NEET UG · Biology · Locomotion and Movement

Ribs and Sternum

NEET asked Ribs and Sternum twice, in 2017 and 2019: 2 of the 1,875 questions in the 10 papers from 2017–2026. It belongs to Human Skeleton and Musculoskeletal Disorders, in Locomotion and Movement (Biology). The longest wait between two papers asking it was 2 years.

Updated 2026-10-08

Times asked: 2; in 2017–2026
Papers: 2; of 10
First asked: 2017; last in 2019
Chance next paper: 4%; calibrated historical rate

Questions on this idea, by paper

2017–2026. 2017 and 2019.

How NEET framed it

One-line MCQ is the usual form. Skill tested: recall.

True statement selection on rib cage
True statement selection on skeleton

Chance asked next paper 4%

Every question

All 2 questions

From the official NEET UG papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

2019 Q 180 Select the correct option. One-line MCQ \cdot Medium 2017 Q 144 Out of 'X' pairs of ribs in humans only 'Y' pairs are true ribs. Select the option that correctly represents values of X and Y and\dots One-line MCQ \cdot Easy

Papers: NEET 2017, NEET 2019.

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