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Botany - Plant Kingdom

Practise 33 AIIMS previous year questions on Plant Kingdom, compiled from papers spanning 2002 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AIIMS tests.

Plant Kingdom has been asked in 14 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 33 questions in all. 55% of them were easy, 21% moderate and 24% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 4 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 9 questions across 5 papers, about 1.8 per paper.

The chapter's 7 topics are not weighted equally: Pteridophytes (9 questions, 27%), Algae: Thallophytes (6 questions, 18%), and Angiosperms (6 questions, 18%) have been asked the most. Pteridophytes has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1Assertion : Heterospory and retention of female gametophyte are responsible for origin of seed habit in Selaginella sp. Reason : Psilotum . 26 May, 2019Pteridophytes
  2. 2Which of the following are homosporous?25 May, 2019Pteridophytes
  3. 3Identify the given diagrams.25 May, 2019Algae: Thallophytes
  4. 4Select the incorrect statement.27 May, 2018Angiosperms
  5. 5Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.27 May, 2018Angiosperms
  6. 6Assertion : Red algae contribute in producing coral reefs. Reason: Some red algae secrete and deposit calcium carbonate over their walls.26 May, 2018Algae: Thallophytes
  7. 7Assertion : Petroplants produce large amount of latex. Reason: The latex contains long chain hydrocarbons.26 May, 2018Introduction
  8. 8Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.2017Bryophytes
  9. 9Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory.2017Pteridophytes
  10. 10Which of the following are homosporous pteridophytes? I. Selaginella II. Lycopodium III. Salvinia IV. Equisetum2016Pteridophytes
  11. 11Assertion : Sphagnum is slowly carbonised, compressed and fossilised over thousands of years to produce a dark spongy mass called peat. Reas2016Bryophytes
  12. 12Which of the following genera is associated with coralloid roots?2015Gymnosperms
  13. 13Match the following and select the correct option.2015Pteridophytes
  14. 14Which of the following groups of algae produces algin?2015Algae: Thallophytes
  15. 15What is the correct sequence of the formation of female gametophyte in angiosperms?2015Angiosperms
  16. 16Which of the given genera is homosporous?2014Gymnosperms
  17. 17Assertion : The leaves in gymosperms are welladapted to withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and wind. Reason: Unlike bryophytes and 2014Gymnosperms
  18. 18Match Column - I with Column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below2013Pteridophytes
  19. 19Which statement is correct regarding mosses ?2011Pteridophytes
  20. 20Assertion : In angiosperms, transport of food and water is more efficient than gymnosperms and pteridophytes. Reason : In angiosperms longit2011Angiosperms
  21. 21Gametophyte and sporophyte are independent of each other in which of the following groups?2010Angiosperms
  22. 22Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.2008Gymnosperms
  23. 23Assertion : The primary protenema of moss by death and decay of cells may break into fragments. Reason : Each fragment gives rise to leafy g2008Algae: Thallophytes
  24. 24Which among the following is a rootless plant?2007Bryophytes
  25. 25Assertion : Algae and fungi are classified as thallophytes. Reason : They both are autotrophs.2007Introduction
  26. 26Assertion : Conifer trees produce a large quantity of wind borne pollen grains. Reason : The pollen grains have wings.2007Pteridophytes
  27. 27Which of the following is the largest root parasite?2004Gymnosperms
  28. 28Mossess and ferns are found in moist and shady places because both2004Angiosperms
  29. 29Assertion : Red algae contribute in producing coral reefs. Reason : Some red algae secrete and deposit calcium carbonate over their walls.2004Algae: Thallophytes
  30. 30The plant part which consists of two generations, one within the other, is2003Plant Life Cycles
  31. 31Algae are useful because they2002Algae: Thallophytes
  32. 32The plant body of moss (Funaria) is2002Bryophytes
  33. 33Elater mechanism for seed dispersal is exhibited by2002Pteridophytes

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Plant Kingdom?

This chapter includes 33 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2002 to 2019.

2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?

These are AIIMS questions specifically for the Plant Kingdom chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Plant Kingdom an important chapter for AIIMS Botany?

Plant Kingdom has appeared in 14 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 33 questions across 16 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Plant Kingdom questions in AIIMS?

Of the 33 questions analysed for this chapter, 55% are easy, 21% moderate and 24% tough. 2018 had the most, with 4 questions.

5.Which topics in Plant Kingdom should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Plant Kingdom:

  • Pteridophytes - 9 questions (27%)
  • Algae: Thallophytes - 6 questions (18%)
  • Angiosperms - 6 questions (18%)
  • Pteridophytes has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Plant Kingdom's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?

Across all 16 papers analysed, Plant Kingdom has averaged about 2.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.8 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.