Which of the following is not an example of convergent evolution?

Flippers of penguins and dolphins

Evolution of humans appears parallel to the progressive development of brain and language skills. As such, the evolution of individual species in the sequence of their appearance is:

Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Neanderthal → Homo erectus

Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Ramapithecus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens

Neanderthal → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens

What is the correct order (old to recent) of periods in Paleozoic era?

Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian

Silurian, Devonian, Permian, Carboniferous

Permian, Devonian, Silurian, Carboniferous

Silurian, Carboniferous, Permian, Devonian

Evolution — NEET Previous Year Questions

38 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Biology

Solved PYQs: 38
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~4
Subject: Biology

How many NEET questions come from Evolution?

Evolution has contributed 38 questions to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 4 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 46,150 NEET questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 38 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Evolution within Biology, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Evolution questions from real NEET papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 38 Evolution questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · NEET 2026
Which of the following is not an example of convergent evolution?
1. (A) $Flippers of penguins and dolphins$
2. (B) $Eyes of octopuses and mammals$
3. (C) $Fore limbs of whales and bats$
4. (D) $Wings of butterflies and birds$
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$Answer: (C) Fore limbs of whales and bats$
Question 2 · NEET 2026
Evolution of humans appears parallel to the progressive development of brain and language skills. As such, the evolution of individual species in the sequence of their appearance is:
1. (A) $Ramapithecus \to Homo habilis \to Homo erectus \to Neanderthal \to Homo sapiens$
2. (B) $Homo sapiens \to Ramapithecus \to Homo habilis \to Neanderthal \to Homo erectus$
3. (C) $Homo habilis \to Homo erectus \to Ramapithecus \to Neanderthal \to Homo sapiens$
4. (D) $Neanderthal \to Ramapithecus \to Homo habilis \to Homo erectus \to Homo sapiens$
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$Answer: (A) Ramapithecus \to Homo habilis \to Homo erectus \to Neanderthal \to Homo sapiens$
Question 3 · NEET 2025
Sweet potato and potato represent a certain type of evolution. Select the correct combination of terms to explain the evolution.
1. (A) $Homology, convergent$
2. (B) $Analogy, divergent$
3. (C) $Analogy, convergent$
4. (D) $Homology, divergent$
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$Answer: (C) Analogy, convergent$
Question 4 · NEET 2024
The flippers of the penguins and dolphins are examples of
1. (A) $Adaptive radiation$
2. (B) $Natural selection$
3. (C) $Convergent evolution$
4. (D) $Divergent evolution$
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$Answer: (C) Convergent evolution$
Question 5 · NEET 2024
What is the correct order (old to recent) of periods in Paleozoic era?
1. (A) $Silurian, Devonian, Permian, Carboniferous$
2. (B) $Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian$
3. (C) $Permian, Devonian, Silurian, Carboniferous$
4. (D) $Silurian, Carboniferous, Permian, Devonian$
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$Answer: (B) Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian$

Evolution questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	3
2025	1
2024	8
2023	3
2022	4
2021	2
2020	4
2019	3
2018	3
2016	7

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How many NEET questions have been asked from Evolution?

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