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GATE 2010 Question Pattern

Question Papers bearing the codes: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI and TF

• Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks). 1/3 mark    will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks) 2/3 mark    will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data questions. Each    question will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each    wrong answer.
• Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer    questions.
• The answer to the second question of the last two pairs will depend    on the answer to the first question of the pair.
• If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is    un- attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will    not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks
• There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first    question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54,    2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no    negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
• Q.56 to Q.60: From General Aptitude (GA) will carry one mark each    (sub-total 5 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• Q.61 to Q.65: From GA will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 marks)    2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Note: All the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF will contain few questions on Engineering Mathematics carrying 15 marks.
 
Syllabus for GENERAL APTITUDE (GA)
 
Verbal Ability:
 
  • English grammar
  • Sentence completion
  • Verbal analogies
  • Word groups
  • Instructions
  • Critical reasoning
  • Verbal deduction
 
Numerical Ability:
 
  • Numerical computation
  • Numerical estimation
  • Numerical reasoning
  • Data interpretation
 
 
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