MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) · Biology · Chapter 3
Human Nutrition
Human Nutrition is a Std. XI Biology chapter in the MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) syllabus with 4.6% topic weightage. Includes chapter-mapped MCQs, previous-year coverage, and revision priorities.
Position in syllabus
Chapter 3
of 19 in Biology
Weightage
4.6%
of the Biology syllabus
Practice bank
261 MCQs
chapter-tagged, exam-aligned
Why Human Nutrition matters for MHT-CET (PCB)
Human Nutrition is a Std. XI Biology chapter in the MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) syllabus (3 of 19 in this subject). It carries 4.6% of the MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) Biology topic weightage. RankNiti currently tags 261 MCQs to this chapter. Most scoring happens when NCERT diagrams, definitions, and exception lines can be recalled under time — not when the chapter is only “read once.”
How to revise Human Nutrition
- Read the Std. XI NCERT/board chapter for Human Nutrition once for structure — headings, diagrams, and summary points — without stopping to memorise.
- On the second pass, close the book and write the diagram labels and exception lines from Human Nutrition, then check the textbook.
- Attempt a RankNiti chapter test for Human Nutrition and review every miss against the exact textbook line.
- In the week before a full MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) mock, only re-solve the questions you got wrong in Human Nutrition — do not reread the whole chapter unless accuracy is still low.
Common mistakes in Human Nutrition
- Highlighting Human Nutrition without reproducing diagrams from memory.
- Skipping NCERT summary and examplar-style assertion items until a full mock exposes them.
- Treating a high chapter score on an untimed quiz as exam-ready recall.
Frequently asked questions
Is Human Nutrition important for MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB)?
Yes — Human Nutrition carries an official topic weightage of 4.6% in the MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) Biology syllabus, so it is a scoring chapter for aspirants targeting a top rank.
Which class is Human Nutrition from — Std. XI or Std. XII?
Human Nutrition appears in the Std. XI Biology syllabus for MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB).
How many practice questions are available for Human Nutrition?
RankNiti's MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB) question bank has 261 chapter-tagged MCQs for Human Nutrition, drawn from previous-year papers and Balbharati/NCERT-aligned drills.
How should I revise Human Nutrition for MHT-CET Medical/Pharmacy (PCB)?
Start with the Std. XI textbook chapter, list the sub-topics, then solve chapter-mapped MCQs on RankNiti in three rounds — first at your own pace, then timed, and finally under mock-test conditions. This is one of 19 chapters in the Biology syllabus, so budget time proportional to its weightage.