List of top Questions asked in Maharashtra Class X Board

गद्यांशः
किञ्चित्कालानन्तरं शृगालः मृगम् अवदत्, 'वनेऽस्मिन् एकं सस्यपूर्णक्षेत्रमस्ति। दर्शयामि त्वाम्।' तथा कृते मृगः प्रत्यहं तत्र गत्वा सस्यम् अखादत्। तद् दृष्ट्वा एकस्मिन् दिने क्षेत्रपतिना पाशः योजितः। तत्रागतः मृगः पाशैर्बद्धः। सः अचिन्तयत्, "इदानीं मित्राण्येव शरणं मम।" दूरात् तत् पश्यन् जम्बूकः मनसि आनन्दितः। सोऽचिन्तयत्, "फलितः मे मनोरथः। इदानीं प्रभूतं भोजनं प्राप्स्यामि।" मृगस्तं दृष्ट्वा अब्रवीत्, "मित्र, छिन्धि तावन्मम बन्धनम्। त्रायस्व माम्।" जम्बूको दूरादेवावदत्, "मित्र, दृढोऽयं बन्धः। स्नायुनिर्मितान् पाशानेतान् कथं वा व्रतदिवसे स्पृशामि ?" इत्युक्त्वा सः समीपमेव वृक्षस्य पृष्ठतः निभृतं स्थितः।
प्रदोषकाले मृगमन्विष्यन् काकस्तत्रोपस्थितः। मृगं तथाविधं दृष्ट्वा स उवाच, "सखे! किमेतत्?" मृगेणोक्तम्, "सुहृद्वाक्यस्य अनादरात् बद्धोऽहम्। उक्तं च -
सुहृदां हितकामानां यः शृणोति न भाषितम्।
विपत् सन्निहिता तस्य सः नरः शत्रुनन्दनः॥"
काकः अब्रूत, "स वञ्चकः क्वास्ते?" मृगेणोक्तम्, "मन्मांसार्थी तिष्ठत्यत्रैष।" काकः उक्तवान्, "उपायस्तावत् चिन्तनीयः।"

समय-स्तम्भमेलनं कुरुत।

सङ्ख्याः अक्षरैः/अङ्कैः लिखत। (3 तः 2)

चित्रं दृष्ट्वा नामानि लिखत। (5 तः 4)

Transfer the given information into a paragraph. Suggest a suitable title:

Caused by Man	Caused by Nature	Solutions
(i) Too many people	Droughts	Stricter laws to control population.
(ii) More agricultural land required to meet the needs of the ever-growing population	Floods	Stricter laws and proper execution of laws.
(iii) Cutting of forests for wood etc.	Forest fires	Use alternative products.
(iv) Poaching by hunters.	---	Reduce demand for illegal wildlife parts and products by not purchasing products made from these items.

Read the following information and complete the flowchart for the same; and give a suitable title.

Sugar beet grows through the summer and is harvested in autumn and winter. When it arrives on-site, the sugar beet is washed. The sugar beet is sliced into thin strips called cossettes.
These thin strips are mixed with hot water to extract the sugar, and a lime solution is added to the raw juice to remove any impurities.
The syrup is filtered, heated, and seeded with tiny sugar crystals, which grow into the required size. The sugar crystals are then washed, dried, and cooled. Sugar is delivered to our customers in a variety of formats for both industrial and retail markets.

Process of Sugar Production from Sugar Beet

Read the following passage and complete the given activities:
Passage:
Kerala is the land of magic, ayurvedic massages, and Kathakali. Most visitors generally begin their sojourn in this lovely state with Kochi. This city reflects the eclecticism of Kerala. Here, you can see the oldest European-built church in India, a small 16th-century synagogue that serves a proportionate community of Jews, and a palace built by the Portuguese, given to the Raja of Cochin and renovated by the Dutch.
Kerala also offers world-class performances of the Kathakali dance drama. A boat trip on the Malabar Coast takes you to Dutch town and fort, an area with good bookshops. Alternatively, you could start with Thiruvananthapuram, which has a laid-back charm. Here, you can visit the Padmanabhaswamy temple, Napier Museum, Puttan Mallika Palace, and beaches like Kovalam.
The backwaters of Kerala, particularly in Alleppey and Allapuzha, are popular tourist attractions. They offer a unique network of canals with houseboat rides. Munnar, with its rolling tea plantations, cool mountain air, and wildlife, is another must-visit destination.
In Thekkady, visitors can explore cardamom, tea, and coffee plantations, along with the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Kerala offers cruises through backwaters, hill treks, Ayurveda retreats, and stunning beaches, making it a unique and refreshing holiday destination.

Read the following extract and do the given activities:
Extract:
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

Read the following passage and complete the activities:
Passage:
One morning in a small apartment in Bombay, a girl of about sixteen looked up from the newspaper and said excitedly, "Pandit Ravi Shankar's playing tomorrow at Shanmukhananda auditorium."
"Sh-sh," said her mother, pointing to the figure sleeping on the bed. "You'll wake him up. You know he needs all the sleep and rest he can get."
But the boy on the bed was not asleep. "Pandit Ravi Shankar!" he said. "Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar maestro?" He raised himself up on his elbows for one second and then fell back. But his eyes were shining. "We mustn't miss the chance," he said. "I've - I've always wanted to hear him and see him ..."
Smita bit her lip in self-reproach. She had been so excited at seeing the announcement that she had not remembered that her brother was very ill. She had seen how the doctors had shaken their heads gravely. Somewhere deep inside, Smita had known the frightening truth—that Anant was going to die.

Read the following passage and do the given activities:
Passage:
My second story is about love and loss. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz (Steve Wozniak) and I started Apple when I was 20. In 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company. And then I got fired. It was devastating. But something slowly began to dawn on me – I still loved what I did. And so I decided to start over. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. During the next five years, I started a company Next, another company named Pixar, and I fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar is now the world's most successful animation studio. Apple bought Next. I returned to Apple and the technology we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.

Find out any two hidden words of minimum four letters from the given word: "reverberated"

Write any two present participles in which the last letter is doubled.

Write the collocations for the following:
(a) ticket $\underline{\hspace{3cm}}$
(b) $\underline{\hspace{3cm}}$ drizzle.