Year-wise Weightage (2015–2026)

2026 vs 2025: +4 more questions vs 2025

YearQuestions AskedMarks
2026624
202528
2024416
2023832
2022312
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2021312
2020416
201928
2018
201728
2016312
2015
Q1
NEET 2016 Phase 2

You are given a tissue with its potential for differentiation in an artificial culture. Which of the following pairs of hormones would you add to the medium to secure shoots as well as roots?

Q2
NEET 2016 Phase 1

The avena curvature is used for bioassay of:

Q3
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Which of the following statements is not correct?

Q4
NEET 2017

Fruit and leaf drop at early stages can be prevented by the application of

Q5
NEET 2019

It takes very long time for pineapple plants to produce flowers. Which combination of hormones can be applied to artificially induce flowering in pineapple plants throughout the year to increase yield?

Q6
NEET 2020

Name the plant growth regulator which upon spraying on sugarcane crop increases the length of stem, thus increasing the yield of sugarcane crop

Q7
NEET 2020

The process of growth is maximum during

Q8
NEET 2020

Which of the following is not an inhibitory substance governing seed dormancy?

Q9
NEET 2021

The plant hormone used to destroy weeds in a field is

Q10
NEET 2021

Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called

Q11
NEET 2022

The gaseous plant growth regulator is used in plants to:

Q12
NEET 2022

Which one of the following plants does not show plasticity?

Q13
NEET 2022

Production of Cucumber has increased manifold in recent years. Application of which of the following phytohormones has resulted in this increased yield as the hormone is known to produce female flowers in the plants?

Q14
NEET 2023 Phase 1

In tissue experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are put in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon may be called as:

Q15
NEET 2023 Phase 1

The phenomenon which is influenced by auxin and also played a major role in its discovery :

Q16
NEET 2023 Phase 1

Spraying of which of the following phytohormone on juvenile conifers helps in hastening the maturity period, that leads to early seed production?

Q17
NEET 2023 Phase 1

Which hormone promotes internode/petiole elongation in deep water rice?

Q18
NEET 2023 Phase 1

Match List-I with List-II List-I: (A) Auxin (B) Gibberellin (C) Cytokinin (D) Ethylene List-II: (I) Promotes female flower formation in cucumber (II) Overcoming apical dominance (III) Increase in the length of grape stalks (IV) Promotes flowering in pineapple Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Q19
NEET 2023 Phase 1

Removal of shoot tips is a very useful technique to boost the production of tea-leaves. This is because

Q20
NEET 2023 Phase 1

In order to increase the yield of sugarcane crop, which of the following plant growth regulators should be sprayed?

Q21
NEET 2024

Formation of interfascicular cambium from fully developed parenchyma cells is an example for

Q22
NEET 2024

Auxin is used by gardeners to prepare weed-free lawns. But no damage is caused to grass as auxin

Q23
NEET 2024

The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell of the plant is called

Q24
NEET 2024

Spraying sugarcane crop with which of the following plant growth regulators, increases the length of stem, thus, increasing the yield?

Q25
NEET 2025

Read the following statements on plant growth and development. A. Parthenocarpy can be induced by auxins. B. Plant growth regulators can be involved in promotion as well as inhibition of growth. C. Dedifferentiation is a pre-requisite for re-differentiation. D. Abscisic acid is a plant growth promoter. E. Apical dominance promotes the growth of lateral buds. Choose the option with all correct statements.

Q26
NEET 2025

Which one of the following phytohormones promotes nutrient mobilization which helps in the delay of leaf senescence in plants?

Q27
ReNEET 2026

Length of the stem at time 0 is 20 cm. The arithmetic growth rate is 30 cm per day. What is the length of the stem at the end of the 7th day?

Q28
ReNEET 2026

Which of the following plant growth regulators is used as a herbicide?

Q29
ReNEET 2026

Which of the following plant growth regulators promotes internode elongation prior to flowering in cabbage?

Q30
NEET 2026 (1)

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of plant cells in the phase of elongation?

Q31
NEET 2026 (1)

Match List-I (Growth Regulator) with List-II (Function/Effect): List-I A. 2,4-D B. GA3 C. Kinetin D. ABA List-II I. Brewing industry II. Stimulation of stomatal closure III. Herbicide IV. Nutrient mobilisation Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Q32
NEET 2026 (1)

Heterophyllous development in response to environment is an example of which of the following phenomena?

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