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GATE 2023 PE question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2023 Petroleum Engineering (PE) 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 PE paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- PE subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 33 MCQ · 9 MSQ · 23 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: C
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
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: 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: D
Q.11 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.13 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.15 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.16 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.18 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.19 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.21 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.23 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.24 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.25 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.26 · PE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.27 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B
Q.28 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.29 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.30 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.31 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.32 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.33 · PE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.34 · PE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 30
Q.35 · PE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 11.5
Q.36 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.37 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.38 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.40 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.41 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.42 · PE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.43 · PE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.44 · PE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.45 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.75 to 0.85
Q.46 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.4
Q.47 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 357 to 358
Q.48 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 181 to 182
Q.49 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 28 to 32
Q.50 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.2
Q.51 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.645 to 0.67
Q.52 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 47000 to 49000
Q.53 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 19 to 20
Q.54 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 570 to 576
Q.55 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2500 to 2600
Q.56 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.5
Q.57 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 31 to 34
Q.58 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.88 to 0.91
Q.59 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1285 to 1305
Q.60 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.61 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1060 to 1090
Q.62 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7950 to 8050
Q.63 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 17 to 17.6
Q.64 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.5 to 8.5
Q.65 · PE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.5 to 2.1
GATE 2023 PE 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 | C |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 11 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 13 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 15 | PE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 16 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | PE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 18 | PE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 19 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 20 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 21 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 22 | PE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 23 | PE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 24 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 25 | PE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 26 | PE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 27 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B |
| 28 | PE | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 29 | PE | MSQ | 1 | A, B, C |
| 30 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 31 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 32 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 33 | PE | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 34 | PE | NAT | 1 | 30 |
| 35 | PE | NAT | 1 | 11.5 |
| 36 | PE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 37 | PE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 38 | PE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 39 | PE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 40 | PE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 41 | PE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 42 | PE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 43 | PE | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 44 | PE | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 45 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.75 to 0.85 |
| 46 | PE | NAT | 2 | 2.4 |
| 47 | PE | NAT | 2 | 357 to 358 |
| 48 | PE | NAT | 2 | 181 to 182 |
| 49 | PE | NAT | 2 | 28 to 32 |
| 50 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.2 |
| 51 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.645 to 0.67 |
| 52 | PE | NAT | 2 | 47000 to 49000 |
| 53 | PE | NAT | 2 | 19 to 20 |
| 54 | PE | NAT | 2 | 570 to 576 |
| 55 | PE | NAT | 2 | 2500 to 2600 |
| 56 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.5 |
| 57 | PE | NAT | 2 | 31 to 34 |
| 58 | PE | NAT | 2 | 0.88 to 0.91 |
| 59 | PE | NAT | 2 | 1285 to 1305 |
| 60 | PE | NAT | 2 | 3 |
| 61 | PE | NAT | 2 | 1060 to 1090 |
| 62 | PE | NAT | 2 | 7950 to 8050 |
| 63 | PE | NAT | 2 | 17 to 17.6 |
| 64 | PE | NAT | 2 | 7.5 to 8.5 |
| 65 | PE | NAT | 2 | 1.5 to 2.1 |
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