GATE 2026 Civil Engineering (CE) Mock Test
GATE 2026 CE Paper Mock Test - Free Test with Answers — Practice Questions
1. 'The shopkeeper sells lemons.' In this sentence, the word 'lemons' is the ________.
- (A) object
- (B) subject
- (C) predicate
- (D) verb
Answer: (A) object
'Lemons' receives the action of the verb 'sells', making it the direct object of the sentence.
2. The figure below shows three non-overlapping shapes - one oval and two triangles - with a piece missing at '?'. Which of the following figures P, Q, R, or S fits the missing portion and completes the oval and the two triangles?
- (A) Figure P
- (B) Figure Q
- (C) Figure R
- (D) Figure S
Answer: (A) Figure P
Figure P is the only piece whose curve and angles exactly complete the oval and both triangles without any overlap or gap.
3. At how many points will the curves y = x^2 and y = -x^2 - 2x - 1 intersect in the real (x, y) plane?
- (B) 1
- (C) 2
- (D) 3
Answer: (A) 0
Equating the curves gives x^2 = -x^2 - 2x - 1, i.e. 2x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0. The discriminant is 4 - 8 = -4, which is negative, so there are no real solutions and the curves never intersect.
4. 'If Anish had scored hundred runs in today's match, he would have been made the captain of his team. He would have then become the youngest captain in his team's history. Unfortunately, he got out without scoring any runs. Hence, there won't be any change in the captaincy for now.' Based on the paragraph above, which one of the following statements is true?
- (A) Anish made hundred runs but was denied captaincy.
- (B) Anish was the captain of his team before the game today.
- (C) The current captain is older than Anish.
- (D) Anish is the youngest player in his team.
Answer: (C) The current captain is older than Anish.
The passage says Anish would have become the "youngest captain in history" only if he had been made captain today. Since becoming captain would make him the youngest ever, the person currently holding the captaincy must be older than Anish.
5. Which one of the following figures P, Q, R, or S correctly shows the 45-degree clockwise-rotated version of figure (I)? [ADD IMAGE HERE: figure (I),
- (A) Figure P
- (B) Figure Q
- (C) Figure R
- (D) Figure S
Answer: (B) Figure Q
Rotating the jagged pattern in figure (I) by 45 degrees in the clockwise direction reproduces exactly the orientation shown in option Q.
6. Match the words in Column I with their synonyms in Column II.
- (A) (i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r)
- (B) (i)-(q); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(r); (iv)-(p)
- (C) (i)-(s); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(q); (iv)-(r)
- (D) (i)-(r); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(p); (iv)-(q)
Answer: (A) (i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r)
Lonely means Solitary (q); Literal means Verbatim (p); Lousy means Terrible (s); Lethal means Deadly (r).
7. In the given figure, PQ is the diameter of a circle with center O. Two points R and S are chosen on the circle such that angle ROS = 80 degrees. When PR and QS are extended, they meet at T. The value of angle RTS is ____
- (A) 40 degrees
- (B) 50 degrees
- (C) 60 degrees
- (D) 80 degrees
Answer: (B) 50 degrees
Since PQ is a diameter, angle PRQ = angle PSQ = 90 degrees (angle in semicircle). Using the exterior angle properties of triangle formed at T along with the given central angle ROS = 80 degrees, angle RTS works out to 50 degrees.
8. Based on the relationship between each polygon and the number inside it, the value of 'X' is ____
- (A) 720
- (B) 596
- (C) 24
- (D) 240
Answer: (A) 720
Each number equals the factorial of the polygon's number of sides: 3! = 6, 4! = 24, 5! = 120. For a hexagon (6 sides), X = 6! = 720.
9. Consider a linear arrangement of seven bulbs, each of which can be in the ON or OFF states. The initial configuration of the bulbs is shown in the figure. In every Step, the states of the bulbs are changed based on the following rules: Any OFF bulb with exactly one ON neighbor at the end of the previous Step is turned ON. Any ON bulb with both neighbors ON at the end of the previous Step is turned OFF. The state of any bulb not meeting the conditions above is left unchanged. The state of bulbs at the end of Step 1 and Step 2 are also shown in the figure. The number of bulbs which are ON at the end of Step 8 is ______
- (A) 5
- (B) 4
- (C) 3
Answer: (B) 4
Applying the stated rules Step by Step to the given initial configuration, the bulb pattern evolves and settles into a repeating cycle; tracing it forward to Step 8 leaves exactly 4 bulbs ON.
10. P and Q are two positive integers such that P^2 = Q^2 + 13. The product of the numbers P and Q is ________
- (A) 13
- (B) 26
- (C) 39
- (D) 42
Answer: (D) 42
P^2 - Q^2 = 13, so (P-Q)(P+Q) = 13. Since 13 is prime and P, Q are positive integers with P > Q, the only factor pair is P - Q = 1 and P + Q = 13, giving P = 7 and Q = 6. Product = 7 x 6 = 42.