NEET UG 2017 · Zoology · Question 169
NEET 2017 Zoology, question 169
Question 169 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Zoology question from Chemical Coordination and Integration. Its idea, Endocrine Disorders, was asked 5 times, in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q169 · Zoology
Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in adults does not cause further increase in height, because
- 1Growth Hormone becomes inactive in adults.
- 2Epiphyseal plates close after adolescence.Official answer
- 3Bones loose their sensitivity to Growth Hormone in adults.
- 4Muscle fibres do not grow in size after birth.
Official answer: option 2 · CBSE official answer key
Same idea
Endocrine Disorders, in other papers
NEET asked this idea 5 times, in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2026. The other 4 questions below.
- 2026 Q148Match List-I with List-II. List-I | List-II A. Excess growth hormone | I. Reabsorption of water and electrolytes in kidney B. Luteinizing…Match the lists · Easy
- 2024 Q189Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. Exophthalmic goiter | I. Excess secretion of cortisol, moon face, hyperglycemia B.…Match the lists · Easy
- 2020 Q80Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column - I | Column - II (a) Pituitary gland | (i) Grave's disease (b) Thyroid…Match the lists · Easy
- 2019 Q179Match the following hormones with the respective disease : (a) Insulin | (i) Addison's disease (b) Thyroxin | (ii) Diabetes insipidus (c)…Match the lists · Easy
The chapter
Chemical Coordination and Integration in ten years of NEET
24 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.3 a paper. Endocrine Glands and Hormone Action alone had 24.