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GATE 2023 TF question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2023 Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) 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 TF paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- TF subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 33 MCQ · 13 MSQ · 19 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 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.12 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.13 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.15 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.17 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.18 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.19 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.21 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.22 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.23 · TF · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.24 · TF · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.25 · TF · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: C
Q.26 · TF · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.27 · TF · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.28 · TF · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.29 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.05 to 0.07 or -0.07 to -0.05
Q.30 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 38
Q.31 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 64
Q.32 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 4590 to 4594
Q.33 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 134 to 136
Q.34 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1.1 to 1.3
Q.35 · TF · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 50
Q.36 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.38 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.39 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.40 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.42 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.43 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.44 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.45 · TF · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.46 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.47 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.48 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, C
Q.49 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.50 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.51 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.52 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.53 · TF · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B
Q.54 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 33
Q.55 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.5
Q.56 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.27 to 1.29
Q.57 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5.6 to 5.7
Q.58 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.04 to 1.08
Q.59 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 863 to 867
Q.60 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 29 to 33
Q.61 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 49 to 53
Q.62 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 77 to 81
Q.63 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 23 to 24
Q.64 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2190 to 2230
Q.65 · TF · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 10
GATE 2023 TF 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 | TF | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 12 | TF | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 13 | TF | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | TF | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 15 | TF | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | TF | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 17 | TF | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 18 | TF | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 19 | TF | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 20 | TF | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 21 | TF | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 22 | TF | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 23 | TF | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 24 | TF | MSQ | 1 | C, D |
| 25 | TF | MSQ | 1 | C |
| 26 | TF | MSQ | 1 | A, B, D |
| 27 | TF | MSQ | 1 | B, D |
| 28 | TF | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 29 | TF | NAT | 1 | 0.05 to 0.07 or -0.07 to -0.05 |
| 30 | TF | NAT | 1 | 38 |
| 31 | TF | NAT | 1 | 64 |
| 32 | TF | NAT | 1 | 4590 to 4594 |
| 33 | TF | NAT | 1 | 134 to 136 |
| 34 | TF | NAT | 1 | 1.1 to 1.3 |
| 35 | TF | NAT | 1 | 50 |
| 36 | TF | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | TF | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 38 | TF | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 39 | TF | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 40 | TF | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | TF | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 42 | TF | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 43 | TF | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 44 | TF | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 45 | TF | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 46 | TF | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 47 | TF | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 48 | TF | MSQ | 2 | A, B, C |
| 49 | TF | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 50 | TF | MSQ | 2 | B, D |
| 51 | TF | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 52 | TF | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 53 | TF | MSQ | 2 | B |
| 54 | TF | NAT | 2 | 33 |
| 55 | TF | NAT | 2 | 0.5 |
| 56 | TF | NAT | 2 | 1.27 to 1.29 |
| 57 | TF | NAT | 2 | 5.6 to 5.7 |
| 58 | TF | NAT | 2 | 1.04 to 1.08 |
| 59 | TF | NAT | 2 | 863 to 867 |
| 60 | TF | NAT | 2 | 29 to 33 |
| 61 | TF | NAT | 2 | 49 to 53 |
| 62 | TF | NAT | 2 | 77 to 81 |
| 63 | TF | NAT | 2 | 23 to 24 |
| 64 | TF | NAT | 2 | 2190 to 2230 |
| 65 | TF | NAT | 2 | 10 |
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