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Topic Pollination
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2017–2024), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 4 years (2017–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2017 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2024
Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree ?
- A Fig ✓
- B Mahua
- C Sandalwood
- D Silk cotton
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
NDA2023
Relationship between a flower and honey-bee will help the flower for/in
- A Faster development
- B Pollination ✓
- C Quick germination of pollen
- D Increase in size
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
NDA2021
In a typical flower, germinating pollen grains pass through several parts of the gynoecium before they reach the ovule. A list of the parts of gynoecium is given below in different combinations. Choose the combination that represents the correct sequence of pollen tube pathway/journey :
- A Style, Stigma, Ovary
- B Stigma, Style, Ovary ✓
- C Pistil, Stigma, Ovary
- D Ovary, Pistil, Style
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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