NEET UG 2025 · Botany · Question 96
NEET 2025 Botany, question 96
Question 96 of the NEET 2025 paper (code 45) is a Botany question from Molecular Basis of Inheritance. Its idea, RNA World Structural Evidence, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q96 · Botany
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : In the RNA world, RNA is considered the first genetic material evolved to carry out essential life processes. RNA acts as a genetic material and also as a catalyst for some important biochemical reactions in living systems. Being reactive, RNA is unstable.
Statement II : DNA evolved from RNA and is a more stable genetic material. Its double helical strands being complementary, resist changes by evolving repairing mechanism.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- 1Both statement I and statement II are correctOfficial answer
- 2Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
- 3Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
- 4Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
The only question on RNA World Structural Evidence
No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.
RNA World Structural Evidence: 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. DNA Double Helix alone had 16.