Objective Life Science:

MCQs for Life Science Examination

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About the Authors

Dr. Kailash Choudhary is the Assistant professor of Botany and Biotechnology, at Lachoo Memorial College
of science and technology (Autonomous), Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He is actively involved in teaching and research
for the last 15 years on different aspects of Botany and Biotechnology. Dr. Choudhary was born in Jodhpur and
completed his school from Jodhpur followed by Bachelor in Science and then Masters in Botany, in 2000 from
Jai Narian Vyas University securing Gold Medal. In June 2006 he completed his Ph.D degree on "Somatic Cell
genetics and cloning in Acacia and Vigna Species". In 2004 he joined Lachoo Memorial College, Jodhpur where
he continued to serve as Assistant Professor in Department of Botany and Biotechnology. Dr Choudhary has
been the recipient of several honours and awards. He secured All India rank 1 in prestigious CSIR NET JRF
exam of Country for 10 consecutive time. He also cleared GATE lifesciences with top rank. He has cleared ARS-
NET, ICMR-JRF and Rajasthan SET exams. He is imparting guidance to NET and GATE
Lifesciences/Biotechnology aspirants from last 12 years at IFAS Jodhpur and over 1500 students have qualified
various national level exams in stream of lifescience. He has published around 23 articles, reviews, book and
conference chapters, including nearly 20 original research articles in National and International peer reviewed
Journals. His areas of interest include Conservation Biology, Plant Physiology and Biotechnology especially
Plant Tissue Culture and Science and Society Related Programmes in the context of the Indian Thar Desert
Region.
Dr. R.P. Saran is presently working as Assistant Professor in Zoology at Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
(Rajasthan). He did his M.Sc. in Zoology from Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) in the year
2005 with specialization in cell biology. He was throughout first class in studies up to M.Sc. He has cleared
many national level exams like UGC-CSIR NET, GATE lifesciences, SET lifesciences. He is engaged in
researches on threatened bird species of India with special emphasis on vultures, cytotoxicity of veterinary drugs
on avian fauna and trophic transfer of nanoparticles and organic pollutants. At present he is involved in teaching
- diversity among animal forms, animal physiology, Immunology, Developmental biology, Animal behaviour
and biological evolution.
Dr. Ramesh Raliya research is in the area of nanoparticle technology and its application in bio-interface. With
expertise in advanced functional nanomaterial synthesis using biological, chemical and aerosol route, he is
interested in the use of nanomaterials in fields like biomedical engineering and plant science. He is also
interested in addressing the long-term consequences of nanoparticles on human health. He is currently a research
scientist at the Nano Research Facility, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Prior to this, he was a research associate at the National Agriculture
Innovation Project of Nanotechnology at Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur.
Dr. Raliya has an interdisciplinary academic and research background. He earned his bachelor in Bioscience and
Masters in Biotechnology from the Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. He obtained his
Ph.D. degree from the same university while doing research in nano-biotechnology at Central Arid Zone
Research Institute, Jodhpur, India. Raliya qualified several national level competitive exams in India, notably
CSIR-NET, ASRB-NET, ASRB and BARC-Scientist B level entry test. His research and teaching areas includes
Nano-biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Energy and
Environment, Plant Science, Aerosol Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering.
 Objective Life Science:
MCQs for Life Science Examination
- CSIR, DBT, ICAR, ICMR, ASRB, IARI, State and National Eligibility Test-

Dr. Kailash Choudhary

Dr. R.P. Saran
Dr. Ramesh Raliya

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 PREFACE (3rd Edition)

The idea of the book entitled “Objective Life Science: MCQs for Life Science
Examination 3rd edition” was born because of the lack of any comprehensive book
covering all the aspects of various entry level life science competitive examinations
in particular conducted by CSIR, DBT, ICAR, ICMR, ASRB, IARI, State and
National Eligibility Test, but not limited to.
This book have been recently updated, covering all the subjects of life science
under 13 section namely, 1. Molecules and their interaction relevant to biology; 2.
Cellular organization; 3. Fundamental processes; 4. Cell communication and cell
signaling; 5. Developmental biology; 6. System physiology – Plant; 7. System
physiology – Animal; 8. Inheritance biology; 9. Diversity of life forms; 10.
Ecological principles; 11. Evolution and behavior; 12. Applied biology and 13.
Methods in biology. Each Section has been further divided into two parts with 200
short tricky questions and 100 applied conceptual questions. Additional previous
years solved question papers of the CSIR-UGC NET are also included to get
acquainted with India’s most competitive entry level examniation.
The ultimate purpose of this book is to equip the reader with brainstorming
challenges and solution for life science and applied aspect examinations. It contains
predigested information on all the academic subject of life science for good
understanding, assimilation, self-evaluation, and reproducibility. Although we have
made every effort to make the book error free, we are under no illusion. We welcome
comments, criticism and suggestions from the readers to evolve the contents.

Author(s)
 PREFACE (1st Edition)

The idea of the book entitled “Objective Life Science: MCQs for Life Science
Examination” was born because of the lack of any comprehensive book covering all
the aspects of various entry level life science competitive examinations in particular
conducted by CSIR, DBT, ICAR, ICMR, ASRB, IARI, State and National Eligibility
Test, but not limited to.
This book, covers all the subjects of life science under 13 section namely, 1.
Molecules and their interaction relevant to biology; 2. Cellular organization; 3.
Fundamental processes; 4. Cell communication and cell signaling; 5. Developmental
biology; 6. System physiology – Plant; 7. System physiology – Animal; 8.
Inheritance biology; 9. Diversity of life forms; 10. Ecological principles; 11.
Evolution and behavior; 12. Applied biology and 13. Methods in biology. Each
Section has been further divided into two parts with 200 short tricky questions and
100 applied conceptual questions. Additional previous years solved question papers
of the CSIR-UGC NET are also included to get acquainted with India’s most
competitive entry level exam.
The ultimate purpose of this book is to equip the reader with brainstorming
challenges and solution for life science and applied aspect examinations. It contains
predigested information on all the academic subject of life science for good
understanding, assimilation, self-evaluation, and reproducibility. Although we have
made every effort to make the book error free, we are under no illusion. We welcome
comments, criticism and suggestions from the readers to evolve the contents.

Author(s)