  27. 27Given below is a diagrammatic sketch of a portion of human male reproductive system. Select the correct set of the names of the parts labell2009 (Screening)Male Reproductive System
  28. 28The correct sequence of spermatogenetic stages leading to the formation of sperms in a mature human testis is2009 (Screening)Embryology
  29. 29Which one of the following is the correct matching of the events occurring during menstrual cycle?2009 (Screening)Female Reproductive System
  30. 30Removal of introns and joining the exons in a defined order in a transcription unit is called2009 (Screening)Transcription
  31. 31Whose experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a triplet?2009 (Screening)Genetic Code
  32. 32Semiconservative replication of DNA was first demonstrated in2009 (Screening)Replication
  33. 33What is not true for genetic code?2009 (Screening)Genetic Code
  34. 34The genetic defect-Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanentlyby2009 (Screening)Genetic Disorders
  35. 35Sickle cell anaemia is2009 (Screening)Genetic Disorders
  36. 36Point mutation involves2009 (Screening)Mutation
  37. 37Study the pedigree chart given below What does it show?2009 (Screening)Genetic Disorders
  38. 38Select the incorrect statement from the following2009 (Screening)Chromosome Theory of Inheritance
  39. 39In the case of peppered moth (Biston betutaria) the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England during indus2009 (Screening)Evidences of Evolution
  40. 40Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?2009 (Screening)Common Health Disease
  41. 41Use of anti-histamines and steroids give a quick relief from2009 (Screening)Acquired Immunity
  42. 42A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering2009 (Screening)Vaccination
  43. 43Which one of the following statements is correct?2009 (Screening)Cancer
  44. 44The letter in T-lymphocyte refers to2009 (Screening)Introduction
  45. 45Which of the following plant species you would select for the production of bioethanol?2009 (Screening)Products
  46. 46Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in a river water2009 (Screening)Sewage Treatment
  47. 47The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as a/an2009 (Screening)Genetic Modified Crops
  48. 48Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?2009 (Screening)Genetic Modified Crops
  49. 49Which one of the following is commonly used in transfer of foreign DNA into crop plants?2009 (Screening)Genetic Modified Crops
  50. 50What is true about toxin?2009 (Screening)Genetic Modified Crops
  51. 51Transgenic plants are2009 (Screening)Transgenic Animals
  52. 52Polyethylene glycol method is used for2009 (Screening)Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology
  53. 53Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?2009 (Screening)Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the NEET 2009 Screening paper?

This paper has 200 questions in total - 47 from Botany, 52 from Chemistry, 48 from Physics, and 53 from Zoology.

2.Can I practise questions from just one subject?

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.

3.Where can I find the Mains paper for the same year?

The NEET 2009 Mains paper is listed separately - you can switch to it from the "NEET Paper Wise PYQs" panel, under NEET 2009.

4.What is the structure of the NEET 2009 Screening paper?

The NEET 2009 Screening paper on MARKS has 200 questions, organised by subject:

  • Botany: 47 questions - 47 single-correct.
  • Chemistry: 52 questions - 52 single-correct.
  • Physics: 48 questions - 48 single-correct.
  • Zoology: 53 questions - 53 single-correct.
5.What is the difficulty level of the NEET 2009 Screening paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 200 rated questions in this paper, 76 (38%) are easy, 99 (50%) are medium and 25 (13%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Botany: 13 easy, 29 medium, 5 hard
  • Chemistry: 24 easy, 19 medium, 9 hard
  • Physics: 22 easy, 18 medium, 8 hard
  • Zoology: 17 easy, 33 medium, 3 hard
6.Which chapters had the most questions in the NEET 2009 Screening paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Botany: Morphology of Flowering Plants (5), Plant Kingdom (5), and Anatomy of Flowering Plants (4).
  • Chemistry: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (4), Chemical Kinetics (4), and Solid State (4).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (5), Center of Mass Momentum and Collision (3), and Dual Nature of Matter (3).
  • Zoology: Human Reproduction (8), Structural Organisation in Animals (6), and Biotechnology and Its Applications (5).
7.Are there any out-of-syllabus questions in the NEET 2009 Screening paper?

Yes. 37 of the 200 questions in this paper are marked on MARKS as outside the current syllabus. You can still practise them for the concept, but they are a lower priority if you are short on time.

8.Where can I find the solutions for the NEET 2009 Screening paper?

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9.How should I use the NEET 2009 Screening paper to check my preparation?

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