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GATE 2018 EC Question Paper with Answer Key conducted on the 10th of February, 2018 in the afternoon session is available for download. The exam was organized by IIT Guwahati. The difficulty level of GATE 2018 EC Question Paper cannot be classified to be within one category as it comprised of questions ranging from easy, moderate, difficult to extremely difficult. GATE 2018 EC Question Paper consists of 65 questions for a total of 100 marks.
GATE 2018 EC Question Papers with Answer Key PDFs (February 10 - Afternoon Session)
| GATE 2018 EC Question Paper | GATE 2018 EC Question Paper |
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| Download PDF | Download PDF |
GATE 2018 EC Answer Key Details
| Question No. | Answer | Question No. | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 24 | ‐0.01 to 0.01 |
| 2 | A | 25 | 4.3 to 5.3 |
| 3 | B | 26 | B |
| 4 | D | 27 | D |
| 5 | B | 28 | B |
| 6 | B | 29 | A |
| 7 | B | 30 | B |
| 8 | C | 31 | C |
| 9 | C | 32 | A |
| 10 | D | 33 | B |
| 1 | C | 34 | A |
| 2 | C | 35 | C |
| 3 | D | 36 | 0.284 to 0.348 |
| 4 | C | 37 | 6.2 to 6.6 |
| 5 | D | 38 | 0.4 to 0.6 |
| 6 | B | 39 | 8 to 8 |
| 7 | D | 40 | ‐0.5 to ‐0.5 |
| 8 | D | 41 | 14 to 17 |
| 9 | C | 42 | 0.1 to 0.1 |
| 10 | C | 43 | 0.41 to 0.435 |
| 11 | C | 44 | 0.59 to 0.63 |
| 12 | D | 45 | 0.11 to 0.13 |
| 13 | B | 46 | 0.82 to 0.86 |
| 14 | C | 47 | 8 to 8 |
| 15 | 0.12 to 0.13 | 48 | 0.7 to 0.8 |
| 16 | 16 to 16 | 49 | 1.9 to 2.1 |
| 17 | 0.12 to 0.14 | 50 | ‐0.23 to ‐0.19 |
| 18 | 0.40 to 0.43 | 51 | 2 to 2 |
| 19 | 5 to 5 | 52 | 4.4 to 4.6 |
| 20 | 0.47 to 0.51 | 53 | 7.9 to 8.1 |
| 21 | 0.001 to 0.001 | 54 | 13 to 13 |
| 22 | 2 to 2 | 55 | 2.90 to 3.10 |
| 23 | 0.25 to 0.25 |
GATE 2018 EC PAPER ANALYSIS
The duration of GATE 2018 EC exam was of 3 hours. The exam paper consists of questions from Engineering Mathematics, General Aptitude and Electronics and Communication. The paper was characterized by both Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) as well as Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions. The paper comprises of 10 General Aptitude questions, of which 5 questions were 1 mark each, the remaining 5 questions were 2 marks each.
- General Aptitude, Analog Circuits and Control Systems were regarded as the most scoring sections.
- The weightage of some of the important topics in GATE 2018 EC Question Paper has been listed below-
| Important Topics | Weightage (marks) |
|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 10 |
| Network Theory | 6 |
| Electronic Devices | 8 |
| Signals and Systems | 8 |
| Electro-Magnetic | 7 |
| Analog Circuits | 5 |
| Communication | 3 |
| Digital Circuits | 5 |
| Control Systems | 6 |
Given below are the division of sections into categories of easy, moderate and difficult-
- Easy- Digital Circuits, Microprocessors, Analog Circuits, Control System;
- Moderate- EMFT (Electro-Magnetic Field Theory), Electronic Devices;
- Difficult- Signals and Systems
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