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GATE 2026 XH-C3 question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2026 Humanities: Linguistics (XH-C3) paper: 65 questions for 100 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 XH-C3 paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- XH-C3 subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 37 MCQ · 24 MSQ · 4 NAT
- Duration
- 3 hours
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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
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: B
Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
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 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.13 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.15 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: C
Q.16 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B
Q.17 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.18 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.19 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.21 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.23 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.24 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.25 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 25
Q.26 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 16
Q.27 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.28 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.29 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.30 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.31 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.32 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.33 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.34 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.35 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.36 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.37 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.38 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.40 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.42 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.43 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.44 · XH-C3 · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2
Q.45 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.46 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.47 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.48 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.49 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.50 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.51 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.52 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.53 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.54 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.55 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.56 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.57 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.58 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.59 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.60 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.61 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.62 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.63 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.64 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.65 · XH-C3 · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 14
GATE 2026 XH-C3 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 | A |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 11 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 13 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 1 | A, C |
| 15 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 1 | C |
| 16 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 1 | B |
| 17 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 18 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 19 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 20 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 21 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A |
| 22 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, D |
| 23 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 24 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 25 | XH-C3 | NAT | 2 | 25 |
| 26 | XH-C3 | NAT | 2 | 16 |
| 27 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 28 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 29 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 30 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 31 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 32 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 33 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 34 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 35 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 36 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 37 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 38 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 39 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 40 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 41 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 42 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 43 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 44 | XH-C3 | NAT | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 46 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 47 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 48 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 49 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 50 | XH-C3 | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 51 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 52 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 53 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 54 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, C, D |
| 55 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 56 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 57 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 58 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 59 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 60 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 61 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 62 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 63 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 64 | XH-C3 | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 65 | XH-C3 | NAT | 2 | 14 |
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