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GATE 2022 ME question paper with official answer key (Set 1)
The complete GATE 2022 Mechanical Engineering (ME) Set 1 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 ME paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- ME subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 35 MCQ · 6 MSQ · 24 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. In this paper, 1 question was dropped by GATE and given full marks to everyone.
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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
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: A
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Q.11 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.13 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.15 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.18 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.19 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.21 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.22 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.24 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.25 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.26 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.27 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.28 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.29 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D or A, B
Q.30 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.31 · ME · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 10
Q.32 · ME · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2.62 to 2.7
Q.33 · ME · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 27 to 30
Q.34 · ME · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 404 to 414
Q.35 · ME · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 210 to 225
Q.36 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.38 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.40 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.42 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.43 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.44 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.45 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.46 · ME · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.47 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.17 to 0.19
Q.48 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.9 to 8.7
Q.49 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 18
Q.50 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5.7 to 5.8
Q.51 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.24 to 0.26
Q.52 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: -0.062 to -0.058
Q.53 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 600
Q.54 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2570 to 2576
Q.55 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 30 to 32
Q.56 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 340 to 360
Q.57 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 10.5 to 10.9
Q.58 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 520
Q.59 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 110
Q.60 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.12 to 1.24
Q.61 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2620 to 2630
Q.62 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 4780 to 4825
Q.63 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 4.2 to 4.28
Q.64 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 315 to 323
Q.65 · ME · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.4 to 0.44
GATE 2022 ME 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 | D |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 11 | ME | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | ME | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | ME | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | ME | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 15 | ME | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | ME | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | ME | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 18 | ME | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 19 | ME | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 20 | ME | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 21 | ME | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 22 | ME | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | ME | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 24 | ME | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 25 | ME | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 26 | ME | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 27 | ME | MSQ | 1 | A, B, D |
| 28 | ME | MSQ | 1 | B, D |
| 29 | ME | MSQ | 1 | A, B, D or A, B |
| 30 | ME | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 31 | ME | NAT | 1 | 10 |
| 32 | ME | NAT | 1 | 2.62 to 2.7 |
| 33 | ME | NAT | 1 | 27 to 30 |
| 34 | ME | NAT | 1 | 404 to 414 |
| 35 | ME | NAT | 1 | 210 to 225 |
| 36 | ME | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | ME | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 38 | ME | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 39 | ME | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 40 | ME | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | ME | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 42 | ME | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 43 | ME | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 44 | ME | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 45 | ME | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 46 | ME | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 47 | ME | NAT | 2 | 0.17 to 0.19 |
| 48 | ME | NAT | 2 | 7.9 to 8.7 |
| 49 | ME | NAT | 2 | 18 |
| 50 | ME | NAT | 2 | 5.7 to 5.8 |
| 51 | ME | NAT | 2 | 0.24 to 0.26 |
| 52 | ME | NAT | 2 | -0.062 to -0.058 |
| 53 | ME | NAT | 2 | 600 |
| 54 | ME | NAT | 2 | 2570 to 2576 |
| 55 | ME | NAT | 2 | 30 to 32 |
| 56 | ME | NAT | 2 | 340 to 360 |
| 57 | ME | NAT | 2 | 10.5 to 10.9 |
| 58 | ME | NAT | 2 | 520 |
| 59 | ME | NAT | 2 | 110 |
| 60 | ME | NAT | 2 | 1.12 to 1.24 |
| 61 | ME | NAT | 2 | 2620 to 2630 |
| 62 | ME | NAT | 2 | 4780 to 4825 |
| 63 | ME | NAT | 2 | 4.2 to 4.28 |
| 64 | ME | NAT | 2 | 315 to 323 |
| 65 | ME | NAT | 2 | 0.4 to 0.44 |
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