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Biology Previous Year Questions

Practice Biology previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

5Papers
5Years
75Questions
2Topics

Biology question pattern

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Questions by year

Year-wise coverage for Biology. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.

Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Not classified 75 100%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

Multiple Choices 75 100%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Biology
75 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Botany
51 Qs
Zoology
24 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Principles Of Inheritance And Variation
10 Qs
Molecular Basis Of Inheritance
5 Qs
Human Health And Diseases
5 Qs
Biotechnology Principles And Processes
5 Qs
Cell Cycle And Cell Division
4 Qs
Animal Kingdom
4 Qs
Photosynthesis In Higher Plants
3 Qs
Locomotion And Movement
3 Qs
Ecosystem
3 Qs
Respiration In Plants
3 Qs
Cell The Unit Of Life
3 Qs
Biomolecules
3 Qs
Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants
3 Qs
Mineral Nutrition
2 Qs
Digestion And Absorption
2 Qs
Organisms And Populations
2 Qs
Excretory Products And Their Elimination
2 Qs
Anatomy Of Flowering Plants
2 Qs
Breathing And Exchange Of Gases
2 Qs
Reproduction In Organisms
1 Qs
Microbes In Human Welfare
1 Qs
Morphology Of Flowering Plants
1 Qs
Neural Control And Coordination
1 Qs
Body Fluids And Its Circulation
1 Qs
Chemical Coordination And Integration
1 Qs
Biodiversity And Conservation
1 Qs
Structural Organisation In Animals
1 Qs
Human Reproduction
1 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

IAT IISER 2025
15 Qs
IAT IISER 2024
15 Qs
IAT IISER 2023
15 Qs
IAT IISER 2022
15 Qs
IAT IISER 2020
15 Qs

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Included previous year papers

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PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
IAT IISER 2025202515View paper
IAT IISER 2024202415View paper
IAT IISER 2023202315View paper
IAT IISER 2022202215View paper
IAT IISER 2020202015View paper

Sample previous year questions

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1
2020 · Biology · Botany · Cell Cycle And Cell Division
IAT IISER 2020

$$\text { Match the human cell types or (column I) to the number of chromatids (column II) }$$

Column I Column II
(a) Col\(G_2 \text { phase cells }
\)
(i) 46
(b) $$
G_1 \text { phase cells }
$$
(ii) 92
(c) Spermatogonia (pre-replication)
(iii) 23
(d) Ovum
A
a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iii
B
$a-i i, b-i, c-i, d-i i i$
C
a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iii
D
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iii
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2
2022 · Biology · Botany · Cell Cycle And Cell Division
IAT IISER 2022

Let ' $X$ ' be the perpendicular distance from the centromere of each chromosome to the equatorial plane of a human cell. Which of the following stages of the cell cycle is most likely to have the HIGHEST average value of $X^{\prime}$ ?

A
Early anaphase
B
Early metaphase
C
Late anaphase
D
Metaphase
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3
2023 · Biology · Botany · Biomolecules
IAT IISER 2023

Match the biomolecules given in Column I with their corresponding chemical nature given in Column II.

Column I Column II
P. Insulin (i) Secondary metabolite
Q. Inulin (ii) Homopolymer
R. Lectin (iii) Quaternary ammonium derivative
S. Lecithin (iv) Hetropolymer
A
P-(i); Q-(iii); R-(ii); S-(iv)
B
P-(ii); Q-(iv); R-(iii); S-(i)
C
P-(iii); Q-(i); R-(iv); S-(ii)
D
P-(iv); Q-(ii); R-(i); S-(iii)
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4
2024 · Biology · Botany · Biotechnology Principles And Processes
IAT IISER 2024

Which of the following plasmid vectors can be used for cloning of a gene, with restriction enzymes BamHI and EcoRI, and ampicillin-containing nutrient agar for selection? [Ori - origin of replication; $\mathrm{Amp}^R$ - gene for ampicillin resistance]

A
IAT (IISER) 2024 Biology - Biotechnology: Principles and Processes Question 5 English Option 1
B
IAT (IISER) 2024 Biology - Biotechnology: Principles and Processes Question 5 English Option 2
C
IAT (IISER) 2024 Biology - Biotechnology: Principles and Processes Question 5 English Option 3
D
IAT (IISER) 2024 Biology - Biotechnology: Principles and Processes Question 5 English Option 4
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5
2025 · Biology · Botany · Biomolecules
IAT IISER 2025

Which one of the following options describes a triglyceride?

A

Three fatty acid chains linked to a molecule of glycerol

B

Three glycerol molecules linked to a fatty acid chain

C

Three saturated fatty acid chains linked to a molecule of cholesterol

D

Three glyceride molecules linked to a molecule of phospholipid

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6
2020 · Biology · Botany · Mineral Nutrition
IAT IISER 2020
Which of the following processes increases the uptake of water and minerals by roots in legumes?
A
Active uptake by xylem
B
Pumping through plasmodesmata
C
Pumping through cortical cells
D
Formation of mycorrhizae
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