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NEET UG 2021 · Botany · Question 149

NEET 2021 Botany, question 149

Question 149 of the NEET 2021 paper (code O1) is a Botany question from Molecular Basis of Inheritance. Its idea, RNA Polymerase III Function, was asked 3 times, in 2021, 2023 and 2024, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q149 · Botany

What is the role of RNA polymerase III in the process of transcription in eukaryotes ?

  1. 1Transcribes precursor of mRNA
  2. 2Transcribes only snRNAs
  3. 3Transcribes rRNAs (28S, 18S and 5.8S)
  4. 4Transcribes tRNA, 5s rRNA and snRNAOfficial answer

Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

RNA Polymerase III Function, in other papers

NEET asked this idea 3 times, in 2021, 2023 and 2024. The other 2 questions below.

  • 2024 Q199Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. RNA polymerase III | I. snRNPs_s B. Termination of transcription | II. Promotor…Match the lists · Medium
  • 2023 Q113What is the role of RNA polymerase III in the process of transcription in Eukaryotes?One-line MCQ · Medium

RNA Polymerase III Function: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance in ten years of NEET

61 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 5.8 a paper. Transcription Process alone had 15.

Molecular Basis of Inheritance: questions per paper

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