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GATE 2024 CE question paper with official answer key (Set 1)
The complete GATE 2024 Civil Engineering (CE) Set 1 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 2024 CE paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- CE subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 37 MCQ · 5 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: B
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
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: A
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.11 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.13 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.15 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.16 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.18 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.19 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.20 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.21 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.22 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.24 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.25 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.26 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.27 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.28 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.29 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: C, D
Q.30 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.31 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.32 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.16 to 0.18
Q.33 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 9
Q.34 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 16.6 to 16.8
Q.35 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1852 to 1858
Q.36 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.38 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.40 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.42 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.43 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.44 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.45 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.46 · CE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.47 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 21 to 23
Q.48 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 24.5 to 25.5
Q.49 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7 to 8
Q.50 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 299 to 301
Q.51 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 6000
Q.52 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 99 to 102
Q.53 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1550 to 1600
Q.54 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 48 to 50
Q.55 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.09 to 0.11 or 0.55 to 0.65
Q.56 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 86 to 88
Q.57 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.09 to 1.12
Q.58 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 4.4 to 4.7
Q.59 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5575 to 5585
Q.60 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.8 to 8
Q.61 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 99 to 100 or 154 to 156
Q.62 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 86 to 90
Q.63 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 52 to 58
Q.64 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.65 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 10
GATE 2024 CE 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 | A |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 11 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 15 | CE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 16 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 18 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 19 | CE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 20 | CE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 21 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 22 | CE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 24 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 25 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 26 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 27 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 28 | CE | MSQ | 1 | A, D |
| 29 | CE | MSQ | 1 | C, D |
| 30 | CE | MSQ | 1 | B, C |
| 31 | CE | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 32 | CE | NAT | 1 | 0.16 to 0.18 |
| 33 | CE | NAT | 1 | 9 |
| 34 | CE | NAT | 1 | 16.6 to 16.8 |
| 35 | CE | NAT | 1 | 1852 to 1858 |
| 36 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | CE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 38 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 39 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 40 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | CE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 42 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 43 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 44 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 45 | CE | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 46 | CE | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 47 | CE | NAT | 2 | 21 to 23 |
| 48 | CE | NAT | 2 | 24.5 to 25.5 |
| 49 | CE | NAT | 2 | 7 to 8 |
| 50 | CE | NAT | 2 | 299 to 301 |
| 51 | CE | NAT | 2 | 6000 |
| 52 | CE | NAT | 2 | 99 to 102 |
| 53 | CE | NAT | 2 | 1550 to 1600 |
| 54 | CE | NAT | 2 | 48 to 50 |
| 55 | CE | NAT | 2 | 0.09 to 0.11 or 0.55 to 0.65 |
| 56 | CE | NAT | 2 | 86 to 88 |
| 57 | CE | NAT | 2 | 1.09 to 1.12 |
| 58 | CE | NAT | 2 | 4.4 to 4.7 |
| 59 | CE | NAT | 2 | 5575 to 5585 |
| 60 | CE | NAT | 2 | 7.8 to 8 |
| 61 | CE | NAT | 2 | 99 to 100 or 154 to 156 |
| 62 | CE | NAT | 2 | 86 to 90 |
| 63 | CE | NAT | 2 | 52 to 58 |
| 64 | CE | NAT | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 65 | CE | NAT | 2 | 10 |
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