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Plants, fungi & microbes

Environment9 of 11 papers19 questions

What UPSC asks

  1. Where a plant comes fromNative to India or brought in? Found only in the north-east?
  2. Plants and fungi in the newsProsopis juliflora, Himalayan nettle, Gucchi
  3. Legumes that fix nitrogenWhich plants belong to the pea family
  4. What fungi and microbes can doBroad 'some X can do Y' facts on mushrooms, viruses, microbes

Asked again and again

Native or endemic to India?2016 Q452016 Q53202120242026Where the plant naturally grows
Legumes and nitrogen fixation202120222024Which plants are in the pea family
What mushrooms and fungi can do202120222023Their abilities and where they grow
What microbes and viruses can do20162023What they can survive or infect

How to study it

  1. For each plant or fungus in the news, note its native range, origin and use.
  2. Note the family if it is a legume.
  3. Judge broad 'some microbes can...' statements one at a time, without hunting for a trick.

Hardly ever askedScientific names; the name is printed, its use or habitat is tested

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