NEW DELHI: “Cell Structure and Function” is often considered a foundational chapter in Biology. It consistently features in NEET question papers, making it essential for aspirants to master. The newly released objective set includes questions based on both NCERT textbook lines and application-based logic, preparing students for real exam pressure.
Covering important subtopics like plasma membrane, organelles, cell theory, and prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells, this set is ideal for self-assessment, quick revision, or classroom practice.
Join NEET News 2025 - The unit of measurement used for expressing cell size is:
a) Millimeter
b) Micrometer
c) Nanometer
d) Centimeter - Who discovered the cell?
a) Robert Koch
b) Robert Hooke
c) Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d) Schwann - Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Mitochondria
d) Endoplasmic reticulum - Prokaryotic cells lack:
a) Cell membrane
b) Ribosomes
c) Nucleus
d) Cytoplasm - Which structure is responsible for protein synthesis?
a) Ribosome
b) Lysosome
c) Nucleolus
d) Golgi body - Plasma membrane is mainly composed of:
a) Proteins
b) Lipids
c) Lipoproteins
d) Carbohydrates - The fluid mosaic model of the plasma membrane was proposed by:
a) Watson and Crick
b) Singer and Nicolson
c) Schleiden and Schwann
d) Purkinje - Which organelle is called the ‘suicidal bag’ of the cell?
a) Peroxisome
b) Lysosome
c) Vacuole
d) Ribosome - What is the main function of the Golgi apparatus?
a) Energy production
b) Protein synthesis
c) Packaging and transport
d) Cell division - The function of centrioles is associated with:
a) Protein synthesis
b) Cell wall formation
c) Cell division
d) Photosynthesis - Which of the following is a double membrane-bound organelle?
a) Ribosome
b) Mitochondria
c) Lysosome
d) Golgi apparatus - The nuclear membrane is absent in:
a) Plant cells
b) Animal cells
c) Eukaryotic cells
d) Prokaryotic cells - Cristae are associated with:
a) Endoplasmic reticulum
b) Chloroplast
c) Golgi apparatus
d) Mitochondria - Which of the following is found only in plant cells?
a) Mitochondria
b) Ribosomes
c) Cell wall
d) Nucleus - The site of photosynthesis in a plant cell is:
a) Mitochondria
b) Chloroplast
c) Cytoplasm
d) Nucleus - Which of the following does not contain DNA?
a) Mitochondria
b) Chloroplast
c) Ribosome
d) Nucleus - The non-membranous organelle among the following is:
a) Nucleus
b) Lysosome
c) Ribosome
d) Mitochondria - Which of the following is the largest organelle in a typical plant cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Chloroplast
c) Central vacuole
d) Mitochondria - In eukaryotic cells, ribosomes are present:
a) Only in cytoplasm
b) Only in mitochondria
c) Only in the nucleus
d) In cytoplasm and on rough ER - Which of the following organelles contains hydrolytic enzymes?
a) Ribosome
b) Lysosome
c) Mitochondria
d) Golgi complex - Which of the following is a semi-autonomous organelle?
a) Ribosome
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Mitochondria
d) Lysosome - Cell theory was proposed by:
a) Schleiden and Schwann
b) Watson and Crick
c) Singer and Nicolson
d) Virchow - The functional unit of life is:
a) Atom
b) Molecule
c) Cell
d) Organ - Who coined the term ‘protoplasm’?
a) Dujardin
b) Purkinje
c) Robert Brown
d) Schwann - The cell wall of plant cells is primarily composed of:
a) Pectin
b) Lipids
c) Cellulose
d) Protein
Answer Keys:
- b 2. b 3. c 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. b 9. c 10. c
- b 12. d 13. d 14. c 15. b 16. c 17. c 18. c 19. d 20. b
- c 22. a 23. c 24. b 25. c
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