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GATE 2023 ME question paper with official answer key

The complete GATE 2023 Mechanical Engineering (ME) 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 2023 ME paper at a glance

Questions
65
Total marks
100
General Aptitude
10 questions · 15 marks
ME subject
55 questions · 85 marks
Question types
32 MCQ · 8 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, 1 question was dropped by GATE and given full marks to everyone.

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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 1
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Answer: A

Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 2
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Answer: A

Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 3
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Answer: A

Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 4
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Answer: A

Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 5
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Answer: B

Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 6
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Answer: D

Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 7
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Answer: A

Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 8
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Answer: C

Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 9
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Answer: A

Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 10
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Answer: B

Q.11 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 11
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Answer: A

Q.12 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 12
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Answer: B

Q.13 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 13
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Answer: A

Q.14 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 14
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Answer: B

Q.15 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 15
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Answer: A

Q.16 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 16
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Answer: A

Q.17 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 17
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Answer: C

Q.18 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 18
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Answer: D

Q.19 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 19
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Answer: D

Q.20 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 20
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Answer: C

Q.21 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 21
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Answer: A

Q.22 · ME · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 22
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Answer: B

Q.23 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 23
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Answer: B, C

Q.24 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 24
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Answer: C, D

Q.25 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 25
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Answer: A, B, D

Q.26 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 26
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Answer: B, C

Q.27 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 27
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Answer: A, C

Q.28 · ME · 1 mark · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 28
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Answer: A, B

Q.29 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 29
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Answer: 95.999 to 96.001

Q.30 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 30
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Answer: 6.27 to 6.29

Q.31 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 31
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Answer: -0.001 to 0.001

Q.32 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 32
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Answer: 18.8 to 18.9

Q.33 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 33
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Answer: 1.999 to 2.001

Q.34 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 34
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Answer: 4.05 to 4.15

Q.35 · ME · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 35
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Answer: 9.999 to 10.001

Q.36 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 36
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Answer: A

Q.37 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 37
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Answer: C

Q.38 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 38
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Answer: D

Q.39 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 39
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Answer: B

Q.40 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 40
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Answer: A

Q.41 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 41
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Answer: B

Q.42 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 42
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Answer: B

Q.43 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 43
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Answer: D

Q.44 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 44
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Answer: B

Q.45 · ME · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 ME question 45
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Answer: C

Q.46 · ME · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 46
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Answer: A, D

Q.47 · ME · 2 marks · MSQ

GATE 2023 ME question 47
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Answer: A, C

Q.48 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 48
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Answer: 7.999 to 8.001

Q.49 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 49
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Answer: 8.999 to 9.001

Q.50 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 50
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Answer: 0.999 to 1.001

Q.51 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 51
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Answer: 2490 to 2510

Q.52 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 52
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Answer: 0.53 to 0.55

Q.53 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 53
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Answer: 16.4 to 16.6

Q.54 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 54
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Answer: 4.999 to 5.001

Q.55 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 55
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)

Q.56 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 56
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Answer: 8.999 to 9.001

Q.57 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 57
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Answer: 206 to 207

Q.58 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 58
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Answer: 3024

Q.59 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 59
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Answer: 2 to 2.16

Q.60 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 60
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Answer: 237 to 240

Q.61 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 61
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Answer: 3.9 to 4.1

Q.62 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 62
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Answer: 83.999 to 84.001

Q.63 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 63
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Answer: 1.1 to 1.2

Q.64 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 64
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Answer: 55.9 to 58.5

Q.65 · ME · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 ME question 65
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Answer: 0.39 to 0.41

GATE 2023 ME official answer key

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

Q.SectionTypeMarksAnswer
1GAMCQ1A
2GAMCQ1A
3GAMCQ1A
4GAMCQ1A
5GAMCQ1B
6GAMCQ2D
7GAMCQ2A
8GAMCQ2C
9GAMCQ2A
10GAMCQ2B
11MEMCQ1A
12MEMCQ1B
13MEMCQ1A
14MEMCQ1B
15MEMCQ1A
16MEMCQ1A
17MEMCQ1C
18MEMCQ1D
19MEMCQ1D
20MEMCQ1C
21MEMCQ1A
22MEMCQ1B
23MEMSQ1B, C
24MEMSQ1C, D
25MEMSQ1A, B, D
26MEMSQ1B, C
27MEMSQ1A, C
28MEMSQ1A, B
29MENAT195.999 to 96.001
30MENAT16.27 to 6.29
31MENAT1-0.001 to 0.001
32MENAT118.8 to 18.9
33MENAT11.999 to 2.001
34MENAT14.05 to 4.15
35MENAT19.999 to 10.001
36MEMCQ2A
37MEMCQ2C
38MEMCQ2D
39MEMCQ2B
40MEMCQ2A
41MEMCQ2B
42MEMCQ2B
43MEMCQ2D
44MEMCQ2B
45MEMCQ2C
46MEMSQ2A, D
47MEMSQ2A, C
48MENAT27.999 to 8.001
49MENAT28.999 to 9.001
50MENAT20.999 to 1.001
51MENAT22490 to 2510
52MENAT20.53 to 0.55
53MENAT216.4 to 16.6
54MENAT24.999 to 5.001
55MENAT2Marks to all (question dropped)
56MENAT28.999 to 9.001
57MENAT2206 to 207
58MENAT23024
59MENAT22 to 2.16
60MENAT2237 to 240
61MENAT23.9 to 4.1
62MENAT283.999 to 84.001
63MENAT21.1 to 1.2
64MENAT255.9 to 58.5
65MENAT20.39 to 0.41

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