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$$\scriptsize{\overset{{\large{\textbf{Mark Distribution in Previous GATE}}}}{\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline
\textbf{Year}& \textbf{2024-1}& \textbf{2024-2} &\textbf{2023} &\textbf{2022} & \textbf{2021-1}&\textbf{2021-2}&\textbf{Minimum}&\textbf{Average}&\textbf{Maximum}
\\\hline\textbf{1 Mark Count} &4&4&1& 3 &2&1&1&2.5&4
\\\hline\textbf{2 Marks Count} &2&2&2& 2&3&3&2&2.33&3
\\\hline\textbf{Total Marks} & 8&8&5& 7 &8&7&\bf{5}&\bf{7.16}&\bf{8}\\\hline
\end{array}}}$$

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