NEET UG · Biology · Class 12
Biotechnology and its Applications: NEET previous year questions
24 questions in ten years of NEET, asked in 9 of 10 years. Here is what this chapter tests and how.
- Asked in 10 years
- 24
- 9 of 10 papers
- 10-year average
- 2.3
- a paper · 1.6 since 2024 -1.0
- Typical range
- 1–4
- questions a paper; fewest 0, most 5
- Weighted estimate
- 2.1
- model, recent papers count more · about 8 marks
- Typical range (fact)
- 10-year average (fact)
- Weighted estimate (model)
Typical range: questions per paper in the middle eight of the ten papers, leaving out the single highest and lowest year (about the 10th to 90th percentile), each paper scaled to 180 questions. The ten-year average and the range are historical fact. The weighted estimate is a model: each paper's share, with recent papers counting more (half-life three years), and dropped syllabus removed. It is a guide to effort, not a forecast.
What to do
How to spend time on Biotechnology and its Applications
Priority
Among the chapters that took NEET from half to 80% of its questions. How bands are set
- Past questions
- 24in 9 of 10 papers
- Study plan gives it
- 14 hover 12 months; 11 h over 6
Ideas asked most often
- Molecular Diagnosis Prerequisite3×
- Alkaline pH Activation2×
- Specific Cry Gene Targets2×
- Disulfide Bond Assembly2×
- Biopiracy and Patents2×
225 of the 259 ideas in Lumi’s map of this chapter have not been asked or touched in ten years. New questions often come from ideas like these, so learn the whole chapter, not just the list above.
Questions per year
Kind of question
SHARE OF 10 YEARS- Recall67%
- Concept21%
- Match the lists8%
- Two statements4%
Most common asks: definition recall (5); identify suitable vector for host cell (1); statement i/ii on bt toxin (1).
Profile
This chapter in numbers
Where it ranks, how steady it is, and what it costs to study.
- Rank, all NEET chapters
- #37
- of 80 by weighted estimate
- Rank in Biology
- #21
- of 32 chapters
- Share of the paper
- 1.3%
- ten-year average
- Busiest year
- 2021
- 6 questions
- Year to year
- Some swing
- varies by about 1.5 questions
- Long-run direction
- -0.09
- questions per paper, per year
- Easy questions
- 67%
- 20% of ideas rated hard
- With a figure
- 0%
- graph, diagram or structure
- Botany / Zoology
- 6 / 18
- questions by section
- Study time
- 14 h
- 11 h on a 6-month plan
- Marks per study hour
- 0.58
- #36 of 80 chapters
- Foundation for others
- 68%
- of its ideas are used in other chapters
Difficulty, year by year
Each question rated easy, medium or hard against NCERT.
- 2017
- 20184
- 20192
- 20203
- 20216
- 20223
- 20231
- 20242
- 20252
- 20261
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
What it asks you to do
SHARE OF QUESTIONS- Recall75%
- Concept25%
Coverage
How much of the chapter NEET has used
We split the chapter into 259 ideas. In ten years NEET built a question around 15 of them. Most of the chapter has never been asked, which is why learning it whole beats memorising past questions.
- Asked as the main idea
- 15
- Touched on in a question
- 19
- Never asked
- 225
Topics
What repeats, topic by topic
Questions per topic in each year's paper. Topics that come every year are worth learning first.
- Transgenic Plants · Every year123221211
- Gene Therapy · Due again81511
- Genetically Engineered Insulin · Due again41111
| Topic | 2017 | ’18 | 2019 | ’20 | 2021 | ’22 | 2023 | ’24 | 2025 | ’26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transgenic PlantsEvery year | · | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Gene TherapyDue again | · | 1 | · | · | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 8 |
| Genetically Engineered InsulinDue again | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 4 |
Drill down
Topic, idea, question
Open a topic to see every idea NEET tested inside it, then open an idea to read the questions. Each row shows its ten papers.
Ideas
The exact ideas NEET has asked
Inside the topics, 18 different ideas were tested. These came more than once, or are new since 2024.
- Molecular Diagnosis Prerequisite3×
identify technique not used for a purpose
- Alkaline pH Activation2×
identify trigger of protoxin activation
- Specific Cry Gene TargetsNew2×
statement i/ii on bt toxin
- Disulfide Bond Assembly2×
identify incorrect statement on insulin
- Biopiracy and Patents2×
definition recall
- RNAi Silencing MechanismNew1×
definition recall
- Host Organism for InsulinNew1×
definition recall
Every question
Biotechnology and its Applications questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper.
NEET 20261 question
- Q137The inactive form of Bt toxin is converted to the active form in the insect gut __________.One-line MCQ
NEET 20252 questions
- Q116Which of the following genetically engineered organisms was used by Eli Lilly to prepare human insulin?One-line MCQ
- Q144Silencing of specific mRNA is possible via RNAi because of -One-line MCQ
NEET 20242 questions
- Q132Given below are two statements: Statement I : Bt toxins are insect group specific and coded by a gene IAc. Statement II : Bt toxin…Two statements
- Q183Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. α-1 antitrypsin | I. Cotton bollworm B. Cry IAb | II. ADA deficiency C. Cry IAc | III.…Match the lists
NEET 20231 question
- Q156Which one of the following techniques does not serve the purpose of early diagnosis of a disease for its early treatment?One-line MCQ
NEET 20223 questions
- Q147Transposons can be used during which one of the following ?One-line MCQ
- Q152In gene therapy of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency, the patient requires periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes…One-line MCQ
- Q192Statements related to human Insulin are given below. Which statement(s) is/are correct about genetically engineered Insulin ? (a)…Other
NEET 20216 questions
- Q106Which of the following is not an application of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) ?One-line MCQ
- Q108When gene targetting involving gene amplification is attempted in an individual's tissue to treat disease, it is known as :One-line MCQ
- Q146Now a days it is possible to detect the mutated gene causing cancer by allowing radioactive probe to hybridise its complimentary DNA in a…One-line MCQ
- Q155With regard to insulin choose correct options. (a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin. (b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology…Other
- Q185For effective treatment of the disease, early diagnosis and understanding its pathophysiology is very important. Which of the following…One-line MCQ
- Q198The Adenosine deaminase deficiency results into :One-line MCQ
NEET 20203 questions
- Q35Which of the following statements is not correct ?One-line MCQ
- Q43Bt cotton variety that was developed by the introduction of toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is resistant to :One-line MCQ
- Q55Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column - I | Column - II (a) Bt cotton | (i) Gene therapy (b) Adenosine…Match the lists
NEET 20192 questions
- Q152Which of the following is true for Golden rice ?One-line MCQ
- Q174What triggers activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in boll worm ?One-line MCQ
NEET 20184 questions
- Q98Which of the following is commonly used as a vector for introducing a DNA fragment in human lymphocytes ?One-line MCQ
- Q99Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisations without authorisation from the concerned country and its people is calledOne-line MCQ
- Q100In India, the organisation responsible for assessing the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms for public use isOne-line MCQ
- Q103A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is…One-line MCQ
Questions from the official NEET UG papers published by NTA (CBSE before 2019). Topic and idea tags, counts and notes are Lumi’s.