NEET 2021 Botany paper analysis
NEET 2021 had 52 Botany questions tagged by Edurack, 24% of the 218 tagged questions in the paper. They came from 18 of the 21 Botany chapters.
The chapters that asked the most were Molecular Basis of Inheritance (10), Cell Cycle and Cell Division (5), Plant Kingdom (5).
That is 8 questions more than NEET 2020 (44).
Across the 8 papers in 2020–2026, Botany ranged from 44 to 57 questions, and this paper ranks #3 of 8 by Botany count.
Questions
52
Botany in NEET 2021
Share of paper
24%
of 218 tagged questions
Chapters asked
18/21
3 had no question
vs NEET 2020
+8
44 then, 52 now
Botany chapters and topics asked in NEET 2021
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.
Packaging of the DNA Helix (Nucleosome, Histone Proteins etc.) new · Transcription (Initiation, Elongation and Termination Process, etc.) · DNA Fingerprinting new · RNA World new · Genetic Code (Salient Features of Genetic Code) · Transcription (Post Transcriptional Process) new · Transcription (RNA Polymerases) new · Genetic Code (Mutations and the Genetic Code) r– new · The DNA (Chargaff's Rule) new · The DNA (Derivation of DNA Structure and Central Dogma) new
Meiosis (Meiosis I) · M Phase (Mitosis) new · Interphase (G1 Phase) · Interphase (S Phase) new · Meiosis (Meiosis II) new
Pteridophytes (Characteristics and Importance) · Algae (Chlorophyceae) · Algae (Rhodophyceae) · Algae (Phaeophyceae) new · Bryophytes (Liverworts) new
Secondary Growth (Stem) (Secondary Growth in Dicot Stem) new · Secondary Growth (Stem) (Vascular Cambium) · The Tissue System (Epidermal Tissue System) new · Permanent Tissues (Complex Tissues) new
Population Interactions (Types of Population Interactions) ×2 new · Organism and its Environment (Adaptations) new · Populations (Growth Models: Exponential and Logistic Growth) new
Development (Plasticity) new · Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators (Auxins) new · Introduction new · Photoperiodism (Introduction and Importance of Photoperiodism) new
Productivity (NPP) new · Ecological Pyramids (Pyramid of Biomass) new · Ecological Succession (Types of Successional Communities) new
Description of Some Important Families (Brassicaceae) new · Description of Some Important Families (Poaceae) new · The Flower: Parts of Flower (Androecium (Stamens)) new
Eukaryotic Cells (Mitochondria) new · Eukaryotic Cells (Endoplasmic Reticulum) new
What is Light Reaction? · The C4 Pathway (Hatch and Slack Pathway) new
Genetic Disorders: Mendelian Disorders (Sickle-cell Anaemia) new · Inheritance of One Gene (Punnett Square) new
Pollination (Types of Pollination/Agents of Pollination/Outbreed…) · Double Fertilisation new
Kingdom: Fungi (General Characters/Mycorrhiza) new
Ozone (Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere)
Microbes in Industrial Products (Chemicals) new
Metabolism of Nitrogen (Biological Nitrogen Fixation) new
Aerobic Respiration (Electron Transport Chain) new
Transpiration (Guttation) new
What changed from NEET 2020
- Biggest rise: Molecular Basis of Inheritance went from 5 to 10 questions.
- Biggest drop: Principles of Inheritance and Variation went from 4 to 2 questions.
Botany topics asked for the first time in NEET 2021
- 1Population Interactions (Types of Population Interactions) · Organisms and Populations · Botany2 Qs
- 2Packaging of the DNA Helix (Nucleosome, Histone Proteins etc.) · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 3DNA Fingerprinting · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 4RNA World · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 5Transcription (Post Transcriptional Process) · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 6Transcription (RNA Polymerases) · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 7Genetic Code (Mutations and the Genetic Code) r– · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 8The DNA (Chargaff's Rule) · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 9The DNA (Derivation of DNA Structure and Central Dogma) · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Botany1 Qs
- 10M Phase (Mitosis) · Cell Cycle and Cell Division · Botany1 Qs
Botany chapters with no question in NEET 2021
Biodiversity and Conservation, The Living World, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Frequently asked questions
How many Botany questions were in NEET 2021?
Edurack tagged 52 Botany questions from NEET 2021, 24% of the 218 tagged questions in that paper.
Which Botany chapter had the most questions in NEET 2021?
Molecular Basis of Inheritance had the most, with 10 questions.
Which Botany chapters were not asked in NEET 2021?
3 of the 21 Botany chapters had no question, including Biodiversity and Conservation, The Living World, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production.
Which Botany topics were new in NEET 2021?
Topics with no question in any earlier paper included Population Interactions, Packaging of the DNA Helix, DNA Fingerprinting.
How did Botany change from NEET 2020 to NEET 2021?
Molecular Basis of Inheritance rose from 5 to 10, while Principles of Inheritance and Variation fell from 4 to 2.
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.