GATE CS 2025 1 previous year paper: 65 questions with answer key and detailed solutions, section-wise breakdown and free sample questions.
65 questions · 100 marks · 3 minutes. Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms: 36 · Analytical Aptitude: 10 · Probability and Statistics: 4 · Database Management and Warehousing: 4 · Verbal Aptitude: 3 · Quantitative Aptitude: 3 · Spatial Aptitude: 2 · Linear Algebra: 2 · Calculus and Optimization: 1
Ravi had ______ younger brother who taught at ______ university. He was widely regarded as ______ honorable man.
Select the option with the correct sequence of articles to fill in the blanks.
The CEO’s decision to downsize the workforce was considered myopic because it sacrificed long-term stability to accommodate short-term gains.
Select the most appropriate option that can replace the word “myopic” without changing the meaning of the sentence.
The average marks obtained by a class in an examination were calculated as 30.8. However, while checking the marks entered, the teacher found that the marks of one student were entered incorrectly as 24 instead of 42. After correcting the marks, the average becomes 31.4. How many students does the class have?
Consider the relationships among P, Q, R, S, and T:
The following statements are made based on the relationships given above.
(1) R is the grandmother of S.
(2) P is the uncle of S and T.
(3) R has only one son.
(4) Q has only one daughter.
Which one of the following options is correct?
“I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one’s pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past.”
(From G.K. Chesterton’s “A Piece of Chalk”)
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?
A fair six-faced dice, with the faces labelled ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’, and ‘6’, is rolled thrice. What is the probability of rolling ‘6’ exactly once?
A shop has 4 distinct flavors of ice-cream. One can purchase any number of scoops of any flavor. The order in which the scoops are purchased is inconsequential.
If one wants to purchase 3 scoops of ice-cream, in how many ways can one make that purchase?
GATE CS 2025 1 previous year paper: 65 questions with answer key and detailed solutions, section-wise breakdown and free sample questions.
65 Qs
Total Questions
100 Marks
Total Marks
3 Mins
Duration
+3 / -1 / 0
Marking Scheme
Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms
36 Qs
55% of total marks
Analytical Aptitude
10 Qs
15% of total marks
Probability and Statistics
4 Qs
6% of total marks
Database Management and Warehousing
4 Qs
6% of total marks
Verbal Aptitude
3 Qs
5% of total marks
Quantitative Aptitude
3 Qs
5% of total marks
Spatial Aptitude
2 Qs
3% of total marks
Linear Algebra
2 Qs
3% of total marks
Calculus and Optimization
1 Qs
2% of total marks
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