Preface

The academic challenges are currently taking a new turn with a combination of increasing volumes of content along with many putting in a significant effort to be in the forefront either in the regular course works or when competing in qualifying examinations. The performance of students in course works and candidates appearing for competitive/qualifying/entrance examinations/tests require instant recollection of right answers and expression of the same in minimum time. This is possible by being thorough in a particular subject and preparation purely from the performance point of view.

Many textbooks and reference material are currently available from a variety of sources for the student to understand theory concepts and practical aspects in any given subject. Understanding the needs of the students to perform well in examinations/tests, I thought it pertinent to make available all the possible, technically relevant questions in a few life-sciences areas. This approach, I thought should have only the Multiple Choice Questions as an easy reference and guide without the theory and practical text components.

This eBook, the MCQs series for life sciences, Volume I covers five important subjects of life sciences. These are Immunology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology Developmental Biology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Each of the subject topic is segregated into different chapters aiming to make it easier for the students to focus and concentrate on specific theme, in accordance to their requirements. There are 2604 MCQs in this volume; 614, 736, 337, 319 and 601 MCQs in the Immunology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology and Genetics and Molecular Biology subjects respectively. Care was taken to cover the subjects comprehensively while avoiding redundancies across the subject areas. Thus, a concept presented in one chapter is not repeated at another instance. The language is simple as the main aim is to adopt a presentation form that is technically relevant and expressed in a simple manner. This is the reason for providing straight forward answers for all the MCQs.

I sincerely wish that this MCQs series will be useful for everyone to improve their performance in the regular course work examinations/tests as well as for those who are preparing for competitive/qualifying/entrance examinations/tests. I look forward to your feedback, comments and suggestions and reiterate that these will be very useful for taking this first edition to the next progressive level.

I have taken due care that there are no scientific errors in this eBook. In case any errors are detected the reader is requested to convey them to me at maddalyravi@hotmail.com.