NEET UG · Biology · Cell: The Unit of Life
Endomembrane System and Cell Theory: NEET previous year questions
12 questions in ten years of NEET, in 8 of 10 papers. Pattern: Every year. Here is how it is asked and which ideas come back.
- Asked in 10 years
- 12
- about 1.2 per paper
- Years asked
- 8/10
- last asked 2026
- Weighted estimate
- 1.3
- model; history: 1.2 a paper on average, typically 0–2
Key findings
- 01
Asked in 8 of 10 papers, 12 questions in all: #55 of 204 topics by ten-year total. It comes back every 1.1 years on average.
- 02
75% of its questions since 2018 tested an idea never asked before; none repeated an idea from the year before.
- 03
The most repeated idea is Members of the Endomembrane System, asked 3 times (2021, 2023, 2026), usually as “count correct examples of a cell system”.
- 04
NEET has asked 0 of the 10 ideas in this topic; 0 have never been asked, directly or indirectly.
- 05
Mostly asked as one-line MCQ (83%); 75% easy, 0% hard.
Questions per year
- Up to 2023
- 1.1
- per paper
- Since 2024
- 1.3
- 0.2
- Usual gap
- 1.1 yrs
- between papers asking it
- Swing
- ±0.9
- questions, year to year
Revise first
Members of the Endomembrane System (2021 2023 2026); History of Cell Theory (2019 2026); Lipid Synthesis in SER (2026)
How it is asked
Difficulty, format and skill
Across all 12 questions on Endomembrane System and Cell Theory since 2017.
Difficulty
QUESTIONS- Easy9 · 75%
- Medium3 · 25%
- Hard0 · 0%
Format
SHARE- One-line MCQ · 10 Q83%
- Assertion–reason · 1 Q8%
- Other · 1 Q8%
Skill tested
SHARE- Recall · 10 Q83%
- Concept · 2 Q17%
Repeats
New idea, or one asked before?
Each column is a paper. Blue questions tested an idea NEET had not asked before; navy ones went back to an idea from an earlier paper. 2017 is the first paper, so everything in it counts as new.
- Idea asked for the first time
- Idea asked in an earlier paper
Coverage of the topic
NEET has asked 0 of the 10 ideas in this topic. 0 have never been asked yet.
- Asked directly0 · 0%
- Touched inside another question10 · 100%
- Never asked0 · 0%
Ideas come from Lumi’s syllabus map of NCERT. A never-asked idea is not a safe skip: most new questions come from exactly these.
Drill down
Idea, year, question
Every idea NEET tested in this topic, with its ten papers. Open one to read the questions.
- Repeated3 · 25%
- 2026 · Q108Endomembrane system includes __________.
easyOne-line MCQ
- 2023 · Q160Which of the following are NOT considered as the part of endomembrane system? A. Mitochondria B. Endoplasmic Reticulum C. Chloroplasts D.…
mediumOther
- 2021 · Q166The organelles that are included in the endomembrane system are :
easyOne-line MCQNew idea
- 2026 · Q108
- Repeated2 · 17%
- 1 · 8%
- 1 · 8%
- 1 · 8%
- 1 · 8%
- 1 · 8%
- 1 · 8%
- 1 · 8%
Squares are the ten papers, 2017 to 2026; darker means more questions. Share is of the level above.
Ideas
Every idea inside this topic
9 different ideas were tested; 2 came more than once.
- Members of the Endomembrane System3×
count correct examples of a cell system
One-line MCQ · 11% next - History of Cell Theory2×
identify scientist for a discovery
One-line MCQ · 6% next - Lipid Synthesis in SER1×
true statement selection on cell organelle
One-line MCQ · 6% next - Cis and Trans Faces of Golgi1×
assertion-reason on cell organelles
Assertion–reason · 6% next - Rough versus Smooth ER1×
select incorrect statement on endoplasmic reticulum
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Golgi as Site of Glycoproteins and Glycolipids1×
identify organelle for a function
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Lysosomes1×
incorrect statement selection on cell organelle
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Golgi Packaging and Secretion1×
function of an organelle
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Protein Processing in RER1×
event not occurring in an organelle
One-line MCQ · 4% next
Chance next is the historical rate at which an idea with this record came back in the following paper. It is low for every idea, which is why learning the topic beats memorising past questions. All repeated ideas
Every question
Endomembrane System and Cell Theory questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper, with the idea it tested.
NEET 20263 questions
- Q93Cell theory was formulated by ________.
Idea: History of Cell Theory
EasyOne-line MCQ - Q108Endomembrane system includes __________.
Idea: Members of the Endomembrane System
EasyOne-line MCQ - Q123Smooth endoplasmic reticulum __________.
Idea: Lipid Synthesis in SER
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20251 question
- Q140Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : The primary…
Idea: Cis and Trans Faces of Golgi
New ideaEasyAssertion–reason
NEET 20231 question
- Q160Which of the following are NOT considered as the part of endomembrane system? A. Mitochondria B. Endoplasmic Reticulum C. Chloroplasts D.…
Idea: Members of the Endomembrane System
MediumOther
NEET 20221 question
- Q168Which of the following statements with respect to Endoplasmic Reticulum is incorrect ?
Idea: Rough versus Smooth ER
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20211 question
- Q166The organelles that are included in the endomembrane system are :
Idea: Members of the Endomembrane System
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20201 question
- Q17Which is the important site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids in eukaryotic cells ?
Idea: Golgi as Site of Glycoproteins and Glycolipids
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20192 questions
- Q110Which of the following statements is not correct ?
Idea: Lysosomes
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ - Q173The concept of "Omnis cellula-e cellula" regarding cell division was first proposed by :
Idea: History of Cell Theory
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20182 questions
- Q119The Golgi complex participates in
Idea: Golgi Packaging and Secretion
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ - Q173Which of the following events does not occur in rough endoplasmic reticulum ?
Idea: Protein Processing in RER
New ideaMediumOne-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.