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GATE 2022 PI question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2022 Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) 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 PI paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- PI subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 31 MCQ · 0 MSQ · 34 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: C
Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
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: B
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.11 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.12 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.13 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.14 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.15 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.17 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.18 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.19 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.20 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.21 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · PI · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.23 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0
Q.24 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1
Q.25 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.69 to 0.71
Q.26 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 119 to 121
Q.27 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1995 to 2005
Q.28 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 99 to 101
Q.29 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 38 to 39
Q.30 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.4 to 0.6
Q.31 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 15 to 16
Q.32 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.96 to 0.98
Q.33 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.12 to 0.15
Q.34 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 6
Q.35 · PI · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2.9 to 3.1
Q.36 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.37 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.38 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.39 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.40 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.41 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.42 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.43 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.44 · PI · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.45 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.4 to 1.6
Q.46 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 66 to 67
Q.47 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 16 to 17
Q.48 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 495 to 499
Q.49 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 584 to 586
Q.50 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 300 to 306
Q.51 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 926 to 930
Q.52 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 16 to 19
Q.53 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.9 to 3.7
Q.54 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5.9 to 6.1
Q.55 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 498 to 502
Q.56 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5.93 to 5.97
Q.57 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.15 to 0.18
Q.58 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 8570 to 8701
Q.59 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 160
Q.60 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 53 to 54
Q.61 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 40
Q.62 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2190 to 2210
Q.63 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.9 to 8.1
Q.64 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 900 to 905
Q.65 · PI · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 500 to 505
GATE 2022 PI 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 | C |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 11 | PI | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 12 | PI | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 13 | PI | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 14 | PI | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 15 | PI | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | PI | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 17 | PI | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 18 | PI | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 19 | PI | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 20 | PI | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 21 | PI | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 22 | PI | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 23 | PI | NAT | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | PI | NAT | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | PI | NAT | 1 | 0.69 to 0.71 |
| 26 | PI | NAT | 1 | 119 to 121 |
| 27 | PI | NAT | 1 | 1995 to 2005 |
| 28 | PI | NAT | 1 | 99 to 101 |
| 29 | PI | NAT | 1 | 38 to 39 |
| 30 | PI | NAT | 1 | 0.4 to 0.6 |
| 31 | PI | NAT | 1 | 15 to 16 |
| 32 | PI | NAT | 1 | 0.96 to 0.98 |
| 33 | PI | NAT | 1 | 0.12 to 0.15 |
| 34 | PI | NAT | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | PI | NAT | 1 | 2.9 to 3.1 |
| 36 | PI | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 37 | PI | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 38 | PI | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 39 | PI | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 40 | PI | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 41 | PI | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 42 | PI | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 43 | PI | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 44 | PI | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 45 | PI | NAT | 2 | 1.4 to 1.6 |
| 46 | PI | NAT | 2 | 66 to 67 |
| 47 | PI | NAT | 2 | 16 to 17 |
| 48 | PI | NAT | 2 | 495 to 499 |
| 49 | PI | NAT | 2 | 584 to 586 |
| 50 | PI | NAT | 2 | 300 to 306 |
| 51 | PI | NAT | 2 | 926 to 930 |
| 52 | PI | NAT | 2 | 16 to 19 |
| 53 | PI | NAT | 2 | 2.9 to 3.7 |
| 54 | PI | NAT | 2 | 5.9 to 6.1 |
| 55 | PI | NAT | 2 | 498 to 502 |
| 56 | PI | NAT | 2 | 5.93 to 5.97 |
| 57 | PI | NAT | 2 | 0.15 to 0.18 |
| 58 | PI | NAT | 2 | 8570 to 8701 |
| 59 | PI | NAT | 2 | 160 |
| 60 | PI | NAT | 2 | 53 to 54 |
| 61 | PI | NAT | 2 | 40 |
| 62 | PI | NAT | 2 | 2190 to 2210 |
| 63 | PI | NAT | 2 | 7.9 to 8.1 |
| 64 | PI | NAT | 2 | 900 to 905 |
| 65 | PI | NAT | 2 | 500 to 505 |
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