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Biology - Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Practise 9 NEST (NISER) previous year questions on Cell Cycle and Cell Division, compiled from papers spanning 2011 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty NEST (NISER) tests.

Cell Cycle and Cell Division has been asked in 8 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers analysed (2011–2026), with 9 questions in all. 11% of them were easy, 89% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2025, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 2 questions across 4 papers, about 0.5 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Meiosis (3 questions, 33%), M-phase (Mitotic Phase) (2 questions, 22%), and Interphase (2 questions, 22%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages (2) and M-phase (Mitotic Phase) (1).

  1. 1When a human somatic cell undergoes mitotic division, the ploidy level in metaphase and telophase, respectively, would be:2025Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages
  2. 2In the eukaryotic cell cycle shown in the figure, the black solid bars (1, and 3) represent important checkpoints that determine whether the2025Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages
  3. 3An experimenter intends to develop a small molecule drug for inducing polyploidy in a crop plant species. The stage of the cell cycle that s2022 (Session 1)M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  4. 4Compared to differentiated cells, stem cells have a longer interphase. Three different human alveolar cell-types (stem cells, normal cells a2021 (Session 1)Interphase
  5. 5If the mature egg cell of a diploid organism has 6 chromosomes, then the total number of chromatids in the Anaphase I of meiosis would be __2020 (Session 1)Meiosis
  6. 6The number of chromatids present in a human cell in the G2 phase, prophase, post-cytokinesis and G1 phase, respectively are2018Interphase
  7. 7The number of double-stranded DNA molecules of an autosome varies at different stages of the meiotic cycle. Choose the correct option(s).2017Meiosis
  8. 8A person has received enough exposure of X-rays in the whole body to destroy only dividing cells. Which one of the following functions would2014M-phase (Mitotic Phase)
  9. 9Meiosis does not always result in the formation of four genetically identical haploid cells, because of2011Meiosis

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 9 questions compiled from NEST (NISER) papers spanning 2011 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from NEST (NISER), or from other exams too?

These are NEST (NISER) questions specifically for the Cell Cycle and Cell Division chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Cell Cycle and Cell Division an important chapter for NEST (NISER) Biology?

Cell Cycle and Cell Division has appeared in 8 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers covered here, with 9 questions across 8 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Cell Cycle and Cell Division questions in NEST (NISER)?

Of the 9 questions analysed for this chapter, 11% are easy, 89% moderate and 0% tough. 2025 had the most, with 2 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 - 3 questions (33%)
  • M-phase (Mitotic Phase) - 2 questions (22%)
  • Interphase - 2 questions (22%)
6.Is Cell Cycle and Cell Division's weightage in NEST (NISER) going up or down?

Across all 8 papers analysed, Cell Cycle and Cell Division has averaged about 1.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.