GATE 2025 – ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS

04 Mar 2026 – QP 2

General Aptitude

78 questions 3 hours4 Mar 2026

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Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Planners (3)Introduction to Social Sciences (2)

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Fish : Shoal :: Lion : _______ Select the correct option to complete the analogy.

A.Pride
B.School
C.Forest
D.Series
Introduction to Social Sciences
2

Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

A.It is I who am responsible for this fiasco.
B.It is myself who is responsible for this fiasco.
C.It is I who is responsible for this fiasco.
D.It is I who are responsible for this fiasco.
Introduction to Social Sciences
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Two cars, P and Q, start from a point X in India at 10 AM. Car P travels North with a speed of 25 km/h and car Q travels East with a speed of 30 km/h. Car P travels continuously but car Q stops for some time after travelling for one hour. If both the cars are at the same distance from X at 11:30 AM, for how long (in minutes) did car Q stop?

A.10
B.12
C.15
D.18
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Planners
4

The ceiling function of a real number x, denoted by ce(x), is defined as the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x. Similarly, the floor function, denoted by fl(x), is defined as the largest integer that is smaller than or equal to x. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct for all possible values of x?

A.ce(x) ≥ x
B.fl(x) ≤ x
C.ce(x) ≥ fl(x)
D.fl(x) < ce(x)
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P and Q play chess frequently against each other. Of these matches, P has won 80% of the matches, drawn 15% of the matches and lost 5% of the matches. If they play 3 more matches, what is the probability of P winning exactly 2 of these 3 matches?

A.48/125
B.16/125
C.16/25
D.25/48
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