GATE 2015 Life Sciences (XL) Question Paper and Answer Key PDFs are available for download. GATE 2015 Life Sciences (XL) was held on January 31-Forenoon Session by IIT Kanpur. GATE Life Sciences (XL) Question Paper Consists of multiple sections out of which Chemistry (P) is mandatory. Candidates can attempt any one section, from among the given sections: Biochemistry (Q), Botany (R), Microbiology (S), Zoology (T), and Food Technology (U).The overall paper was of 100 marks and consisted 65 Questions to be attempted in 3 hours. The overall difficulty level of the paper was tough as compared to last year 2014.
GATE 2015 Life Sciences (XL) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (January 31- Forenoon Session)
GATE 2015 XL Answer Key Details
| Question No. |
Answer |
Question No. |
Answer |
| 1 |
2 |
64 |
2 |
| 2 |
1 |
65 |
4 |
| 3 |
3 |
66 |
2 |
| 4 |
3 |
67 |
4 |
| 5 |
1 |
68 |
3 |
| 6 |
1 |
69 |
1 |
| 7 |
2 |
70 |
4 |
| 8 |
3 |
71 |
2 |
| 9 |
3 |
72 |
3 |
| 10 |
2 |
73 |
1 |
| 11 |
2 |
74 |
4 |
| 12 |
4 |
75 |
2 |
| 13 |
1 |
76 |
1 |
| 14 |
-212.6 to -212.2 |
77 |
4 |
| 15 |
4 |
78 |
3 |
| 16 |
2 |
79 |
180 |
| 17 |
3 |
80 |
1 |
| 18 |
1 |
81 |
2 |
| 19 |
2 |
82 |
17.9 to 18.3 |
| 20 |
1 |
83 |
0.4 |
| 21 |
3 |
84 |
5 |
| 22 |
4 |
85 |
4 |
| 23 |
1 |
86 |
1 |
| 24 |
68.9 to 70.0 |
87 |
3 |
| 25 |
3 |
88 |
4 |
| 26 |
3 |
89 |
4 |
| 27 |
1 |
90 |
3 |
| 28 |
3 |
91 |
3 |
| 29 |
4 |
92 |
2 |
| 30 |
3 |
93 |
1 |
| 31 |
2 |
94 |
2 |
| 32 |
4 |
95 |
1 |
| 33 |
2 |
96 |
1 |
| 34 |
-0.01 |
97 |
2 |
| 35 |
4 |
98 |
4 |
| 36 |
1 |
99 |
4 |
| 37 |
4 |
100 |
3 |
| 38 |
16200 |
101 |
3 |
| 39 |
3 |
102 |
1 |
| 40 |
-34 to -33 |
103 |
3 |
| 41 |
2 |
104 |
2 |
| 42 |
1 |
105 |
4 |
| 43 |
2 |
106 |
4 |
| 44 |
1 |
107 |
4 |
| 45 |
1 |
108 |
2 |
| 46 |
2 |
109 |
2 |
| 47 |
3 |
110 |
4 |
| 48 |
3 |
111 |
3 |
| 49 |
1 |
112 |
4 |
| 50 |
4 |
113 |
3 |
| 51 |
1 |
114 |
2 |
| 52 |
3 |
115 |
4 |
| 53 |
1 |
116 |
2 |
| 54 |
4 |
117 |
49000 to 50225 |
| 55 |
3 |
118 |
455 to 475 |
| 56 |
4 |
119 |
3 |
| 57 |
4 |
120 |
1 |
| 58 |
3 |
121 |
35.0 to 36.0 |
| 59 |
2 |
122 |
12.4 to 12.8 |
| 60 |
3 |
123 |
127 to 128 |
| 61 |
3 |
124 |
3 |
| 62 |
2 |
125 |
3 |
| 63 |
2 |
GATE 2015 Life Sciences (XL) Detailed Paper Analysis
- GATE 2015 XL Question Paper, had 10 General Aptitude questions.
- In the Core Discipline- Life Sciences, a total of 55 questions were asked. The Details regarding GATE 2015 XL, GA and Core Discipline Section in the question paper are given below:
| Type of Questions |
General Aptitude |
Core Discipline |
| Number of Questions |
Marks |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
| No. of 1-mark MCQs |
5 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
| No. of 2 marks MCQs |
4 |
8 |
28 |
56 |
| No. of 1-mark NATs |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
| No. of 2 marks NATs |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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