NEET UG 2020 · Zoology · Question 26
NEET 2020 Zoology, question 26
Question 26 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) is a Zoology question from Animal Kingdom. Its idea, Fundamental Chordate Features, was asked 6 times, in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q26 · Zoology
Which of the following statements are true for the phylum-Chordata ?
(a) In Urochordata notochord extends from head to tail and it is present throughout their life.
(b) In Vertebrata notochord is present during the embryonic period only.
(c) Central nervous system is dorsal and hollow.
(d) Chordata is divided into 3 subphyla : Hemichordata, Tunicata and Cephalochordata.
- 1(d) and (c)
- 2(c) and (a)
- 3(a) and (b)
- 4(b) and (c)Official answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
Fundamental Chordate Features, in other papers
NEET asked this idea 6 times, in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The other 5 questions below.
- 2026 Q132Which of the following is not a characteristic of chordates?One-line MCQ · Easy
- 2025 Q142Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : All vertebrates…Assertion–reason · Easy
- 2024 Q191The following are the statements about non-chordates: A. Pharynx is perforated by gill slits. B. Notochord is absent. C. Central nervous…Other · Easy
- 2023 Q189Select the correct statements with reference to chordates. A. Presence of a mid-dorsal, solid and double nerve cord. B. Presence of closed…Other · Medium
- 2022 Q182Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : All vertebrates…Assertion–reason · Easy
Fundamental Chordate Features: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Animal Kingdom in ten years of NEET
34 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 3.3 a paper. Chordate Classes alone had 16.