Histology — INI-CET Previous Year Questions

26 solved PYQs · 2017–2025 · Anatomy

Solved PYQs: 26
Years covered: 2017–2025
Avg / year: ~4
Subject: Anatomy

How many INI-CET questions come from Histology?

Histology has contributed 26 questions to Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test papers between 2017 and 2025 — an average of about 4 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 51,873 INI-CET questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 26 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Histology within Anatomy, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practicing a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Histology questions from real INI-CET papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 26 Histology questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · INI-CET 2025
Identify the structure labeled in the histology image shown.
1. (A) $Alveolar duct$
2. (B) $Respiratory bronchiole$
3. (C) $Bronchus$
4. (D) $Terminal bronchiole$
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$Answer: (B) Respiratory bronchiole$
Question 2 · INI-CET 2025
Tight junctions are primarily located at which part of the cell?
1. (A) $Apical$
2. (B) $Apicolateral$
3. (C) $Basal$
4. (D) $Basolateral$
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$Answer: (A) Apical$
Question 3 · INI-CET 2025
Histopathological features of granulosa cell tumor include all except:
1. (A) $CA-125 positivity$
2. (B) $Microfollicular pattern$
3. (C) $Coffee bean nuclei$
4. (D) $Call-Exner bodies$
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$Answer: (A) CA-125 positivity$
Question 4 · INI-CET 2025
Which of the following mechanisms is used by the marked structure to influence neighboring cells?
1. (A) $Nerve mediated$
2. (B) $Vein mediated$
3. (C) $Paracrine$
4. (D) $Autocrine$
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$Answer: (C) Paracrine$
Question 5 · INI-CET 2025
Out of the following, which statements are correct? 1. Epidermis can regenerate from hair bulbs and sebaceous glands 2. Stratum corneum is the outermost cellular layer 3. Epidermis originates from the ectoderm 4. Dermis and hypodermis originate from the endoderm
1. (A) $3,4$
2. (B) $1,2$
3. (C) $2,3$
4. (D) $1,3$
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$Answer: (D) 1,3$

Histology questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2025	5
2024	2
2023	3
2022	3
2021	3
2018	5
2017	5

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FAQs

How many INI-CET questions have been asked from Histology?

EByAi's bank holds 26 real INI-CET questions from Histology, asked between 2017 and 2025 — about 4 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.

Is Histology important for INI-CET?

26 questions over 7 papers make Histology a steady-weightage chapter in INI-CET Anatomy. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

Can I solve Histology PYQs online for free?

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