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GATE 2022 ES question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2022 Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) 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.
GATE 2022 ES paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- ES subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 34 MCQ · 15 MSQ · 16 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.
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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.11 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.12 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.13 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.15 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.16 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.17 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.18 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.19 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.20 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.21 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.24 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.25 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.26 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.27 · ES · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A or D
Q.28 · ES · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.29 · ES · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.30 · ES · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.31 · ES · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.32 · ES · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.33 · ES · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.34 · ES · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.5
Q.35 · ES · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 10
Q.36 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.37 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.38 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.39 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.40 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.41 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.42 · ES · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.43 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.44 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.45 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.46 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.47 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.48 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.49 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.50 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.51 · ES · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.52 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.5
Q.53 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.5
Q.54 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.01 to 0.02
Q.55 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 54 to 54.2
Q.56 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.57 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 230 to 233
Q.58 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7160 to 7163
Q.59 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 39 to 40
Q.60 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.95 to 2.05
Q.61 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.15 to 1.35
Q.62 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 280
Q.63 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 989 to 991
Q.64 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.68 to 1.72
Q.65 · ES · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1467 to 1469
GATE 2022 ES official answer key
From the official GATE answer key ↗. Numerical answers are accepted anywhere in the range shown.
| Q. | Section | Type | Marks | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 11 | ES | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 12 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 13 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | ES | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 15 | ES | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 16 | ES | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 17 | ES | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 18 | ES | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 19 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 20 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 21 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 22 | ES | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 24 | ES | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 25 | ES | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 26 | ES | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 27 | ES | MCQ | 1 | A or D |
| 28 | ES | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 29 | ES | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 30 | ES | MSQ | 1 | A, C |
| 31 | ES | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 32 | ES | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 33 | ES | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 34 | ES | NAT | 1 | 0.5 |
| 35 | ES | NAT | 1 | 10 |
| 36 | ES | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 37 | ES | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 38 | ES | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 39 | ES | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 40 | ES | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 41 | ES | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 42 | ES | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 43 | ES | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 44 | ES | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 45 | ES | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 46 | ES | MSQ | 2 | C, D |
| 47 | ES | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 48 | ES | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 49 | ES | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 50 | ES | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 51 | ES | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 52 | ES | NAT | 2 | 1.5 |
| 53 | ES | NAT | 2 | 1.5 |
| 54 | ES | NAT | 2 | 0.01 to 0.02 |
| 55 | ES | NAT | 2 | 54 to 54.2 |
| 56 | ES | NAT | 2 | 3 |
| 57 | ES | NAT | 2 | 230 to 233 |
| 58 | ES | NAT | 2 | 7160 to 7163 |
| 59 | ES | NAT | 2 | 39 to 40 |
| 60 | ES | NAT | 2 | 1.95 to 2.05 |
| 61 | ES | NAT | 2 | 1.15 to 1.35 |
| 62 | ES | NAT | 2 | 280 |
| 63 | ES | NAT | 2 | 989 to 991 |
| 64 | ES | NAT | 2 | 1.68 to 1.72 |
| 65 | ES | NAT | 2 | 1467 to 1469 |
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