NEET PYQs for Photosynthesis in Higher Plants with Solutions: Practice NEET Previous Year Questions

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Photosynthesis in Higher Plants is an important topic in the Biology section in NEET exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on NEET exam stronger.

This article gives you a full set of NEET PYQs for Photosynthesis in Higher Plants with explanations for effective preparation. Practice of NEET Biology PYQs including Photosynthesis in Higher Plants questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the NEET 2026 exam.

NEET PYQs for Photosynthesis in Higher Plants with Solutions

1.
Which of the following statements is incorrect
- Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS II.
- Both ATP and NADPH+H⁺ are synthesized during non-cyclic photophosphorylation
- Stroma lamellae have PS I only and lack NADP reductase
- Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II
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2.
How many ATP and NADPH₂ are required for the synthesis of one molecule of Glucose during Calvin cycle?
- 18 ATP and 12 NADPH₂
- 12 ATP and 16 NADPH₂
- 18 ATP and 16 NADPH₂
- 12 ATP and 12 NADPH₂
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3.
Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of:
- Spirogyra
- Chlamydomonas
- Ulva
- Rhodospirillum
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4.
Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by
- Chara
- Green sulphur bacteria
- Cycas
- Nostoc
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5.
What is the role of large bundle sheath cells found around the vascular bundles in $C_4$ plants?
- To provide the site of photorespiratory pathway
- To increase the number of chloroplast for the operation of Calvin cycle
- To enable the plant to tolerate high temperature
- To protect the vascular tissue from high light intensity
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6.
Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by
- Green sulphur bacteria
- Cycas
- Nostoc
- Chara
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7.
Chromatophores take part in
- movement
- respiration
- photosynthesis
- growth.
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8.
Which one of the following is not true regarding the release of energy during ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis? It involves:
- Breakdown of proton gradient
- Breakdown of electron gradient
- Movement of protons across the membrane to the stroma
- Reduction of NADP to NADPH₂ on the stroma side of the membrane
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9.
With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements is not correct ?
- Increasing atmospheric $CO_2$ concentration up to $0.05\%$ can enhance $CO_2$ fixation rate
- $C_3$ plants respond to higher temperatures with enhanced photosynthesis while $C_4$ plants have much lower temperature optimum
- Tomato is a greenhouse crop which can be grown in $CO_2 -$ enriched atmosphere for higher yield
- Light saturation for $CO_2$fixation occurs at $10\%$ of full sunlight
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10.
In photosynthesis, the light independent reactions take place at
- photosystem II
- stromal matrix
- thylakoid lumen
- photosystem I.
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11.
Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis ?
- ATP
- NADPH
- NADH
- Oxygen
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12.
Which one of the following products diffuses out of the chloroplast during photosynthesis?
- ADP
- NADPH
- $O_2$
- ATP
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13.
The reaction centre PS II has an absorption maxima at
- 700 nm
- 660 nm
- 780 nm
- 680 nm
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14.
Emerson's enhancement effect and Red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of
- Two photosystems operating simultaneously
- Photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport
- Oxidative phosphorylation
- Photophosphorylation and non-cyclic electron transport
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15.
Which of the following statements is incorrect
- Oxidation-reduction reactions produce proton gradient in respiration
- During aerobic respiration, role of oxygen is limited to the terminal stage
- In ETC (Electron Transport Chain), one molecule of NADH+H⁺ gives rise to 2 ATP molecules, and one FADH₂ gives rise to 3 ATP molecules
- ATP is synthesized through complex V
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NEET PYQs for Photosynthesis in Higher Plants with Solutions

1.Which of the following statements is incorrect

2.How many ATP and NADPH2 are required for the synthesis of one molecule of Glucose during Calvin cycle?

3.Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of:

4.Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by

5.What is the role of large bundle sheath cells found around the vascular bundles in \(C_4\) plants?

6.Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by

7.Chromatophores take part in

8.Which one of the following is not true regarding the release of energy during ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis? It involves:

9.With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements is not correct ?

10.In photosynthesis, the light independent reactions take place at

11.Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis ?

12.Which one of the following products diffuses out of the chloroplast during photosynthesis?

13.The reaction centre PS II has an absorption maxima at

14.Emerson's enhancement effect and Red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of

15.Which of the following statements is incorrect

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1.
Which of the following statements is incorrect

2.
How many ATP and NADPH₂ are required for the synthesis of one molecule of Glucose during Calvin cycle?

3.
Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of:

4.
Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by

5.
What is the role of large bundle sheath cells found around the vascular bundles in \(C_4\) plants?

6.
Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by

7.
Chromatophores take part in

8.
Which one of the following is not true regarding the release of energy during ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis? It involves:

9.
With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements is not correct ?

10.
In photosynthesis, the light independent reactions take place at

11.
Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis ?

12.
Which one of the following products diffuses out of the chloroplast during photosynthesis?

13.
The reaction centre PS II has an absorption maxima at

14.
Emerson's enhancement effect and Red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of

15.
Which of the following statements is incorrect