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Botany - The Living World

Practise 10 JIPMER previous year questions on The Living World, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2017. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JIPMER tests.

The Living World has been asked in 0 of the 19 years of JIPMER papers analysed (2001–2019), with 10 questions in all. 70% of them were easy, 20% moderate and 10% tough. Most of its questions came from 2019, with 0 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 0 questions across 5 papers, about 0 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Taxonomic Categories (5 questions, 50%), Taxonomical Aids (2 questions, 20%), and Diversity in the Living World (2 questions, 20%) have been asked the most. Taxonomic Categories has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of2017Taxonomical Aids
  2. 2A horse and a donkey can breed to produce mule which is an infertile animal. The infertility is because horse and donkey belong to different2016Taxonomic Categories
  3. 3Organisms who are able to freely interbreed producing fertile offsprings and having similar blue print for making these organisms are referr2015Taxonomic Categories
  4. 4Match the following entities of column I with their respective orders of column II and choose the correct combination form the option.2013Taxonomic Categories
  5. 5The basic unit of classification is2011Taxonomic Categories
  6. 6Ruminants belong to order2010Taxonomic Categories
  7. 7Thigmotaxis is not shown by2009What is Living
  8. 8Sertoli cells are found in testis. These cells are2008Diversity in the Living World
  9. 9Systema Naturae was written by2008Diversity in the Living World
  10. 10One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that2007Taxonomical Aids

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for The Living World?

This chapter includes 10 questions compiled from JIPMER papers spanning 2007 to 2017.

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

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

3.Is The Living World an important chapter for JIPMER Botany?

The Living World has appeared in 9 of the 16 years of JIPMER papers covered here, with 10 questions across 9 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of The Living World questions in JIPMER?

Of the 10 questions analysed for this chapter, 70% are easy, 20% moderate and 10% tough. 2019 had the most, with 0 questions.

5.Which topics in The Living World should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in The Living World:

  • Taxonomic Categories - 5 questions (50%)
  • Taxonomical Aids - 2 questions (20%)
  • Diversity in the Living World - 2 questions (20%)
  • Taxonomic Categories has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is The Living World's weightage in JIPMER going up or down?

Across all 9 papers analysed, The Living World has averaged about 1.1 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.