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GATE 2023 AE question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2023 Aerospace Engineering (AE) 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 2023 AE paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- AE subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 30 MCQ · 11 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
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Answer: B
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
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: D
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: A
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: A
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.11 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.13 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.15 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.16 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.17 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.18 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.19 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.20 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.21 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.22 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.24 · AE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.25 · AE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.26 · AE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.27 · AE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.28 · AE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.29 · AE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C, D
Q.30 · AE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2
Q.31 · AE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.32 · AE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2.4 to 2.6
Q.33 · AE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 3.5 to 4
Q.34 · AE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.89 to 0.91
Q.35 · AE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 4800 to 4900
Q.36 · AE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.37 · AE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.38 · AE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.39 · AE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.40 · AE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · AE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.42 · AE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.43 · AE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.44 · AE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.45 · AE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C, D
Q.46 · AE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.47 · AE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C, D
Q.48 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.1 to 1.3
Q.49 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 10
Q.50 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.5
Q.51 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.8 to 2.86
Q.52 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 196 to 198
Q.53 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3.4 to 3.5
Q.54 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.24 to 0.26
Q.55 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.24 to 1.26
Q.56 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.55 to 0.57
Q.57 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: -0.69 to -0.67
Q.58 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 12.61 to 12.81
Q.59 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2615 to 2625
Q.60 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 190 to 195
Q.61 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.57 to 0.6
Q.62 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 4.9 to 5.1
Q.63 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 260 to 300
Q.64 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 15948 to 16048
Q.65 · AE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 16
GATE 2023 AE 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 | B |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 11 | AE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | AE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 13 | AE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | AE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 15 | AE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 16 | AE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 17 | AE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 18 | AE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 19 | AE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 20 | AE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 21 | AE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 22 | AE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | AE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 24 | AE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 25 | AE | MSQ | 1 | A, B, D |
| 26 | AE | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 27 | AE | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 28 | AE | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 29 | AE | MSQ | 1 | A, C, D |
| 30 | AE | NAT | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | AE | NAT | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | AE | NAT | 1 | 2.4 to 2.6 |
| 33 | AE | NAT | 1 | 3.5 to 4 |
| 34 | AE | NAT | 1 | 0.89 to 0.91 |
| 35 | AE | NAT | 1 | 4800 to 4900 |
| 36 | AE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 37 | AE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 38 | AE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 39 | AE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 40 | AE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | AE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 42 | AE | MSQ | 2 | C, D |
| 43 | AE | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 44 | AE | MSQ | 2 | B, D |
| 45 | AE | MSQ | 2 | A, C, D |
| 46 | AE | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 47 | AE | MSQ | 2 | A, C, D |
| 48 | AE | NAT | 2 | 1.1 to 1.3 |
| 49 | AE | NAT | 2 | 10 |
| 50 | AE | NAT | 2 | 0.5 |
| 51 | AE | NAT | 2 | 2.8 to 2.86 |
| 52 | AE | NAT | 2 | 196 to 198 |
| 53 | AE | NAT | 2 | 3.4 to 3.5 |
| 54 | AE | NAT | 2 | 0.24 to 0.26 |
| 55 | AE | NAT | 2 | 1.24 to 1.26 |
| 56 | AE | NAT | 2 | 0.55 to 0.57 |
| 57 | AE | NAT | 2 | -0.69 to -0.67 |
| 58 | AE | NAT | 2 | 12.61 to 12.81 |
| 59 | AE | NAT | 2 | 2615 to 2625 |
| 60 | AE | NAT | 2 | 190 to 195 |
| 61 | AE | NAT | 2 | 0.57 to 0.6 |
| 62 | AE | NAT | 2 | 4.9 to 5.1 |
| 63 | AE | NAT | 2 | 260 to 300 |
| 64 | AE | NAT | 2 | 15948 to 16048 |
| 65 | AE | NAT | 2 | 16 |
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