LIFE SCIENCE(XL) QUESTION PAPER ANALYSIS
Zoology
| UNITS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal world | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 10 |
| Evolution | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Genetics | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| CELL BIOLOGY | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gene expression in Eukaryotes | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Animal Anatomy and Physiology | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Parasitology and Immunology | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Development Biology | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ecology | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Animal Behaviour | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
MICROBIOLOGY
| UNITS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Perspective | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Methods in Microbiology | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structure and Function | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Microbial Growth | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Control of Micro-organisms | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Microbial Metabolism | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Microbial Diseases and Host Pathogen Interaction | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Chemotherapy/Antibiotics | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Microbial Genetics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Microbial Ecology | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
BOTANY
| UNITS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Systematics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Plant Anatomy | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Morphogenesis & Development | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Physiology and Biochemistry | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Genetics | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Plant Breeding and Genetic Modification | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Economic Botany | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| Plant Pathology | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ecology and Environment | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BIOCHEMISTRY
| UNITS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization of life, Biomolecules | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Enzyme kinetics; Vitamins and Coenzymes ; Metabolic pathways and their regulation: Photosynthesis | 3 | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Biochemical separation techniques | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Cell biology and signal transduction: Hormones and neurotransmitters | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Molecular biology, Recombinant biotechnology | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Immunology | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
| UNITS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Chemistry and Nutrition | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Food Microbiology | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Food Products Technology | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Food Engineering | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |