GATE-DA PYQ - Topic Wise

Select a topic to practice focused GATE-DA questions for that specific area.

Algorithm

12 topics • 14 questions

Asymptotic Complexity Analysis (Time and Space)

0

Biconnected Components, Articulation Points and Bridges

Graph Traversals (BFS and DFS)

3

Greedy Algorithms

0

Minimum Spanning Trees (Kruskal and Prim)

0

Recurrence Relations and Master Theorem

1

Searching

3

Shortest Path Algorithms (Dijkstra, Bellman-Ford, Floyd-Warshall)

Aptitude

4 topics • 30 questions

Analytical Aptitude

3

Quantitative Aptitude

Artificial Intelligence

6 topics • 15 questions

Adversarial Search (Minimax and Alpha-Beta Pruning)

3

Bayesian Networks and Probabilistic Inference

3

Informed Search (A*, Best-First, Heuristic Search)

2

Propositional and Predicate Logic (AI Reasoning)

5

Sampling Methods in AI

0

Uninformed Search (BFS, DFS, Iterative Deepening)

2

Computer Networks

8 topics • 0 questions

Application Layer Protocols (DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email)

0

Data Link Layer (Framing, Error Detection, MAC, Ethernet Bridging)

0

IP Addressing, IPv4 and CIDR Notation

0

IP Support Protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP) and NAT

0

OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks

0

Packet, Circuit and Virtual Circuit Switching

0

Routing Protocols (Shortest Path, Flooding, Distance Vector, Link State)

0

Transport Layer (Flow Control, Congestion Control, UDP, TCP, Sockets)

0

Data Structures

9 topics • 8 questions

Binary Search Trees (BST)

0

Graphs (Representation and Properties)

0

Hash Tables and Hashing

Trees and Binary Trees

3

Data Warehousing and Data Mining

8 topics • 4 questions

Association Rule Mining (Apriori Algorithm, Support, Confidence, Lift)

0

Classification Techniques in Data Mining

0

Clustering in Data Mining

0

Data Preprocessing and Data Cleaning

1

Data Transformation and Feature Engineering

0

Data Warehouse Modeling: Dimensional Schemas (Star and Snowflake)

0

ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Workflows

0

OLAP (Online Analytical Processing)

3

Database Management Systems

8 topics • 19 questions

Indexing (B-Trees and B+ Trees)

3

Integrity Constraints

2

Normal Forms (1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF)

4

Relational Model (Relational Algebra and Tuple Calculus)

5

SQL (Joins, Subqueries, Group By, Aggregation)

4

Transactions and Concurrency Control

0

Discrete Mathematics

8 topics • 3 questions

Combinatorics: Counting and Permutations

1

Generating Functions

0

Graphs: Connectivity, Matching, Coloring

0

Monoids and Groups

0

Partial Orders and Lattices

0

Propositional and First-Order Logic

2

Recurrence Relations

0

Sets, Relations and Functions

0

Engineering Mathematics

12 topics • 12 questions

Conditional Probability and Bayes Theorem

0

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

0

Integration

0

Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

7

LU Decomposition

0

Matrices and Determinants

Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation

0

Probability Distributions (Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Poisson, Binomial)

0

Random Variables

0

System of Linear Equations

0

Linear Algebra

7 topics • 19 questions

Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, Rank and Nullity

9

Linear Dependence and Independence of Vectors

0

LU Decomposition and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)

1

Matrices: Projection, Orthogonal, Idempotent, Partition

4

Quadratic Forms

0

System of Linear Equations and Gaussian Elimination

2

Vector Spaces and Subspaces

3

Machine Learning

13 topics • 29 questions

Activation Functions

2

Cross-Validation and Model Evaluation Metrics

3

Dimensionality Reduction: Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

2

Neural Networks: Perceptrons and Backpropagation

3

Supervised Learning: Decision Trees

1

Supervised Learning: k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN)

1

Supervised Learning: Linear Regression

3

Supervised Learning: Logistic Regression

4

Supervised Learning: Naive Bayes

2

Supervised Learning: Support Vector Machines (SVM)

3

Underfitting, Overfitting and Regularization

1

Unsupervised Learning: Hierarchical Clustering

3

Unsupervised Learning: k-Means and k-Medoids Clustering

1

Operating Systems

9 topics • 0 questions

Concurrency and Synchronization

0

CPU Scheduling

0

Deadlock (Detection, Prevention, Avoidance)

Inter-Process Communication (IPC)

0

Memory Management and Virtual Memory

0

Processes and Threads

0

System Calls

0

Probability and Statistics

11 topics • 33 questions

Bayes Theorem and Conditional Expectation

3

Central Limit Theorem and Confidence Intervals

2

Chi-Squared Distribution and Cumulative Distribution Function

2

Continuous Random Variables and PDF (Uniform, Exponential, Poisson, Normal, t-Distribution)

9

Counting: Permutations and Combinations

2

Discrete Random Variables and PMF (Uniform, Bernoulli, Binomial)

6

Hypothesis Testing (z-test, t-test, Chi-Squared Test)

0

Independent and Mutually Exclusive Events

1

Marginal, Conditional and Joint Probability

3

Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Correlation and Covariance

4

Probability Axioms, Sample Space and Events

1

Programming

9 topics • 9 questions

C Programming Fundamentals (Data Types, Variables, Operators)

0

File I/O in C

0

Functions and Recursion

2

Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

0

Pointers and Memory Management

0

Python Data Types and Control Flow

2

Python Functions, Modules and Libraries

5

Python Programming Fundamentals

0

Structures, Unions and Enums

0