NEET UG 2023 · Zoology · Question 164
NEET 2023 Zoology, question 164
Question 164 of the NEET 2023 paper (code G6) is a Zoology question from Organisms and Populations. Its idea, Brood Parasitism, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q164 · Zoology
Match List I with List II.
| List I (Interacting species) | List II (Name of Interaction) |
|---|---|
| A. A Leopard and a Lion in a forest/grassland | I. Competition |
| B. A Cuckoo laying egg in a Crow's nest | II. Brood parasitism |
| C. Fungi and root of a higher plant in Mycorrtizae | III. Mutualism |
| D. A cattle egret and a Cattle in a field | IV. Commensalism |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
- 2A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IVOfficial answer
- 3A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
- 4A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
The only question on Brood Parasitism
No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.
The chapter
Organisms and Populations in ten years of NEET
31 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 3.0 a paper. Population Interactions alone had 16.