How many sections are there for Humanities and Social Science (XH) paper in the GATE exam?

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    Apart from General Aptitude and B1 section, there are 6 sections XH paper. Each of the optional sections of the XH paper (Sections C1 through C6) contains 39 questions carrying 60 marks. These six sections are following; 

    Section Code  

    Subject Name  

    Section Code  

     Subject Name  

    C1  

    Economics  

    C4  

    Philosophy  

    C2  

    English  

    C5  

    Psychology  

    C3  

    Linguists  

    C6  

    Sociology 

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