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GATE 2023 MT question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2023 Metallurgical Engineering (MT) 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 MT paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- MT subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 36 MCQ · 11 MSQ · 18 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 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.13 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.15 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.18 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.19 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.20 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.21 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.23 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.24 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.25 · MT · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.26 · MT · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.27 · MT · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.28 · MT · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.29 · MT · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.30 · MT · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0
Q.31 · MT · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.74 to 0.76
Q.32 · MT · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 5
Q.33 · MT · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.84 to 0.92
Q.34 · MT · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 10.5 to 11.5
Q.35 · MT · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 36
Q.36 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.38 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.40 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.42 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.43 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.44 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.45 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.46 · MT · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.47 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.48 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.49 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.50 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.51 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.52 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.53 · MT · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A
Q.54 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0
Q.55 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 6 to 6.5
Q.56 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 130 to 140
Q.57 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 200 to 210
Q.58 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 9.2 to 9.7
Q.59 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 90 to 95
Q.60 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.13 to 0.17
Q.61 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.3 to 2.7
Q.62 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: -0.58 to -0.54
Q.63 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.18 to 0.21
Q.64 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7 to 15
Q.65 · MT · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.01
GATE 2023 MT 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 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 13 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 15 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 18 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 19 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 20 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 21 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 22 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 23 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 24 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 25 | MT | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 26 | MT | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 27 | MT | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 28 | MT | MSQ | 1 | A, B, C |
| 29 | MT | MSQ | 1 | A, B, C |
| 30 | MT | NAT | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MT | NAT | 1 | 0.74 to 0.76 |
| 32 | MT | NAT | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | MT | NAT | 1 | 0.84 to 0.92 |
| 34 | MT | NAT | 1 | 10.5 to 11.5 |
| 35 | MT | NAT | 1 | 36 |
| 36 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 38 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 39 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 40 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 42 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 43 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 44 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 45 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 46 | MT | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 47 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 48 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 49 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 50 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 51 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 52 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 53 | MT | MSQ | 2 | A |
| 54 | MT | NAT | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | MT | NAT | 2 | 6 to 6.5 |
| 56 | MT | NAT | 2 | 130 to 140 |
| 57 | MT | NAT | 2 | 200 to 210 |
| 58 | MT | NAT | 2 | 9.2 to 9.7 |
| 59 | MT | NAT | 2 | 90 to 95 |
| 60 | MT | NAT | 2 | 0.13 to 0.17 |
| 61 | MT | NAT | 2 | 2.3 to 2.7 |
| 62 | MT | NAT | 2 | -0.58 to -0.54 |
| 63 | MT | NAT | 2 | 0.18 to 0.21 |
| 64 | MT | NAT | 2 | 7 to 15 |
| 65 | MT | NAT | 2 | 0.01 |
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