Digestion and Absorption is a Class 11 Biology chapter that carries about 2.0% of the Biology questions in NEET. Practise it with 63 questions covering 4 topics, each with an explanation.
Sets of 15 questions that adapt to your level, with an explanation for every answer.
Across the 13 previous year papers, Digestion and Absorption had 23 questions, about 1.8 a year. The most in one paper was 3, in NEET 2017.
| Paper | Questions from this chapter |
|---|---|
| NEET 2026 | 0 |
| NEET 2025 | 0 |
| NEET 2024 | 1 |
| NEET 2023 | 2 |
| NEET 2022 | 3 |
| NEET 2021 | 2 |
| NEET 2020 | 2 |
| NEET 2019 | 2 |
| NEET 2018 | 2 |
| NEET 2017 | 3 |
| NEET 2016 | 2 |
| Re-AIPMT 2015 | 2 |
| AIPMT 2014 | 2 |
8 questions from the practice bank, spread across the chapter's topics. The full set is in the app.
The absorbed fatty acids and glycerol cannot enter the blood directly. They are first incorporated into the small droplets called the:
Answer: C. chylomicrons, which are transported into the lymph vessels (lacteals) in the villi
Why: The lymph ultimately releases them into the blood stream.
The chief cells (peptic cells) of the gastric glands secrete:
Answer: D. pepsinogen
Why: It is activated by the HCl.
The condition in which the faeces are retained within the rectum as the bowel movements occur irregularly is called:
Answer: D. constipation
Why: The fibre-rich diet helps.
The opening of the stomach into the duodenum is guarded by the:
Answer: B. pyloric sphincter
Why: The oesophagus opens into the stomach through the gastro-oesophageal sphincter.
Which nutrient deficiency causes kwashiorkor in children?
Answer: A. protein
Why: Marasmus results from a shortage of both protein and calories.
The enzyme rennin, present in the gastric juice of the infants, helps in the digestion of:
Answer: B. milk proteins, i.e. the casein
Why: It is also found in the calf stomach.
The deficiency of the vitamin C causes:
Answer: C. scurvy
Why: The lack of vitamin D causes the rickets.
The enzyme responsible for the initial digestion of starch in the human mouth is:
Answer: B. salivary amylase
Why: Salivary amylase (ptyalin) hydrolyses starch to maltose in the mouth. It is inactivated by the acidic pH of the stomach.
Digestion and Absorption carries about 2.0% of the Biology questions in NEET. Across the 13 previous year papers on NeetVictory it appeared 23 times, about 1.8 questions a year.
Digestion and Absorption is a Class 11 Biology chapter in the NCERT syllabus.
NeetVictory has 63 practice questions on Digestion and Absorption, each with an explanation, in sets of 15 that adapt to your level. This page shows a free sample.
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