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GATE 2018 MA Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (February 3- Afternoon Session)

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GATE 2018 MA Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs is available for download. The exam was conducted successfully in online mode by IIT Guwahati on February 3, 2018. GATE 2018 MA was a 3 hour duration exam with 65 questions carrying 100 marks. GATE 2018 MA Question Paper was reported by the candidates as moderate in terms of overall difficulty. The link for GATE 2018 MA Question Paper with the answer key download has been mentioned below.

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GATE MA 2018 Paper Analysis

  • In the GATE MA 2018 paper, there were 10 General Aptitude questions in which 5 questions carried 1 mark each and 5 questions were of 2 marks each.
  • The Paper was also carried out in online CBT (Computer Based Test) mode.
  • The General Aptitude questions were a bit tricky, but not too difficult to answer.
  • There was a negative marking scheme in GATE 2018 MA, for every 1 marks question, 1/3 marks were deducted and for 2 marks questions, ⅔ marks were deducted for every incorrect answer.

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

Type of Questions General Aptitude Core Discipline
Number of Questions Marks Number of Questions Marks
No. of 1 mark MCQs 5 5 12 24
No. of 2 marks MCQs 5 10 14 28
No. of 1 mark NATs 0 0 13 13
No. of 2 marks NATs 0 0 16 32

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