Biology - Plant Kingdom
Practise 4 NEST (NISER) previous year questions on Plant Kingdom, compiled from papers spanning 2014 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty NEST (NISER) tests.
Plant Kingdom has been asked in 3 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers analysed (2011–2026), with 4 questions in all. 0% of them were easy, 100% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2014, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 1 question across 4 papers, about 0.3 per paper.
The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Introduction (2 questions, 50%), Plant Life Cycles (1 question, 25%), and Algae: Thallophytes (1 question, 25%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Algae: Thallophytes (1).
- 1Chloroplasts of certain algal taxa such as Euglenophyta are surrounded by three membranes while, Heterokontophyta and Cryptophyta have four 2024 (Session 1)Algae: Thallophytes
- 2Phylogenetic relationship among plants based on their shared characters is shown in the cladogram below. Identify the plants and in the corr2019 (Session 1)Introduction
- 3During evolution of plants from growth in aquatic habitats to growth on land, which of the following processes would have been important to 2014Introduction
- 4In plant growth and development, which of the following sequence of events is correct?2014Plant Life Cycles
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Plant Kingdom?
This chapter includes 4 questions compiled from NEST (NISER) papers spanning 2014 to 2024.
2.Are these questions only from NEST (NISER), or from other exams too?
These are NEST (NISER) questions specifically for the Plant Kingdom chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Plant Kingdom an important chapter for NEST (NISER) Biology?
Plant Kingdom has appeared in 3 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers covered here, with 4 questions across 3 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Plant Kingdom questions in NEST (NISER)?
Of the 4 questions analysed for this chapter, 0% are easy, 100% moderate and 0% tough. 2014 had the most, with 2 questions.
5.Which topics in Plant Kingdom should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Plant Kingdom:
- Introduction - 2 questions (50%)
- Plant Life Cycles - 1 question (25%)
- Algae: Thallophytes - 1 question (25%)
6.Is Plant Kingdom's weightage in NEST (NISER) going up or down?
Across all 3 papers analysed, Plant Kingdom has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.3 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.