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GATE 2025 MN question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2025 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.
GATE 2025 MN paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- MN subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 31 MCQ · 1 MSQ · 33 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: D
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
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: C
Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
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: C
Q.11 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.12 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.13 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.14 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.15 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.16 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.18 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.19 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.20 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.21 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.22 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.24 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.25 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.26 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2
Q.27 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.3 to 0.35
Q.28 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 19 to 21
Q.29 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2 to 2.5
Q.30 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 15
Q.31 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 54
Q.32 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.5 to 0.8
Q.33 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1.3 to 1.5
Q.34 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.7 to 0.74
Q.35 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.38 to 0.42
Q.36 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.38 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.39 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.40 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.42 · MN · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.43 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 75 to 85
Q.44 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 85 to 95
Q.45 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 165 to 176
Q.46 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 22 to 30
Q.47 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 23 to 37
Q.48 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 11 to 14
Q.49 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 105 to 110
Q.50 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 100 to 102
Q.51 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.4 to 1.48
Q.52 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.6 to 0.8
Q.53 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 63 to 66
Q.54 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 50 to 53
Q.55 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 5
Q.56 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 39 to 41
Q.57 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 73 to 76
Q.58 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.03 to 0.05
Q.59 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 41 to 42
Q.60 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 215 to 235
Q.61 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 35 to 45
Q.62 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 410 to 420
Q.63 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 113 to 116
Q.64 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 220 to 230
Q.65 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 370 to 380
GATE 2025 MN 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 | B |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 11 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 12 | MN | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 13 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 14 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 15 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 16 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 18 | MN | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 19 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 20 | MN | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 21 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 22 | MN | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | MN | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 24 | MN | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 25 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 26 | MN | NAT | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MN | NAT | 1 | 0.3 to 0.35 |
| 28 | MN | NAT | 1 | 19 to 21 |
| 29 | MN | NAT | 1 | 2 to 2.5 |
| 30 | MN | NAT | 1 | 15 |
| 31 | MN | NAT | 1 | 54 |
| 32 | MN | NAT | 1 | 0.5 to 0.8 |
| 33 | MN | NAT | 1 | 1.3 to 1.5 |
| 34 | MN | NAT | 1 | 0.7 to 0.74 |
| 35 | MN | NAT | 1 | 0.38 to 0.42 |
| 36 | MN | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | MN | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 38 | MN | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 39 | MN | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 40 | MN | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | MN | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 42 | MN | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 43 | MN | NAT | 2 | 75 to 85 |
| 44 | MN | NAT | 2 | 85 to 95 |
| 45 | MN | NAT | 2 | 165 to 176 |
| 46 | MN | NAT | 2 | 22 to 30 |
| 47 | MN | NAT | 2 | 23 to 37 |
| 48 | MN | NAT | 2 | 11 to 14 |
| 49 | MN | NAT | 2 | 105 to 110 |
| 50 | MN | NAT | 2 | 100 to 102 |
| 51 | MN | NAT | 2 | 1.4 to 1.48 |
| 52 | MN | NAT | 2 | 0.6 to 0.8 |
| 53 | MN | NAT | 2 | 63 to 66 |
| 54 | MN | NAT | 2 | 50 to 53 |
| 55 | MN | NAT | 2 | 5 |
| 56 | MN | NAT | 2 | 39 to 41 |
| 57 | MN | NAT | 2 | 73 to 76 |
| 58 | MN | NAT | 2 | 0.03 to 0.05 |
| 59 | MN | NAT | 2 | 41 to 42 |
| 60 | MN | NAT | 2 | 215 to 235 |
| 61 | MN | NAT | 2 | 35 to 45 |
| 62 | MN | NAT | 2 | 410 to 420 |
| 63 | MN | NAT | 2 | 113 to 116 |
| 64 | MN | NAT | 2 | 220 to 230 |
| 65 | MN | NAT | 2 | 370 to 380 |
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