The Living World

22 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

  • 34 questions
  • 22 papers
  • 0.96% of Biology

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

22 topics · 34 questions
  1. 1Taxonomic Categories12%4 questionsPractise Taxonomic Categories
  2. 2Nomenclature – Binomial Nomenclature2.9%1 questionPractise Nomenclature – Binomial Nomenclature
  3. 3Binomial nomenclature rules5.9%2 questionsPractise Binomial nomenclature rules
  4. 4Binomial nomenclature8.8%3 questionsPractise Binomial nomenclature
  5. 5Taxonomical aids - key5.9%2 questionsPractise Taxonomical aids - key
  6. 6Taxonomic hierarchy - mango2.9%1 questionPractise Taxonomic hierarchy - mango
  7. 7Taxonomic categories - genus2.9%1 questionPractise Taxonomic categories - genus
  8. 8Taxonomical aids5.9%2 questionsPractise Taxonomical aids
  9. 9Taxonomic hierarchy5.9%2 questionsPractise Taxonomic hierarchy
  10. 10Taxonomical aids – herbarium2.9%1 questionPractise Taxonomical aids – herbarium
  11. 11Taxonomic categories – housefly2.9%1 questionPractise Taxonomic categories – housefly
  12. 12Characteristics of living organisms and taxonomy2.9%1 questionPractise Characteristics of living organisms and taxonomy
  13. 13What is living?2.9%1 questionPractise What is living?
  14. 14Nomenclature2.9%1 questionPractise Nomenclature
  15. 15Levels of Organisation2.9%1 questionPractise Levels of Organisation
  16. 16Characteristics of Living Organisms2.9%1 questionPractise Characteristics of Living Organisms
  17. 17Species Concept5.9%2 questionsPractise Species Concept
  18. 18Systems of Classification5.9%2 questionsPractise Systems of Classification
  19. 19Taxonomy and Systematics2.9%1 questionPractise Taxonomy and Systematics
  20. 20Biological Species Concept5.9%2 questionsPractise Biological Species Concept
  21. 21Taxonomic Categories: Species2.9%1 questionPractise Taxonomic Categories: Species
  22. 22Molecular Taxonomy: Phylogeny2.9%1 questionPractise Molecular Taxonomy: Phylogeny

Questions per paper

Asked in 10 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 1 question
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 3 questions
  3. 2025: not asked
  4. 2024: not asked
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: not asked
  6. 2023: not asked
  7. 2023 Manipur: 1 question
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 1 question
  10. 2021: 1 question
  11. 2020: not asked
  12. 2020 Phase-2: not asked
  13. 2019: 1 question
  14. 2019 Odisha: 2 questions
  15. 2018: 1 question
  16. 2017: 1 question

Concepts tested

  • Binomial nomenclature 2
  • Biological species concept 2
  • Defining features of life 2
  • Phenetic (numerical) classification 2
  • Taxonomic hierarchy 2
  • Taxonomical aids - key 2
  • Aim of biosystematics
  • binomial-nomenclature-rules
  • Categories below genus
  • Codes of nomenclature
  • correct writing of a scientific name
  • family Muscidae
  • herbarium-label
  • Hierarchy of biological organisation
  • horse-order-perissodactyla
  • housefly-classification
  • Interbreeding defines a species
  • living-world-statements