One of the toughest exams of India for postgraduate courses in engineering streams is the GATE. The exam is held every year. The duration of the GATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PAPER is 3 hours. The paper contains multiple choice type questions, 65 in numbers. The questions have four different options with only one correct answer. The pattern of the questions is given below:
Question numbers 1 to 25 are 1 mark questions. They have a negative marking of 1/3 mark.
Question numbers 26 to 55 are 2 marks questions. They have a negative marking of 2/3 mark.
Four questions, number 52, 53 and 54, 55 are the linked questions as the answer of the second question of the paper depends on the answer of the first question.
The second answer of the pair will be evaluated only when the first one is answered correct. The negative marking is for the first question only as the next question is not going to be evaluated only.
Question numbers 56 to 60 are from general aptitude. They are all 1 mark questions and a negative marking of 1/3 mark.
The last questions are also from general aptitude but they are 2 marks questions. They have a negative marking of 2/3 mark.
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