Which of the following statements about RuBisCO is true?

It catalyses the carboxylation of RuBP

It is an enzyme involved in the photolysis of water

It has higher affinity for oxygen than carbon dioxide

Which out of the following statements is incorrect?

Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS II

Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II

Both ATP and NADPH + H^{+} are synthesised during non-cyclic photophosphorylation.

Stroma lamellae lack PS II and NADP reductase

Photosynthesis In Higher Plants — NEET Previous Year Questions

33 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Biology

Solved PYQs: 33
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~3
Subject: Biology

How many NEET questions come from Photosynthesis In Higher Plants?

Photosynthesis In Higher Plants has contributed 33 questions to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 3 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 33 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Photosynthesis In Higher Plants 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.

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Question 1 · NEET 2026
The enzyme required for carboxylation in the Calvin cycle is
1. (A) $Hexokinase$
2. (B) $PEP carboxylase$
3. (C) $RuBP carboxylase - oxygenase$
4. (D) $Carboxypeptidase$
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$Answer: (C) RuBP carboxylase - oxygenase$
Question 2 · NEET 2026
How many ATP and NADPH molecules are required to make one molecule of glucose through the Calvin pathway?
1. (A) $18 ATP and 12 NADPH$
2. (B) $12 ATP and 18 NADPH$
3. (C) $24 ATP and 18 NADPH$
4. (D) $6 ATP and 12 NADPH$
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$Answer: (A) 18 ATP and 12 NADPH$
Question 3 · NEET 2025
Which of the following statements about RuBisCO is true?
1. (A) $It is an enzyme involved in the photolysis of water$
2. (B) $It catalyses the carboxylation of RuBP$
3. (C) $It is active only in the dark$
4. (D) $It has higher affinity for oxygen than carbon dioxide$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (B) It catalyses the carboxylation of RuBP$
Question 4 · NEET 2024
Which one of the following products diffuses out of the chloroplast during photosynthesis?
1. (A) $ADP$
2. (B) $NADPH$
3. (C) $O 2$
4. (D) $ATP$
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$Answer: (C) O 2$
Question 5 · NEET 2023
Which out of the following statements is incorrect?
1. (A) $Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II$
2. (B) $Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS II$
3. (C) $Both ATP and NADPH + H + are synthesised during non-cyclic photophosphorylation.$
4. (D) $Stroma lamellae lack PS II and NADP reductase$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (B) Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS II$

Photosynthesis In Higher Plants questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	3
2025	2
2024	6
2023	5
2022	4
2021	2
2020	2
2018	1
2017	2
2016	6

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