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GATE 2025 IN – Previous Year Questions with Solutions

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  1. Question 1 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Despite his initial hesitation, Rehman’s to contribute to the success of the project never wavered. Select the most appropriate option to complete the…
  2. Question 2 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Bird : Nest :: Bee : Select the correct option to complete the analogy.
  3. Question 3 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – If Pex=Qe-x for all real values of x, which one of the following statements is true?
  4. Question 4 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The paper shown in the figure is folded to make a cube, where each square corresponds to a particular face. Which option correctly represents the…
  5. Question 5 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Let p 1 and p 2 denote two arbitrary prime numbers. Which statement is correct for all values of p 1 and p 2?
  6. Question 6 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Based only on the conversation below, identify the logically correct inference: “Even if I had known that you were in the hospital, I would not have…
  7. Question 7 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – If IMAGE and FIELD are coded as FHBNJ and EMFJG respectively then, which one among the given options is the most appropriate code for BEACH ?
  8. Question 8 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Which option is correct for the data below? Iteration i 0 1 2 3 --- ---: ---: ---: ---: Input I 20 −4 10 15 Output X 20 16 26 41 Output Y 20 −80 −800…
  9. Question 9 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the figure, PQRS is a square of side 2 cm and PLMN is a rectangle. Corner L of the rectangle lies on side QR. Side MN passes through corner S of…
  10. Question 10 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The diagram shows a river system with seven segments P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V, splitting the land into five zones Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5. The zones…
  11. Question 11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A 2n2n matrix A=[a ij] has elements a ij=cases,&i+j odd,\\-,&i+j even.cases Here n is any integer greater than 2 and is any nonzero real number. The…
  12. Question 12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The solution of the differential equation dy/dx=9x/y represents
  13. Question 13 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The working of the hand-held metal detector most widely used by security personnel for human frisking is based on the principle of
  14. Question 14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The primary coil of the LVDT shown is supplied with AC voltage. Its secondary coils are connected in series opposition, with output measured by a true…
  15. Question 15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Four identical strain gauges S1, S2, S3, and S4 are mounted on the cantilever force transducer at equal distance from its base. S1 and S2 are on the…
  16. Question 16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Let the continuous-time signal be x(t)=ej9t+ej5t, where j=-1 and t is in seconds. The fundamental period of x(t) , in seconds, is
  17. Question 17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The minimized Boolean expression Y(P,Q,R) implemented by the shown multiplexer circuit is
  18. Question 18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The 4-bit signed two’s-complement result of (5) 10+(5) 10 is
  19. Question 19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – An infinite uniform charge sheet with s=10\ C/m2 lies in the z=0 plane. The surrounding medium has relative permittivity 10. The electric flux density…
  20. Question 20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – For the ideal-opamp circuit shown, the ratio V/I is
  21. Question 21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In a single-phase AC circuit, a wattmeter measures power consumed by load resistance R L under excitation V S. The same meter is connected in Topology…
  22. Question 22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Match the sensors with their most suitable applications. Sensors: P. Rotary Variable Differential Transformer Q. Thermocouple R. Ionization Gauge S.…
  23. Question 23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A 312-digit digital voltmeter has specified accuracy (0.5\%+1). If it measures 10 V DC, the error would be . Accuracy is expressed as (\% of…
  24. Question 24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Figure (a) is represented by the equivalent T-model in Figure (b). The inductances L 1,L 2,L 3 in the T-model are
  25. Question 25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Three admittances Y a=-j0.2 S, Y b=0.3 S, and Y c=j0.4 S are connected in parallel across V s=1045 V. Their currents are I a,I b,I c and the total…
  26. Question 26 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – An oscilloscope has an input resistance of 1 MΩ. A 10X passive attenuating probe is connected to it to increase the input voltage range as well as the…
  27. Question 27 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – For G(s)=1+2s-1s3+5s2+3s+22, the number of zeros in the left half of the s-plane is
  28. Question 28 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the control-system block diagram in Figure (a). The loop transfer function G(s)H(s) has no poles on the j axis. The counterclockwise contour…
  29. Question 29 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A Boolean function is X= A B+ A C. The reduced form of X is
  30. Question 30 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A 60 V DC source with internal resistance R int=0.5\ is connected through a switch to infinitely long rails separated by l=1 m, as shown. They lie in…
  31. Question 31 (1 mark, Multiple select) – The circuits mentioned in the following options are realized using ideal opamp. Among these, the circuit(s) performing non-linear operation on the…
  32. Question 32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – One eigenvector of A=bmatrix-1&-1\&-4bmatrix is along bmatrix\\2bmatrix, where is any nonzero real number. The value of x is (in integer).
  33. Question 33 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – For f(z)=2z+1z2-z, where z is complex, the sum of residues at its singular points is (in integer).
  34. Question 34 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A dual-slope ADC has fixed integration time 100 ms and reference voltage −5 V. Its total time to measure an input of 1.25 V is ms (rounded to the…
  35. Question 35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – In the shown circuit, assume very high BJT current gain , V BE=0.7 V, and Zener voltage V Z=4.7 V. The LED current I is mA (rounded to two decimal…
  36. Question 36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The outward surface integral S(2x+z)\,dy\,dz+(2x+z)\,dx\,dz+(2z+y)\,dx\,dy over the sphere S:x2+y2+z2=9 is
  37. Question 37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Newton-Raphson method is used to compute the inverse of the number 1.6. Among the following options, the initial guess of the solution that results in…
  38. Question 38 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The value of -(6x+4x)\,dx is
  39. Question 39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The initially resting causal discrete-time LTI system obeys y[n]=1 y[n-1]+x[n], where >1 is real. If x[n]=[n-p] with p>10, the value of y[p+1] is
  40. Question 40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The digital circuit shown has clock frequency 12 MHz. Its output F frequencies for Control = 0 and Control = 1, respectively, are
  41. Question 41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The shown chopper amplifier processes a biomedical signal v in(t) into v out(t). Signals v in(t) and v os(t) are band limited to 50 Hz and 10 Hz,…
  42. Question 42 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – An 8-bit microprocessor has 16-bit address bus (A15 − A0) where A0 is the LSB. As shown in Figure (a), it has a pre-installed 4 KB ROM whose starting…
  43. Question 43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A 3-bit DAC uses an ideal opamp and switches, each closed when its corresponding digital input is 1, as shown. For input 110, the resistance R in seen…
  44. Question 44 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A balanced three-phase load is measured by the two-wattmeter method. Its per-phase average power is 30 kW at lagging power factor 3/2. The wattmeter…
  45. Question 45 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The bridge in Figure (a) has the equivalent circuit in Figure (b). The values of R 1, R 2, and V C are
  46. Question 46 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A 2-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase induction motor supplies power to a certain load at 2970 rpm. The torque-speed curve of this machine follows a linear…
  47. Question 47 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The shown closed-loop system has plant G(s)=1/s2 and lead compensator C(s). The desired dominant closed-loop poles are -1.5 j27/2. The phase lead…
  48. Question 48 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Let f(t) and g(t) be continuous-time real signals. If h(t) is their cross-correlation using f(t) and g(-t), its Fourier transform H(j) equals . Here…
  49. Question 49 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Choose the correct statements about Cauchy’s theorem for C f(z)\,dz, where C is a simple closed path in a simply connected domain D.
  50. Question 50 (2 marks, Multiple select) – The feedback-system plant is P(s)=a/(s2-b2), with a>0 and b>0. Which controller types C(s) cannot stabilize this plant?
  51. Question 51 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Choose the eigenfunctions of stable linear time-invariant continuous-time systems.
  52. Question 52 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The probability of a student missing a class is 0.1. In a total number of 10 classes, the probability that the student will not miss more than one…
  53. Question 53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A metallic strain gauge of resistance R SG is connected as shown, with lead resistances R L1,R L2,R L3. Gauge factor is 2 and nominal resistance R…
  54. Question 54 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A length-4 sequence has x[0]=1, x[1]=2, x[2]=2, x[3]=4 and DTFT X(ej). Sampling at k=2 k/3 gives a sequence periodic in integer k with period 3.…
  55. Question 55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The shown Michelson interferometer measures a gas refractive index. Its transparent chamber contains gas of index n g1 at atmospheric pressure. A 532…
  56. Question 56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The shown AC bridge has R=300\ , R 1=1000\ , R 2=500\ , L=30 mH, and detector D. At balance, excitation frequency is kHz (rounded to two decimal…
  57. Question 57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The shown air-filled parallel-plate electrostatic actuator has plate area 100\ m100\ m. With zero charge and spring restoring force, the plate gap is…
  58. Question 58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The resistance of a thermistor is measured to be 2.25 kΩ at 30 °C and 1.17 kΩ at 60 °C. Its material constant β is K (rounded off to two decimal…
  59. Question 59 (2 marks, MTA) – The shown feedback control system has disturbance input d(t) and output y(t). The maximum allowable integer n such that any step disturbance produces…
  60. Question 60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The shown circuit is driven at 50 Hz by V s=25230 V. Both transformers are ideal. Average power in the 50 kΩ resistor is W (rounded to two decimal…
  61. Question 61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The galvanometer G in the shown circuit has internal resistance 100 Ω. Its current I G is μA (rounded to the nearest integer).
  62. Question 62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A series RLC circuit resonates at 7500 rad/s for inductance L = 20 mH and resistance R = 10 Ω. The uncertainties in the measurement of L and R are 0.8…
  63. Question 63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In the shown circuit, the switch is opened at t=0. The current i(t) at t=2 ms is mA (rounded to two decimal places).
  64. Question 64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A signal V M=5( t/3) V is applied to the shown switch-and-capacitor circuit with C=0.1\ F. Output V x feeds an ADC whose input is 10 MΩ in parallel…
  65. Question 65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – For the circuit shown, the active power supplied by the source is W (rounded to one decimal place).