SET 1

SAMARTH TEST SERIES

Std. X (EM) CET
Marks : 100 Academic Year 2020-21 Time : 2 Hours

Instructions :
1. For each question choose the correct answer among the four choices
given. Thickly shade only one circle of your choice in the OMR answer
sheet with thick ball point only.
2. Answer all questions. Each question carries one mark.
3. There are ‘NO’ negative marks for wrong answers.

1. According to narrator It is difficult to rob ............. man.

a) greedy b) careless c) careful d) protective

2. He inspired the IAF to victory, despite constraints imposed on the full-scale use of
Air Force combat power.
The synonym of ‘constraints’ is .............
a) permissions b) allow c) controls d) restrictions

3. They have their exists and their entrances. It is the example of ........
a) Simile b) Alliteration c) Metaphor d) Inversion

4. A rainbow colours the entire sky. (Tell tag for this sentence is ..........)
a) doesn’t it? b) don’t it? c) didn’t it? d) isn’t it?

5. Find FALSE statement from the following :

a) Animals quarrel for their possessions. b) Animals are self-reliant.
c) Animals do not worship other good qualities. d) Humans have given up many good qualities.

6. Many learned people came to the court and gave ................

a) The same answers b) correct answers
c) different answers d) wrong answers

7. What basic course in Reed College helped Steve Jobs while designing the Mac?
a) Drawing b) Singing c) Dancing d) Calligraphy

8. In the poem, ‘The Pulley’ is considered -

a) a mechanical device b) a gift to mankind
c) ab image to lift objects d) an image by which God compels people to become devout

9. The exact meaning of extremist is .......

a) militant b) robber c) spy d) thief

10. ............. is the compound word from the following

a) victory b) control c) blackboard d) armour

11. Ruby bought a dress for her cousin’s marriage. (The passive voice for this is ............)
a) A red dress was bought by Ruby for her cousin’s marriage.
b) A red dress are bought by Ruby for her cousin’s marriage.
c) A red dress is bought by Ruby for her cousin’s marriage.
d) A red dress were bought by Ruby for her cousin’s marriage.
12. The name of the pianist player was .............
a) Steve Jobs b) Hawking c) Hari Singh d) Johann Sebastian Bach

13. I’m tone-deaf. (Interrogative of this sentence is ...........)

a) I am tone-deaf. b) Are you tone-deaf? c) I am not able to hear. d) How tone-deaf I am!

14. An institution which preserves world’s heritage sites -

a) UNESCO b) WHO c) CRY d) WTO

15. Fill in the blanks

Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago.
a) class b) different c) variety d) unlike

16. Mary Kom belongs to sport -

a) Cricket b) Badminton c) Boxing d) Wrestling

17. [nhoM SaIla kI dRYTI imalaI hO.

a) Baart b) naopala c) caIna d) EaIlaMka

18. lao#ak kI Ta^Mga [sa vajah sao TUT gayaI.

a) saa[ikla AaOr saamanao sao Aanao vaalaI kar [nakI T@kr haonao sao. b) saa[ikla gaTr maoM igarnao sao
c) saa[ikla AaOr T/k kI Aapsa mao T@kr haonao sao. d) lao#ak ko saa[ikla sao igarnao sao.

19. BaItrI kuMza ko ......... d\vaar sao baahr AatI hOO.

a) mau#a b) nayanaaoM c) kanaaoM d) Aa^M#aao

20. iksaI sao kama krvaanao ko ilae ]pyau@t -

a) k`aoQa b) gaussaa c) snaoh d) itrskar

21. Dr jaae fUla bananao sao kao[- naajauk klaI, tuma naa i#alato fUla pr ittlaI ko TUTo pr id#aao. ([sa pMi@tyaaoM ka jaIvanamaUlya........)
a) praopkar sao baZ,kr Anya kao[- Qama- nahIM. b) saMGaYa- ko ibanaa jaIvana nahIM.
c) kma- krnao sao saflata nahIM imalatI. d) fUla kI klaI taoD,naI caaihe.

22. AivanaaSa gaaDI, toja calaata hO. (AQaaoiri#at Sabd ka ivalaaoma Sabd)
a) QaImaa b) gatI c) snaoh d) rFtar

23. sausaMga sao ............

a) &ana naYT hao jaata hO. b) hma baud\QaI naYT haotI hO. c) Qana kI hanaI haotI hO. d) &ana kI p`aPtI haotI hO.

24. vaha^M baOz jaaAao, ]maa. (vaa@ya ka p`kar phcaainae.)

a) p`Snaaqa-k vaa@ya b) ivasmayaaqa-k vaa@ya c) ivaQaanaaqa-k vaa@ya d) Aa&aqa-k vaa@ya

25. kivanao CapamaaraoM sao [namaoM sao yah icaja maa^MgaI .

a) TI. vaI. b) Gar c) t#t d) gaaDI

26. sahI Sabd cauinae.

a) ihcakIcaahT b) ihcakIcaaht c) ihcaikcaahT d) ihtkIcaahT
27. #aUba laD,naovaalaI mada-naI - (ivaSaotaAaoM ko AaQaar pr naama ilai#ae.)
a) pd\imanaI b) caa^Md baIbaI c) ranaI dugaa-vatI d) ranaI laxmaIbaa[-

28 . da^Mt #aTT\o kranaa- (mauhavaro ka Aqa- ilai#ae.)

a) bahut ip`ya haonaa b) laD,a[- maoM harnaa c) galao lagaanaa d) dUsaro pr AaiEat haonaa

29. AmaRtlaala jaI pr ............ ka p`Baava pD,a.

a) saamaaijak AaMdaolanaaoM b) eithaisak vaastuAaoM c) AMga`jaaMo ko ivacaaraoM d) laDa[- JagaDaoM

30. [samaoM sao d\ivatIya p`orNaaqa-k $p Sabd ilai#ae

a) ipsaanaa b) i#alaanaa c) baocavaanaa d) id#aanaa

31. vasaMt ?tu ko AMga`ojaI maah.

a) ma[-, jaUna b) maaca-, ApO`la c) jaulaa[-, Agast d) navaMbar, idsaMbar

32. ‘AaSaIvaa-d’ Sabd ko ilae samaanaaqaI- Sabd

a) tT b) Saap c) ]dr d) AaSaIYa

33. vanaat laagaNaarI Aaga -

a) pa}sa b) vaNavaa c) kapNaI d) maSaagat

34. vya@tIlaa sadOva sau#a doNaara -

a) yaaogaI b) icaMta c) Qana d) du#a

35. ivaSvakaoSaacao AQyaxa mhNaUna lao#ak ra. ga. jaaQava yaoqao rahayalaa haoto -
a) vaa[- b) puNao c) naaiSak d) kaolhapUr

36. ‘maUzBar maaMsa caZNao’ yaa vaak\p`caaracaa Aqa- -

a) e#aada baot ]QaLUna laavaNao b) stutInao hurLUna jaaNao c) #aUp saMtap yaoNao d) AapNa hao}na saMkT AaoZvaUna GaoNao

37. kvaI naarayaNa sauvao- yaaMnaI caMd`alaa idlaolaI ]pmaa -

a) vatu-L b) AEaU c) BaakrI d) raoTI

38. Anvar Abdulaalaa ASaI hak maaro -

a) Baa[-jaana b) rGaUBaOyaa c) EaImaana d) Abbajaana

39. sauimat yaoqao iSakt haota -

a) Aaya. Aaya. TI. kanapUr b) Aaya. Aaya. TI. mauMba[- c) Aaya. Aaya. TI. baMgalaaor d) Aaya. Aaya. TI. idllaI

40. p`%yaok maulaacaI pihlaI iSaxak -

a) Aa[- b) baihNa c) maavaSaI d) maamaI

41. kvaiya~I [Midra saMt yaaMcyaanausaar yaapuZo laaokaMcaI Saana taokDI pDto -
a) laaokaMsamaaor b) SaaOya- gaaqaopuZo c) paoilasaaMsamaaor d) nao%yaaMpuZo
42. pustkaMcyaa yaa gaavaI sahla naoNyaacao zrlaoo -
a) ramaTok b) vaa[- c) ramapUr d) iBalaaroo

43. vaaiGaNaInao iSakarIlaa jaayacyaa AaQaI ipllao [qao lapvalaI haotI -

a) gauhot b) nadIiknaarI c) naalyaakazcyaa jaaMBaLIcyaa daT JauDpat d) yaapOkI naahIo

44. kvaiya~I AMjalaI kulakNaI- yaaMcyaa mato japayacaI gaaoYT -

a) vaRYTI b) naatI c) saRYTI d) AazvaNaIo

45. kQaIhI rDt-#aDt jagaU nayao gaaoYT (vaa@yaacaa p`kar AaoL#aa)

a) ivaQaanaaqaI- vaa@ya b) Aa&aqaI- vaa@ya c) nakaraqaI- vaa@ya d) haokaraqaI- vaa@ya

46. vaogaLI jaaoDI AaoL#aa -

a) sahI = svaaxarI b) p`SaMsaa = inaMda c) inavaasa = Gar d) k`IDa = #aoL

47. gaTat na basaNaara Sabd AaoL#aa -

a) [ithasa b) BaUgaaola c) Bai@tgaIt d) gaiNat

48. AcaUk Sabd AaoL#aa -

a) parMpirk b) parMprIk c) parMpairk d) parMparIk

49. For the equations with variables x and y, if Dx = -48, Dy = 8 and D = 16 then x =?
a) 3 b) -3 c) 6 d) -6

50. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?

2 2 3 2
a) 2x -x + 3 = 0 b) 4x - 3x = 0 c) x - 5x + 3 = 0 d) 4x = 0

51. 1, 4, 7, 10, 13...... Next two terms of this A.P. are …………
a) 16, 18 b) 10, 7 c) 19, 22 d) 16, 19

52. When two dice are thrown the number of sample points in the sample space are ..........
a) 36 b) 6 c) 8 d) 52

53. For drawing the graph of 3x + 2y = 16, if x = 2, what is the value of y?

a) 8 b) 3 c) 6 d) 5

54. Which of the following is the value of k if the roots of x2 + kx + k = 0 are real and equal?
a) 4 b) 0 or 4 c) 0 d) 2

55. Find t4 = ? in an A.P. 9, 15, 21, 27

a) 9 b) 27 c) 21 d) 15

56. In how many ways a card can be drawn from a well shuffled pack of playing cards,
a) 4 b) 1 c) 26 d) 52
57. LMN ~ PQR and LM : PQ = 3 : 4 then A(ΔLMN) : A(ΔPQR) =?
a) 16 : 25 b) 9 : 25 c) 16 : 9 d) 9 : 16

58. If ΔABC ~ ΔDEF, if A = 45° and E = 35° then B =?

a) 35° b) 45° c) 10° d) 100°

59. Altitude on the hypotenuse of a right angled triangles divides it in two parts of lengths
4 cm and 9 cm. Find the length of the altitude.
a) 6 cm b) 12 cm c) 30 cm d) 36 cm

60. Out of the given triplets, which is the pythagorean triplet.

a) (5, 5, 2) b) (3, 4, 5) c) (3, 4, 8) d) (3, 6, 8)

61. Number of circles that can be drawn through three non-collinear points is ............
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
A
62. In the given figure, if AP = PB, then .......
Q
a) AQ = QC b) AB = BC c) AC = BC d) AC = AB P

B C
R
63. The tangents drawn at the end of a diameter of a circle are…………..
a) perpendicular b) parallel c) congruent d) can’t say

64. If the distance between point A(2, 2) and B( 5, x) is 5 then the value of x is ............
a) 4 b) 5 c) 7 d) 6

65. (sec A + tan A) (1 - sin A) = ................

a) cot A b) cos A c) sin A d) sec A

65. (sec A + tan A) (1 - sin A) = ................

a) cot A b) cos A c) sin A d) sec A

66. The gravitational force on the surface of the Moon is ........... times than that on the surface
of the earth.
a) one forth b) one fifth c) one sixth d) six

67. Find the odd word out.

a) Boron b) Radon c) Helium d) Argon

68. The chemical reaction in which two or more products are formed from a single reactant is
called …………..reaction.
a) decomposition b) double displacement c) combination d) displacement

69. The SI unit of electric current is ..........

a) Volt b) Newton c) Ampere d) Joule
0 0
70. Water is such substance which ............. at 0 C upto 4 C.
 a) contracts on cooling b) expands on heating
c) remains unchanged d) contracts on heating

71. The refractive in index of diamond is ...............

a) Volt b) Newton c) Ampere d) Joule

72. The power of convex lens with focal length 40 cm is ...........

a) 3.5 D b) 1.5 D c) 5.2 D d) 2.5 D

73. The main constituent of bauxite is ...............

a) Al2(SO4)3 b) CaSO4 c) Al2O3 d) Na2AlF

74. Ethanol is used as an additive to increase the efficiency of petrol such as a fuel is called .....
a) gashol b) cananol c) ethanol d) methanol

75. Transfer of information from molecules of DNA to mRNA is called .......... process.
a) translocation b) transcription c) translation d) differentiation

76. All the energy for life process in our body is harvested from ............. present in each cell.
a) vacuoles b) mitochondria c) nucleus d) cytoplasm

77. ........... is present in semen which provides energy to the sperm to swim in the female
reproductive tract.
a) Sucrose b) Glucose c) Fructose d) Maltose

78. There are ............. hotspots of biodiversity in the world.

a) 30 b) 32 c) 33 d) 34

79. Principle of Electromagnetic induction was invented by the scientist .............

a) Ohm b) Michael Faraday c) Joule d) Newton

80. Which of the following animals’ body shows bilateral symmetry?

a) Earthworm b) Sponge c) Starfish d) Jellyfish

81. Yoghurt is a milk product produced with the help of ---------.

a) lactobacilli b) azotobacter c) corynebacterium d) streptococcus.

82. Biotechnology integrated the toxin which is fatal for ______, was produced in leaves and
bolls of cotton.
a) bollworm b) caterpillar c) sparrow d) frog

83. It may be said that ........... was the founder of modern historiography.
a) Rene Descartes b) Leopold Ranke c) Voltaire d) Karl Marx

84. The national Archives of India is in ................

a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) Kolkata d) Delhi

85. The ancient event of Olympic competitions used to be held at ..........

a) Rome b) Olympia Greece c) China d) India
86. .............. at Kolkata is the first museum in India.
a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj vastusangrahalay b) Indian Museum
b) National museum d) Government museum

87. Newspaper ............ was started by Bhau Mahajan.

a) Bhaskar b) Dinkar c) Prabhakar d) Prakash

88. Television is an …………….medium.

a) audio-visual b) audio c) visual d) none of the above

89. In Maharashtra ............ seats are reserved for women in local self-governing institutions.
a) 25% b) 30% c) 40% d) 50%

90. When people come together and participate in electoral process, to acquire political power,
such organisation are called ...........
a) Social organisations b) Society c) Political Parties d) Government

91. Which of the following laws created a favourable environment for women to secure
freedom and self-development ?
a) Right to Information Act b) Dowry Prohibition Act
c) Food Security Act d) None of the above

92. India’s southernmost point is known as ..............

a) Jammu & Kashmir b) Indira Point c) Port Blair d) Lakshadeep

93. The Amazon basin is mainly .............

a) covered by dense forests b) fertile c) filled with swamps d) characterized by droughts

94. The rain shadow region of Brazil is known as ...........

a) escarpment b) Pantanal c) highlands d) drought quadrilateral

95. find the odd man out : With reference to India-

a) Mangrove forests b) Thorny bush-type vegetation
c) Mediterranean forests d) equatorial forests

96. India is the ................ most populous country in the world.

a) first b) second c) third d) fourth

97. Which one of the following is the most urbanized state in India?
a) Uttarakhand b) Sikkim c) Goa d) Madhya Pradesh

98. India’s per capita income is less than Brazil due to .................
a) Massive Population b) Low national income
c) Big family size d) Low foodgrain production

99. Tourism id an ............. trade.

a) retail b) wholesale c) visible d) invisible

100. ........... percentage of Brazil population lives in an urban area.

a) 46 b) 86 c) 92 d) 74