APSC AE CE Paper 2 Mock Test - 10 Free Online Test 2026

In the question, We have to find the common to all three figures which is shown below-

Here, The highlighted area is common to all shapes.

Hence, Option (3) is correct.

So, option (b) sulsul is the correct answer.

The correct answer is D as Zoroasterv’s end Avesta. has nothing to do with India’s trade and commercial contacts with the rest of the world.

The correct option is A.
Early in the eighteenth century two ministers Nanjaraj (the Sarvadhikari) and Devraj (the Dulwai) had seized power in Mysore reducing the king Chikka Krishna Raj to a mere puppet.

The correct answer is All of the above.

• Sound is the main means of communication in many animals, including humans. A low sound is pleasant and harmless. A loud, unpleasant, or unwanted sound is called noise.
• Sources of Noise Pollution:
  • ​​Industrialization: Most of the industries use big machines which are capable of producing noise.
  • Poor Urban Planning: In most developing countries, poor urban planning also plays a vital role.
  • Social Events: Noise is at its peak in most social events.
  • Transportation: A large number of vehicles on roads, airplanes, trains produce heavy noise.
  • Construction Activities: Construction activities like mining, construction of bridges, dams, buildings, stations, roads, flyovers take place in almost every part of the world.
  • Fireworks: Firework is a common thing during various fairs, festivals, and cultural ceremonies

Additional Information

Effects of noise pollution: 

• Auditory effects:
  • ​Deafness or impaired hearing: Prolonged exposures to noise lead to gradual deterioration of the internal ear and subsequently hearing loss or deafness.
  • Auditory fatigue: It is defined as a temporary loss of hearing after exposure to sound.
• Nonauditory effects:
  • Irritation and annoyance: Noise, sometimes, leads to emotional disturbances and makes people lose their temper.
  • Work efficiency: It has been observed that noise reduces the efficiency of work.
  • Physiological effects: It includes dilation of the pupils, paling of skin, tensing of voluntary muscles, diminishing of gastric secretions, increase in diastolic blood pressure.

Only daughter of woman’s father is woman herself. So, the woman is person’s mother.

Given statements: K > M < L = Z = O < P.

Conclusions:

I. P < Z → False (As, L = Z = O < P → P > Z).

II. M = Z → False ( M < L = Z → M < Z and L = Z).

Hence, "Neither Conclusion I nor II correct".

SURYA KIRAN's 17th edition is being held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, emphasizing the enduring collaboration between India and Nepal in military cooperation.

Space One, a Tokyo-based startup, recently experienced a setback as their first privately developed rocket exploded after takeoff. Despite this setback, Space One aims to increase its launch frequency significantly in the coming years, showcasing its ambitions in the aerospace industry.

As we know that ,
Rampant is widespread, something that can’t be controlled or kept in limits, furious is angry and restrained is controlled, kept in limits.
Hence , Restrained is opposite word of Rampant . 

• It is a 57-feet high monolithic statue situated on Vindhyagiri Hill at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka.

• Depicting the prolonged meditation of Jain god Bahubali, it was built around 983 AD and is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world. The Ganga dynasty commissioned the construction of the statue.

• In 2007, the statue was voted as the first of Seven Wonders of India; 49% of the total votes favoured it.

The history of the Bhakti Movement can be traced back to the times of the great reformer Shankracharya, who provided a solid philosophical background to Hinduism.

The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of communist rule imposed by the Soviets over Poland after the end of World War II. The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.

The word cultivated (Adjective) means: Eductated. It’s antonym should be: Crude 

• Uraiyur: Uraiyur was known for its pearls and muslins, with the muslins being as thin as the skin of a snake.


• Muziris: Muziris was a bustling port town known for its trade and commerce.


• Arikamedu: Arikamedu was an ancient Roman trading center known for its trade relations with Rome.


• Puhar: Puhar was an ancient port city also known as Kaveripattinam, known for its trade and commerce.

Therefore, the correct answer is Uraiyur, which was famous for its pearls and muslins, the latter being as thin as the skin of a snake.

We can say that ,
Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
The above given sentence is given in Passive Voice :-
A perfect dam has been built by them across the river.
Therefore ,required answer will be option B .

Using resources carefully, judicially and giving them time to get renewed is called resource conservation. It is very necessary to use the resources very carefully as they are part of our life support system.

As Microphone makes sound louder similarly Microscope makes the object magnified.

The unemployment and poverty result into violence.

Villagers ' lives can be made happy if remedies are applied whole heartly. Other options (a) , (b) and (d) are partially right.

Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
Cakes are baked by my mother.
Hence , option C will be correct answer .

Leave in the lurch: to leave in an uncomfortable or desperate situation; desert in time of trouble.
Cut corners: do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
Leave hanging: keep undecided, uncertain, or in suspense.
Above board: legitimate, honest, and open.
Hence, the correct answer is option C. 

Use of Alum:

• Alum, also known as aluminium sulfate (Al₂(SO₄)₃.18H₂O) is added to water in order to help in the sedimentation of suspended impurities.
• Alum is a universal coagulant.
• It destabilizes the mud particles suspended in it through the process known as coagulation. 
• Alum when added to water attaches to the suspended particles and increases their size forming a floc.
• This floc is due to an increase in size and weight settling at the bottom of the container.
• These are removed by pouring out the clean water layer formed at the top.

Thus, Rekha's mother adds Phitkari (Alum) to water collected from the pond every day in order to sediment light-suspended impurities.

Additional Information 

• Hard water is water that contains a high amount of dissolved minerals (calcium and magnesium salts in the form of bicarbonates, chlorides, and sulfates.)
• Hard water does not lather with soap.
• Soft water is surface water that contains low dissolved minerals.
• Alum does not kill germs, in general, bleaching powder is used to kill germs in the water.
• Alum does not decolourize water.