datavorous/entrance-exam-dataset huggingface dataset:
Who discovered the organ of Corti?

Options:
A Galileo Galilei
B Charles Darwin
C Ivan Pavlov
D Alfonso Corti

The correct answer is:
Alfonso Corti

Solution:
Alfonso Corti was an Italian anatomist who discovered the organ of Corti, a structure located on the basilar membrane of the cochlea that contains hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

Topic: Biology, Digestion and Absorption, NEET
Who discovered the third form of carbon known as fullerenes in 1985?

Options:
A H.W. Kroto
B E. Smalley
C R.F. Curl
D All of the above

The correct answer is:
All of the above

Solution:
Fullerenes were discovered by H.W. Kroto, E. Smalley, and R.F. Curl.

Topic: Chemistry, p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14), NEET
Who discussed the partial covalent character of ionic bonds?

Options:
A Fajans
B Pauling
C Lewis
D Lavoisier

The correct answer is:
Fajans

Solution:
The partial covalent character of ionic bonds was discussed by Fajans.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, NEET
Who disproved the "good humor" hypothesis of health?

Options:
A William Harvey
B Hippocrates
C Thermometer
D Indian Ayurveda system of medicine

The correct answer is:
William Harvey

Solution:
William Harvey disproved the "good humor" hypothesis of health by discovering the blood circulation and demonstrating normal body temperature in persons with black bile using a thermometer.

Topic: Biology, Human Health and Diseases, NEET
Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation?

Options:
A Darwin
B Hugo de Vries
C Pasteur
D Alfred R Wallace

The correct answer is:
Pasteur

Solution:
Louis Pasteur had much research in the field of biology, microbiology, and chemistry. He supported the germ theory of disease. He disproved the theory of spontaneous generation and also proved that without contamination any microorganisms could not develop by his famous swan neck experiment.

Topic: Biology, Evolution, NEET
Who else came to similar conclusions about evolution as Charles Darwin?

Options:
A Thomas Huxley
B Alfred Wallace
C Gregor Mendel
D Francis Crick

The correct answer is:
Alfred Wallace

Solution:
Alfred Wallace, a naturalist who worked in the Malay Archipelago had also come to similar conclusions around the same time as Charles Darwin.

Topic: Biology, Evolution, NEET
Who first elucidated the tricarboxylic acid cycle?

Options:
A Hans Krebs
B Pyruvic dehydrogenase
C NAD⁺
D Coenzyme A

The correct answer is:
Hans Krebs

Solution:
The tricarboxylic acid cycle was first elucidated by the scientist Hans Krebs, hence it is commonly called Krebs’ cycle.

Topic: Biology, Respiration in Plants, NEET
Who first observed that crystals of certain compounds exist in the form of mirror images and demonstrated their optical rotation?

Options:
A J. Van't Hoff
B C. Le Bel
C Louis Pasteur
D Dutch scientist

The correct answer is:
Louis Pasteur

Solution:
Louis Pasteur in 1848 first observed that crystals of certain compounds exist in the form of mirror images and demonstrated their optical rotation.

Topic: Chemistry, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, NEET
Who first proposed the Biological Classification of plants and animals?

Options:
A Aristotle
B Linnaeus
C Whittaker
D Dmitri Ivanowsky

The correct answer is:
Aristotle

Solution:
Biological classification of plants and animals was first proposed by Aristotle on the basis of simple morphological characters. Linnaeus later classified all living organisms into two Kingdoms – Plantae and Animalia. Whittaker proposed an elaborate five Kingdom classification.

Topic: Biology, Biological Classification, NEET
Who first proposed the idea that all living organisms are composed of cells?

Options:
A Matthias Schleiden
B Theodore Schwann
C Charles Darwin
D Louis Pasteur

The correct answer is:
Theodore Schwann

Solution:
Theodore Schwann, a British Zoologist, proposed the idea that all living organisms are composed of cells and products of cells based on his studies on plant tissues and animal cells.

Topic: Biology, Cell - The Unit of Life, NEET
Who first studied the pattern of inheritance in pea plants?

Options:
A Darwin
B Wallace
C Watson
D Mendel

The correct answer is:
Mendel

Solution:
Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, was the first to study the pattern of inheritance in pea plants of contrasting characters systematically.

Topic: Biology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation, NEET
Who for the first time explained that the new cells are derived/formed from pre-existing cells and in which year?

Options:
A Matthias Scheilden 1838
B T.Schwann 1939
C C.Nageli 1938
D Rudolph virchow 1855 .

The correct answer is:
Rudolph virchow 1855 .

Solution:
Omnis cellula-e-cellula means that all cells arise from pre-existing cells. This concept was first explained by Rudolf Virchow in 1855 . It is one of the points of modern Cell Theory.

Topic: Biology, Cell - The Unit of Life, NEET
Who formulated the cell theory?

Options:
A Charles Darwin
B Gregor Mendel
C Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden
D Rudolf Virchow

The correct answer is:
Rudolf Virchow

Solution:
The cell theory was formulated by Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden, but it was later modified and explained further by Rudolf Virchow.

Topic: Biology, Cell - The Unit of Life, NEET
Who formulated the Law of Conservation of Mass?

Options:
A Albert Einstein
B Antoine Lavoisier
C Isaac Newton
D Robert Boyle

The correct answer is:
Antoine Lavoisier

Solution:
The Law of Conservation of Mass was formulated by Antoine Lavoisier.

Topic: Chemistry, Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, NEET
Who from the following first proposed the natural system of classification?

Options:
A Engler and Prantl
B Hutchinson
C Takhtajan
D Bentham and Hooker

The correct answer is:
Bentham and Hooker

Solution:
The natural classification systems developed are based on the natural affinities among the organisms and considered, not only the external features but also internal features, like ultrastructure, anatomy, embryology, and phytochemistry. Such a classification of flowering plants was given by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker.

Topic: Biology, The Living World, NEET
Who further developed and redefined the theory proposed by Sidgwick and Powell in 1957?

Options:
A Lewis
B Nyholm
C Gillespie
D Bohr

The correct answer is:
Nyholm

Solution:
Nyholm and Gillespie further developed and redefined the theory proposed by Sidgwick and Powell in 1957.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, NEET
Who gave the scheme of glycolysis?

Options:
A Gustav Embden
B Otto Meyerhof
C J. Parnas
D All of the above

The correct answer is:
All of the above

Solution:
Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and J. Parnas gave the scheme of glycolysis and is often referred to as the EMP pathway.

Topic: Biology, Respiration in Plants, NEET
Who had proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance?

Options:
A Gregor Mendel
B Watson and Crick
C Theodore Boveri and Walton Sutton
D None of the above

The correct answer is:
Theodore Boveri and Walton Sutton

Solution:
The chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by Theodore Boveri and Walton Sutton.

Topic: Biology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation, NEET
Who has drawn the same conclusions on evolution like Charles Darwin?

Options:
A Alfred R. Wallace
B Hugo de Vries
C Hardy S. Weinberg
D De Lamarck

The correct answer is:
Alfred R. Wallace

Solution:
Alfred Russel Wallace a naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist, and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection; his paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin's writings in 1858. Alfred Russel Wallace formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection, which predated Charles Darwin's published contributions, which is his most outstanding legacy. Russel worked in the Malay Archipelago.

Topic: Biology, Evolution, NEET
Who helped decipher the code with the help of a cell-free system for protein synthesis?

Options:
A Har Gobind Khorana
B George Gamow
C Severo Ochoa
D Marshall Nirenberg

The correct answer is:
Marshall Nirenberg

Solution:
Marshall Nirenberg helped decipher the code with the help of a cell-free system for protein synthesis.

Topic: Biology, Molecular Basis of Inheritance, NEET
Who initially proposed the Arrhenius equation for explaining the temperature dependence of the rate of a chemical reaction?

Options:
A J.H. van't Hoff
B Ernst Mayr
C Linus Pauling
D Marie Curie

The correct answer is:
J.H. van't Hoff

Solution:
Arrhenius equation was initially proposed by Dutch chemist J.H. van't Hoff.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, NEET
Who inspired Panchanan Maheshwari to develop interest in Botany and especially morphology?

Options:
A Dr W. Dudgeon
B Panchanan's teacher
C An American scientist
D An Indian teacher

The correct answer is:
Dr W. Dudgeon

Solution:
Panchanan was inspired by Dr W. Dudgeon, an American missionary teacher, to develop interest in Botany and especially morphology.

Topic: Biology, Reproduction in Organisms, NEET
Who introduced notations to represent valence electrons in an atom?

Options:
A Marie Curie
B Niels Bohr
C G.N. Lewis
D Dmitri Mendeleev

The correct answer is:
G.N. Lewis

Solution:
G.N. Lewis, an American chemist, introduced notations to represent valence electrons in an atom.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, NEET
Who introduced the Valence bond theory?

Options:
A Heitler and London
B Pauling and others
C Bohr and Einstein
D Schrödinger and Dirac

The correct answer is:
Heitler and London

Solution:
The Valence bond theory was introduced by Heitler and London.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, NEET
Who introduced the van't Hoff factor to account for the extent of dissociation or association?

Options:
A Henri van't Hoff
B Antoine Lavoisier
C Robert Boyle
D John Dalton

The correct answer is:
Henri van't Hoff

Solution:
In 1880, Henri van't Hoff introduced the van't Hoff factor to account for the extent of dissociation or association.

Topic: Chemistry, Solutions, NEET
Who is a farmer in Sonipat, Haryana practicing integrated organic farming?

Options:
A Ramesh Chandra Dagar
B Haryana Kisan Welfare Club
C 5000 farmers
D None of the above

The correct answer is:
Ramesh Chandra Dagar

Solution:
Ramesh Chandra Dagar, a farmer in Sonipat, Haryana, includes bee-keeping, dairy management, water harvesting, composting and agriculture in a chain of pr ocesses.

Topic: Biology, Environmental Issues, NEET
Who is at a high risk of getting HIV-infection?

Options:
A Individuals who have multiple sexual partners
B Drug addicts who take drugs orally
C Individuals who require occasional blood transfusions
D All A), B) and C)

The correct answer is:
All A), B) and C)

Solution:
People at a high risk of getting HIV-infection include individuals who have multiple sexual partners, drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, and individuals who require repeated blood transfusions.

Topic: Biology, Human Health and Diseases, NEET
Who is at high risk of getting HIV infection?

Options:
A People with multiple sexual partners
B Drug addicts who take drugs orally
C People who require occasional blood transfusions
D Children born to a healthy mother

The correct answer is:
People with multiple sexual partners

Solution:
People who are at high risk of getting HIV infection include individuals with multiple sexual partners, drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, individuals who require repeated blood transfusions, and children born to an HIV-infected mother.

Topic: Biology, Human Health and Diseases, NEET
Who is considered to be the first hominid among the following options?

Options:
A Homo sapiens
B Homo erectus
C Homo habilis
D Australopithecus

The correct answer is:
Homo habilis

Solution:
Homo habilis is the first human-like hominid with a cranial capacity of 650-800cc. Louis S.B. Leakey and his wife Mary Leakey (1960) discovered the fossils of Homo habilis from Pleistocene rocks, of Olduvai Gorge in East Africa. They lived in Africa, about 2 million years ago.

Topic: Biology, Evolution, NEET
Who is credited with defining an acid as a species that accepts an electron pair and a base as a species that donates an electron pair in 1923?

Options:
A Johannes Brönsted
B Thomas M. Lowry
C G.N. Lewis
D Henry Lowry

The correct answer is:
G.N. Lewis

Solution:
G.N. Lewis is credited with defining an acid as a species that accepts an electron pair and a base as a species that donates an electron pair in 1923.

Topic: Chemistry, Ionic Equilibrium, NEET
Who is credited with formulating the first ideas about the structures of coordination compounds?

Options:
A Albert Einstein
B Marie Curie
C Alfred Werner
D Dmitri Mendeleev

The correct answer is:
Alfred Werner

Solution:
The paragraph mentions that Alfred Werner was the first to formulate ideas about the structures of coordination compounds.

Topic: Chemistry, Coordination Compounds, NEET
Who is credited with stating the uncertainty principle in 1927?

Options:
A Albert Einstein
B Louis de Broglie
C Werner Heisenberg
D Niels Bohr

The correct answer is:
Werner Heisenberg

Solution:
Werner Heisenberg, a German physicist, stated the uncertainty principle in 1927.

Topic: Chemistry, Structure of Atom, NEET
Who is credited with the discovery of alkyl magnesium halides, often referred to as Grignard Reagents?

Options:
A Victor Grignard
B Gilbert N. Lewis
C Linus Pauling
D Robert H. Grignard

The correct answer is:
Victor Grignard

Solution:
Alkyl magnesium halides, known as Grignard Reagents, were discovered by Victor Grignard in 1900.

Topic: Chemistry, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, NEET
Who is generally credited with the development of the Modern Periodic Table?

Options:
A A.E.B. de Chancourtois
B John Alexander Newlands
C Lothar Meyer
D Dmitri Mendeleev

The correct answer is:
Dmitri Mendeleev

Solution:
Dmitri Mendeleev is generally credited with the development of the Modern Periodic Table.

Topic: Chemistry, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, NEET
Who is known for its peaceful co-existence with nature?

Options:
A Bishnois
B King of Jodhpur
C Amrita Devi
D None of the above

The correct answer is:
Bishnois

Solution:
The Bishnoi community is known for its peaceful co-existence with nature.

Topic: Biology, Environmental Issues, NEET
Who is known for the development of the Periodic Table?

Options:
A Johann Dobereiner
B Dmitri Mendeleev
C Marie Curie
D Ernest Rutherford

The correct answer is:
Dmitri Mendeleev

Solution:
Dmitri Mendeleev is widely known for the development of the Periodic Table.

Topic: Chemistry, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, NEET
Who is Monkambu Sambasivan Swaminathan?

Options:
A A scientist from Madras University
B An expert in genetics and plant breeding
C A graduate in Physics
D A historian

The correct answer is:
An expert in genetics and plant breeding

Solution:
Monkambu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an expert in genetics and plant breeding.

Topic: Biology, Human Health and Diseases, NEET
Who is most vulnerable to STIs?

Options:
A Persons in the age group of 15:24 years
B Elderly persons
C Children
D All persons

The correct answer is:
All persons

Solution:
All persons are vulnerable to STIs, but their incidence is reported to be very high among persons in the age group of 15:24 years.

Topic: Biology, Reproductive Health, NEET
Who is most vulnerable to the hazards of improper waste handling?

Options:
A Municipal workers.
B Cattle.
C Rag pickers and waste disposal workers.
D Domestic waste collectors.

The correct answer is:
Rag pickers and waste disposal workers.

Solution:
Rag pickers and workers involved in waste disposal,are the ones who handle waste materials without protective devices and are thus most vulnerable to the hazards.

Topic: Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, NEET
Who is referred to as the Father of Ecology in India?

Options:
A Prof. W. H. Pearsall
B Sanjay Gandhi
C Ramdeo Misra
D Ministry of Environment and Forests

The correct answer is:
Ramdeo Misra

Solution:
Ramdeo Misra is revered as the Father of Ecology in India.

Topic: Biology, Organisms and Populations, NEET
Who is responsible for creating awareness about reproduction:related aspects?

Options:
A Non:Governmental Agencies
B Parents, teachers and friends
C Governmental Agencies
D All of the above

The correct answer is:
All of the above

Solution:
The responsibility of creating awareness about reproductive:related aspects lies with both the Governmental Agencies and Non:Governmental Agencies as well as with parents, teachers and friends.

Topic: Biology, Reproductive Health, NEET
Who is the French chemist known for giving the quantitative relationship called Raoult's law for solutions of volatile liquids?

Options:
A Antoine Lavoisier
B Pierre Curie
C Francois Marte Raoult
D Marie Curie

The correct answer is:
Francois Marte Raoult

Solution:
The paragraph attributes the quantitative relationship between partial vapor pressures and mole fractions to the French chemist Francois Marte Raoult, who is known for Raoult’s Law.

Topic: Chemistry, Solutions, NEET
Who is the naming system of Binomial nomenclature given by?

Options:
A Biologists
B Carolus Linnaeus
C Scientists
D Taxonomists

The correct answer is:
Carolus Linnaeus

Solution:
The naming system of Binomial nomenclature is given by Carolus Linnaeus and is being practiced by biologists all over the world.

Topic: Biology, The Living World, NEET
Who is usually blamed for infertility in India?

Options:
A Male partner
B Female partner
C Both partners
D None of the above

The correct answer is:
Female partner

Solution:
In India, often the female is blamed for the couple being childless, but more often than not, the problem lies in the male partner.

Topic: Biology, Reproductive Health, NEET
Who isolated auxin from tips of oat seedlings?

Options:
A E. Kurosawa
B H.H. Cousins
C F. Skoog
D F.W. Went

The correct answer is:
F.W. Went

Solution:
Auxin was isolated by F.W. Went from tips of coleoptiles of oat seedlings.

Topic: Biology, Plant - Growth and Development, NEET
Who isolated benzene in 1825?

Options:
A Robert H. Grubbs
B Michael Faraday
C Gilbert N. Lewis
D Linus Pauling

The correct answer is:
Michael Faraday

Solution:
Michael Faraday isolated benzene in 1825.

Topic: Chemistry, Hydrocarbons, NEET
Who made the discovery of the antibacterial properties of a Penicillium fungus in 1929?

Options:
A Paul Ehrlich
B Louis Pasteur
C Robert Koch
D Alexander Fleming

The correct answer is:
Alexander Fleming

Solution:
Alexander Fleming made the discovery of the antibacterial properties of a Penicillium fungus in 1929.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemistry in Everyday Life, NEET
Who made the first reported attempt to classify elements in 1862?

Options:
A Dmitri Mendeleev
B John Alexander Newlands
C A.E.B. de Chancourtois
D Lothar Meyer

The correct answer is:
A.E.B. de Chancourtois

Solution:
The first reported attempt to classify elements in 1862 was made by the French geologist, A.E.B. de Chancourtois.

Topic: Chemistry, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, NEET
Who noted that all series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum could be described by a certain expression?

Options:
A Max Planck
B Albert Einstein
C Niels Bohr
D Johannes Rydberg

The correct answer is:
Johannes Rydberg

Solution:
Johannes Rydberg noted that all series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum could be described by the expression.

Topic: Chemistry, Structure of Atom, NEET
Who noted that the behaviour of chromosomes was parallel to the behaviour of genes and uses chromosome movement to explain Mendel's law?

Options:
A T. H. Morgan
B Hugo de Vries
C Sutton and Boveri
D Beadle and Tatum

The correct answer is:
Sutton and Boveri

Solution:
Sutton and Boveri proposed chromosomal theory of inheritance and they correlated the behavior of Mendelian factors or gene with chromosome movement during meiosis, and used it to explain Mendel's law.

Topic: Biology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation, NEET
Who observed regularities in the characteristic X-ray spectra of the elements?

Options:
A Dmitri Mendeleev
B Henry Moseley
C Ernst Mayr
D Neils Bohr

The correct answer is:
Henry Moseley

Solution:
The paragraph states that Henry Moseley observed regularities in the characteristic X-ray spectra of the elements.

Topic: Chemistry, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, NEET
Who observed the constant ratios between Adenine and Thymine and Guanine and Cytosine in double stranded DNA?

Options:
A James Watson
B Francis Crick
C Maurice Wilkins
D Erwin Chargaff

The correct answer is:
Erwin Chargaff

Solution:
The proposition of Double Helix model was also based on the observation of Erwin Chargaff that for a double stranded DNA, the ratios between Adenine and Thymine and Guanine and Cytosine are constant and equal one.

Topic: Biology, Molecular Basis of Inheritance, NEET
Who obtained the first complete data on pressure-volume-temperature relations of a substance in both gaseous and liquid states?

Options:
A Thomas Andrews
B Robert Boyle
C Antoine Lavoisier
D John Dalton

The correct answer is:
Thomas Andrews

Solution:
The first complete data on pressure-volume-temperature relations of a substance in both gaseous and liquid states was obtained by Thomas Andrews.

Topic: Chemistry, States of Matter, NEET
Who proposed the Double Helix model for the structure of DNA?

Options:
A Friedrich Meischer
B James Watson
C Francis Crick
D Maurice Wilkins

The correct answer is:
James Watson

Solution:
James Watson and Francis Crick proposed the Double Helix model for the structure of DNA based on the X-ray diffraction data produced by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.

Topic: Biology, Molecular Basis of Inheritance, NEET
Who proposed the double-stranded helix structure for DNA?

Options:
A Albert Einstein
B James Watson and Francis Crick
C Gregor Mendel
D Charles Darwin

The correct answer is:
James Watson and Francis Crick

Solution:
James Watson and Francis Crick proposed the double-stranded helix structure for DNA.

Topic: Chemistry, Biomolecules, NEET
Who proposed the equilibrium equation known as the law of mass action?

Options:
A Cato Maximillian Guldberg and Peter Waage
B Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Priestley
C Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
D Dmitri Mendeleev and Antoine Lavoisier

The correct answer is:
Cato Maximillian Guldberg and Peter Waage

Solution:
The equilibrium equation, known as the law of mass action, was proposed by Cato Maximillian Guldberg and Peter Waage.

Topic: Chemistry, Chemical Equilibrium, NEET
Who proposed the Five Kingdom Classification?

Options:
A R.H. Whittaker
B Charles Darwin
C Linnaeus
D Gregor Mendel

The correct answer is:
R.H. Whittaker

Solution:
R.H. Whittaker proposed the Five Kingdom Classification.

Topic: Biology, Biological Classification, NEET
Who proposed the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane?

Options:
A Camillo Golgi
B Schleiden and Schwann
C Singer and Nicolson
D Robert Brown

The correct answer is:
Singer and Nicolson

Solution:
An improved model of the structure of cell membrane was proposed by S.J. Singer and G.L. Nicolson (1972) widely accepted as fluid mosaic model.

Topic: Biology, Cell - The Unit of Life, NEET
Who proposed the idea of a 'vital force' being responsible for the formation of organic compounds?

Options:
A F. Wohler
B Berthelot
C Berzilius
D Kolbe

The correct answer is:
Berzilius

Solution:
Berzilius, a Swedish chemist, proposed the idea of a 'vital force' being responsible for the formation of organic compounds.

Topic: Chemistry, General Organic Chemistry, NEET
Who proposed the idea of embryological support for evolution?

Options:
A Ernst Heckel
B Charles Darwin
C Karl Ernst von Baer
D Stephen Jay Gould

The correct answer is:
Ernst Heckel

Solution:
Ernst Heckel proposed the idea of embryological support for evolution based upon the observation of certain features during the embryonic stage that are common to all vertebrates and absent in adults.

Topic: Biology, Evolution, NEET