NEET 2020 Botany paper analysis
NEET 2020 had 44 Botany questions tagged by Edurack, 22% of the 196 tagged questions in the paper. They came from 20 of the 21 Botany chapters.
The chapters that asked the most were Molecular Basis of Inheritance (5), Cell Cycle and Cell Division (4), Principles of Inheritance and Variation (4).
Across the 8 papers in 2020–2026, Botany ranged from 44 to 57 questions, and this paper ranks #8 of 8 by Botany count.
Questions
44
Botany in NEET 2020
Share of paper
22%
of 196 tagged questions
Chapters asked
20/21
1 had no question
Rank of 8 papers
#8
by Botany count
Botany chapters and topics asked in NEET 2020
Chapters are ranked by questions in this paper. Under each chapter are the topics that were asked; “new” marks a topic with no question in any earlier paper.
Transcription (Initiation, Elongation and Termination Process, etc.) · Genetic Code (Salient Features of Genetic Code) · Translation (Process of Translation) · The DNA (Nitrogen Base) · The DNA (Nucleotide)
Meiosis (Meiosis I) ×2 · Interphase (G1 Phase) ×2
Exceptions to Mendelian Principles (Co-Dominance) · Mendel's Laws of Inheritance (Selection of Pea Plant) · Genetic Disorders: Mendelian Disorders (Haemophilia) · Two Genes Interaction (w.r.t Post-Mendelism) (Chromosomal Theory of…
The Flower: Parts of Flower (Gynoecium (Carpels)) ×2 · The Root (Types)
Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators (Gibberellins) · Growth (Phases of Growth) · Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators (Abscisic Acid)
Pteridophytes (Characteristics and Importance) · Algae (Chlorophyceae) · Algae (Rhodophyceae)
Pollination (Types of Pollination/Agents of Pollination/Outbreed…) · Structure and Development of Ovule and Female Gametophyte · Structure and Development of Anther and Male Gametophyte…
Secondary Growth (Stem) (Vascular Cambium) · Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants (Anatomy of…
Biodiversity (Introduction) · Biodiversity (Patterns of Biodiversity)
Energy Flow (Food Chain) · Productivity (GPP)
Microbes in Industrial Products (Bioactive Molecules) · Microbes in Sewage Treatment (Primary Treatment)
Mineral Elements (Essential Mineral Elements) · Metabolism of Nitrogen (Nodule Formation)
Photorespiration · What is Light Reaction?
Viroids (History, Structure, etc.)
Eukaryotic Cells (Golgi body)
Ozone (Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere)
Population Growth (Natality, Mortality, etc.)
Aerobic Respiration (TCA Cycle)
Introduction
Plant-Water Relations (Imbibition)
Botany chapters with no question in NEET 2020
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Frequently asked questions
How many Botany questions were in NEET 2020?
Edurack tagged 44 Botany questions from NEET 2020, 22% of the 196 tagged questions in that paper.
Which Botany chapter had the most questions in NEET 2020?
Molecular Basis of Inheritance had the most, with 5 questions.
Which Botany chapters were not asked in NEET 2020?
1 of the 21 Botany chapters had no question, including The Living World.
Counts come from Edurack's tagged set of NEET papers 2020–2026 (including Re-NEET 2026), mapped to NCERT chapters and topics. Use them as a trend guide — past frequency doesn't guarantee what a future paper will ask. Counts cover 2020–2026.