Evolution NEET PYQs with Answers

Evolution NEET PYQ should be solved to understand type of questions and difficulty level. Previous year NEET evolution questions plays an important role in overall preparation. AS NEET 2026 is scheduled on August 3, students should solve  evolution NEET PYQ in order to solve all questions asked from this topic. Around 4 to 5 questions are asked.

Evolution NEET Previous Years Questions

Evolution is an important chapter in Biology section in terms of NEET preparation. Evolution NEET PYQ should be solved to understand type of questions asked from this topic. In addition, NEET PYQ on evolution also helps students to know overall difficulty level of questions from topic evolution. Students should prepare evolution topic so that all questions can be answered easily in NEET 2026 exam. Around 4 to 5 questions are asked form evolution in NEET exam and maximum are direct questions. Some questions are directly NCERT based which can be answered if someone has prepared evolution thoroughly. Previous year NEET questions on evolution must be solved to score full marks from this topic.

Evolution NEET Syllabus

NEET aspirants who want to score full marks from evolution aim to know topics from which questions are based upon. In order to know the same, they should know NEET syllabus. Once they get to know topic, students make plan to prepare it thoroughly. List of topics from evolution has been provided below:

• Origin of life; Biological evolution and evidence for biological evolution from Palaeontology
• Comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence
• Darwin’s contribution, Modern Synthetic theory of Evolution
• Mechanism of evolution-Variation (Mutation and Recombination) and Natural Selection with examples
• Types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift
• Hardy-Weinberg’s principle; Adaptive Radiation; Human evolution

Evolution: Weightage in NEET exam

In order to get good marks from evolution, students should have idea about weightage. A good number of questions are asked from gene, mutation, natural selection, theory of evolution etc. Check NEET weightage from evolution in table given below:

 Evolution NEET PYQ and MCQ

Evolution deals with how different living organism evolve over a period of time. Evolution takes into account various changes in organism that help them survive better in any particular environment. Check some of NEET PYQ on evolution given below. These questions help students get to know from which topic maximum questions are based upon.

According to Darwin, organic evolution is due to

1. Competition with closely related species
2. Reduced feeding efficiency in one species due to the presence of another species
3. Intraspecific competition
4. Interspecific competition

Answer: d

What was the feeding habit of the founder species of Darwin finches?

1. Fruit eater
2. Seed eater
3. Insectivorous
4. Cactus eater

Answer: b

What is common to a whale, shark and seal?

1. Seasonal migration
2. Homeothermy
3. Subcutaneous fat
4. Convergent evolution

Answer: d

As per natural selection, the fittest individuals are those who are:

1. Best adapted to the environment
2. Worst equipped to cope with special environmental conditions
3. Less contributor to the gene pool
4. Producing many offspring, but only few survive

Answer: a

The type of natural selection in which, more individuals acquire peripheral character value at both ends of the distribution curve is:

1. Directional selection
2. Disruptive selection
3. Stabilising selection
4. Both a and b

Answer: b

Dinosaurs suddenly disappeared from the Earth about:

1. 56 mya
2. 35 mya
3. 45 mya
4. 65 mya

Answer: d

A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium if ___

1. There are no mutations
2. Population is large
3. individuals mate selectively
4. Population has not migrated

Answer: c

Which of the following are most suitable indications of SO2 pollution in the environment?

1. Ants
2. Algae
3. Fungi
4. Litchens

Answer: d

Choose the correct example for convergent and divergent evolution, respectively

1. Eyes of Octopus and mammals; bones of forelimbs of vertebrates
2. Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita; wings of butterflies and birds
3. Brain of vertebrates; wings of insects and bat
4. Sweet potato and potato; flippers of Penguins and Dolphins

Answer: a

A gene locus has two alleles 'A' and 'a'. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.6 then what will be the frequency of heterozygous?

1. 0.36
2. 0.48
3. 0.16
4. 0.98

Answer: b