GATE AR 2024 PRELIMINARY ANS KEY

04 Mar 2026 – QP 1

General Aptitude

39 questions 3 hours4 Mar 2026

Topics Covered

Climate Change, Disaster Risk and Resilience (1)Introduction to Social Sciences (1)Urban Development Finance (1)Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Planners (1)Spatial Data Infrastructure for Planning (1)

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India’s intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2022 include(s)

A.reduction of emissions intensity of India’s GDP by 45% by 2030 from 2005 level
B.achieving the target of net-zero emission by 2030
C.achieving about 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030
D.reduction of total projected carbon emission by one billion tonnes from 2022 to 2025
Climate Change, Disaster Risk and Resilience
2

If '→' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [sick → infirm → moribund] is analogous to [silly → _______ → daft]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

A.frown
B.vain
C.vein
D.fawn
Introduction to Social Sciences
3

Person 1 and Person 2 invest in three mutual funds A, B, and C. The amounts they invest in each of these mutual funds are given in the table. At the end of one year, the total amount that Person 1 gets is ₹500 more than Person 2. The annual rate of return for the mutual funds B and C is 15% each. What is the annual rate of return for the mutual fund A?

A.7.5%
B.10%
C.15%
D.20%
Urban Development Finance
4

The probability of a boy or a girl being born is 1/2. For a family having only three children, what is the probability of having two girls and one boy?

A.3/8
B.1/4
C.1/2
D.1/8
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Planners
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Visualize two identical right circular cones such that one is inverted over the other and they share a common circular base. If a cutting plane passes through the vertices of the assembled cones, what shape does the outer boundary of the resulting cross-section make?

A.An ellipse
B.A hexagon
C.A triangle
D.A rhombus
Spatial Data Infrastructure for Planning
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