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GATE 2026 MN question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2026 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 2026 MN paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- MN subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 37 MCQ · 1 MSQ · 27 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: 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: 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: B
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: A
Q.11 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.12 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.13 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.14 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.15 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.16 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.17 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.18 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.19 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.20 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.21 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.22 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.23 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.24 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.25 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.26 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.27 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.28 · MN · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.29 · MN · 1 mark · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.30 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 153 to 156
Q.31 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.32 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 525
Q.33 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 6.4 to 6.8
Q.34 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 334 to 337
Q.35 · MN · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 132 to 133
Q.36 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.37 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.38 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.40 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.41 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.42 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.43 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.44 · MN · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: Marks to all (question dropped)
Q.45 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 197 to 200
Q.46 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 62 to 64
Q.47 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 130
Q.48 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.45 to 0.5
Q.49 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7 to 7.5
Q.50 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3.1 to 3.4 or 12.6 to 12.64
Q.51 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 2.4 to 2.5
Q.52 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 145
Q.53 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 8 to 10
Q.54 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 96
Q.55 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3640 to 3660
Q.56 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 26 to 29
Q.57 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 938 to 942
Q.58 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 7.5 to 8
Q.59 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 15.4 to 15.7
Q.60 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.7 to 0.8
Q.61 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 696 to 697
Q.62 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 82 to 87
Q.63 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 4 to 4.5
Q.64 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 170
Q.65 · MN · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.2 to 0.25
GATE 2026 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 | C |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 11 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 12 | MN | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 13 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 14 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 15 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 16 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 17 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 18 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 19 | MN | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 20 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 21 | MN | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 22 | MN | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 23 | MN | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 24 | MN | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 25 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 26 | MN | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 27 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 28 | MN | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 29 | MN | MSQ | 1 | A, C |
| 30 | MN | NAT | 1 | 153 to 156 |
| 31 | MN | NAT | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | MN | NAT | 1 | 525 |
| 33 | MN | NAT | 1 | 6.4 to 6.8 |
| 34 | MN | NAT | 1 | 334 to 337 |
| 35 | MN | NAT | 1 | 132 to 133 |
| 36 | MN | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 37 | MN | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 38 | MN | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 39 | MN | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 40 | MN | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 41 | MN | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 42 | MN | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 43 | MN | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 44 | MN | MCQ | 2 | Marks to all (question dropped) |
| 45 | MN | NAT | 2 | 197 to 200 |
| 46 | MN | NAT | 2 | 62 to 64 |
| 47 | MN | NAT | 2 | 130 |
| 48 | MN | NAT | 2 | 0.45 to 0.5 |
| 49 | MN | NAT | 2 | 7 to 7.5 |
| 50 | MN | NAT | 2 | 3.1 to 3.4 or 12.6 to 12.64 |
| 51 | MN | NAT | 2 | 2.4 to 2.5 |
| 52 | MN | NAT | 2 | 145 |
| 53 | MN | NAT | 2 | 8 to 10 |
| 54 | MN | NAT | 2 | 96 |
| 55 | MN | NAT | 2 | 3640 to 3660 |
| 56 | MN | NAT | 2 | 26 to 29 |
| 57 | MN | NAT | 2 | 938 to 942 |
| 58 | MN | NAT | 2 | 7.5 to 8 |
| 59 | MN | NAT | 2 | 15.4 to 15.7 |
| 60 | MN | NAT | 2 | 0.7 to 0.8 |
| 61 | MN | NAT | 2 | 696 to 697 |
| 62 | MN | NAT | 2 | 82 to 87 |
| 63 | MN | NAT | 2 | 4 to 4.5 |
| 64 | MN | NAT | 2 | 170 |
| 65 | MN | NAT | 2 | 0.2 to 0.25 |
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