List of top Questions asked in GATE CY- 2026

The species which follows the 18-electron rule is
(\(en = \mathrm{ethylenediamine}\))

The major product formed in the following reaction is:

As shown in the figure, circle \(C_1\) with center \(O_1\) and radius \(r_1\) touches the square \(VWXY\) at points \(P\) and \(Q\), while circle \(C_2\) with center \(O_2\) and radius \(r_2\) touches the square \(VWXY\) at points \(R\) and \(S\). The two circles touch each other at \(T\).
Given \(r_1 = 1\) cm and \(\overline{VY} = \overline{VW} = 4\) cm, \(r_2 =\) cm.

The correct statement about the following quaternary ammonium ion is:

The major product formed in the following reaction sequence is:
Step 1: \(\mathrm{C_6H_{13}{-}C{\equiv}CH}\) is treated with catecholborane, then heated.
Step 2: the product from Step 1 is treated with \(\mathrm{Br_2}\), then \(\mathrm{NaOMe}\).

The major product formed in the following reaction is:

Charity : P :: Retaliation : Q
Choose the appropriate pair of words P and Q that fit the analogy.

Four hills \(H_1, H_2, H_3\), and \(H_4\) are present in an area. The following observations are made about them:
(i) Neither \(H_2\) nor \(H_3\) is the easternmost hill.
(ii) Neither \(H_2\) nor \(H_3\) is the westernmost hill.
(iii) Neither the easternmost hill nor the westernmost hill is the southernmost hill.
(iv) Two hills are located to the west of \(H_2\).
(v) The southernmost hill has at least two hills to its east.
The southernmost hill is .

A paper shown in Panel I is folded along the dashed lines (- - -) to construct a cube. The shaded regions shown in Panel I appear on the outer surface of the cube. Referring to cubes shown in Panel II, which one of the options is correct?

Consider the cube shown below with its 8 corners labelled a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h. The figure is representative. All corners are to be colored such that any two corners that are connected by an edge must be of different colors. The minimum number of colors required to achieve this is

In a group of students, 10 students like Mathematics, 12 students like English, 4 students like both Mathematics and English, and 6 students like neither Mathematics nor English. The number of students in the group is

How many 3-digit numbers can be formed using three distinct single digit prime numbers?

A school has 100 students distributed among 1^st to 10^th standards.
Based on this, which one of the following statements is always correct?

In the sequence of tiles shown below, the missing tile indicated by the question mark should be

"He often the numbers. False claims are not going to help. Honesty trust", said the manager.
Choose the option with the correct order of words to fill the blanks.

Which ligand causes maximum crystal field splitting?

The standard electrode potential of the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) is:

In IR spectroscopy, which bond absorbs at the highest wavenumber?

For an ideal gas, which of the following thermodynamic quantities depends only on temperature?

Which of the following reagents converts an aldehyde selectively into a primary alcohol?

The magnetic behavior of a compound with all electrons paired is:

For a first-order reaction, the unit of rate constant is: