Class 12 · Biology · CBSE Board · 2016–2025

Principles of Inheritance and Variation — Class 12 Biology PYQs

92 questions from this chapter, asked in 8 Class 12 exams between 2016–2025 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

92questions
8Class 12 exams
2016–2025years covered
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5mark values asked

Questions asked per year

Practice questions first 10 of 92 — free

Q1MCQ20251 mark

Mention the possible genotype of 'O' blood group in humans.
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/3]

(A)I^A I^A or I^A i
(B)I^B I^B or I^B i
(C)ii
(D)I^A I^B
Q2MCQ20251 mark

If both parents are heterozygous for colour blindness, the offspring would be :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/1]

(A)50% colour blind
(B)75% normal and 25% colour blind
(C)75% colour blind and 25% normal
(D)100% colour blind
Q3MCQ20251 mark

In a monohybrid cross, when F1 individuals are allowed to interbreed, the recessive phenotype reappears in F2. What is the proportion of organisms having the dominant phenotype but being heterozygous in the F2 generation ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/3]

(A)1/2
(B)1/4
(C)2/3
(D)1/3
Q4MCQ20251 mark

A couple where both male and female are normal shows a family history of haemophilia. It is safer to advice that they would produce a/an :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/2]

(A)Normal daughter
(B)Carrier daughter
(C)Haemophilic daughter
(D)Haemophilic son
Q5MCQ20251 mark

According to Mendel's law of dominance :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/1]

(A)Only the recessive allele expresses in the F1 generation
(B)Only the dominant allele expresses in the F1 generation
(C)Both dominant and recessive alleles express in the F1 generation
(D)Neither the dominant nor the recessive allele expresses in the F1 generation
Q6MCQ20251 mark

Which one of the following represents genotypes of two plants independently showing 3 : 1 ratio ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/3]

(A)AABB × aabb and Aabb × AABb
(B)aabb × AaBB and AABB × aaBb
(C)Aa × Aa and Bb × Bb
(D)AABB × aaBB and aaBB × aaBB
Q7MCQ20251 mark

Which one of the following represents the genotypes of a tall plant and a dwarf plant exhibiting independent assortment ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/2]

(A)AABB and AABB
(B)AaBb and AaBb
(C)AABb and aabb
(D)AaBB and aabb
Q8MCQ20251 mark

When a pink flower Four O' Clock plant is crossed with white flower plant, the progeny contains only pink coloured flowers. This is a case of :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/1]

(A)Dominance
(B)Co-dominance
(C)Incomplete Dominance
(D)Multiple allelism
Q9MCQ20251 mark

An organism with genotype AaBBCcDD is self-pollinated. How many phenotypes are possible in the progeny ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/2]

(A)1
(B)2
(C)4
(D)8
Q10MCQ20251 mark

A cross between two pea plants, tall with round seeds (TtRr) and dwarf with wrinkled seeds (ttrr), results into four phenotypic classes. Which one of the following cannot be one of them ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/3]

(A)Tall with round seeds
(B)Dwarf with round seeds
(C)Tall with wrinkled seeds
(D)Dwarf with wrinkled seeds

Why practise Principles of Inheritance and Variation PYQs?

Principles of Inheritance and Variation has appeared in 8 Class 12 Biology exams we track between 2016–2025, with questions worth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 marks. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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