The NEET 2019 question paper was not officially published, so this page does not host it. Instead it has a clearly labelled mock paper with original questions modelled on the reported 2019 pattern, plus a timed attempt plan and an error-log routine. The NEET exam covers Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
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The conducting body did not publish the NEET 2019 question paper. Practise the NEET 2019 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.
Why this year matters
2019 will not mirror every new question type, but it still trains selection, stamina, and the chapters that keep coming back. Biology volume dominates timing. Log Physics and Chemistry misses separately so repair sessions stay focused.
Write down one selection rule you will reuse on exam day: what you attempt first, and what you abandon after a fixed time box.
Paper analysis
Snapshot of NEET 2019
Last NEET paper before the pandemic.
2019 may feel differently paced than the newest cycle. Borrow stamina and theme lessons; do not copy obsolete section orders or marking quirks.
What this paper stresses
- Negative marking on guessed Physics.
- Biology factual volume versus Physics numerical time.
- Chemistry accuracy under Bio fatigue.
- NCERT-line questions you overcomplicated.
What to extract before you move on
- A timing split you will actually follow (Bio vs PCB balance).
- Bio chapters with factual bleed (you “knew” it yesterday).
- Physics formula-slip vs concept misses.
- Chem organic/physical pockets that need a dedicated repair block.
How 2019 sits next to other years
Use 2019 only after NEET 2025, NEET 2024, NEET 2023 are logged. Archive years are for frequency maps, not for predicting tomorrow’s cut-off.
Analyst note: The conducting body did not publish the NEET 2019 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.
NEET 2019 mock paper (modelled on the first NTA-conducted NEET)
Neither NTA nor any other official body has published the NEET 2019 question booklets on an official website that we could find, so this is an original mock paper. It follows the 5 May 2019 exam format: 180 single-correct MCQs in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, 3 hours, +4/−1.
What candidates reported about 2019
- Held on 5 May 2019; the first NEET conducted by the National Testing Agency (CBSE ran it up to 2018).
- 15,19,375 candidates registered and 14,10,755 appeared (NTA data).
- Still a pen-and-paper (OMR) test with the same pattern as the CBSE years.
- Pattern: 180 MCQs (45 Physics, 45 Chemistry, 90 Biology), 180 minutes, 720 marks, +4/−1.
Suggested time: 24 minutes. Practice mini-paper in the real exam's format: single-correct MCQs with four options. Marking as in the real exam: +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong answer, 0 if unanswered. Allow about one minute per question.
Physics
Two point charges of 2 μC each are placed 30 cm apart in vacuum. The force between them is
- 0.04 N
- 4 N
- 0.12 N
- 0.4 N
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (0.4 N)
F = kq₁q₂/r² = 9 × 10⁹ × (2 × 10⁻⁶)² / 0.09 = 9 × 10⁹ × 4 × 10⁻¹² / 0.09 = 0.4 N.
A car starts from rest with a uniform acceleration of 2 m/s². The distance covered in the first 5 s is
- 25 m
- 10 m
- 20 m
- 50 m
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (25 m)
s = ut + ½at² = 0 + ½ × 2 × 25 = 25 m.
An ideal transformer has 200 turns in the primary and 1000 turns in the secondary. If 220 V AC is applied to the primary, the secondary voltage is
- 220 V
- 2200 V
- 1100 V
- 44 V
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (1100 V)
Vs/Vp = Ns/Np = 1000/200 = 5, so Vs = 5 × 220 = 1100 V.
The Bohr radius of the first orbit of hydrogen is 0.529 Å. The radius of the second orbit is
- 2.116 Å
- 0.265 Å
- 4.761 Å
- 1.058 Å
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (2.116 Å)
rₙ = n²r₁, so r₂ = 4 × 0.529 = 2.116 Å.
The heat needed to raise the temperature of 2 kg of water by 10 °C is (specific heat 4200 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹)
- 84 kJ
- 840 kJ
- 8.4 kJ
- 42 kJ
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (84 kJ)
Q = mcΔT = 2 × 4200 × 10 = 84 000 J = 84 kJ.
A 0.5 kg mass on a spring of force constant 200 N/m oscillates horizontally. Its period is about
- 0.314 s
- 0.1 s
- 3.14 s
- 0.031 s
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (0.314 s)
T = 2π√(m/k) = 2π√(0.5/200) = 2π × 0.05 ≈ 0.314 s.
Chemistry
The shape of XeF₄ is
- tetrahedral
- square pyramidal
- square planar
- see-saw
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (square planar)
Xe has 4 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs (sp³d², octahedral arrangement); the lone pairs sit trans, giving a square planar molecule.
The number of oxygen atoms in 0.5 mol of O₂ is
- 6.022 × 10²³
- 3.011 × 10²³
- 1.5 × 10²³
- 1.204 × 10²⁴
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (6.022 × 10²³)
0.5 mol O₂ contains 1 mol O atoms = 6.022 × 10²³ atoms.
Which of the following species is aromatic?
- Cyclohepta-1,3,5-triene
- Cyclopentadienyl anion
- Cyclooctatetraene
- Cyclopentadienyl cation
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (Cyclopentadienyl anion)
The cyclopentadienyl anion is planar, cyclic, fully conjugated and has 6 π electrons (4n + 2, n = 1). The cation has 4 π electrons; COT is non-planar; cycloheptatriene has an sp³ carbon.
The solubility product of AgCl is 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ at 298 K. Its solubility in pure water is about
- 1.26 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L
- 4 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L
- 1.6 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L
- 8 × 10⁻¹¹ mol/L
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (1.26 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L)
Ksp = s², so s = √(1.6 × 10⁻¹⁰) ≈ 1.26 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L.
Which alkali metal is the strongest reducing agent in aqueous solution?
- K
- Li
- Na
- Cs
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (Li)
Li has the most negative E° (−3.04 V) because the very high hydration enthalpy of the small Li⁺ ion outweighs its high ionisation enthalpy.
Which of the following undergoes SN1 reaction fastest?
- (CH₃)₃CBr
- (CH₃)₂CHBr
- CH₃CH₂Br
- CH₃Br
Answer and explanation
Answer: A ((CH₃)₃CBr)
SN1 rate depends on carbocation stability; the tertiary (CH₃)₃C⁺ is the most stable (hyperconjugation and +I effect).
Biology (Botany and Zoology)
In the real paper Biology carries 90 of the 180 questions, split roughly equally between Botany and Zoology.
Botany
The increase in girth of a dicot stem is mainly due to the activity of
- phellogen only
- intercalary meristem
- vascular cambium
- apical meristem
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (vascular cambium)
Vascular cambium produces secondary xylem inward and secondary phloem outward; cork cambium adds the periderm.
Cyclic photophosphorylation involves
- both PS I and PS II
- neither photosystem
- PS I only
- PS II only
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (PS I only)
In cyclic flow electrons from P700 return to PS I through the cytochrome complex; only ATP is made (no NADPH, no O₂).
The thermostable DNA polymerase used in PCR is obtained from
- Escherichia coli
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens
- Thermus aquaticus
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (Thermus aquaticus)
Taq polymerase from Thermus aquaticus survives the ~94 °C denaturation steps of PCR.
Which of the following is an example of ex situ conservation?
- Sacred grove
- National park
- Seed bank
- Biosphere reserve
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (Seed bank)
Seed banks, zoos and botanical gardens conserve species outside their natural habitat; the others protect species in their habitat (in situ).
If the leaf cells of an angiosperm have 24 chromosomes, its endosperm cells will have
- 36
- 24
- 48
- 12
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (36)
2n = 24, so n = 12. Endosperm is 3n = 36.
Chromosome number and morphology are best studied at
- metaphase
- prophase
- telophase
- anaphase
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (metaphase)
At metaphase chromosomes are most condensed and aligned at the equatorial plate.
Zoology
Which of the following is a sex-linked recessive disorder?
- Colour blindness
- Down's syndrome
- Phenylketonuria
- Sickle-cell anaemia
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (Colour blindness)
Colour blindness (like haemophilia) is X-linked recessive; sickle-cell anaemia and PKU are autosomal recessive; Down's syndrome is a trisomy.
In blood clotting, fibrinogen is converted to fibrin by
- prothrombin
- heparin
- thrombin
- thrombokinase
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (thrombin)
Thrombokinase converts prothrombin to thrombin, and thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen into fibrin threads.
Ovulation in the human menstrual cycle is induced by a surge of
- FSH
- progesterone
- LH
- oxytocin
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (LH)
A mid-cycle LH surge (about day 14) causes the Graafian follicle to rupture and release the secondary oocyte.
Which of the following is a vestigial organ in humans?
- Pancreas
- Vermiform appendix
- Thyroid
- Liver
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (Vermiform appendix)
The vermiform appendix (like the nictitating membrane and tail vertebrae) is reduced and functionless in humans.
The primary lymphoid organs in humans are
- bone marrow and thymus
- spleen and thymus
- tonsils and Peyer's patches
- spleen and lymph nodes
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (bone marrow and thymus)
Lymphocytes are produced and mature in bone marrow and thymus; spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils and Peyer's patches are secondary lymphoid organs.
The oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve shifts to the right when
- temperature decreases
- pCO₂ increases
- pCO₂ decreases
- H⁺ concentration decreases
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (pCO₂ increases)
High pCO₂, high H⁺ (low pH) and high temperature lower haemoglobin's O₂ affinity (Bohr effect), shifting the curve right and favouring O₂ release in tissues.
Reports this mock is modelled on
How to sit NEET 2019
- Work through the mock paper above under exam timing. It follows the reported pattern, but the questions are our own.
- Sit the paper under current brochure rules (timers, negatives, NAT/MSQ norms), even if 2019’s interface looked different.
- When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
- Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
- Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.
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FAQ
Where can I download the official NEET 2019 question paper?
The conducting body did not release it publicly. This page has a clearly labelled mock paper modelled on candidate reports instead.
What does the NEET 2019 paper analysis include?
A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2019 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.
How should I practise the NEET 2019 previous year paper?
Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.
Is NEET 2019 still useful if I finished newer papers?
Yes, for theme and weightage mining after your newest papers are logged. Skip deleted syllabus pockets.
Are memory-based NEET 2019 papers reliable?
Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.
Where is the NEET syllabus and pattern for this paper?
See the NEET syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.