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Plant Kingdom & Classification: BPSC & UPPCS Prelims PYQs

17 previous-year questions on Plant Kingdom & Classification. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 71st BPSC Prelims 2025

   Who was first to use the characteristics of vascular tissues in the classification of plants?

   1. AEngler and Prantl
   2. BBentham and Hooker
   3. CA.P. de Candolle
   4. DMore than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

   In which organisms does spore formation occur as a mode of reproduction?

   1. AFungi
   2. BAlgae
   3. CYeast
   4. DFern
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. UPPSC Prelims 2024

   Which of the following is the correct order of plant species from higher to lower order?

   1. AOrder - Class - Phylum - Plant Kingdom
   2. BClass - Plant Kingdom - Phylum - Order
   3. CClass - Phylum - Order - Plant Kingdom
   4. DPlant Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023

   In lichen, a chlorophyll-containing partner, _______ live together.

   1. Aalgae and a fungus
   2. Bfungus and a bacterium
   3. Calga and a virus
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023

   Which of the following is not a correct match?

   1. APetiole: Attaches leaf to stem
   2. BThick, hard stem with branching near base: Tree
   3. CWeak stem which cannot stand upright: Creeper
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. UPPSC Prelims 2023

   Which of the following is an insectivorous plant?

   1. ANyctanthes
   2. BNelumbo
   3. CNicotiana
   4. DNepenthes
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   Fungi are plants that lack

   1. Acarbon dioxide
   2. Bchlorophyll
   3. Csunlight
   4. Doxygen
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   Pine, Fir, Spruce, Cedar, Larch and Cypress are famous timber-yielding plants of which several also occur widely in the hilly regions of India. All these belong to

   1. Agymnosperm
   2. Bmonocotyledons
   3. Cdicotyledons
   4. Dangiosperm
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. UPPSC Prelims 2021

   Tapa cloth is obtained from the plants of which one of the following family?

   1. AAsclepiadaceae
   2. BMoraceae
   3. CGraminae
   4. DMalvaceae
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. UPPSC Prelims 2021

    A clove represents to which of the following?

    1. ATerminal bud
    2. BAccessory bud
    3. CFlower bud
    4. DVegetative bud
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    Among the following, which is not a true fruit?

    1. AApple
    2. BGrape
    3. CDate
    4. DPlum
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    Clove, a spice, is obtained from which part of the plant?

    1. AFruit
    2. BStem
    3. CRoot
    4. DFlower bud
    5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    Cloves are obtained from which of the following parts of the plant?

    1. ADried leaves
    2. BDried stems
    3. CDried seeds
    4. DDried flower buds
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    A plant bud is

    1. AAn embryonic shoot
    2. BAn embryonic leaf
    3. CAn endosperm
    4. DA seed
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. UPPSC Prelims 2015

    ‘Cloves’ are

    1. ANodules of stem
    2. BNodules of roots
    3. CLeaves
    4. DDried flowers
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. UPPSC Prelims 2015

    Which of the following is a stem?

    1. ATurnip
    2. BGinger
    3. CCarrot
    4. DSweet Potato
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. UPPSC Prelims 2015

    In which part of the cinchona plant does quinine occur naturally?

    1. ARoot
    2. BFruit
    3. CSeed
    4. DBark
    Answer and explanation →