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Structural Organisation in Animals

Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

91Questions
34Papers covered
5.06%Weightage 2026▼ 54.4% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
20264225.06% ▼ 54.4% vs last year
202541411.11% ▲ 19.4% vs last year
20248249.30% ▼ 14% vs last year
202341410.81% ▼ 17.1% vs last year
2022924.513.04% ▲ 30.4% vs last year
202141410.00% ▲ 33.3% vs last year
20203137.50% ▲ 38.8% vs last year
20192125.41% ▲ 89.2% vs last year
20181112.86% ▼ 51.4% vs last year
20172125.88% ▲ 27.5% vs last year
2016321.54.62% ▲ 38.5% vs last year
20152213.33% ▼ 51.7% vs last year
20142126.90% ▲ 19% vs last year
20134225.80% ▼ 44.9% vs last year
201262310.53% ▼ 27.5% vs last year
2011924.514.52% ▲ 829% vs last year
2010120.51.56% ▼ 89.1% vs last year
200961614.29% ▲ 164.3% vs last year
20082125.41% ▲ 51.4% vs last year
20071113.57% ▼ 59.5% vs last year
20063138.82% ▲ 164.7% vs last year
20041113.33% ▼ 48.3% vs last year
20032126.45% ▼ 6.5% vs last year
20022126.90% ▲ 10.3% vs last year
20012126.25% ▼ 42.2% vs last year
200041410.81%

⚠ 2 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).

20 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1NEET (UG) 2024

Match List I with List II: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
  2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  3. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
  4. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Ques. 2RE-NEET (UG) 2024

Which of the following statements is correct about the type of junction and their role in our body?

  1. Adhering junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other.
  2. Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
  3. Tight junctions help to perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together.
  4. Gap junctions help to create gap between the cells and tissues.
Ques. 3RE-NEET (UG) 2024

Match List I with List II : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
  2. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
  3. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
  4. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Ques. 4NEET (UG) 2022 (Phase 2)

Which of the following types of epithelium is present in the bronchioles and Fallopian tubes?

  1. Stratified squamous epithelium
  2. Simple squamous epithelium
  3. Simple columnar epithelium
  4. Ciliated epithelium
Ques. 5NEET (UG) 2021

Identify the types of cell junctions that help to stop the leakage of the substances across a tissue and facilitation of communication with neighbouring cells via rapid transfer of ions and molecules.

  1. Adhering junctions and Gap junctions, respectively
  2. Gap junctions and Adhering junctions, respectively
  3. Tight junctions and Gap junctions, respectively
  4. Adhering junctions and Tight junctions respectively
Ques. 6NEET (UG) 2020

Cuboidal epithelium with brush border of microvilli is found in

  1. Ducts of salivary gland
  2. Proximal convoluted tubule of nephron
  3. Eustachian tube
  4. Lining of intestine
Ques. 7NEET (UG) 2020

Goblet cells of alimentary canal are modified from

  1. Columnar epithelial cells
  2. Compound epithelial cells
  3. Squamous epithelial cells
  4. Chondrocytes
Out of syllabus
Ques. 8NEET (UG) 2019

The ciliated epithelial cells are required to move particles or mucus in a specific direction. In humans, these cells are mainly present in:

  1. Eustachian tube and Salivary duct
  2. Bronchioles and Fallopian tubes
  3. Bile duct and Bronchioles
  4. Fallopian tubes and Pancreatic duct
Ques. 9AIPMT 2015

The function of the gap junction is to -

  1. facilitate communication between adjoining cells by connecting the cytoplasm for rapid transfer of ions, small molecules and some large molecules.
  2. separate two cells from each other
  3. stop substance from leaking across a tissue
  4. performing cementing to keep neighbouring cells together
Ques. 10AIPMT 2014

Choose the correctly matched pair:

  1. Inner surface of bronchioles - squamous epithelium
  2. Moist surface of buccal cavity - Glandular epithelium
  3. Inner lining of salivary ducts - Ciliated epithelium
  4. Tubular parts of nephrons - Cuboidal epithelium
Ques. 11AIPMT 2012 (Mains)

The four sketches (A, B, C and D) given below, represent four different types of animal tissues. Which one of these is correctly identified in the options given, along with its correct location and function ? [Figure]

  1. (A) Tissue Columnar epithelium, Location Nephron, Function Secretion and absorption
  2. (C) Tissue Collagen fibres, Location Cartilage, Function Attach skeletal muscles to bones
  3. (B) Tissue Glandular epithelium, Location Intestine, Function Secretion
  4. (D) Tissue Smooth muscle tissue, Location Heart, Function Heart contraction
Ques. 12AIPMT 2011 (Mains)

The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of :

  1. Squamous epithelium
  2. Columnar epithelium
  3. Connective tissue
  4. Smooth muscle tissue
Ques. 13AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)

The ciliated columnar epithelial cells in humans are known to occur in :

  1. Eustachian tube and stomach lining
  2. Bile duct and oesophagus
  3. Fallopian tubes and urethra
  4. Bronchioles and Fallopian tubes
Ques. 14AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)

The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of :

  1. Columnar epithelium
  2. Connective tissue
  3. Smooth muscle tissue
  4. Squamous epithelium
Ques. 15AIPMT 2009

The epithelial tissue present on the inner surface of bronchioles and fallopian tubes is :

  1. Cuboidal
  2. Glandular
  3. Ciliated
  4. Squamous
Ques. 16AIPMT 2009

The cell junctions called tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in :

  1. Connective tissue
  2. Neural tissue
  3. Epithelial tissue
  4. Muscular tissue
Ques. 17AIPMT 2007

In which one of the following preparations are you likely to come across cell junctions most frequently?

  1. Thrombocytes
  2. Tendon
  3. Hyaline cartilage
  4. Ciliated epithelium
Ques. 18AIPMT 2006

Bowman's glands are found in

  1. juxtamedullary nephrons
  2. olfactory epithelium
  3. external auditory canal
  4. cortical nephrons only
Ques. 19AIPMT 2002

Melanin protects from:

  1. Infrared rays
  2. U.V. rays
  3. Visible rays
  4. X-rays
Ques. 20AIPMT 2000

Characteristic of simple epithelium is that they

  1. Continue to divide and help in organ function
  2. They are arranged indiscriminately
  3. They make a definite layer
  4. None