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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