NEET UG 2023 · Zoology · Question 178
NEET 2023 Zoology, question 178
Question 178 of the NEET 2023 paper (code G6) is a Zoology question from Excretory Products and their Elimination. Its idea, Cortical vs Juxtamedullary Nephrons, was asked twice, in 2023 and 2024, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q178 · Zoology
Given below are statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Nephrons are of two types: Cortical & Juxta medullary, based on their relative position in cortex and medulla.
Reason R: Juxta medullary nephrons have short loop of Henle whereas, cortical nephrons have longer loop of Henle.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1A is false but R is true.
- 2Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- 3Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- 4A is true but R is false.Official answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
Cortical vs Juxtamedullary Nephrons, in other papers
NEET asked this idea twice, in 2023 and 2024. The other question below.
- 2024 Q193Choose the correct statement given below regarding juxta medullary nephron.One-line MCQ · Medium
Cortical vs Juxtamedullary Nephrons: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Excretory Products and their Elimination in ten years of NEET
16 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 1.5 a paper. Urine Formation alone had 13.