GATE 2018 GG Question Paper with Answer Key PDF is available for download. The exam was conducted by IIT Guwahati on February 4, 2018. The paper has 65 questions, which include questions related to comprehension, General Aptitude, Applications, and Analysis and synthesis. GATE GG 2018 was a 3-hour duration exam with a total of 100 marks. The questions in GATE 2018 GG were divided into 2 parts. The Part B of the paper has 2 sections out of which a candidate is allowed to attempt either Geology questions or Geophysics questions. Aspirants preparing for GATE GG can practice the previous year papers using the links provided.

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GATE 2018 GG Paper Analysis

• In GATE 2018 GG Question Paper, 10 questions were asked related to Aptitude, 25 questions were asked in Part A of the paper which was common and compulsory for every candidate to attempt, and Part B had 30 questions.
• The Questions were in the form of MCQs and NAT carrying 1 or 2 marks each.
• For every incorrect answer, there is a negative marking scheme, For 1 mark MCQs 1/3 is deducted whereas for 2 marks MCQ 2/3 marks are deducted. No marks are reduced for incorrect NAT questions.
• The General Aptitude section of GATE 2018 GG carries a total of 15% marks and the rest 85% marks are from the core subject paper.
• The Part A of GATE 2018 GG has questions on the topics related to the Earth and Planetary system - size, shape, internal structure and composition of the earth; the concept of isostasy, Weathering and soil formation; landforms created by river, wind, glacier, ocean and volcanoes. Basic structural geology, etc.
• The Part B of GATE 2018 GG has questions purely based on Geology and Geophysics such as Geomorphic processes and agents; development and evolution of landforms; slope and drainage; processes in deep oceanic and near-shore regions; quantitative and applied geomorphology, Basic concepts of forward and inverse problems, Ill-posedness of inverse problems, condition number, etc.
• As per the aspirants' GATE 2018 GG was considered to be moderate in terms of difficulty level.

Candidates can check the number of 1 mark and 2 marks questions in GATE 2018 GG Question Paper from the table below-

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