NEET UG · Biology · Neural Control and Coordination
Neural System and Brain: NEET previous year questions
10 questions in ten years of NEET, in 7 of 10 papers. Pattern: Every year. Here is how it is asked and which ideas come back.
- Asked in 10 years
- 10
- about 1.0 per paper
- Years asked
- 7/10
- last asked 2026
- Weighted estimate
- 0.8
- model; history: 1.0 a paper on average, typically 0–2
Key findings
- 01
Asked in 7 of 10 papers, 10 questions in all: #81 of 204 topics by ten-year total. It comes back every 1.5 years on average.
- 02
75% of its questions since 2018 tested an idea never asked before; 1 repeated an idea from the year before.
- 03
The most repeated idea is Hypothalamus and Limbic System, asked 3 times (2018, 2019, 2023), usually as “incorrectly paired structure and function”.
- 04
NEET has asked 0 of the 9 ideas in this topic; 0 have never been asked, directly or indirectly.
- 05
Mostly asked as one-line MCQ (80%); 60% easy, 0% hard.
Questions per year
- Up to 2023
- 1.0
- per paper
- Since 2024
- 0.9
- -0.0
- Usual gap
- 1.5 yrs
- between papers asking it
- Swing
- ±0.8
- questions, year to year
How it is asked
Difficulty, format and skill
Across all 10 questions on Neural System and Brain since 2017.
Difficulty
QUESTIONS- Easy6 · 60%
- Medium4 · 40%
- Hard0 · 0%
Format
SHARE- One-line MCQ · 8 Q80%
- Match the lists · 1 Q10%
- Two statements · 1 Q10%
Skill tested
SHARE- Recall · 10 Q100%
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 9 ideas in this topic. 0 have never been asked yet.
- Asked directly0 · 0%
- Touched inside another question9 · 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 · 30%
- 2023 · Q186The parts of human brain that helps in regulation of sexual behaviour, expression of excitement, pleasure, rage, fear etc. are :
mediumOne-line MCQ
- 2019 · Q99Which part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation ?
easyOne-line MCQAsked the year before
- 2018 · Q142Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function ?
mediumOne-line MCQNew idea
- 2023 · Q186
- 2 · 20%2
- 1 · 10%
- 1 · 10%
- 1 · 10%
- 1 · 10%
- 1 · 10%
Squares are the ten papers, 2017 to 2026; darker means more questions. Share is of the level above.
Ideas
Every idea inside this topic
7 different ideas were tested; 2 came more than once.
- Hypothalamus and Limbic System3×
incorrectly paired structure and function
One-line MCQ · 6% next - Midbrain, Hindbrain and Brain Stem2×
match list on brain parts and functions
Match the lists · 6% next - Central Neural System and Meninges1×
odd-one-out among nervous system parts
One-line MCQ · 6% next - Electrical and Chemical Synapses1×
select incorrect statement on synapses
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Neuron Structure and Nissl Bodies1×
identify composition of a structure
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Myelin Sheath Formation1×
identify cell type by function
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Neurotransmitter Receptors1×
identify location of a structure
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
Neural System and Brain questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper, with the idea it tested.
NEET 20261 question
- Q95Which of the following is not a part of human central neural system ?
Idea: Central Neural System and Meninges
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20242 questions
- Q160Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. Pons | I. Provides additional space for Neurons, regulates posture and balance. B.…
Idea: Midbrain, Hindbrain and Brain Stem
New ideaEasyMatch the lists - Q197Given below are two statements: Statement I: The cerebral hemispheres are connected by nerve tract known as corpus callosum. Statement II:…
Idea: Midbrain, Hindbrain and Brain Stem
New ideaEasyTwo statements
NEET 20231 question
- Q186The parts of human brain that helps in regulation of sexual behaviour, expression of excitement, pleasure, rage, fear etc. are :
Idea: Hypothalamus and Limbic System
MediumOne-line MCQ
NEET 20221 question
- Q189Select the incorrect statement regarding synapses :
Idea: Electrical and Chemical Synapses
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ
NEET 20191 question
- Q99Which part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation ?
Idea: Hypothalamus and Limbic System
Asked last yearEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20182 questions
- Q142Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function ?
Idea: Hypothalamus and Limbic System
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ - Q169Nissl bodies are mainly composed of
Idea: Neuron Structure and Nissl Bodies
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ
NEET 20172 questions
- Q168Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are present on :
Idea: Neurotransmitter Receptors
EasyOne-line MCQ - Q171Myelin sheath is produced by :
Idea: Myelin Sheath Formation
EasyOne-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.