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Topic Vegetative propagation
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 1 years (2024–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2024 → GEO 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
In which one among the following the vegetative propagation takes place through Eye Buds ?
- A Potato ✓
- B Ginger
- C Onion
- D Sugarcane
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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GEO2024
Which one of the following is the technique of joining parts of two plants to form a composite plant ?
- A Layering
- B Grafting ✓
- C Cutting
- D Budding
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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