NEET UG 2024 · Zoology · Question 173

NEET 2024 Zoology, question 173

Question 173 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Zoology question from Human Health and Disease. Its idea, Colostrum and IgA, was asked 3 times, in 2019, 2024 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q173 · Zoology

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: Breast-feeding during initial period of infant growth is recommended by doctors for bringing a healthy baby. Reason R: Colostrum contains several antibodies absolutely essential to develop resistance for the new born baby. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1 A is correct but R is not correct. 2 A is not correct but R is correct. 3 Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. Official answer 4 Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Colostrum and IgA, in other papers

NEET asked this idea 3 times, in 2019, 2024 and 2026. The other 2 questions below.

2026 Q 171 Colostrum, secreted by mother during initial days of lactation, is abundant in One-line MCQ \cdot Easy 2019 Q 92 Colostrum, the yellowish fluid, secreted by mother during the initial days of lactation is very essential to impart immunity to the\dots One-line MCQ \cdot Easy

Colostrum and IgA: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Human Health and Disease in ten years of NEET

33 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 3.2 a paper. Immunity and Lymphoid Organs alone had 17.

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Colostrum and IgA, in other papers

Human Health and Disease in ten years of NEET

Human Health and Disease: questions per paper