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GATE 2022 XL Question Paper and Answer Key PDFs are available for downloading. GATE 2022 XL was held in the afternoon session (2:30 PM to 5:30 PM) by IIT Kharagpur on 12th February, 2022. The overall difficulty level was rated moderate to difficult. GATE 2022 XL Question Paper comprises multiple sections such as Chemistry (XL-P), Biochemistry (XL-Q), Botany (XL-R), Microbiology (XL-S), Zoology (XL-T), and Food Technology (XL-U).
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GATE 2022 XL Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs – February 12 (Afternoon Session)
Candidates targeting GATE can download the PDFs for GATE 2022 XL Question Paper and Answer Key to know the important topics asked, and check their preparation level by solving the past question papers.
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GATE 2022 XL Detailed Paper Analysis
Out of all the sections, students were supposed to attempt only 2 sections. It is important to note that Chemistry (XL-P) was a compulsory section to attempt. Students were asked to attempt one more section out of all the other sections. The below-mentioned table shows the details of questions asked in the Chemistry (XL-P) section of GATE 2022 XL-
| Question Types | Question Frequency | Carried Marks |
|---|---|---|
| No. Of 1 Mark MCQs | 8 | 8 |
| No. Of 2 Marks MCQs | 1 | 2 |
| No. Of 1 Mark MSQs | - | - |
| No. OF 2 Mark MSQs | 3 | 6 |
| No. Of 1 Mark NATs | 1 | 1 |
| No. Of 2 Marks NATs | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 17 | 25 |
- The Chemistry section was responsible for carrying 25% of the total weightage that were distributed between 17 questions
- Following the previous year's marking scheme, each question carried either 1 or 2 marks. Students were entitled to get 1 and 2 marks, depending on the marks carried by that particular question, for every correct answer
- As per the specified negative marking pattern, ⅓ marks and ⅔ marks must have been deducted as a penalty for every incorrect attempted question carried 1 and 2 marks respectively
- It must be noted that negative marking scheme is not applicable in case of wrong attempted NATs
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- GATE 2022 XL asked both MCQs and NATs. It was held online via CBT mode
- As per the specified marking scheme by IIT Delhi, from the final score, ⅓ and ⅔ marks would be reduced for each wrong MCQ carried 1 and 2 marks
- Wrong attempted NATs were not supposed to bring any kind of deduction in the final achieved marks
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