NEET UG · Biology · Class 11
Digestion and Absorption: NEET previous year questions
This chapter is not in the NEET UG 2026 syllabus. It had 15 questions from 2017 to 2023; they are kept here for reference.
- Asked in 10 years
- 15
- 7 of 10 papers
- 10-year average
- 1.4
- a paper · 0.0 since 2024 -2.1
- Typical range
- 0–2
- questions a paper; fewest 0, most 3
- Syllabus
- Dropped
- NEET UG 2026 syllabus
- 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.
Questions per year
Kind of question
SHARE OF 10 YEARS- Recall60%
- Concept13%
- Match the lists13%
- Application7%
- Two statements7%
Most common asks: identify cell type by function (3); identify terms describing a structure (1); true statement selection on digestive system anatomy (1).
Profile
This chapter in numbers
Where it ranks, how steady it is, and what it costs to study.
- Syllabus
- Dropped
- not in NEET UG 2026
- Last asked
- 2023
- Share of the paper
- 0.8%
- ten-year average
- Busiest year
- 2017
- 3 questions
- Year to year
- Some swing
- varies by about 1.0 questions
- Long-run direction
- -0.31
- questions per paper, per year
- Easy questions
- 80%
- 7% of ideas rated hard
- With a figure
- 0%
- graph, diagram or structure
- Botany / Zoology
- 0 / 15
- questions by section
- Foundation for others
- 33%
- of its ideas are used in other chapters
Difficulty, year by year
Each question rated easy, medium or hard against NCERT.
- 20173
- 20182
- 20192
- 20202
- 20212
- 20222
- 20232
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
What it asks you to do
SHARE OF QUESTIONS- Recall80%
- Concept13%
- Application7%
Coverage
How much of the chapter NEET has used
We split the chapter into 172 ideas. In ten years NEET built a question around 12 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
- 12
- Touched on in a question
- 14
- Never asked
- 146
Topics
What repeats, topic by topic
Questions per topic in each year's paper. Topics that come every year are worth learning first.
- Digestive Enzymes · Every year133222211
- Nutrient Absorption · Now and then211
| Topic | 2017 | ’18 | 2019 | ’20 | 2021 | ’22 | 2023 | ’24 | 2025 | ’26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digestive EnzymesEvery year | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 13 |
| Nutrient AbsorptionNow and then | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
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.
Every question
Digestion and Absorption questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper.
NEET 20232 questions
- Q162Once the undigested and unabsorbed substances enter the caecum, their backflow is prevented by-One-line MCQ
- Q169Match List I with List II. List I (Cells) | List II (Secretion) A. Peptic cells | I. Mucus B. Goblet cells | II. Bile juice C. Oxyntic…Match the lists
NEET 20222 questions
- Q154Given below are two statements : Statement I : Fatty acids and glycerols cannot be absorbed into the blood. Statement II : Specialized…Two statements
- Q158Which of the following functions is not performed by secretions from salivary glands ?One-line MCQ
NEET 20212 questions
- Q168Succus entericus is referred to as :One-line MCQ
- Q178Sphincter of oddi is present at :One-line MCQ
NEET 20202 questions
- Q47Identify the correct statement with reference to human digestive system.One-line MCQ
- Q59The enzyme enterokinase helps in conversion of :One-line MCQ
NEET 20192 questions
- Q97Match the following structures with their respective location in organs : (a) Crypts of Lieberkühn | (i) Pancreas (b) Glisson's Capsule |…Match the lists
- Q168Identify the cells whose secretion protects the lining of gastro-intestinal tract from various enzymes.One-line MCQ
NEET 20182 questions
- Q165Which of the following gastric cells indirectly help in erythropoiesis ?One-line MCQ
- Q172Which of the following terms describe human dentition ?One-line MCQ
NEET 20173 questions
- Q97Which cells of 'Crypts of Lieberkuhn' secrete antibacterial lysozyme ?One-line MCQ
- Q159A baby boy aged two years is admitted to play school and passes through a dental check - up. The dentist observed that the boy had twenty…One-line MCQ
- Q163Which of the following options best represents the enzyme composition of pancreatic juice ?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.