Vision, Hearing, Taste and Smell
- Previous year questions on Vision, Hearing, Taste and Smell for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Physiology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 10 live questions in Vision, Hearing, Taste and Smell.
- 2 of 10 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Physiology is worth about 17 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Melanopsin is present in
- ACones
- BRods
- CAmacrine cell
- DGanglion cells✓ Correct answer
Q2.Higher auditory centre determines
- ASound frequency
- BLoudness
- CSound localization✓ Correct answer
- DSpeech determination
Q3.The parvocellular pathway from lateral geniculate nucleus to visual cortex is most sensitive for the stimulus of
- AColor contrast✓ Correct answer
- BLuminance contrast
- CTemporal frequency
- DSaccadic eye movements
Q4.Which of the following is included in auditory pathway:-
- AMedial lemniscus
- BLateral geniculate body
- CInferior olivary complex
- DInferior colliculus✓ Correct answer
Q5.magnocellular and parvocellular neurons project to ?
- Alayer 2 of visual cortex
- Blayer 4 and 4c of visual cortex✓ Correct answer
- Clayer 6 and 1 of visual cortex
- Dlayer 2 and 3 of visual cortex
Q6.Arrange the sequence of auditory pathway from peripheral to central: Inferior colliculus Cochlear nucleus Auditory cortex Medial geniculate body
- AB>A>D>C✓ Correct answer
- BB>D>C>A
- CA>D>B>C
- DC>A>B>D
Q7.Endo-cochlear potential is:
- A+45 mV
- B-45mV
- C-60mV
- D+85 mV✓ Correct answer
Q8.Receptors for olfactory sensation are present in:
- ALateral walls
- BNasal septum
- CLateral wall and nasal septum above superior concha✓ Correct answer
- DNone of the above
Q9.In the mammalian genome, maximum number of genes code for the receptors of:
- AImmunoglobulin receptors
- BInterleukins
- CGrowth factors
- DOdorants✓ Correct answer
Q10.Perception of taste even in absence of stimuli is known as
- AAgeusia
- BDysguesia
- CCocoguesia
- DPhantoguesia✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: D. Ganglion cells; Q2: C. Sound localization; Q3: A. Color contrast; Q4: D. Inferior colliculus; Q5: B. layer 4 and 4c of visual cortex; Q6: A. B>A>D>C; Q7: D. +85 mV; Q8: C. Lateral wall and nasal septum above superior concha; Q9: D. Odorants; Q10: D. Phantoguesia.
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