AIIMS 2018 Botany Interphase MCQ Question

Interphase is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division and is divided into three distinct stages: G₁ (Gap 1), S (Synthesis), and G₂ (Gap 2). During G₁, the cell grows and synthesizes proteins, in S phase, DNA is replicated, and in G₂, further growth occurs and the cell prepares for mitosis. Options B, C, and D refer to processes or stages that occur after interphase; mitosis (B) is the actual division of the nucleus, while option C describes the stages of mitosis itself, and option D refers to cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm that follows mitosis.