GATE General Aptitude topics – Must Do
GATE General Aptitude topics – Must Do
GATE – General Aptitude, if prepared well enough can really be a game changer for a candidate to achieve a good score to get into a desired institute. In GATE, with a total of 10 questions of General Aptitude where 5 questions carry 1 mark each and the rest of the 5 questions carry 2 marks each. From a total of 15 marks, one can easily try and score 10-12 marks. The General Aptitude section consists of questions based on Numerical Aptitude, Verbal Aptitude & Reasoning. These includes the following topics –
| Numerical Aptitude & Reasoning
(10-12 marks) |
Quantitative Aptitude – Profit and Loss, Time Speed Distance, Time & work, Number system,, Averages, Probability, Geometry & Mensuration, SI & CI, Averages, Ratio Proportion, Percentages
Modern Math – Sequence & Series, Polynomials, Set Theory, Permutation & Combination Analytical Reasoning – Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Arrangements, Series, Clocks & Calendars, Ranking, Cubes & Dices, Puzzles, Coding- Decoding, Syllogisms Data Interpretation – Tables, Line Graph, Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Double Pie Charts, Combinations of Graphs |
| Verbal Aptitude/ English
(3-5 marks) |
Basic Grammar (Parts of Speech), Idioms, Basic Vocabulary (Synonym, Antonym, Word- Meanings, etc) |
Also if you have a sound knowledge of Basic Mathematics till class 10th, it can be a lot easier and fun for you to prepare for this section. And if not, you can still prepare from the very start and achieve a decent score. For a detailed video on the same, click here.
