GATE 2010 XL Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs is now available for download. The exam was held on February 14, 2010 in the Forenoon Session. GATE 2010 XL paper was conducted by IIT Guwahati. The difficulty level of the paper was rated moderate. There were a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Out of which 55 questions were from core discipline and 10 questions were from general aptitude.
GATE 2010 Life Sciences (XL) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (February 14 - Forenoon Session)
| GATE 2010 XL Question Paper | GATE 2010 XL Answer Key |
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| Download PDF | Available Soon |
GATE 2010 XL Paper Analysis
Questions 1 to 25 carry 1 mark each and Question 26 to 55 carry 2 marks each of GATE 2010 XL Question Paper. Questions 56 to 65 belong to the General Aptitude Section. Question 48-51 (2 pairs) are Common Data Questions and Question Pairs (Q. 52, 53) and (Q. 54, 55) are linked answer questions.
| Type of Questions | General Aptitude | Core Discipline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Question | Marks | Number of Questions | Marks | |
| No. of 1 mark MCQs | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 |
| No. of 2 marks MCQs | 5 | 10 | 30 | 60 |
| No. of 2 marks Common data Questions | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| No. of 2 marks Linked Answer Questions | - | - | 2 | 4 |
GATE Previous year Question Paper
Solving Previous Year Question Papers is a good practice for the students to check their preparation level and experience the real-time examination. It is the best way to understand the requirements of the paper. The links to GATE Previous years’ Question Papers are given below:
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