General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude
Official IIT answer key · IIT Roorkee · Audited Aug 2026
GATE CSE 2017 Set 2 Q62 · MCQ · 2 marks
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Analytical Aptitude in GATE CS evaluates logical reasoning, spatial deduction, constraint satisfaction, and basic graph/connectivity logic. Recent years have distinctly favored visual, grid-based, and structural puzzles (such as Minesweeper/Nonogram-style constraint grids and planar zone connectivity) alongside classical seating arrangements and demographic proportion deductions. Questions predominantly appear in the 2-mark category and require systematic elimination of options based on clear structural constraints.
Full Analytical Aptitude guide →There are three boxes. One contains apples, another contains oranges and the last one contains both apples and oranges. All three are known to be incorrectly labelled. If you are permitted to open just one box and then pull out and inspect only one fruit, which box would you open to determine the contents of all three boxes?
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