GATE CSE 2026 Question Paper & Answers
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GATE CSE 2026 (Set 1)
180 Mins 100 Marks
65Questions
100Max Marks
Sample questions from GATE CSE 2026 (Set 1)
1The antonym of the word protagonist is ________.
- A) agnostic
- B) antagonist
- C) arsonist
- D) anarchist
Answer: B
2The figure shows two patterns.
Either one or both of the patterns can be used any number of times and in any
orientation to construct a new pattern. Which one of the options below cannot be
constructed by using only these two patterns assuming there are no overlaps
among them?
- A)
- B)
- C)
- D)
Answer: C
3Consider a knock-out women’s badminton singles tournament where there are no
ties. The loser in each game is eliminated from the tournament. Every player
plays until she is defeated or remains the last undefeated player. The last
undefeated player is declared the winner of the tournament. If there are 64 players
in the beginning of the tournament, how many games should be played in total to
declare the winner of the tournament?
- A) 127
- B) 64
- C) 63
- D) 32
Answer: C
4A student needs to enroll for a minimum of 60 credits. A student cannot enroll for
more than 70 credits. The credits are divided amongst project and three distinct
sets of courses namely, core courses, specialization courses, and elective courses.
It is compulsory for a student to enroll for exactly 15 credits of core courses and
exactly 20 credits of project. In addition, a student has to enroll for a minimum of
10 credits of specialization courses. The maximum credits of elective courses that
a student can enroll for is ______
- A) 10
- B) 15
- C) 20
- D) 25
Answer: D
5‘When the teacher is in the room, all students stand silently.’
If the above statement is true, which one of the following statements is not
necessarily true?
- A) If any student is not standing silently, then the teacher is not in the room.
- B) When the teacher is in the room, all students are silent.
- C) If all students are standing, then the teacher is in the room.
- D) When the teacher is in the room, all students are standing.
Answer: C
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GATE CSE 2026 (Set 2)
180 Mins 100 Marks
65Questions
100Max Marks
Sample questions from GATE CSE 2026 (Set 2)
1Expedite, Hasten, Hurry, __________
Fill the blank by choosing a word with a meaning similar to that of the words
given above.
- A) Accelerate
- B) Retard
- C) Provide
- D) Disable
Answer: A
2A black square PQRS has been cut into two parts. One part of it is shown in
Panel I. Which one of the shapes in Panel II is the other part?
- A) (i)
- B) (ii)
- C) (iii)
- D) (iv)
Answer: C
3A day can only be cloudy or sunny. The probability of a day being cloudy is 0.5,
independent of the condition on other days. What is the probability that in any
given four days, there will be three cloudy days and one sunny day?
- A)
- B)
- C)
- D)
Answer: A
4The values of Stock A and Stock B on a particular day are Rs. 50 and Rs. 80,
respectively. An investor invests Rs. 100 in Stock A and Rs. 80 in Stock B. He
sells all the stocks the next day when the value of Stock A is Rs. 55 and Stock B
is Rs. 70. The profit made by the investor is Rs. ________
- A) 0
- B) 5
- C) 10
- D) 20
Answer: A
5‘When it is raining, peacocks dance.’
Based only on this sentence, which one of the following options is necessarily
true?
- A) Peacocks dance only when it is raining.
- B) When peacocks dance, it is raining.
- C) When peacocks are not dancing, it is not raining.
- D) When it is not raining, peacocks do not dance.
Answer: C
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