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 PREFACE
Target’s ‘XI - CET’ is intended for every student of standard X from any board
aspiring to crack XI - CET examination. As XI - CET examination is going to be held
for the first time and it is a career defining examination, we wanted to create the book
that prepares students to excel in the examination by giving requisite practice for each
subject.
The scope, sequence, and level of the book are designed to match the syllabus
prescribed for XI - CET examination for the year 2021. The book consists of chapter -
wise segregation of MCQs for Mathematics (Part I and II), Science and Technology (Part
I and II) and Social Science (History & Political Science, Geography) and topic - wise
categorization of MCQs for English which holistically covers grammar, language study,

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Multiple Choice Questions have been specially created and compiled keeping following
objective in mind – to help students revise concepts as well as to prepare them to solve
complex questions which require strenuous effort and understanding of multiple-
concepts. The assortment of MCQs is a beautiful blend of straight forward, average

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and challenging questions. To aid students, hints are provided for questions wherever
deemed necessary. We have also provided two model papers with answer keys & OMR
sheets to provide a simulation of the exam for the students and boost their confidence.
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 CONTENTS

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Chapter No. Subject
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English

I Grammar and Language Study

 Compound Words  Word Chain
 Type of Sentence  Gerund/Participle/Infinitive
 Punctuation  Homophone/Homograph
 Spot the error  Correct Spelling

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 Alphabetical order  Parts of Speech
 Direct Indirect Speech  Tense
 Word Register  Active Passive Voice
 Degree of Comparison  Modal Auxiliaries 1

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 Antonyms/Synonyms  Prefix/Suffix
 Word Formation  Co-ordinator/Subordinator
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 Find the word class  Fill in the blanks by choosing
(Noun/Verb) the correct phrase/Idiom/Maxim
 Proverbs and their meanings  Framing Questions
 Question Tag  Not only...but also
 No Sooner...than  As soon as
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 Clauses-identify and state

 Transformation of Sentences
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its kind
II Non Textual Passage for Comprehension 29
III Poetic Devices 34
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IV Questions based on Writing Skills 37

Mathematics (Part I)
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1 Linear Equations in Two Variables 41

2 Quadratic Equations 44
3 Arithmetic Progression 49
5 Probability 54
Mathematics (Part II)
1 Similarity 58
2 Pythagoras Theorem 65
3 Circle 73
5 Co-ordinate Geometry 82
6 Trigonometry 87
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Chapter No. Subject
No.
Science and Technology (Part 1)
1 Gravitation 90
2 Periodic Classification of Elements 93
3 Chemical Reactions and Equations 98
4 Effects of Electric Current 101
5 Heat 104
6 Refraction of light 108

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8 Metallurgy 116
9 Carbon Compounds 119
10 Space Missions 123

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Science and Technology (Part 2)
1 Heredity and Evolution 126
2 Life Processes in Living Organisms Part - 1 129
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3 Life Processes in Living Organisms Part - 2 132
4 Environmental Management 137
5 Towards Green Energy 141
6 Animal Classification 144
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7 Introduction to Microbiology 147

8 Cell Biology and Biotechnology 150
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9 Social Health 153

10 Disaster Management 155
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History & Political Science

History:
1 Historiography : Development in the West 158
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2 Historiography : Indian Tradition 161

3 Applied History 165
5 Mass Media and History 169
7 Sports And History 172
8 Tourism And History 175
9 Heritage Management 178
Political Science:
1 Working of the Constitution 182
2 The Electoral Process 184
3 Political Parties 186
4 Social and Political Movements 188
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Chapter No. Subject
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Geography
2 Location and Extent 190
3 Physiography and Drainage 195
5 Natural Vegetation and Wildlife 206
8 Economy and Occupations 213
9 Tourism, Transport and Communication 219
 Model Paper 1 229

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 Model Paper 2 239
 OMR Sheet – Model Paper 2 247
 Answer Key 249

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 Paper Pattern for XI - CET

1. Applicable to students of all boards who have passed Std. X exam (State Board,
CBSE, CISCE and other International Boards).
2. XI - CET examination will be based on the four subjects of Std. 10: English,
Mathematics, Science and Technology and Social Sciences (History and Political
Science, Geography).
3. This examination will have a single question paper of 100 marks having 100 Multiple
Choice Questions (25 marks for each subject) and 2 Hrs duration. Subject wise mark
distribution is as follows:

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1. English 25
2. Maths (Part I and Part II) 25
3. Science and Technology (Part I and Part II) 25
4. Social Science (History and Political Science, Geography) 25

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Total Marks Co 100

Guidelines for Marking Answers in OMR Sheet

1. There will be an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) based answer sheet for the exam along
with a carbon copy.
2. Students have to enter their answers in OMR sheet. The OMR sheet will have
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question numbers from 1 to 100 and option A, B, C and D given against each
question number.
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3. Students have to fill in the circle next to the desired option. They may use blue or
black ball pen.
4. Students are expected to fill the circle with ink completely.
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5. Students will not be awarded any marks for a particular question in the following
situations:
- Half filled or incompletely filled circle
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- Erased circle
- More than one option filled
- Number or option alphabet filled in the circle
6. An answer once marked cannot be changed
7. Students should not fold or crumple the OMR sheet as it may lead to problems in
scanning.
8. For any rough work, students can use the back page of the question paper.
9. Students will be given the carbon copy of their solution at the end of the exam.
Hence, there will be no provision for rechecking for this exam. The model answer sheet
will be uploaded on the website after the exam.
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Passage 1
Read the following passage and do the
activities:
Our forests are important sources of
natural wealth, covering one-fifth of the
country’s land area. They are a source of
wood for railways, buildings and furniture
making. They also supply fuel for cooking
and bamboo for papermaking. Medicinal
Passage 2
Read the following passage and do the
activities:
The elephant’s trunk is a very
important organ, without which it cannot
exist. It may be called as the lifeline of an
elephant. It is an extension of the nose and
upper lip. For an elephant, it performs the

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herbs also come from the forests. functions of hands, nose and lips. They also

Unfortunately, forests were ruthlessly cut
down in the past few years. We must,
therefore, protect and develop our forests.
Vanamahotsav is an important step in this
direction. It is observed for a week in July
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have a heavy head which cannot be carried
on a long neck, so the elephants need a long
trunk to reach their food. The trunk has
about 40,000 muscles. Because of so many
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every year. During this week, lakhs of huge wooden poles with its trunk. The tip of
saplings are planted throughout the country. the trunk is just like a finger and is so
sensitive that it can even lift a needle.
i. Forests cover ________ of the country’s
land area. i. The elephant’s ______ is a very
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1 1 important organ without which it
(A) (B) cannot exist.
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(A) trunk (B) tail
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(C) (D) (C) head (D) neck
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ii. The elephant’s trunk is an extension of
ii. Forests supply wood for ________.
the _____ and the _______.
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(A) furniture making

(A) upper lip, lower lip
(B) utensil making
(B) nose, lower lip
(C) machinery making
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(D) appliance making (C) nose, upper lip

(D) nose
iii. Forests supply fuel for ________.
(A) refining (B) farming iii. For an elephant, the trunk performs
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(C) cooking (D) manufacturing the functions of

(A) hands
iv. Forests supply ________ for (B) nose
papermaking.
(C) lips
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(A) pulp (B) bamboo

(D) All of the above
(C) wood (D) timber
v. _____ herbs also come from the forests. iv. The elephants need a ____ trunk to
reach their food.
(A) edible (B) poisonous
(C) harmful (D) medicinal (A) thick (B) long
(C) short (D) slender
vi. Vanamahotsav is celebrated for a week
in ________. v. The trunk has about ______ muscles.
(A) June (B) July (A) 40,000 (B) 4,000
(C) August (D) September (C) 400 (D) 40
vii. During Vanamahotsav ________ of vi. An elephant can lift huge wooden _____
saplings are planted. with its trunk.
(A) hundreds (B) thousands (A) chairs (B) tables
(C) crores (D) lakhs (C) poles (D) logs
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vii. The tip of an elephant’s trunk is so vii. A ___ of paper saved or recycled saves
sensitive that it can even lift a _____. seventeen trees.
(A) pebble (B) needle (A) ton (B) kilogram
(C) marble (D) blade of grass (C) decigram (D) pound
Passage 3 Passage 4

Read the following passage and do the
activities:
Use of common sense while using paper,
if practised by majority of people, will save
many forests from being cut down. Use
paper carefully because if you use both sides
Read the following passage and do the
activities:
Florence Nightingale was born 125
years ago in Florence, Italy. As a young
woman, she became somewhat of a problem
to her parents. She had, what was to them,
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of the paper, you reduce waste by 50
Nursing. Florence persuaded her parents to
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let her attend the Deaconess Training School
small pieces of paper can be used to write
in Germany. For two years she studied and
small notes. Do not throw away a note until
worked under rigorous conditions. About
it is full and don’t burn waste paper. It’s
this time, the Crimean War between England
better to have it converted to pulp to be
and Russia broke out and a vicious battle
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was fought on the Black Sea Peninsula. The
eight to ten trees per year if you see that all
British were victorious but the joy at home
reusable paper is returned for recycling.
was short-lived. Over 400 out of every
Stack newspapers in bundles and return
thousand in the hospitals were dying.
them to the paper and pulp industries. A ton
Florence, in turn, saw this as just the
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of paper saved or recycled saves seventeen
chance for which she had been waiting. So
trees  your family uses that much or more
after carefully collecting a large store of
each year.
supplies, she arrived at the battlefront in
i. Use of common sense while using ____, November 1854 with her 38 nurse just after
will save many forests. the Battle of Balaklava.
(A) paper (B) wood
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i. Florence Nightingale was born 125

(C) water (D) compost years ago in _____.
ii. If you use both sides of the paper, you (A) Italy (B) Germany
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reduce waste by ____ percent. (C) Sweden (D) Poland

(A) 40 (B) 45
ii. Florence had an interest in _____.
(C) 50 (D) 55
(A) cooking (B) nursing
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iii. ____ envelopes and bills can be used to (C) cleaning (D) sewing
write small notes.
iii. Florence persuaded her parents to let
(A) new (B) old
her attend the ________ Training
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School.
iv. One should not ____ waste paper. (A) Balaklava (B) Crimean
(A) discard (B) use (C) Zurich (D) Deaconess
(C) fold (D) burn
iv. When Florence was under training, the
v. Paper can be converted to ____ to be ____ War broke out.
recycled. (A) English Civil
(A) cardboard (B) newspaper (B) Crimean
(C) pulp (D) books (C) first World
(D) second World
vi. You can save ____ to ____ trees per year
if all reusable paper is returned for v. The Crimean war battle was fought on
recycling. the ____ Sea Peninsula.
(A) 7, 9 (B) 8, 10 (A) Mediterranean (B) red
(C) 10, 12 (D) 15, 17 (C) black (D) Arabian
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vi. The Crimean war was fought between iv. Rio Grande river system
(A) England and Russia (A) starts in the Rocky Mountains
(B) Italy and Russia (B) originates in Colorado
(C) England and Italy (C) flows south to the Gulf of Mexico.
(D) Florence and England (D) All of the above.
vii. Florence arrived at the battlefront just v. The length of Rio Grande river system
after the Battle of _____. is not constant
(A) Stalingard (B) Plassey (A) due to climate change
(C) Black sea (D) Balaklava (B) due to change in its route
(C) due to change in its width
Passage 5 (D) All of the above.
Read the passage and do the following vi. The length of Rio Grande river system
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longest river system in North America. Its (B) 1896 metres
length changes according to the method of (C) 1896 miles
measuring and because it twists a lot, it (D) 1800 metres
sometimes changes its route. These course
changes can cause it to become longer or Passage 6

shorter from 1800 miles to 1900 miles.
When it measured officially the last time, the
Rio Grande’s length was calculated to be
1,896 miles. Its name means the ‘Big River’
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in Spanish but it is actually called Rio Bravo
in Mexico. ‘Bravo’ translates as ‘furious’, as
it seems to be angrier than most of the other
rivers due to its twists and turns. The river
originates in Colorado and flows south to the
Gulf of Mexico. It starts in the Rocky
Mountains and runs lower in height as it
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Read the passage and do the following
activities:
If you happen to be someone who has
green fingers and love gardening, there’s
some exciting news for you. We can now
grow virtually any plant at virtually any time
of the year. One can grow plants without any
soil, just by planting a seed in water! This
process is known as Hydroponics.
Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture,
which is the growing of plants in a soil less

reaches the Gulf. It is one of the most medium, or an aquatic based environment.
important rivers in America, even if it is not Hydroponic plantation uses mineral nutrient
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the longest. solutions to feed the plants in water, without

i. In Spanish, Rio Grande means soil. Many systems are followed here. The
(A) Big River ‘wick system’ is described as a passive
(B) furious system, by which we mean there are no
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(C) Rio Bravo moving parts. From the bottom reservoir, the
(D) Rocky mountains growth technology nutrient solution is drawn
up through a number of wicks into the
ii. Rio Grande is growing medium. Dip systems are widely
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(A) one of the most important rivers used in the hydroponic method.
in Europe.
(B) one of the most important rivers 1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate
in America. words from the extract:
(C) one of the longest rivers in Europe. i. Hydroponics is a subset of _______.
(D) one of the longest rivers in (A) Hydroculture
America. (B) Hypoculture
(C) Aquaculture
iii. Rio Grande is the
(D) Both (A) and (B)
(A) Fifth longest river system in North
America. ii. _______ is known as a passive system.
(B) one of the most important rivers (A) Wick system
in America. (B) Dip system
(C) one of the longest rivers in Europe. (C) Technology nutrient solution
(D) Both (A) and (B). (D) Both (A) and (B)
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Chapter No. Subject
No.
Geography
2 Location and Extent 190
3 Physiography and Drainage 195
5 Natural Vegetation and Wildlife 206
8 Economy and Occupations 213
9 Tourism, Transport and Communication 219
 Model Paper 1 229

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 OMR Sheet – Model Paper 1 237

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 Model Paper 2 239
 OMR Sheet – Model Paper 2 247
 Answer Key 249

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II. Non Textual Passage for Comprehension

ii. The least bio-contaminated fruit. (C) high sodium and low potassium
(A) Banana content
(B) Pineapple. (D) low sodium and high potassium
(C) Apple content
(D) All of the above
v. _______ helps in toning muscles.
iii. Banana helps in (A) high sodium level
(A) regulating blood pressure (B) low sodium level
(B) lowering a danger of cardiac arrest. (C) low potassium level
(C) toning muscles (D) high potassium level
(D) All of the above
vi. The Chennai based clinical nutritionist
iv. Banana has is
(A) high sodium and high potassium (A) Sudha Vasudev.

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Passage 1 i (C) ii (A) iii (C) iv (B) v (D) vi (B) vii (D)
Passage 2 i (A) ii (C) iii (D) iv (B) v (A) vi (C) vii (B)
Passage 3 i (A) ii (C) iii (B) iv (D) v (C) vi (B) vii (A)
Passage 4 i (A) ii (B) iii (D) iv (B) v (C) vi (A) vii (D)
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Passage 5 i (A) ii (B) iii (D) iv (D) v (B) vi (C)
Passage 6 i (A) ii (A) iii (B) iv (B) v (D)
Passage 7 i (A) ii (B) iii (A) iv (B)
Passage 8 i (B) ii (A) iii (D) iv (D) v (D) vi (A)
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