GATE XL 2025 question paper — Paper 1
122 questions · 190 imported marks · source session 8. Browse the original paper or practise online.
Questions
122
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Imported marks
190
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Sections
7
GA · XL-P · XL-Q · XL-R · XL-S · XL-T · XL-U
Year
2025
Archive paper 1
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02 · PAPER STRUCTURE
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General Aptitude
- Questions
- 10
- Imported marks
- 15
Section XL-P
- Questions
- 17
- Imported marks
- 25
Section XL-Q
- Questions
- 19
- Imported marks
- 30
Section XL-R
- Questions
- 19
- Imported marks
- 30
Section XL-S
- Questions
- 19
- Imported marks
- 30
Section XL-T
- Questions
- 19
- Imported marks
- 30
Section XL-U
- Questions
- 19
- Imported marks
- 30
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GA · Question 1
General Aptitude
Even though I had planned to go skiing with my friends, I had to at the last moment because of an injury. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above senten…
GA · Question 2
General Aptitude
The President, along with the Council of Ministers, to visit India next week. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
GA · Question 3
General Aptitude
An electricity utility company charges ₹ 7 per kWh (kilo watt-hour). If a 40-watt desk light is left on for 10 hours each night for 180 days, what would be the cost of e…
GA · Question 4
General Aptitude
In the context of the given figure, which one of the following options correctly represents the entries in the blocks labelled (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively?
GA · Question 5
General Aptitude
A bag contains Violet (V), Yellow (Y), Red (R), and Green (G) balls. On counting them, the following results are obtained: (i) The sum of Yellow balls and twice the numb…
GA · Question 6
General Aptitude
“His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness …
GA · Question 7
General Aptitude
For the clock shown in the figure, if , and , then which one among the given options is most appropriate for ?
GA · Question 8
General Aptitude
Consider a five-digit number that has distinct digits , , , , and , and satisfies the following conditions: If integers 1 through 5 are used to construct such a number, …
GA · Question 9
General Aptitude
A business person buys potatoes of two different varieties P and Q, mixes them in a certain ratio and sells them at ₹ 192 per kg. The cost of the variety P is ₹ 800 for …
GA · Question 10
General Aptitude
Three villages P, Q, and R are located in such a way that the distance PQ = 13 km, QR = 14 km, and RP = 15 km, as shown in the figure. A straight road joins Q and R. It …
XL-P · Question 11
Section XL-P
The rate of solvolysis for the following tertiary halides in 80% aqueous ethanol at 25 °C follows the order
XL-P · Question 12
Section XL-P
The CORRECT order of boiling points for the hydrogen halides is
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