NEET UG 2020 · Zoology · Question 9
NEET 2020 Zoology, question 9
Question 9 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) is a Zoology question from Animal Kingdom. Its idea, Distinctive Structures of Phyla, was asked 4 times, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q9 · Zoology
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
| Column - I | Column - II |
|---|---|
| (a) Gregarious, polyphagous pest | (i) Asterias |
| (b) Adult with radial symmetry and larva with bilateral symmetry | (ii) Scorpion |
| (c) Book lungs | (iii) Ctenoplana |
| (d) Bioluminescence | (iv) Locusta |
- 1(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
- 2(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)Official answer
- 3(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
- 4(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
Distinctive Structures of Phyla, in other papers
NEET asked this idea 4 times, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024. The other 3 questions below.
- 2024 Q176Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. Pleurobrachia | I. Mollusca B. Radula | II. Ctenophora C. Stomochord | III. Osteichthyes D.…Match the lists · Medium
- 2021 Q152Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II (a) Metamerism | (i) Coelenterata (b) Canal system | (ii) Ctenophora (c) Comb plates |…Match the lists · Easy
- 2019 Q157Match the following organisms with their respective characteristics : (a) Pila | (i) Flame cells (b) Bombyx | (ii) Comb plates (c)…Match the lists · Medium
Distinctive Structures of Phyla: every question and how it was framed
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Animal Kingdom in ten years of NEET
34 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 3.3 a paper. Animal Kingdom: Basis of Classification and Non-chordates alone had 18.