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GATE 2023 EE question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2023 Electrical Engineering (EE) 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 EE paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- EE subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 31 MCQ · 6 MSQ · 28 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: B
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
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: 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: B
Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
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: B
Q.11 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.12 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.13 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.14 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.15 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.17 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.18 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.19 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.21 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.24 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.25 · EE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.26 · EE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.27 · EE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B
Q.28 · EE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.29 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 7.9 to 8.1
Q.30 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1340 to 1345
Q.31 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 4
Q.32 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 5.9 to 6.1
Q.33 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 83 to 84
Q.34 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.48 to 0.52
Q.35 · EE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.9 to 1.1
Q.36 · EE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.37 · EE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.38 · EE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.39 · EE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.40 · EE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.41 · EE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.42 · EE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.43 · EE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.44 · EE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.45 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.187 to 0.188
Q.46 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2
Q.47 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.58 to 1.59
Q.48 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 760
Q.49 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 48
Q.50 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.037 to 0.039
Q.51 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: -12.1 to -11.9
Q.52 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 237 to 239
Q.53 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2150 to 2250
Q.54 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.56 to 1.58
Q.55 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.1 to 7.5
Q.56 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 8
Q.57 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2
Q.58 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 39 to 40.5
Q.59 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 245 to 255
Q.60 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.1 to 7.3
Q.61 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.49 to 2.51
Q.62 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 9 to 10
Q.63 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 80
Q.64 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 414 to 416
Q.65 · EE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 10
GATE 2023 EE 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 | B |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 11 | EE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 12 | EE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | EE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 14 | EE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 15 | EE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | EE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 17 | EE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 18 | EE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 19 | EE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 20 | EE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 21 | EE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 22 | EE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | EE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 24 | EE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 25 | EE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 26 | EE | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 27 | EE | MSQ | 1 | B |
| 28 | EE | MSQ | 1 | A, C |
| 29 | EE | NAT | 1 | 7.9 to 8.1 |
| 30 | EE | NAT | 1 | 1340 to 1345 |
| 31 | EE | NAT | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | EE | NAT | 1 | 5.9 to 6.1 |
| 33 | EE | NAT | 1 | 83 to 84 |
| 34 | EE | NAT | 1 | 0.48 to 0.52 |
| 35 | EE | NAT | 1 | 0.9 to 1.1 |
| 36 | EE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 37 | EE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 38 | EE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 39 | EE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 40 | EE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 41 | EE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 42 | EE | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 43 | EE | MSQ | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 44 | EE | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 45 | EE | NAT | 2 | 0.187 to 0.188 |
| 46 | EE | NAT | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | EE | NAT | 2 | 1.58 to 1.59 |
| 48 | EE | NAT | 2 | 760 |
| 49 | EE | NAT | 2 | 48 |
| 50 | EE | NAT | 2 | 0.037 to 0.039 |
| 51 | EE | NAT | 2 | -12.1 to -11.9 |
| 52 | EE | NAT | 2 | 237 to 239 |
| 53 | EE | NAT | 2 | 2150 to 2250 |
| 54 | EE | NAT | 2 | 1.56 to 1.58 |
| 55 | EE | NAT | 2 | 7.1 to 7.5 |
| 56 | EE | NAT | 2 | 8 |
| 57 | EE | NAT | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | EE | NAT | 2 | 39 to 40.5 |
| 59 | EE | NAT | 2 | 245 to 255 |
| 60 | EE | NAT | 2 | 7.1 to 7.3 |
| 61 | EE | NAT | 2 | 2.49 to 2.51 |
| 62 | EE | NAT | 2 | 9 to 10 |
| 63 | EE | NAT | 2 | 80 |
| 64 | EE | NAT | 2 | 414 to 416 |
| 65 | EE | NAT | 2 | 10 |
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