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| GATE 2010
Question Pattern |
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The
GATE examination
consists of a
single paper of
3 hours duration.
The question paper
consists of only
objective type
questions. Each
question will
have four choices
for the answer.
Only one choice
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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.
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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. |
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| Syllabus
for GENERAL APTITUDE (GA) |
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| Verbal
Ability: |
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•
English grammar
• Sentence
completion
• Verbal
analogies
• Word
groups
• Instructions
• Critical
reasoning
• Verbal
deduction
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| Numerical
Ability: |
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Numerical computation
• Numerical
estimation •
Numerical reasoning
• Data
interpretation |
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