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GATE 2026 AR question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2026 Architecture and Planning (AR) paper: 81 questions for 125 marks, with the official answer to every question. Try each question first, then open its answer, or practise the whole paper free with a 3-hour timer and your score.
GATE 2026 AR paper at a glance
- Questions
- 81
- Total marks
- 125
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- AR subject
- 71 questions · 110 marks
- Question types
- 36 MCQ · 21 MSQ · 24 NAT
- Duration
- 3 hours
In GATE, each MCQ carries 1 or 2 marks; a wrong MCQ answer costs one-third of its marks (−1/3 for a 1-mark and −2/3 for a 2-mark question). MSQ (multiple select) and NAT (numerical answer) questions have no negative marking.
All 81 questions
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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.11 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.13 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.14 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.15 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.16 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.18 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.19 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.20 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.21 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: C
Q.22 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.23 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.24 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 600 to 660
Q.25 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 225
Q.26 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 231600 to 231700
Q.27 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2.6 to 2.65
Q.28 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 18 to 22
Q.29 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.30 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.31 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.32 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.33 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.34 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.35 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.36 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.37 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.38 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.39 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.40 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: C
Q.41 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.42 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.43 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 36 to 40
Q.44 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 38 to 44
Q.45 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.3 to 1.6
Q.46 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 30
Q.47 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 305 to 307
Q.48 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 375
Q.49 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 144
Q.50 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.51 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.52 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.53 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.54 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.55 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.95 to 0.97
Q.56 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1.5
Q.57 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.58 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.59 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.60 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.61 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.62 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 10 to 13
Q.63 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5.1 to 5.5
Q.64 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 288
Q.65 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 115 to 125
Q.66 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.67 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.68 · AR · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.69 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.70 · AR · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.71 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2500
Q.72 · AR · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 155833
Q.73 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.74 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.75 · AR · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.76 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.77 · AR · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.78 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 26400 to 26700
Q.79 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 24 to 25
Q.80 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 29
Q.81 · AR · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.72 to 0.85
GATE 2026 AR official answer key
From the official GATE answer key ↗. Numerical answers are accepted anywhere in the range shown.
| Q. | Section | Type | Marks | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 11 | AR | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | AR | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | AR | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 14 | AR | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 15 | AR | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 16 | AR | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | AR | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 18 | AR | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 19 | AR | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 20 | AR | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 21 | AR | MSQ | 1 | C |
| 22 | AR | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 23 | AR | MSQ | 1 | A, B, C |
| 24 | AR | NAT | 1 | 600 to 660 |
| 25 | AR | NAT | 1 | 225 |
| 26 | AR | NAT | 1 | 231600 to 231700 |
| 27 | AR | NAT | 1 | 2.6 to 2.65 |
| 28 | AR | NAT | 1 | 18 to 22 |
| 29 | AR | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 30 | AR | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 31 | AR | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 32 | AR | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 33 | AR | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 34 | AR | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 35 | AR | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 36 | AR | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 37 | AR | MSQ | 2 | B, D |
| 38 | AR | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 39 | AR | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 40 | AR | MSQ | 2 | C |
| 41 | AR | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 42 | AR | MSQ | 2 | B, D |
| 43 | AR | NAT | 2 | 36 to 40 |
| 44 | AR | NAT | 2 | 38 to 44 |
| 45 | AR | NAT | 2 | 1.3 to 1.6 |
| 46 | AR | NAT | 2 | 30 |
| 47 | AR | NAT | 2 | 305 to 307 |
| 48 | AR | NAT | 2 | 375 |
| 49 | AR | NAT | 2 | 144 |
| 50 | AR | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 51 | AR | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 52 | AR | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 53 | AR | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 54 | AR | MSQ | 1 | A, B, D |
| 55 | AR | NAT | 1 | 0.95 to 0.97 |
| 56 | AR | NAT | 1 | 1.5 |
| 57 | AR | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 58 | AR | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 59 | AR | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 60 | AR | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 61 | AR | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 62 | AR | NAT | 2 | 10 to 13 |
| 63 | AR | NAT | 2 | 5.1 to 5.5 |
| 64 | AR | NAT | 2 | 288 |
| 65 | AR | NAT | 2 | 115 to 125 |
| 66 | AR | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 67 | AR | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 68 | AR | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 69 | AR | MSQ | 1 | A, C |
| 70 | AR | MSQ | 1 | A, B, C |
| 71 | AR | NAT | 1 | 2500 |
| 72 | AR | NAT | 1 | 155833 |
| 73 | AR | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 74 | AR | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 75 | AR | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 76 | AR | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 77 | AR | MSQ | 2 | C, D |
| 78 | AR | NAT | 2 | 26400 to 26700 |
| 79 | AR | NAT | 2 | 24 to 25 |
| 80 | AR | NAT | 2 | 29 |
| 81 | AR | NAT | 2 | 0.72 to 0.85 |
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