NEET (UG) Medical Entrance Exam Quiz

NEET-UG Exam

• The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
• NEET-UG covers undergraduate medical courses, including MBBS, BDS, BAMS, and BHMS.
• The significance of NEET-UG is that it is a single, national-level entrance exam for medical and dental colleges across India.
• NEET-UG was not held in 2014 and 2015 due to the Supreme Court's stay order on the exam.
• State Counselling Authorities play a role in NEET-UG by conducting counselling for 15% of all-India quota seats and 100% of state quota seats.

Cell Biology

• The discovery of cells is largely attributed to Robert Hooke.
• The first tenet of cell theory states that all living organisms are composed of one or more cells.
• According to some biologists, non-cellular entities, such as viruses, play a role in the ecosystem.
• The continual improvements in microscopes led to the discovery of new cellular structures and the understanding of cellular processes.
• Robert Hooke was able to see 'cell-like' structures when observing a piece of cork under the microscope, which he called "cellulae" (Latin for "small rooms").