NEET UG · Biology · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Anther, Ovule and Embryo Sac Development: NEET previous year questions
11 questions in ten years of NEET, in 8 of 10 papers. Pattern: Every year. Here is how it is asked and which ideas come back.
- Asked in 10 years
- 11
- about 1.1 per paper
- Years asked
- 8/10
- last asked 2026
- Weighted estimate
- 1.1
- model; history: 1.1 a paper on average, typically 0–2
Key findings
- 01
Asked in 8 of 10 papers, 11 questions in all: #62 of 204 topics by ten-year total. It comes back every 1.3 years on average.
- 02
90% of its questions since 2018 tested an idea never asked before; none repeated an idea from the year before.
- 03
The most repeated idea is Structure of the Mature Embryo Sac, asked 2 times (2021, 2025), usually as “identify structure composition”.
- 04
NEET has asked 0 of the 11 ideas in this topic; 0 have never been asked, directly or indirectly.
- 05
Mostly asked as one-line MCQ (55%); 45% easy, 0% hard, and up from 1.0 to 1.3 questions a paper since 2024.
Questions per year
- Up to 2023
- 1.0
- per paper
- Since 2024
- 1.3
- +0.4
- Usual gap
- 1.3 yrs
- between papers asking it
- Swing
- ±0.8
- questions, year to year
Revise first
Structure of the Mature Embryo Sac (2021 2025); Structure of the Anther (2026); Development of the Embryo Sac (2025)
How it is asked
Difficulty, format and skill
Across all 11 questions on Anther, Ovule and Embryo Sac Development since 2017.
Difficulty
QUESTIONS- Easy5 · 45%
- Medium6 · 55%
- Hard0 · 0%
Format
SHARE- One-line MCQ · 6 Q55%
- Assertion–reason · 2 Q18%
- Numerical · 1 Q9%
- Figure-based · 1 Q9%
- Other · 1 Q9%
Skill tested
SHARE- Recall · 6 Q55%
- Concept · 3 Q27%
- Multi-step · 1 Q9%
- Figure reading · 1 Q9%
Repeats
New idea, or one asked before?
Each column is a paper. Blue questions tested an idea NEET had not asked before; navy ones went back to an idea from an earlier paper. 2017 is the first paper, so everything in it counts as new.
- Idea asked for the first time
- Idea asked in an earlier paper
Coverage of the topic
NEET has asked 0 of the 11 ideas in this topic. 0 have never been asked yet.
- Asked directly0 · 0%
- Touched inside another question11 · 100%
- Never asked0 · 0%
Ideas come from Lumi’s syllabus map of NCERT. A never-asked idea is not a safe skip: most new questions come from exactly these.
Drill down
Idea, year, question
Every idea NEET tested in this topic, with its ten papers. Open one to read the questions.
- Repeated2 · 18%
- 2025 · Q127Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : A typical…
mediumAssertion–reason
- 2021 · Q102A typical angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is :
easyOne-line MCQNew idea
- 2025 · Q127
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
- 1 · 9%
Squares are the ten papers, 2017 to 2026; darker means more questions. Share is of the level above.
Ideas
Every idea inside this topic
10 different ideas were tested; 1 came more than once.
- Structure of the Mature Embryo Sac2×
identify structure composition
Assertion–reason · 6% next - Structure of the Anther1×
definition recall
One-line MCQ · 6% next - Development of the Embryo Sac1×
numerical
Numerical · 6% next - Microsporangium Wall and Tapetum1×
assertion-reason on plant reproductive anatomy
Assertion–reason · 6% next - True and False Fruits1×
identify labelled part in diagram
Figure-based · 4% next - Gametophyte and Sporophyte in Angiosperms1×
count correct items for a concept
Other · 4% next - Structure of the Ovule1×
identify labelled part of ovule
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Seed Structure and Perisperm1×
identify seed structure from description
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Pollen Wall and Sporopollenin1×
identify substance by property
One-line MCQ · 4% next - Megasporogenesis and Functional Megaspore1×
identify structure formed from a precursor
One-line MCQ · 4% next
Chance next is the historical rate at which an idea with this record came back in the following paper. It is low for every idea, which is why learning the topic beats memorising past questions. All repeated ideas
Every question
Anther, Ovule and Embryo Sac Development questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper, with the idea it tested.
NEET 20261 question
- Q151How many theca are present in each lobe of a typical bilobed angiosperm anther ?
Idea: Structure of the Anther
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20253 questions
- Q127Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : A typical…
Idea: Structure of the Mature Embryo Sac
MediumAssertion–reason - Q153Given below are two statements; One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Cells of the…
Idea: Microsporangium Wall and Tapetum
New ideaMediumAssertion–reason - Q154How many meiotic and mitotic divisions need to occur for the development of a mature female gametophyte from the megaspore mother cell in…
Idea: Development of the Embryo Sac
New ideaMediumNumerical
NEET 20221 question
- Q150Which part of the fruit, labelled in the given figure makes it a false fruit ?
Idea: True and False Fruits
New ideaMediumFigure-based · figure
NEET 20211 question
- Q102A typical angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is :
Idea: Structure of the Mature Embryo Sac
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20202 questions
- Q12The plant parts which consist of two generations - one within the other : (a) Pollen grains inside the anther (b) Germinated pollen grain…
Idea: Gametophyte and Sporophyte in Angiosperms
New ideaMediumOther - Q88The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle at :
Idea: Structure of the Ovule
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20191 question
- Q128Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as :
Idea: Seed Structure and Perisperm
New ideaMediumOne-line MCQ
NEET 20181 question
- Q110Which of the following has proved helpful in preserving pollen as fossils ?
Idea: Pollen Wall and Sporopollenin
New ideaEasyOne-line MCQ
NEET 20171 question
- Q146Functional megaspore in an angiosperm develops into :
Idea: Megasporogenesis and Functional Megaspore
EasyOne-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.