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GATE 2026 CE question paper with official answer key (Set 1)
The complete GATE 2026 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 2026 CE paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- CE subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 31 MCQ · 6 MSQ · 28 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: A
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: 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: 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: A
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
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: B
Q.14 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.15 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.17 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.18 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.19 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Q.20 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.21 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.22 · CE · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.23 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: B, C, D
Q.24 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.25 · CE · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C, D
Q.26 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.5 to 0.66
Q.27 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 5
Q.28 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 91
Q.29 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 214 to 218
Q.30 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 120 to 130
Q.31 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.28 to 0.32
Q.32 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 48.2 to 48.6
Q.33 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 20 to 21.9
Q.34 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 22
Q.35 · CE · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 98.5
Q.36 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.37 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.38 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
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: C
Q.42 · CE · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
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 · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.46 · CE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, D
Q.47 · CE · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A
Q.48 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.55 to 0.58
Q.49 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2
Q.50 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.39 to 0.44
Q.51 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7 to 7.4
Q.52 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 12
Q.53 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 35 to 40
Q.54 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1000
Q.55 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.38 to 0.41
Q.56 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 6.4 to 6.8
Q.57 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.5 to 2.65
Q.58 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3.2 to 3.6
Q.59 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0
Q.60 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2200
Q.61 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 48 to 52
Q.62 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: -5 or 5
Q.63 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 230 to 250
Q.64 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 300
Q.65 · CE · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 11 to 12
GATE 2026 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 | A |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 11 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 14 | CE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 15 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | CE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 17 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 18 | CE | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 19 | CE | MCQ | 1 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 20 | CE | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 21 | CE | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 22 | CE | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 23 | CE | MSQ | 1 | B, C, D |
| 24 | CE | MSQ | 1 | A, B |
| 25 | CE | MSQ | 1 | A, C, D |
| 26 | CE | NAT | 1 | 0.5 to 0.66 |
| 27 | CE | NAT | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | CE | NAT | 1 | 91 |
| 29 | CE | NAT | 1 | 214 to 218 |
| 30 | CE | NAT | 1 | 120 to 130 |
| 31 | CE | NAT | 1 | 0.28 to 0.32 |
| 32 | CE | NAT | 1 | 48.2 to 48.6 |
| 33 | CE | NAT | 1 | 20 to 21.9 |
| 34 | CE | NAT | 1 | 22 |
| 35 | CE | NAT | 1 | 98.5 |
| 36 | CE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 37 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 38 | CE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 39 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 40 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | CE | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 42 | CE | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 43 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 44 | CE | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 45 | CE | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 46 | CE | MSQ | 2 | B, D |
| 47 | CE | MSQ | 2 | A |
| 48 | CE | NAT | 2 | 0.55 to 0.58 |
| 49 | CE | NAT | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | CE | NAT | 2 | 0.39 to 0.44 |
| 51 | CE | NAT | 2 | 7 to 7.4 |
| 52 | CE | NAT | 2 | 12 |
| 53 | CE | NAT | 2 | 35 to 40 |
| 54 | CE | NAT | 2 | 1000 |
| 55 | CE | NAT | 2 | 0.38 to 0.41 |
| 56 | CE | NAT | 2 | 6.4 to 6.8 |
| 57 | CE | NAT | 2 | 2.5 to 2.65 |
| 58 | CE | NAT | 2 | 3.2 to 3.6 |
| 59 | CE | NAT | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | CE | NAT | 2 | 2200 |
| 61 | CE | NAT | 2 | 48 to 52 |
| 62 | CE | NAT | 2 | -5 or 5 |
| 63 | CE | NAT | 2 | 230 to 250 |
| 64 | CE | NAT | 2 | 300 |
| 65 | CE | NAT | 2 | 11 to 12 |
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