The Best Approach to Solve MSQ Questions in GATE 2022

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is an examination conducted for Masters programs like Master of Engineering (ME), Masters in Technology (MTech) and for PhD admissions to the top institutes in India like IITs, IISC.

GATE exam score also opens a gateway to the booming PSU and also in the field of research programs. Based on the GATE score one can join ONGC, NTPC, GAIL, HPCL, BARC, DRDO, etc. This time, GATE 2022 Examination is organised by IIT Kharagpur and the exam will be on 5-6 Feb and 12-13 Feb respectively.

Since GATE 2022 test papers will be objective type, GATE exam pattern questions will include the following:

1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
2. Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)
3. Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions

In this article, we will be focusing on the best approach a study can apply to solve MCQ questions in the GATE Exam 2022.

To understand better you can check the video we have uploaded in our channel. To learn the Best ways to solve MSQ questions in GATE 2022 and crack the GATE exam with a good score

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNBfbYQHmwo&t=676s

For this lets understand What are MCQ Questions in GATE 2022

MSQ - These questions are objective in nature, and each question will have choice of four answers, out of which One or More than One Choice(s) are correct. In GATE Exam MSQ carries 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. Whereas on the contrary MCQ i.e Multiple Choice Questions also objective in nature, but here each question will have a choice of four answers out of which Only One Choice is correct. This is the main difference between MCQ and MCQ.

Now once you're clear about What MSQ is, let's go through some of the tips for Answering MSQ.

Go through the Options first

GATE Aspirants should always check all the options available for the question, this will save most of your time by avoiding working on heavy calculations.

Try to develop your own tricks

Develop your strategies during GATE Exam preparation, like for the standard method to find a simple GCD or LCM of given number is to find its factor, whereas through mcqs you can always find the answer by checking the divisibility of a larger number among the other choices(to calculate GCD).

Know the difficulty level of the exam

GATE is considered one of the toughest examinations after engineering. Remember one can spend around 5~6 minutes on a single question, so if you see a question with big data or a large circuit, then you need to find the key element of that question. Generally, difficult looking questions are comparatively easy to solve and take less time. We just need to solve in the right direction by keeping basics(theorems/units) in mind.

Don't worry about running out of time

It is better to attempt 50 questions correctly than attempting 55 and solving 45 answers out of that. Don't spend time on questions which you have already tried once and are unable to solve. Go to the next questions and this way you can save your precious time.

Read the Complete paper

If it's important that you read through the GATE exam paper quickly and answer the easiest questions first, then read through the paper second time and answer more difficult questions. This way you will be able to pick up some cues for answers from the first reading, there is also a possibility that you would have mis-read questions the first time.. So with a quick check you can easily avoid this issue.

Look out for Grammatical errors

Students are so much focussed on the correct choice that sometimes they don't find grammatical errors in some of the answers. So you can check for any grammatical errors in order to eliminate the incorrect answer

Tricks to answer difficult questions

Try to eliminate options which you know for sure are incorrect, if allowed, mark alternatives in the questions. Next is to provide each option of a question the true/false test. This will reduce your selection to the best answer.

After learning some of the tricks to solve MSQ in GATE 2022, let's check how to Practice MSQs for GATE.

1. Solve the Test Series

Test series are designed with an objective to evaluate the knowledge of students for a better performance in final exams. So students should take these tests seriously as you can identify which section to approach, how much time will it take to answer the questions, which answer to eliminate etc. The more test series you practice with, the more refined you will get for GATE Examination.

2. Group Study

Students can frame questions and study in groups. This way they can teach the concepts and may learn new ways to answer these questions. This method is applicable for students who are into self study.

Conclusion:

We hope this article has helped you to understand The Best Approach to Solve MSQ Questions in GATE. Just remember Practice is the key element, solve GATE previous year question paper and attend the GATE Online Test series as this will help you to reduce your time, improve accuracy and to find out the tricks to eliminate answers from MSQ in the GATE Exam.

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