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GATE 2022 ME question paper with official answer key (Set 2)

The complete GATE 2022 Mechanical Engineering (ME) Set 2 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.

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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.

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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 1
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Answer: B

Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 2
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Answer: C

Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 3
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Answer: C

Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 4
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Answer: A

Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 5
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Answer: B or C

Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 6
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Answer: C

Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 7
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Answer: C

Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 8
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Answer: A

Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 9
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Answer: A

Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 10
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Answer: B

Q.11 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 11
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Answer: B

Q.12 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 12
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Answer: A

Q.13 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 13
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Answer: D

Q.14 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 14
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Answer: B

Q.15 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 15
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Answer: B

Q.16 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 16
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Answer: B

Q.17 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 17
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Answer: A

Q.18 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 18
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Answer: A

Q.19 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 19
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Answer: D

Q.20 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 20
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Answer: A

Q.21 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 21
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Answer: A

Q.22 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 22
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Answer: D

Q.23 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 23
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Answer: B

Q.24 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 24
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Answer: B

Q.25 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 25
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Answer: C

Q.26 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 ME question 26
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Answer: B, C, D

Q.27 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 ME question 27
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Answer: A, B or B

Q.28 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 ME question 28
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Answer: B, C, D

Q.29 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2022 ME question 29
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Answer: B, C, D

Q.30 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 30
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Answer: 3

Q.31 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 31
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Answer: 1.95 to 2.05

Q.32 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 32
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Answer: 104

Q.33 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 33
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Answer: 13 to 15

Q.34 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 34
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Answer: 2

Q.35 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 35
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Answer: 4825 to 4835

Q.36 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 36
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Answer: C

Q.37 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 37
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Answer: A

Q.38 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 38
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Answer: A

Q.39 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 39
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Answer: A

Q.40 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 40
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Answer: C

Q.41 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 41
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Answer: B

Q.42 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 42
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Answer: B

Q.43 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 43
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Answer: D

Q.44 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 44
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Answer: C

Q.45 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2022 ME question 45
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Answer: B

Q.46 · ME · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 ME question 46
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Answer: B, C

Q.47 · ME · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2022 ME question 47
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Answer: B, D

Q.48 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 48
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Answer: 2

Q.49 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 49
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Answer: 0.2

Q.50 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 50
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Answer: 1.48 to 1.52

Q.51 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 51
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Answer: 1.48 to 1.52

Q.52 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 52
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Answer: 1.24 to 1.26

Q.53 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 53
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Answer: 23.6 to 24.2

Q.54 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 54
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Answer: 2.4 to 2.6

Q.55 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 55
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Answer: 2700 to 2750

Q.56 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 56
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Answer: 2.29 to 2.33

Q.57 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 57
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Answer: 25

Q.58 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 58
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Answer: 2426 to 2432

Q.59 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 59
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Answer: 15

Q.60 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 60
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Answer: 385 to 405

Q.61 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 61
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Answer: 450

Q.62 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 62
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Answer: 3.48 to 3.7

Q.63 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 63
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Answer: 1000

Q.64 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 64
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Answer: 1000

Q.65 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2022 ME question 65
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Answer: 317 to 324

GATE 2022 ME official answer key

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

Q.SectionTypeMarksAnswer
1GAMCQ1B
2GAMCQ1C
3GAMCQ1C
4GAMCQ1A
5GAMCQ1B or C
6GAMCQ2C
7GAMCQ2C
8GAMCQ2A
9GAMCQ2A
10GAMCQ2B
11MEMCQ1B
12MEMCQ1A
13MEMCQ1D
14MEMCQ1B
15MEMCQ1B
16MEMCQ1B
17MEMCQ1A
18MEMCQ1A
19MEMCQ1D
20MEMCQ1A
21MEMCQ1A
22MEMCQ1D
23MEMCQ1B
24MEMCQ1B
25MEMCQ1C
26MEMSQ1B, C, D
27MEMSQ1A, B or B
28MEMSQ1B, C, D
29MEMSQ1B, C, D
30MENAT13
31MENAT11.95 to 2.05
32MENAT1104
33MENAT113 to 15
34MENAT12
35MENAT14825 to 4835
36MEMCQ2C
37MEMCQ2A
38MEMCQ2A
39MEMCQ2A
40MEMCQ2C
41MEMCQ2B
42MEMCQ2B
43MEMCQ2D
44MEMCQ2C
45MEMCQ2B
46MEMSQ2B, C
47MEMSQ2B, D
48MENAT22
49MENAT20.2
50MENAT21.48 to 1.52
51MENAT21.48 to 1.52
52MENAT21.24 to 1.26
53MENAT223.6 to 24.2
54MENAT22.4 to 2.6
55MENAT22700 to 2750
56MENAT22.29 to 2.33
57MENAT225
58MENAT22426 to 2432
59MENAT215
60MENAT2385 to 405
61MENAT2450
62MENAT23.48 to 3.7
63MENAT21000
64MENAT21000
65MENAT2317 to 324

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