Quick answer
General Aptitude is 10 of the 65 questions in GATE CS CS paper, 15 marks (15% of the paper). Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. A wrong 1-mark MCQ costs 1/3 and a wrong 2-mark MCQ costs 2/3. MSQ and NAT have no negative marking, and no question gives partial marks.
Questions
10
Marks
15 of 100
Time
180 minutes
General Aptitude topics in GATE CS
Topic tests for this section are being added. The full mocks cover it in the real GATE CS interface.
How GA is marked
Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. A wrong 1-mark MCQ costs 1/3 and a wrong 2-mark MCQ costs 2/3. MSQ and NAT have no negative marking, and no question gives partial marks.
What the report shows for GA
Accuracy, time per question and the topics you lost marks on in this section, after every full mock. Your Improvement Pack is built from those topics.
Take the GA section in a full GATE CS mock
2 full mocks with the same sections, timer and marking. The first one is free.
Questions students ask
How many General Aptitude questions are there in GATE CS CS paper?
General Aptitude is 10 of the 65 questions in GATE CS CS paper, 15 marks (15% of the paper). Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. A wrong 1-mark MCQ costs 1/3 and a wrong 2-mark MCQ costs 2/3. MSQ and NAT have no negative marking, and no question gives partial marks.
Which GA topics come in GATE CS?
The General Aptitude section follows the official GATE CS syllabus; our mocks spread questions across its topics in the proportion of recent papers.
Can I practise only the GATE CS GA section?
The full mocks give you the General Aptitude section with the real timer; topic tests for it are being added.