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GATE 2016 Mathematics (MA) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (January 31- Afternoon Session)

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GATE Mathematics Question Papers and Answer Key PDFs are available to download. GATE 2016 MA paper was conducted by IISc, Bangalore on January 31, 2016 in the Afternoon Session (2 PM to 5 PM). The overall difficulty level of the exam stood at medium to difficult. General Aptitude had a weightage of 10% of the overall marks and was easy to attempt.

GATE 2016 Mathematics (MA) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (January 31- Afternoon Session)

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GATE 2016 MA Answer Key Details

Question No. Section Answer Question No. Section Answer
1 GA C 24 MA C
2 GA C 25 MA -0.1: 0.1
3 GA B 26 MA 0.039: 0.043
4 GA C ; D 27 MA 9.9: 10.1
5 GA A 28 MA 15.9: 16.1
6 GA D 29 MA A
7 GA A 30 MA 0.65: 0.71
8 GA C 31 MA A
9 GA B 32 MA 1.9 2.1
10 GA A 33 MA 0.45 0.55
1 MA C 34 MA A
2 MA C 35 MA 0.9: 1.1
3 MA B 36 MA -0.1: 0.1
4 MA B 37 MA 6.9: 7.1
5 MA D 38 MA 5.4:5.6
6 MA 0.24 : 0.26 39 MA B
7 MA 1.39 : 1.43 40 MA 1.9:2.1
8 MA A 41 MA 1.9:2.1
9 MA -0.1 : 0.1 42 MA A
10 MA 5.2 : 5.3 43 MA C
11 MA 0.9: 1.1 44 MA 1.9:2.1
12 MA 1.95: 2.05 45 MA 1.2: 1.3
13 MA A 46 MA 1.9:2.1
14 MA B 47 MA 0.7: 0.8
15 MA 0.22: 0.28 48 MA 0.4: 0.6
16 MA B 49 MA A
17 MA B 50 MA C
18 MA 0.9: 1.1 51 MA 0.69: 0.73
19 MA 0.9: 1.1 52 MA B
20 MA B;D 53 MA 1.9:2.1
21 MA B 54 MA 49.9:50.1
22 MA D 55 MA C
23 MA B

GATE 2016 Mathematics (MA) Paper Analysis

  • This year, the conducting body (IISc, Bangalore) introduced two sections, that is, multiple choice questions (MCQ) and numerical answer type (NAT). The questions were for 1- mark and 2 marks accordingly.
  • The question paper consisted of 65 questions for overall 100 marks. 10 of the 65 Questions were related to General Aptitude.
  • The NAT questions comes with zero negative marking.
  • Only wrong attempted questions (MCQs) would carry negative marking of 0.33 or 0.66 for 1- mark question and 2 marks question respectively.
  • GATE 2016 MA cut-off stood at 25 for General, 22.50 for OBC, 16.60 for SC/ST/PWD out of 100.
Type of Questions General Aptitude Core Discipline
Number of Questions Marks Number of Questions Marks
No. of 1-mark MCQs 5 1 - -
No. of 2 marks MCQs 5 2 - -
No. of 1-mark NATs - - 25 1
No. of 2 marks NATs - - 30 2

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