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Class 12 Biology 2024 Board Exam

124 questions from the 2024 Class 12 exam, combined from all 6 question paper sets (Set 1–6) with duplicates removed.

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6exam sets
13chapters covered
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Questions from the 2024 exam first 10 of 124 — free

Q1MCQ20241 mark

Homologous organs indicate :
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/2/2]

(A)Convergent Evolution
(B)Divergent Evolution
(C)Adaptive Radiation
(D)Natural Selection
Q2MCQ20241 mark

In which of the following plants are both male and female flowers born on
the same plant and the mode of pollination can be geitonogamy or
xenogamy ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/1, 57/1/2]

(A)Papaya
(B)Date Palm
(C)Maize
(D)Spinach
Q3MCQ20241 mark

Refer to the Venn diagram given below. Select the option with correct
examples P, Q, and R :
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/1/3]

(A)Castor Onion Wheat
(B)Bean Castor Maize
(C)Pea Gram Barley
(D)Coconut Rubber Groundnut
Q4MCQ20241 mark

An angiosperm embryo sac is located within the :
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/2/1]

(A)Placenta
(B)Megasporangium
(C)Nucellus
(D)Ovary
Q5MCQ20241 mark

Match the items in Column I with those in Column II and select the
correctly matched option from those given below :
Column I Column II
Cross Phenotypic Ratio

  1. Mendelian monohybrid (i) 1 : 2 : 1 (F2)
  2. Mendelian dihybrid (ii) 1 : 1
  3. Incomplete dominance (iii) 3 : 1 (F2)
  4. Test cross (monohybrid) (iv) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 (F2)
    Options :
    [Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/1, 57/2/2, 57/2/3]
(A)1–(ii), 2–(iv), 3–(i), 4–(iii)
(B)1–(iii), 2–(i), 3–(iv), 4–(ii)
(C)1–(iii), 2–(iv), 3–(i), 4–(ii)
(D)1–(ii), 2–(i), 3–(iv), 4–(iii)
Q6MCQ20241 mark

Which one of the following is not used as a vector for rDNA technology ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/2/3]

(A)Plasmid
(B)Bacterial cell
(C)Bacteriophage
(D)Retrovirus
Q7MCQ20241 mark

Which one of the following hormones is secreted by the human placenta
that helps in the maintenance of pregnancy ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/1, 57/1/3]

(A)Relaxin
(B)Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
(C)Oxytocin
(D)Human Placental Lactogen
Q8MCQ20241 mark

Select the option that has the correct sequence of events of human female
reproductive cycle :
(i) Secretion of FSH
(ii) Ovulation
(iii) Growth of corpus luteum
(iv) Growth of follicle and oogenesis
(v) Sudden increase in LH
Options :
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/1/2]

(A)i–iii–v–iv–ii
(B)i–iv–v–ii–iii
(C)iv–i–v–iii–ii
(D)v–ii–iii–iv–i
Q9MCQ20241 mark

In humans, the secondary oocyte completes meiotic division when :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/1, 57/2/2, 57/2/3]

(A)it gets implanted in the uterine endometrium.
(B)it is released from the matured Graafian follicle.
(C)it is penetrated by the sperm cell.
(D)acrosomal enzymes break down the zona pellucida.
Q10MCQ20241 mark

The periodic abstinence by a couple for family planning should be from :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/1, 57/1/2, 57/1/3]

(A)Day 5 to 10 of menstrual cycle
(B)Day 13 to 15 of menstrual cycle
(C)Day 10 to 17 of menstrual cycle
(D)Day 16 to 20 of menstrual cycle

Chapters covered in the 2024 exam

About the 2024 Class 12 Biology paper

CBSE conducted the 2024 Class 12 Biology board exam in 6 question paper sets — students in different regions received different sets of the same exam. This page combines every set and removes repeated questions, giving you all 124 unique questions actually asked that year. The 2024 questions drew from 13 chapters of the syllabus.

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