NEET UG · Biology · Class 11
Morphology of Flowering Plants: NEET previous year questions
28 questions in ten years of NEET, asked in 10 of 10 years. Here is what this chapter tests and how.
- Asked in 10 years
- 28
- 10 of 10 papers
- 10-year average
- 2.7
- a paper · 3.2 since 2024 +0.7
- Typical range
- 2–4
- questions a paper; fewest 1, most 4
- Weighted estimate
- 3.0
- model, recent papers count more · about 12 marks
- Typical range (fact)
- 10-year average (fact)
- Weighted estimate (model)
Typical range: questions per paper in the middle eight of the ten papers, leaving out the single highest and lowest year (about the 10th to 90th percentile), each paper scaled to 180 questions. The ten-year average and the range are historical fact. The weighted estimate is a model: each paper's share, with recent papers counting more (half-life three years), and dropped syllabus removed. It is a guide to effort, not a forecast.
What to do
How to spend time on Morphology of Flowering Plants
Priority
Among the chapters that held the first half of all NEET questions in ten years. How bands are set
- Past questions
- 28in 10 of 10 papers
- Study plan gives it
- 20 hover 12 months; 15 h over 6
Ideas asked most often
- Placentation Patterns2×
- Zygomorphic Flower Examples2×
- Stamen Cohesion Types2×
- Stem Thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea2×
- Respiratory Roots (Pneumatophores)2×
296 of the 327 ideas in Lumi’s map of this chapter have not been asked or touched in ten years. New questions often come from ideas like these, so learn the whole chapter, not just the list above.
Questions per year
Kind of question
SHARE OF 10 YEARS- Recall68%
- Match the lists14%
- Concept4%
- Application4%
- Two statements4%
- Assertion–reason4%
- Figure-based4%
Most common asks: identify example of a plant feature (5); identify ovary position in example flower (2); identify plant group with a structure (1).
Profile
This chapter in numbers
Where it ranks, how steady it is, and what it costs to study.
- Rank, all NEET chapters
- #18
- of 80 by weighted estimate
- Rank in Biology
- #14
- of 32 chapters
- Share of the paper
- 1.5%
- ten-year average
- Busiest year
- 2017
- 4 questions
- Year to year
- Steady
- varies by about 0.8 questions
- Long-run direction
- +0.07
- questions per paper, per year
- Easy questions
- 46%
- 67% of ideas rated hard
- With a figure
- 4%
- graph, diagram or structure
- Botany / Zoology
- 28 / 0
- questions by section
- Study time
- 20 h
- 15 h on a 6-month plan
- Marks per study hour
- 0.61
- #27 of 80 chapters
- Foundation for others
- 32%
- of its ideas are used in other chapters
Difficulty, year by year
Each question rated easy, medium or hard against NCERT.
- 20174
- 20182
- 20191
- 20203
- 20212
- 20223
- 20233
- 20244
- 20253
- 20263
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
What it asks you to do
SHARE OF QUESTIONS- Recall82%
- Application7%
- Concept7%
- Figure reading4%
Coverage
How much of the chapter NEET has used
We split the chapter into 327 ideas. In ten years NEET built a question around 19 of them. Most of the chapter has never been asked, which is why learning it whole beats memorising past questions.
- Asked as the main idea
- 19
- Touched on in a question
- 12
- Never asked
- 296
Topics
What repeats, topic by topic
Questions per topic in each year's paper. Topics that come every year are worth learning first.
- Flower Structure · Every year19112123432
- Root Morphology · Due again5221
- Stem Modifications · Now and then211
- Floral Formulae and Plant Families · Gone quiet11
- Leaf Venation and Phyllotaxy · New since 202411
| Topic | 2017 | ’18 | 2019 | ’20 | 2021 | ’22 | 2023 | ’24 | 2025 | ’26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower StructureEvery year | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Root MorphologyDue again | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Stem ModificationsNow and then | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Floral Formulae and Plant FamiliesGone quiet | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Leaf Venation and PhyllotaxyNew since 2024 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 |
Flower Structure
Expect a one-line factual recall item about Flower Structure. Past framings centre on: identify example of a plant feature; identify ovary position in example flower.
Drill down
Topic, idea, question
Open a topic to see every idea NEET tested inside it, then open an idea to read the questions. Each row shows its ten papers.
16 ideas inside
- Repeated2 · 11%
- Repeated2 · 11%
- Repeated2 · 11%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
- 1 · 5%
Squares are the ten papers, 2017 to 2026; darker means more questions. Share is of the level above.
Ideas
The exact ideas NEET has asked
Inside the topics, 23 different ideas were tested. These came more than once, or are new since 2024.
- Placentation Patterns2×
identify placentation type
- Zygomorphic Flower Examples2×
identify example of a plant feature
- Stamen Cohesion Types2×
distinguish families by a floral feature
- Stem Thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea2×
count correct statements on plant modifications
- Respiratory Roots (Pneumatophores)2×
identify plant group with a structure
- Adhesion of StamensNew1×
count correct statements on plant family features
- Types of PhyllotaxyNew1×
definition recall
- Aleurone Layer of Cereal GrainsNew1×
identify structure by description
- Floral Symmetry TypesNew1×
statement i/ii on floral formula
- Actinomorphic Flower ExamplesNew1×
identify example of a plant feature
- Cohesion of StamensNew1×
match list on stamen types and examples
- Ovary Position and WhorlsNew1×
identify ovary position from flower diagram
- Marginal Placentation ExampleNew1×
match list on flower features and examples
Every question
Morphology of Flowering Plants questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper.
NEET 20263 questions
- Q105Phyllotaxy is the pattern of arrangement of _________.One-line MCQ
- Q113Which of the following are characteristic features of Solanaceae family? (a) Flowers are bisexual and actinomorphic (b) Calyx have five…Other
- Q120Match List-I with List-II. List-I | List-II A. Marginal placentation | I. Argemone B. Axile placentation | II. Tomato C. Parietal…Match the lists
NEET 20253 questions
- Q104Given below are two statements : Statement I : In a floral formula ⊕ stands for zygomorphic nature of the flower, and …Two statements
- Q124In the seeds of cereals, the outer covering of endosperm separates the embryo by a protein-rich layer called :One-line MCQ
- Q155Which of the following is an example of a zygomorphic flower?One-line MCQ
NEET 20244 questions
- Q102Identify the type of flowers based on the position of calyx, corolla and androecium with respect to the ovary from the given figures (a)…Figure-based · figure
- Q105Which of the following is an example of actinomorphic flower?One-line MCQ
- Q137Match List I with List II List I (Types of Stamens) | List II (Example) A. Monoadelphous | I. Citrus B. Diadelphous | II. Pea C.…Match the lists
- Q143Match List I with List II List I | List II A. Rose | I. Twisted aestivation B. Pea | II. Perigynous flower C. Cotton | III. Drupe D. Mango…Match the lists
NEET 20233 questions
- Q114Family Fabaceae differs from Solanaceae and Liliaceae. With respect to the stamens, pick out the characteristics specific to family…One-line MCQ
- Q129Axile placentation is observed inOne-line MCQ
- Q145Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R : Assertion A : A flower is defined…Assertion–reason
NEET 20223 questions
- Q108Identify the correct set of statements : (a) The leaflets are modified into pointed hard thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea (b) Axillary…Other
- Q116The flowers are Zygomorphic in : (a) Mustard (b) Gulmohar (c) Cassia (d) Datura (e) Chilly Choose the correct answer from the options…Other
- Q135Which one of the following plants shows vexillary aestivation and diadelphous stamens ?One-line MCQ
NEET 20212 questions
- Q111Diadelphous stamens are found in :One-line MCQ
- Q141Match Column - I with Column - II. Column - I | Column - II (a) % ⚥ | (i) Brassicaceae (b) ⊕…Match the lists
NEET 20203 questions
- Q3The roots that originate from the base of the stem are :One-line MCQ
- Q20Ray florets have :One-line MCQ
- Q58The ovary is half inferior in :One-line MCQ
NEET 20191 question
- Q138Placentation, in which ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or in peripheral part, is :One-line MCQ
NEET 20182 questions
- Q126Pneumatophores occur inOne-line MCQ
- Q129Sweet potato is a modifiedOne-line MCQ
NEET 20174 questions
- Q118Root hairs develop from the region of :One-line MCQ
- Q119Coconut fruit is a :One-line MCQ
- Q120Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to :One-line MCQ
- Q150In Bougainvillea thorns are the modifications of :One-line MCQ
Questions from the official NEET UG papers published by NTA (CBSE before 2019). Topic and idea tags, counts and notes are Lumi’s.