Student AI Hub

Home › GATE previous year papers › GATE CS › 2022

GATE 2022 CS question paper with official answer key

The complete GATE 2022 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) 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.

Practise free with timer & scoreJump to the answer key

GATE 2022 CS paper at a glance

Questions
65
Total marks
100
General Aptitude
10 questions · 15 marks
CS subject
55 questions · 85 marks
Question types
32 MCQ · 15 MSQ · 18 NAT
Duration
3 hours

In GATE, each MCQ carries 1 or 2 marks; a wrong MCQ answer costs one-third of its marks (−1/3 for a 1-mark and −2/3 for a 2-mark question). MSQ (multiple select) and NAT (numerical answer) questions have no negative marking.

All 65 questions

Each question is shown exactly as in the official paper. Tap “Show answer” to check yourself.

Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 1
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 2
Show answer

Answer: C

Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 3
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 4
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 5
Show answer

Answer: B

Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 6
Show answer

Answer: B

Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 7
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 8
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 9
Show answer

Answer: B

Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 10
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.11 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 11
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.12 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 12
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.13 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 13
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.14 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 14
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.15 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 15
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.16 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 16
Show answer

Answer: B

Q.17 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 17
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.18 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 18
Show answer

Answer: B

Q.19 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 19
Show answer

Answer: C

Q.20 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 20
Show answer

Answer: C

Q.21 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 21
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.22 · CS · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 22
Show answer

Answer: C

Q.23 · CS · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 23
Show answer

Answer: B, C, D

Q.24 · CS · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 24
Show answer

Answer: A, B, D

Q.25 · CS · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 25
Show answer

Answer: A, B

Q.26 · CS · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 26
Show answer

Answer: A, D

Q.27 · CS · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 27
Show answer

Answer: A, B, C

Q.28 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 28
Show answer

Answer: 509

Q.29 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 29
Show answer

Answer: 5

Q.30 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 30
Show answer

Answer: 36

Q.31 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 31
Show answer

Answer: 8

Q.32 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 32
Show answer

Answer: 7

Q.33 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 33
Show answer

Answer: 0.85

Q.34 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 34
Show answer

Answer: -0.5

Q.35 · CS · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 35
Show answer

Answer: 4

Q.36 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 36
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.37 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 37
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.38 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 38
Show answer

Answer: C

Q.39 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 39
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.40 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 40
Show answer

Answer: C

Q.41 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 41
Show answer

Answer: B

Q.42 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 42
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.43 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 43
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.44 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 44
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.45 · CS · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 CS question 45
Show answer

Answer: D

Q.46 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 46
Show answer

Answer: A, B, C

Q.47 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 47
Show answer

Answer: A, B, C

Q.48 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 48
Show answer

Answer: B, C, D

Q.49 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 49
Show answer

Answer: A, B, C

Q.50 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 50
Show answer

Answer: A, B, C

Q.51 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 51
Show answer

Answer: A, B, C

Q.52 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 52
Show answer

Answer: A

Q.53 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 53
Show answer

Answer: A, C, D

Q.54 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 54
Show answer

Answer: A, B, D

Q.55 · CS · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 CS question 55
Show answer

Answer: B, D

Q.56 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 56
Show answer

Answer: 2

Q.57 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 57
Show answer

Answer: 0.5

Q.58 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 58
Show answer

Answer: 24

Q.59 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 59
Show answer

Answer: 7.07 to 7.09

Q.60 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 60
Show answer

Answer: 33

Q.61 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 61
Show answer

Answer: 1.42 to 1.45

Q.62 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 62
Show answer

Answer: 0

Q.63 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 63
Show answer

Answer: 153

Q.64 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 64
Show answer

Answer: 0.6

Q.65 · CS · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 CS question 65
Show answer

Answer: 80

GATE 2022 CS official answer key

From the official GATE answer key ↗. Numerical answers are accepted anywhere in the range shown.

Q.SectionTypeMarksAnswer
1GAMCQ1D
2GAMCQ1C
3GAMCQ1D
4GAMCQ1A
5GAMCQ1B
6GAMCQ2B
7GAMCQ2D
8GAMCQ2D
9GAMCQ2B
10GAMCQ2D
11CSMCQ1A
12CSMCQ1D
13CSMCQ1D
14CSMCQ1A
15CSMCQ1A
16CSMCQ1B
17CSMCQ1A
18CSMCQ1B
19CSMCQ1C
20CSMCQ1C
21CSMCQ1D
22CSMCQ1C
23CSMSQ1B, C, D
24CSMSQ1A, B, D
25CSMSQ1A, B
26CSMSQ1A, D
27CSMSQ1A, B, C
28CSNAT1509
29CSNAT15
30CSNAT136
31CSNAT18
32CSNAT17
33CSNAT10.85
34CSNAT1-0.5
35CSNAT14
36CSMCQ2A
37CSMCQ2D
38CSMCQ2C
39CSMCQ2A
40CSMCQ2C
41CSMCQ2B
42CSMCQ2D
43CSMCQ2A
44CSMCQ2A
45CSMCQ2D
46CSMSQ2A, B, C
47CSMSQ2A, B, C
48CSMSQ2B, C, D
49CSMSQ2A, B, C
50CSMSQ2A, B, C
51CSMSQ2A, B, C
52CSMSQ2A
53CSMSQ2A, C, D
54CSMSQ2A, B, D
55CSMSQ2B, D
56CSNAT22
57CSNAT20.5
58CSNAT224
59CSNAT27.07 to 7.09
60CSNAT233
61CSNAT21.42 to 1.45
62CSNAT20
63CSNAT2153
64CSNAT20.6
65CSNAT280

Practise this paper with a timer

On Student AI Hub, GATE previous year papers are free: answer on screen, get instant checking with the official key and see your score. No AI credits used.

Start free

More GATE CS papers

GATE 2026 CS (Set 1)Question paper + answer keyGATE 2026 CS (Set 2)Question paper + answer keyGATE 2025 CS (Set 1)Question paper + answer keyGATE 2025 CS (Set 2)Question paper + answer keyGATE 2024 CS (Set 1)Question paper + answer keyGATE 2024 CS (Set 2)Question paper + answer keyGATE 2023 CSQuestion paper + answer key All GATE CS papersComputer Science and Information Technology GATE CS mock testFull paper in the real patternAll GATE papersEvery branch