Botany - The Living World
Practise 11 AIIMS previous year questions on The Living World, compiled from papers spanning 2002 to 2016. 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.
The Living World has been asked in 9 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 11 questions in all. 55% of them were easy, 27% moderate and 18% tough. Most of its questions came from 2016, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 0 questions across 5 papers, about 0 per paper.
The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Diversity in the Living World (4 questions, 36%), What is Living (2 questions, 18%), and Diversity vs Classification (2 questions, 18%) have been asked the most. Diversity in the Living World has produced the most tough questions (1).
- 1Which of the following is the correct scientific name of wheat derived by binominal nomenclature?2016Taxonomy
- 2Assertion: Consciousness is considered as the defining property of living organisms. Reason : All organisms, from the prokaryotes to the mos2016What is Living
- 3Select the correct sequence for Homo erectus.2014Diversity vs Classification
- 4Which of the following is correctly matched without exception in regard to plant classification?2013Diversity vs Classification
- 5Assertion : Complexity of classification increases from kingdom to species. Reason : Common characters increase from kingdom to species.2012Diversity in the Living World
- 6Which of the following features can be said to be a true defining feature of living beings without any exception?2011What is Living
- 7The taxon which includes related species is2010Diversity in the Living World
- 8Match the following columns and select the correct option.2010Diversity in the Living World
- 9Assertion : Among the primates, chimpanzee is the closest relative of the present day humans. Reason : The banding pattern in the autosome n2004Diversity in the Living World
- 10Assertion : In plant tissue culture, somatic embryos can be induced from any plant cell. Reason : Any viable plant cell can differentiate in2003Introduction
- 11Assertion : Systematics is the branch of biology that deals with classification of living organism. Reason : The aim of classification is to2002Taxonomic Categories
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for The Living World?
This chapter includes 11 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2002 to 2016.
2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?
These are AIIMS questions specifically for the The Living World chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is The Living World an important chapter for AIIMS Botany?
The Living World has appeared in 9 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 11 questions across 9 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of The Living World questions in AIIMS?
Of the 11 questions analysed for this chapter, 55% are easy, 27% moderate and 18% tough. 2016 had the most, with 2 questions.
5.Which topics in The Living World should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in The Living World:
- Diversity in the Living World - 4 questions (36%)
- What is Living - 2 questions (18%)
- Diversity vs Classification - 2 questions (18%)
- Diversity in the Living World has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is The Living World's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?
Across all 9 papers analysed, The Living World has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 0.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.