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Lakshya NEET 2026

1. Identify the wrong statement with reference to the 5. Which of the following characteristics represent
gene ‘I’ that controls ABO blood groups. (2020) ‘Inheritance of blood groups’ in humans? (2018)
(1) A person will have only two of the three A. Dominance
alleles. B. Co-dominance
(2) When IA and IB are present together, they C. Multiple alleles
express same type of sugar. D. Incomplete dominance
(3) Allele ‘i’ does not produce any sugar E. Polygenic inheritance
(4) The gene I has three alleles. (1) B, C and E
(2) A, B and C
2. How many true breeding pea plant varieties did (3) B, D and E
Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in (4) A, C and E
one character with contrasting traits? (2020)
(1) 2 6. The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are IAIB and
(2) 14 IAi. Among the blood types of their children, how
(3) 8 many different genotypes and phenotypes are
(4) 4 possible? (2017-Delhi)
(1) 3 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes
3. The number of contrasting characters studied by (2) 3 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes
Mendel for his experiments was: (2020-Covid) (3) 4 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes
(1) 4 (4) 4 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes
(2) 2
(3) 7 7. Which one from those given below is the period for
(4) 14 Mendel’s hybridisation experiments? (2017-Delhi)
(1) 1856 - 1863 (2) 1840 - 1850
4. In Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), a red flower was (3) 1857 - 1869 (4) 1870 - 1877
crossed with a white flower and in F1 generation
pink flowers were obtained. When pink flowers 8. A true breeding plant is: (2016 - II)
were selfed, the F2 generation showed white, red and (1) Nearly homozygous and produces offspring of
pink flowers. Choose the incorrect statement from its own kind
the following : (2019) (2) Always homozygous recessive in its genetic
(1) This experiment does not follow the principle constitution
of dominance. (3) One that is able to breed on its own
(2) Pink colour in F1 is due to incomplete (4) Produced due to cross-pollination among
dominance. unrelated plants
(3) Ratio of F2 is 1/4 (Red) : 2/4 (Pink) : 1/4
(White) 9. A tall true breeding garden pea plant is crossed with
(4) Law of segregation does not apply in this a dwarf true breeding garden pea plant. When the F1
experiment plants were selfed the resulting genotypes were in
the ratio of: (2016-I)
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(1) 1 : 2 : 1 : Tall homozygous : Tall heterozygous: 15. Which Mendelian idea is depicted by a cross in
Dwarf which the F1 generation resembles both the parents?
(2) 1 : 2 : 1 : Tall heterozygous : Tall homozygous: (2013)
Dwarf (1) Co-dominance
(3) 3 : 1 : Tall : Dwarf (2) Incomplete dominance
(4) 3 : 1 : Dwarf: Tall (3) Law of dominance
(4) Inheritance of one gene
10. A man with blood group ‘A’ marries a woman with
blood group 'B'. What are all the possible blood 16. A test cross is carried out to: (2012 Mains)
groups of their offspring’s? (2016 - I) (1) Determine the genotype of a plant at F2
(1) A, B, AB and O (2) Predict whether two traits are linked
(2) O only (3) Assess the number of alleles of a gene
(3) A and B only (4) Determine whether two species or varieties will
(4) A, B and AB only breed successfully

11. Multiple alleles are present: (2015) 17. In Antirrhinum two plants with pink flowers were
(1) At the same locus of the chromosome hybridised. The F1 plants produced red, pink and
(2) On non-sister chromatids white flowers in ratio of 1 : 2 : 1. What could be
(3) On different chromosomes genotype of the parent plants, (RR is red and rr is
(4) At different loci on the same chromosome white)? (2010 Mains)
(1) rr (2) Rr
12. A gene showing co-dominance has: (2015 Re) (3) RR (4) rrrr
(1) Alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome
(2) Alleles that is recessive to each other 18. Which one of the following cannot be explained on
(3) Both alleles independently expressed in the the basis of Mendel’s law of Dominance?(2010 Pre)
heterozygote (1) Out of one pair of factors, one is dominant and
(4) One allele dominant on the other the other is recessive
(2) Alleles do not show any blending and both the
13. In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did characters recover as such in F2 generation
not use: (2015 Re) (3) Factors occur in pairs
(1) Pod length (2) Seed shape (4) Discrete unit controlling a particular character
(3) Flower position (4) Seed colour is called a factor

14. If two persons with ‘AB’ blood group marry and 19. Heterozygosity/dominance of phenotype can be
have sufficiently large number of children, these determined by: (2010 Pre)
children could be classified as ‘A’ blood group : (1) Back cross
‘AB’ blood group : ‘B’ blood group in 1 : 2 : 1 ratio. (2) Test cross
Modern technique of protein electrophoresis reveals (3) Reciprocal cross
presence of both ‘A’ and ‘B’ type proteins in ‘AB’ (4) Hybrid cross
blood group individuals. This is an example of:
(2013) 20. The number of phenotypes in ABO blood group is:
(1) Complete dominance (2010 Pre, Mains)
(2) Co-dominance (1) 1 (2) 4
(3) Incomplete dominance (3) 6 (4) 8
(4) Partial dominance
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21. Which one of the following traits of garden pea 28. Mark the odd one (w.r.t. true breeding line)
studied by Mendel was a recessive feature? (2003) (1) Shows the stable trait inheritance
(1) Axial flower position (2) Shows expression for few generations only
(2) Green seed colour (3) Undergone continuous self-pollination
(3) Green pod colour (4) Both (1) & (3)
(4) Round seed shape
29. If a cross is made between AA and aa, the nature of
22. A gene said to be dominant if: (2002) F1 progeny will be -
(1) It express it’s effect only in homozygous stage (1) Genotypically AA, Phenotypically a
(2) It expressed only in heterozygous condition (2) Genotypically Aa, Phenotypically a
(3) It expressed both in homozygous and (3) Genotypically Aa, Phenotypically A
heterozygous condition. (4) Genotypically aa, Phenotypically A
(4) It never expressed in any condition.
30. What is the genotypic and phenotypic ratio of
23. A man of A-blood group marries a women of AB monohybrid test cross :
blood group. Which type of progeny would indicate (1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 2
that man is heterozygous A ? (1991) (3) 3 : 1 (4) 1 : 2 : 1
(1) AB (2) A
(3) O (4) B 31. The percentage of ab gametes produced by AaBb
parent will be :-
24. First geneticist/father of genetics was: (1991) (1) 12.5
(1) De Vries (2) Mendel (2) 25
(3) Darwin (4) Morgan (3) 50
(4) 75
25. ABO blood group system is due to: (1990)
(1) Multifactor inheritance 32. When flowers are unisexual then emasculation is
(2) Incomplete dominance done in :-
(3) Multiple allelism (1) Female
(4) Epistasis (2) Male
(3) (1) & (2) both
26. In pea, yellow seed colour is dominant over green (4) None of these
colour. Heterozygous yellow seeded plant is crossed
with green seeded plant. The ratio of yellow to green 33. If hybrid red flowered plants of pea are crossed back
seeded offspring will be: (2007) to pure red flowered parent, the progeny will show :-
(1) 9 : 1 (1) All red flowered plants
(2) 1 : 3 (2) White flowered plants
(3) 3 : 1 (3) 50 % red and 50 % white flowered plants
(4) 50 : 50 (4) 3 Red : 1 white flowered plants

27. ‘Gametes are never hybrid’. This is a statement of 34. Mendel’s Principle of segregation means that the
law of gamete cells always receive :-
(1) Dominance (1) one pair of alleles
(2) Independent assortment (2) one quarter of the genes
(3) Segregation (3) one of the paired alleles
(4) Random fertilization (4) any pair of alleles
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35. Mendel observed that all the F1 progeny plants. 40. (A) is used to explain the expression of only one of
(1) resembled either one of the parents the parental characters in a monohybrid cross in the
(2) resembled neither of the parents (B) and the expression of both in the (C)
(3) resembled both of the parents (1) A - Law of dominance, B-F2, C-F1
(4) shows 3: 1 ratio (2) A - Codominance, B-F1, C-F2
(3) A - Incomplete dominance, B-F1, C-F2
36. According to Mendel, “factors” or “genes” (4) A - Law of dominance, B-F1, C-F2
(1) are the units of inheritance
(2) contain information that is required to express a 41. Select wrongly matched pair (w.r.t. garden pea)
particular trait
(1) Aa × Aa → Selfing
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(2) Aa × aa → Test cross
(4) None of the above
(3) Aa × AA → Out cross
(4) AA × aa → Self pollination
37. The minimum height of plant is 10 metre. The
maximum height is 34 metre. What would be height
42. Which of the following feature, is not related to
of plants in F1 generation, if height is qualitative
Mendelian observation during a monohybrid cross?
trait?
(1) 22 metre (1) All plants in F1 generation were alike
(2) 12 metre (2) Two different phenotypes appeared during
(3) 34 metre inheritance of one gene in F2 generation
(4) 10 metre (3) F1 always resembled two parents
(4) Recessive trait never appears in F1 generation
38. Choose the correct option w.r.t expansion of
binomial expression for gene of seed colour in 43. Who developed graphical representation to calculate
Pisum sativum the probability of all possible genotypes of
1 1  1 1 1 offsprings in a genetic cross?
(1)  Y + y  = YY + yy + Yy
2 2  4 4 4 (1) Gregor Mendel
2 (2) R.C. Punnett
1 1  1 2 1
(2)  Y + y  = YY + Yy + yy (3) T.H. Morgan
2 2  4 4 4
2
(4) Bateson
1 1  1 2 2
(3)  Y + y  = YY + Yy + yy
 2 2  4 4 4 44. Mendelian 'Factors' were later called 'Genes' by
1 1  1 1 1 (1) Bateson
(4)  y + y  = YY + yy + Yy
2 2  2 4 4 (2) Johannsen
(3) Knight
39. Mark the statements True (T) or False (F) (4) Kolreuter
A. True breeding line is one that has undergone
continuous self pollination, shows stable trait 45. Study of inheritance of a single pair of contrasting
inheritance and expression for several traits of a character at a time is called as
generations. (1) One gene inheritance
B. The segregation of alleles is a random process (2) Two gene inheritance
and so there is a 50 percent chance of a gamete (3) Hybridisation
containing either allele. (4) Recombination
(1) A – T, B – F (2) A – F, B – T
(3) A – F, B – F (4) A – T, B – T
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46. Read the following statements and choose the 47. Choose correct option w.r.t. ABO blood group.
correct option Gene. Antigens Alleles Phenotype
A. Mendel found that a gamete carries only one (1) 2 3 3 4
factor of a character. (2) 1 2 3 4
B. Homozygous parent produces two different (3) 2 2 4 3
types of gametes. (4) 2 1 3 4
(1) A is correct
(2) B is correct
(3) Both A and B are incorrect
(4) Both A and B are correct
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Answer Key
1. (2) 17. (2) 33. (1)
2. (2) 18. (2) 34. (3)
3. (3) 19. (2) 35. (1)
4. (4) 20. (2) 36. (3)
5. (2) 21. (2) 37. (3)
6. (3) 22. (3) 38. (2)
7. (1) 23. (4) 39. (4)
8. (1) 24. (2) 40. (4)
9. (1) 25. (3) 41. (4)
10. (1) 26. (4) 42. (3)
11. (1) 27. (3) 43. (2)
12. (3) 28. (2) 44. (2)
13. (1) 29. (3) 45. (1)
14. (2) 30. (1) 46. (1)
15. (1) 31. (2) 47. (2)
16. (1) 32. (4)

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