Reference books for MHT-CET and issues associated with them

“Which books should I refer for practicing MCQs for MHT-CET ?”-A very common question and a problem. There are many books available in the market with each claiming to be better than other in some way. After I have gone through all books, I find all the books more or less the same, hardly any significant differences. So it hardly matters which book you refer though be sure that you don’t refer to a ‘unknown books’, refer to well-known books.

My personal favourites for MCQs are Target Biology-for the excellent recapture it provides and Himalaya Publications.[I no longer recommend Target Biology for MCQ practice.]

Then where lies the problem? The problem begins when students ‘rely’ on those books instead of ‘referring’ those books. Many students have made these books or study material from tuitions (which is many times almost same as in those books) as a mainstay of their preparation. There is no harm in referring to them but relying on them is hazardous. But Why is that so?

You may say that by referring to that book, you have learnt how to solve a difficult MCQ and will be able to solve it in MHT-CET. True, I agree. But are you the only person who has learnt that new thing? No, all the students who have referred to that have learnt that and will answer it correctly. And now-a-days books are available easily. So you cannot even say that “Very few people knew how to solve that question, most of them will get it wrong, but I am one of those rare students who got it correct!”

So how shall you score more than others? What unique do you have that will help you beat others in the competition? Not your looks or hairstyle but your BRAIN. Once you have ‘referred’ to the books you must try and use your own brain to make MCQs. This will help you improve every ability needed for solving MCQs. Your creativity, fact-bank, reasoning-analysis, vocabulary,etc. skills will improve. In this process you shall make mistakes, but its better if you make mistakes now. This is the right time to learn from your mistakes and improve instead of committing mistakes at MHT-CET and then waiting for 1 year to appear for the next MHT-CET.

But aren’t Bio MCQs at MHT-CET purely based on facts? Then what brain do I need for it? I just need a good faithful memory? 100% Wrong!.You have taken SCIENCE and are studying Biology. So Biology is a science. And science is made up of reasons. What is made up of only ‘pure facts’ is General Knowledge (G.K.) and not Biology. So DO NOT listen to any person who is telling you that it is made up of purely facts. They are simply misleading you.

How do start at making your own ‘quality’ MCQs? The answer is practice. The procedure to make a MCQ is simple and I don’t need to write another article for it. But what I have done is I have ‘showcased’ some of the quality MCQs that I have created myself. You won’t find them in any other book because I have myself composed them! Click here to solve those MCQs. I have also provided the answer key and explanations for them. That will guide you on using YOUR BRAIN to make MCQs. It does not matter whether you make 4 or 8 MCQs. What matters is the thinking process and development that took place when you were making them.