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GATE 2022 PE question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2022 Petroleum Engineering (PE) 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 PE paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- PE subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 29 MCQ · 11 MSQ · 25 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, 4 questions were 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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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.11 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.12 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.13 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.15 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.16 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.17 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.18 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.19 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.21 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.22 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.23 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: D
Q.24 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.25 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.26 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.27 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.28 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.29 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.30 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.31 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.32 · PE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 9 to 9.4
Q.33 · PE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 22675 to 22685
Q.34 · PE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.69 to 0.7
Q.35 · PE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 68 to 70
Q.36 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.38 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.39 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.40 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.41 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.42 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.43 · PE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.44 · PE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.45 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 48 to 52
Q.46 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 36 to 37
Q.47 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2280 to 2290
Q.48 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.165 to 0.175
Q.49 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 661 to 664
Q.50 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.996 to 0.999
Q.51 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1
Q.52 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: -128
Q.53 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.001
Q.54 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.6 to 0.65
Q.55 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 18 to 19
Q.56 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3 to 3.15
Q.57 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1120 to 1143
Q.58 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.59 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 8.1 to 8.3
Q.60 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3435 to 3670
Q.61 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3870 to 4070
Q.62 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 67 to 69
Q.63 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 6 to 8
Q.64 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.65 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.9 to 3.1
GATE 2022 PE 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 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 12 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | PE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 15 | PE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 16 | PE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 17 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 18 | PE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 19 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 20 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 21 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 22 | PE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 23 | PE | MSQ | 1 | D |
| 24 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 25 | PE | MSQ | 1 | A, B, C |
| 26 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, D |
| 27 | PE | MSQ | 1 | C, D |
| 28 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 29 | PE | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 30 | PE | MSQ | 1 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 31 | PE | MSQ | 1 | A, C |
| 32 | PE | NAT | 1 | 9 to 9.4 |
| 33 | PE | NAT | 1 | 22675 to 22685 |
| 34 | PE | NAT | 1 | 0.69 to 0.7 |
| 35 | PE | NAT | 1 | 68 to 70 |
| 36 | PE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | PE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 38 | PE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 39 | PE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 40 | PE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 41 | PE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 42 | PE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 43 | PE | MSQ | 2 | C, D |
| 44 | PE | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 45 | PE | NAT | 2 | 48 to 52 |
| 46 | PE | NAT | 2 | 36 to 37 |
| 47 | PE | NAT | 2 | 2280 to 2290 |
| 48 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.165 to 0.175 |
| 49 | PE | NAT | 2 | 661 to 664 |
| 50 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.996 to 0.999 |
| 51 | PE | NAT | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | PE | NAT | 2 | -128 |
| 53 | PE | NAT | 2 | 1.001 |
| 54 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.6 to 0.65 |
| 55 | PE | NAT | 2 | 18 to 19 |
| 56 | PE | NAT | 2 | 3 to 3.15 |
| 57 | PE | NAT | 2 | 1120 to 1143 |
| 58 | PE | NAT | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 59 | PE | NAT | 2 | 8.1 to 8.3 |
| 60 | PE | NAT | 2 | 3435 to 3670 |
| 61 | PE | NAT | 2 | 3870 to 4070 |
| 62 | PE | NAT | 2 | 67 to 69 |
| 63 | PE | NAT | 2 | 6 to 8 |
| 64 | PE | NAT | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 65 | PE | NAT | 2 | 2.9 to 3.1 |
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