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Plant hormones

Asked 3 times in CDS over 8 years (2017–2025), peaking in 2025.
3
PYQs
1
Exams
3
Years active
2017–2025
Span
2025
Peak
3/3
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CDS — 3 of 3 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2025
  • Recurs across 3 years (2017–2025)

Across exams

CDS · 3

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Which one among the following is not a plant hormone ?
  1. A Gibberellins
  2. B Abscisic acid
  3. C Auxins
  4. D Thyroxine ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
CDS2021
A student was doing an experiment on increasing the cell division among plants. She asked her supervisor to suggest the specific plant hormone for the same. Had you been her supervisor, which plant hormone would you suggest?
  1. A Abscisic acid
  2. B Gibberellins
  3. C Cytokinin ✓
  4. D Auxin
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
CDS2017
The plant growth regulators are small, simple molecules of diverse chemical composition. They are
  1. A carbohydrates, fats and proteins
  2. B indole compounds, adenine derivatives, carotenoids and terpenes ✓
  3. C fatty acids, glucose and vitamins
  4. D vitamin C, vitamin D and glucose
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health

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