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Plant Systematics - Life Sciences Previous Year Questions

Practice Plant Systematics - Life Sciences previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

15Papers
15Years
20Questions
1Topics

Plant Systematics question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Medium 12 60%
Easy 8 40%

Question type distribution

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

MCQ 17 85%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 2 10%
MSQ 1 5%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Life Sciences
20 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Plant Systematics
20 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Plant Classification and Nomenclature
10 Qs
Plant Families and Diversity
9 Qs
Phylogenetics and Molecular Taxonomy
1 Qs

Paper coverage

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

Life Sciences (XL) 2026
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2025
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2024
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2020
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2018
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2017
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2016
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2015
2 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2013
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2012
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2011
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2010
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2009
2 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2008
3 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2007
2 Qs

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Plant Classification and Nomenclature

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10 questions8 papers8 years

Plant Families and Diversity

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9 questions8 papers8 years

Phylogenetics and Molecular Taxonomy

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1 questions1 papers1 years

Included previous year papers

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PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
Life Sciences (XL) 202620261View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 202520251View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 202420241View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 202020201View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201820181View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201720171View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201620161View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201520152View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201320131View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201220121View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201120111View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 201020101View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 200920092View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 200820083View paper
Life Sciences (XL) 200720072View paper

Sample previous year questions

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2007 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature
Life Sciences (XL) 2007
Find out the correct statements for Linnaeus system of classification.
P   It is also known as artificial-sexual system of classification
Q   It was published in the name of “Genera Plantarum”
R   In this system plants belonging to widely distant natural groups are placed under one order of a class
S   In this system Gymnospermae and Angiospermae are placed in two taxa of equal ranks
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2008 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Families and Diversity
Life Sciences (XL) 2008
Oryza sativa and Michelia champaca belong to the following families. P Gramineae and Chenopodiaceae Q Brassicaceae and Malvaceae R Gramineae and Magnoliaceae S Cyperaceae and Myristicaceae
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2009 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature
Life Sciences (XL) 2009
Floral formula is a method of describing a plant specimen in which the morphological characters are represented by symbols. Identify the correct matches :
Group IGroup II
P. [Symbol]1. Zygomorphic
Q. [Symbol]2. Male flower
R. [Symbol]3. Epipetalous
S. [Symbol]4. Actinomorphic
5. Superior ovary
6. Inferior ovary
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2010 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature
Life Sciences (XL) 2010
In the arrangement of floral parts in a bud, identify the INCORRECT statement
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2011 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature
Life Sciences (XL) 2011
Identify the CORRECT statements for phylogenetic systems of classification
P. The most popular phylogenetic systems of classification is that of George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker and was published in ‘Genera Plantarum’
Q. A true phylogenetic system of classification was proposed by Adlof Engler and was published in ‘Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien’
R. The phylogenetic system of classification proposed by John Hutchinson was appeared in ‘The Families of Flowering Plants’
S. The origin of dicot from primitive monocot was proposed by Arthur Cronquist in his book ‘Systema Naturae’
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2012 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Families and Diversity
Life Sciences (XL) 2012
With respect to adhesion and cohesion of stamens, identify the INCORRECT statements.
P. Adnation of stamens to petals is described as epipetalous stamens
Q. In Calotropis, stamens and carpels are united to form gynostegium
R. In syngenesious stamens, filaments are united to form a bundle while the anthers are free
S. Synandrous stamens found in Cucurbita represent the union of filaments as well as anthers
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