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Animal Kingdom NEET PYQ with answers PDF download file is provided here. Also, check NEET animal kingdom syllabus and weightage in the exam based on previous years analysis. Around 5 to 8 questions come from NEET Animal Kingdom topic every year in the exam.

Animal Kingdom NEET PYQ is one of the key resources for exam preparation. Aspirants must prepare the Animal Kingdom questions to obtain good scores in the NEET 2026 exam. Download the NEET Animal Kingdom PYQ PDF with answers below. Also, check the weightage of this topic in the NEET exam syllabus.

Animal Kingdom NEET PYQ Questions with Answers

Animal Kingdom NEET PYQ Questions with Answers

Animal Kingdom comes under Chapter 4 of the NEET Biology Unit 1 ‘Diversity in Living World’. This chapter is a part of the Class 11 NCERT curriculum. Candidates preparing to appear for the NEET 2026 should be aware of how many questions are expected from the Animal Kingdom NEET topic of the Biology section. Knowing the number and types of NEET Animal Kingdom questions asked in the exam with their difficulty level helps students boost their preparation level. Provided below are the previous years questions (PYQ) from Animal Kingdom topic along with answers.

Table of contents
  • NEET Animal Kingdom Chapter 2026
  • NEET Animal Kingdom PYQ: Syllabus
  • Animal Kingdom NEET Weightage 2026
  • Animal Kingdom NEET PYQs

NEET Animal Kingdom Chapter 2026

The NEET Animal Kingdom chapter of Biology deals with the basic features of animals and their classification based on different characteristics. This chapter also provides analysis of phyla and Chordate. Get Animal Kingdom NEET PYQ with solutions PDF download file along with syllabus and weightage in the exam based on NEET question papers of previous years.

Also Read: NEET Previous Years Question Papers with Solutions

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Will marks be deducted for unanswered questions in NEET?
A: 

No, marks are not deducted for unanswered questions in NEET. However, the NTA applies negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer in the NEET UG examination.

Q:   Who sets the NEET question paper?
A: 

NTA is the authority which creates the question paper of NEET. The questions are sent in by different professors, and NTA selects the questions for the examination. No single person is responsible for designing the question paper. Generally, the NEET question papers are set by an expert committee or panel of subject experts who later review the answer key challenges. Candidates may find questions from previous years' NEET question papers as well. This is why experts suggest solving previous years' question papers for NEET preparation.

Q:   Are there any optional questions in NEET exam?
A: 

No, the NEET exam or NEET question paper does not have any optional questions. Although there used to be 20 optional questions in total in between the years 2022 and 2024, but 2025 onwards, the optional questions in NEET were removed as part of the revision or change in the NEET exam pattern as per the pre-COVID era. Hence, the NEET 2025 question paper will not carry any optional questions, and will have 360 mandatory questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology.  

NEET Animal Kingdom PYQ: Syllabus

The NTA has released the NEET syllabus 2026. The Animal Kingdom forms part of the NEET Biology syllabus under chapter 4 of Unit 1. Have a look at the topic highlights along with the NEET Animal Kingdom syllabus below-

Particular

Feature

Topic Name

Animal Kingdom

Section

Zoology, Biology

Unit Name

Unit 1: Diversity in Living World

Curriculum

NCERT Class 11

Syllabus

Salient features and classification of animals-

·       Nonchordate up to Phyla level

·       Chordate up to classes level

(3 to 5 salient features and at least 2 examples)

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Animal Kingdom NEET Weightage 2026

As per the NEET analysis of previous years, around 5 to 8 questions come from NEET Animal Kingdom topic. Students need to practice Animal Kingdom PYQ for NEET 2026 preparation. Have a look at the Animal Kingdom NEET weightage below-

Topics

Number of question

Weightage (in percentage)

Kingdom Animalia-Chordate

1

2

Kingdom Animalia-Amphibia

4

8

Kingdom Animalia-Pisces

1

2

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Commonly asked questions
Q:  

Which is the most repeated question in NEET Biology?

A: 

There are various topics or questions which have been repeated the most in NEET Biology section. Have a look at the NEET Biology most repeated questions in past few years below-

  • Respiratory system
  • Digestive enzymes & hormones
  • Sliding filaments theory
  • Mendelian crosses
  • Genetic disorders (Turner, Down, Klinefelter)
  • Photosynthesis
  • Food chains and ecological pyramids
  • Cell organelles and functions
Q:   Has NTA released NEET sample paper for 2026?
A: 

The NEET sample paper by NTA for 2026 exam has not been released yet. However, the last 5 years NEET question paper PDFs are available. Candidates can practice through the previous years papers or NEET mock tests.

Q:   How to remember the whole topics for NEET examination?
A: 

Five ways to study to remember everything for NEET exam are:

  • Read multiple times [with learning assessment] Learning through writing.
  • Revise as many times as possible.
  • Test yourself in an exam stress environment.
  • Be mentally prepared for the exam day.
  • Revise regularly and never wait for the last-minute revision of the syllabus you covered for the exam. Regularly revise what you have studied and check your preparation level by taking tests. If you keep revising the topics and concepts weekly or fortnightly, you can save a lot of time for the final revision.

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Animal Kingdom NEET PYQs

Check below some Animal Kingdom NEET questions asked in previous years along with the answers.

1. All living members of the class Cyclostomata are:

  1. Symbiotic
  2. Ectoparasite
  3. Free living
  4. Endoparasite

2. An important characteristic that hemichordates share with chordates is

  1. Absence of notochord
  2. Pharynx without gill slits
  3. Pharynx with gill slits
  4. Ventral tubular nerve cord

3. A jawless fish, which lays eggs in freshwater and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is

  1. Myxine
  2. Petromyzon
  3. Eptatretus
  4. Neomyxine

4. Role of the water vascular system in Echinoderms is:

A. Respiration and Locomotion

B. Excretion and Locomotion

C. Capture and transport of food

D. Digestion and Respiration

E. Digestion and Excretion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. B and C only
  2. B, D and E only
  3. A and B only
  4. A and C only

5. If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is

  1. Excretory fluid
  2. Slimy mucous
  3. Hemolymph
  4. Coelomic fluid

6. Which of the following group of animals have three chambered heart?

  1. Bufo, Alligator, Struthio
  2. Chameleon, Hyla, Calotes
  3. Crocodilus, pavo, Clarias
  4. Exocoetus, Hemidactylus, Rana

7. This group of animals belongs to the same Phylum.

  1. Earthworm, Pinworm, tapeworm
  2. Malarial parasite, Amoeba, Mosquito
  3. Sponge, Sea anemone, Starfish
  4. Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta

8. Which of the following pairs is an incorrect match?

  1. Annelids and arthropods - Bilateral symmetry
  2. Sponges – Acoelomates
  3. Coelenterates and Ctenophores - Radial symmetry
  4. Platyhelminthes - Diploblastic organization

9. Pick the correct statement.

  1. All Pisces have gills covered by an operculum
  2. All Reptiles have a three-chambered heart
  3. All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins
  4. All mammals are viviparous

10. Radial symmetry is not found in adults of phylum ______.

  1. Ctenophora
  2. Hemichordata
  3. Coelenterata
  4. Echinodermata

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11. Exoskeleton of arthropods is composed of:

  1. Cellulose
  2. Chitin
  3. Glucosamine
  4. Cutin

12. One example of animals having a single opening to the outside that serves both mouth as well as anus is-

  1. Fasciola
  2. Asterias
  3. Ascidia
  4. Octopus

13. Which animal has three chambered heart?

  1. Pteropus
  2. Scoliodon
  3. Hippocampus
  4. Chelone

14. Which organism bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?

  1. Macropus
  2. Ornithorhynchus
  3. Neophron
  4. Hemidactylus

15. Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are exemplified by-

  1. Aschelminthes
  2. Annelida
  3. Ctenophora
  4. Platyhelminthes

Also Read: NEET 2026 Chapter Wise Weightage

Animal Kingdom NEET Answers to PYQs

The answers to the NEET Animal Kingdom MCQs are shared below. Students can refer to these Animal Kingdom NEET PYQ with answers here for their preparation-

Question Number

Answer

1

B

2

C

3

B

4

D

5

D

6

B

7

D

8

D

9

C

10

B

11

B

12

A

13

D

14

C

15

D

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