Plant Kingdom
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
| Year | Questions | Papers | Avg / paper | Weightage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.97% ▼ 67.9% vs last year |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9.26% ▲ 251.9% vs last year |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.63% ▼ 44.7% vs last year |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.76% ▲ 24.8% vs last year |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.82% ▼ 42.7% vs last year |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.67% ▲ 11.1% vs last year |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.00% ▲ 59% vs last year |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.77% ▲ 3.8% vs last year |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.64% ▼ 48.2% vs last year |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7.02% ▲ 101.8% vs last year |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.48% ▼ 5.2% vs last year |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.67% ▼ 58.9% vs last year |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8.93% ▲ 10.1% vs last year |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 8.11% ▲ 67% vs last year |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 4.85% ▼ 33.4% vs last year |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 7.29% ▲ 118.8% vs last year |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 3.33% ▼ 68.9% vs last year |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10.71% ▲ 96.4% vs last year |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.45% ▼ 44.4% vs last year |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9.80% ▲ 92.8% vs last year |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.08% ▲ 60.2% vs last year |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.17% ▼ 41.8% vs last year |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.45% ▼ 51.7% vs last year |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11.29% ▲ 261.3% vs last year |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.12% ▲ 84.4% vs last year |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.69% ▼ 69.5% vs last year |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.56% |
⚠ 1 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).
Select the mismatch
- Cycas – Dioecious
- Salvinia – Heterosporous
- Equisetum – Homosporous
- Pinus – Dioecious
Life cycles of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are
- diplontic, haplodiplontic
- haplodiplontic, diplontic
- haplodiplontic, haplontic
- haplontic, diplontic
Select the correct statement
- Sequoia is one of the tallest trees.
- The leaves of gymnosperms are not well adapted to extremes of climate.
- Gymnosperms are both homosporous and heterosporous.
- Salvinia, Ginkgo and Pinus all are gymnosperms.
In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires
- birds
- water
- wind
- insects.
Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme environmental conditions because of
- broad hardy leaves
- superficial stomata
- thick cuticle
- presence of vessels.
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
- Algae increase the level of dissolved oxygen in the immediate environment.
- Algin is obtained from red algae, and carrageenan from brown algae.
- Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria.
- Laminaria and Sargassum are used as food.
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
- Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food.
- Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae.
- Algin and carrageenan are products of algae.
- Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria.
In which of the following, gametophyte is not independent free living?
- Pteris
- Pinus
- Funaria
- Marchantia
Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements.
- A, D and E
- B, C and E
- A, C and D
- B, C and D
Male gametes are flagellated in
- Ectocarpus
- Spirogyra
- Polysiphonia
- Anabaena.
Which one of the following is wrong about Chara?
- Upper oogonium and lower round antheridium
- Globule and nucule present on the same plant
- Upper antheridium and lower oogonium
- Globule is male reproductive structure
Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?
- Marchantia
- Riccia
- Funaria
- Sphagnum
Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in
- Pteris
- Funaria
- Lilium
- Pinus.
Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?
- Sargassum
- Ectocarpus
- Ulothrix
- Spirogyra
An alga which can be employed as food for human being is :
- Polysiphonia
- Chlorella
- Ulothrix
- Spirogyra
Select the wrong statement
- In Oomycetes, female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and non-motile.
- Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamy.
- Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour.
- Anisogametes differ either in structure, function or behaviour.
Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
- Volvox
- Fucus
- Chlamydomonas
- Spirogyra.
Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of
- upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant
- upper oogonium and lower antheridium on the same plant
- antheridiophore and archegoniophore on the same plant
- stamen and carpel on the same plant.
Read the following statements (A – E) and answer the question which follows them. How many of the above statements are correct?
- Three
- Four
- One
- Two
Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of :
- Cycas
- Psilotum
- Pinus
- Equisetum
Syngamy can occur outside the body of the organism in
- mosses
- algae
- ferns
- Fungi
What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
- Presence of archegonia
- Well developed vascular tissues
- Independent gametophyte
- Independent sporophyte
Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
- Spirogyra - Motile gametes
- Sargassum - Chlorophyll
- Basidiomycetes - Puffballs
- Nostoc - Water blooms
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
- Ginkgo – Archegonia
- Salvinia – Prothallus
- Viroids – RNA
- Mustard – Synergids
Read the following five statements (A – E) and answer as asked next to them. How many of the above statements are correct?
- Two
- Three
- Four
- One
Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
- Diplontic life cycle
- Members of Kingdom Plantae
- Mode of Nutrition
- Multiplication by fragmentation
Which one of the following is a correct statement?
- Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.
- In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living.
- Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.
- Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.