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GATE 2023 MN question paper with official answer key

The complete GATE 2023 Mining Engineering (MN) 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 MN paper at a glance

Questions
65
Total marks
100
General Aptitude
10 questions · 15 marks
MN subject
55 questions · 85 marks
Question types
35 MCQ · 0 MSQ · 30 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

GATE 2023 MN question 1
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Answer: A

Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 2
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Answer: A

Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 3
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Answer: D

Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 4
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Answer: A

Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 5
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Answer: A

Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 6
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Answer: D

Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 7
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Answer: A

Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 8
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Answer: D

Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 9
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Answer: C

Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 10
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Answer: C

Q.11 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 11
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Answer: D

Q.12 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 12
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Answer: B

Q.13 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 13
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Answer: B

Q.14 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 14
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Answer: A

Q.15 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 15
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Answer: C

Q.16 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 16
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Answer: A

Q.17 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 17
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Answer: D

Q.18 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 18
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Answer: C

Q.19 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 19
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Answer: A

Q.20 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 20
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Answer: D

Q.21 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 21
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Answer: D

Q.22 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 22
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Answer: C

Q.23 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 23
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Answer: B

Q.24 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 24
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Answer: C

Q.25 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 25
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Answer: A

Q.26 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 26
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Answer: D

Q.27 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 27
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Answer: B

Q.28 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 28
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Answer: 4895 to 4897

Q.29 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 29
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Answer: 75 to 76.5

Q.30 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 30
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Answer: 60 to 63

Q.31 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 31
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Answer: 3.5 to 4.5

Q.32 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 32
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Answer: 225

Q.33 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 33
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Answer: 0.95 to 1.07

Q.34 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 34
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Answer: 315 or 630

Q.35 · MN · 1 mark · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 35
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Answer: 6 to 7

Q.36 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 36
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Answer: A

Q.37 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 37
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Answer: C

Q.38 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 38
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Answer: B

Q.39 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 39
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Answer: C

Q.40 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 40
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Answer: B

Q.41 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 41
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Answer: D

Q.42 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 42
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Answer: B

Q.43 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ

GATE 2023 MN question 43
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Answer: A

Q.44 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 44
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Answer: 426 to 427.64

Q.45 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 45
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Answer: 555 to 578

Q.46 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 46
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Answer: 37 to 38

Q.47 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 47
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Answer: 0.3 to 0.35

Q.48 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 48
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Answer: 0.49 to 0.52

Q.49 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 49
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Answer: 495 to 510

Q.50 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 50
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Answer: 0.27 to 0.29

Q.51 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 51
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Answer: 4 to 4.5

Q.52 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 52
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Answer: 0.3 to 0.32

Q.53 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 53
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Answer: 22.59 to 23.19

Q.54 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 54
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Answer: 14.5 to 17

Q.55 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 55
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Answer: 490 to 510

Q.56 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 56
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Answer: 11060 to 11080

Q.57 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 57
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Answer: 77900

Q.58 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 58
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Answer: 210

Q.59 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 59
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Answer: 0.52 to 0.56

Q.60 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 60
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Answer: 4.44 to 4.55

Q.61 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 61
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Answer: 2

Q.62 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 62
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Answer: 1.5 to 1.54

Q.63 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 63
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Answer: 6800 to 6850

Q.64 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 64
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Answer: 305 to 325

Q.65 · MN · 2 marks · NAT

GATE 2023 MN question 65
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Answer: 10

GATE 2023 MN official answer key

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

Q.SectionTypeMarksAnswer
1GAMCQ1A
2GAMCQ1A
3GAMCQ1D
4GAMCQ1A
5GAMCQ1A
6GAMCQ2D
7GAMCQ2A
8GAMCQ2D
9GAMCQ2C
10GAMCQ2C
11MNMCQ1D
12MNMCQ1B
13MNMCQ1B
14MNMCQ1A
15MNMCQ1C
16MNMCQ1A
17MNMCQ1D
18MNMCQ1C
19MNMCQ1A
20MNMCQ1D
21MNMCQ1D
22MNMCQ1C
23MNMCQ1B
24MNMCQ1C
25MNMCQ1A
26MNMCQ1D
27MNMCQ1B
28MNNAT14895 to 4897
29MNNAT175 to 76.5
30MNNAT160 to 63
31MNNAT13.5 to 4.5
32MNNAT1225
33MNNAT10.95 to 1.07
34MNNAT1315 or 630
35MNNAT16 to 7
36MNMCQ2A
37MNMCQ2C
38MNMCQ2B
39MNMCQ2C
40MNMCQ2B
41MNMCQ2D
42MNMCQ2B
43MNMCQ2A
44MNNAT2426 to 427.64
45MNNAT2555 to 578
46MNNAT237 to 38
47MNNAT20.3 to 0.35
48MNNAT20.49 to 0.52
49MNNAT2495 to 510
50MNNAT20.27 to 0.29
51MNNAT24 to 4.5
52MNNAT20.3 to 0.32
53MNNAT222.59 to 23.19
54MNNAT214.5 to 17
55MNNAT2490 to 510
56MNNAT211060 to 11080
57MNNAT277900
58MNNAT2210
59MNNAT20.52 to 0.56
60MNNAT24.44 to 4.55
61MNNAT22
62MNNAT21.5 to 1.54
63MNNAT26800 to 6850
64MNNAT2305 to 325
65MNNAT210

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