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Timed Mock 1 (mixed)

A timed, mixed mock under exam conditions — every subject, GATE negative marking, and a per-subject score breakdown at the end. The closest thing to the real thing.

50 min read Advanced GATE DA Lesson 119 of 122

What you'll learn

  • Practising under a countdown with real GATE negative marking
  • Switching between subjects mid-paper — the skill the real exam demands
  • Reading a per-subject score breakdown to find where you leak marks

The topic index found your gaps; this is where you find out what the clock does to them. The exam hall punishes things no calm revision ever touches — the countdown, the jolt from one subject to a wholly unrelated one, the negative marking that turns a panicked guess into a loss. The only way to rehearse those is to sit a real one. So this is a timed, mixed mock: 28 questions spanning all eight areas, under exam conditions. The timer auto-submits at zero, MCQs carry GATE negative marking (−1/3 on a 1-mark, −2/3 on a 2-mark; MSQ and NAT never penalise), and you get a per-subject breakdown at the end so you can see exactly where you are leaking marks. Every answer is verified against the official 2024–2026 papers.

Timed Mock 1 — mixed, all subjects

28 questions43 marks50 min
  • The timer starts when you click Start and auto-submits at zero.
  • GATE negative marking: a wrong MCQ loses 1/3 (1-mark) or 2/3 (2-mark).
  • MSQ and NAT carry no penalty — always attempt them.
  • No feedback until you submit; then you get a full per-subject breakdown.

A question to carry forward

You have a score now — but one score is a single read on yourself, and a single read can lie exactly the way a single exam paper did. Maybe the clock rattled you on a day you actually know the material; maybe a lucky run of familiar questions flattered a shaky subject. One sitting cannot tell the difference between a habit and an accident.

The number that matters is the one that repeats. Sit a second timed mock under the same conditions and the noise starts to cancel: the subjects you bleed marks in both times are real weaknesses, not nerves; a timing pattern that slips in both is a habit to fix, not bad luck. Here is the thread onward: take a fresh mixed paper under the same clock and marking, and read the two results together — what does a second mock confirm about your exam-day performance that the first could only hint at?

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