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Topic Plant classification
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 5 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → EPFO 2020 → NDA 2021 → CISF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 6) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2025
Which one of the following category of plants has naked seeds that are not enclosed by ovary walls ?
- A Angiosperms
- B Gymnosperms ✓
- C Pteridophytes
- D Bryophytes
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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NDA2021
How are evergreen plants with woody stems having naked seed classified ?
- A Angiosperms
- B Monocotyledons
- C Pteridophytes
- D Gymnosperms ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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CDS2020
Under the Kingdom Plantae, which of the following individuals are predominantly aquatic?
- A Bryophytes
- B Algae ✓
- C Pteridophyta
- D Gymnosperms
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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