GATE 2023 CE (CE1) – Previous Year Questions with Solutions
All 65 questions of GATE 2023 CE (CE1) with answers and explanations. Read each question, then practise it by topic or as a full paper.
Practise this paper in The GATE Grind →
- Question 1 – "I have not yet decided what I will do this evening; I visit a friend."
- Question 2 – Eject : Insert : : Advance : (By word meaning)
- Question 3 – In the given figure, PQRSTV is a regular hexagon with each side of length 5 cm. A circle is drawn with its centre at V such that it passes through P.…
- Question 4 – A duck named Donald Duck says "All ducks always lie." Based only on the information above, which one of the following statements can be logically…
- Question 5 – A line of symmetry is defined as a line that divides a figure into two parts in a way such that each part is a mirror image of the other part about…
- Question 6 – Based only on the truth of the statement 'Some humans are intelligent', which one of the following options can be logically inferred with certainty?
- Question 7 – Which one of the options can be inferred about the mean, median, and mode for the given probability distribution (i.e. probability mass function),…
- Question 8 – The James Webb telescope, recently launched in space, is giving humankind unprecedented access to the depths of time by imaging very old stars formed…
- Question 9 – Let a = 30!, b = 50!, and c = 100!. Consider the following numbers: a c, c a, b a, a b Which one of the following inequalities is CORRECT?
- Question 10 – A square of side length 4 cm is given. The boundary of the shaded region is defined by one semi-circle on the top and two circular arcs at the bottom,…
- Question 11 – For the integral I = -111x2dx which of the following statements is TRUE?
- Question 12 – A hanger is made of two bars of different sizes. Each bar has a square cross-section. The hanger is loaded by three-point loads in the mid vertical…
- Question 13 – Creep of concrete under compression is defined as the .
- Question 14 – A singly reinforced concrete beam of balanced section is made of M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel bars. The magnitudes of the maximum…
- Question 15 – In cement concrete mix design, with the increase in water-cement ratio, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
- Question 16 – The specific gravity of a soil is 2.60. The soil is at 50% degree of saturation with a water content of 15%. The void ratio of the soil is .
- Question 17 – A group of 9 friction piles are arranged in a square grid maintaining equal spacing in all directions. Each pile is of diameter 300 mm and length 7 m.…
- Question 18 – A possible slope failure is shown in the figure. Three soil samples are taken from different locations (I, II and III) of the potential failure plane.…
- Question 19 – When a supercritical stream enters a mild-sloped (M) channel section, the type of flow profile would become .
- Question 20 – Which one of the following statements is TRUE for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) in the atmosphere?
- Question 21 – G 1 and G 2 are the slopes of the approach and departure grades of a vertical curve, respectively. Given G 1 < G 2 and G 1 G 2 0 Statement 1: +G 1…
- Question 22 – The direct and reversed zenith angles observed by a theodolite are 56° 00' 00" and 303° 00' 00", respectively. What is the vertical collimation…
- Question 23 – A student is scanning his 10 inch × 10 inch certificate at 600 dots per inch (dpi) to convert it to raster. What is the percentage reduction in number…
- Question 24 – If M is an arbitrary real n n matrix, then which of the following matrices will have non-negative eigenvalues?
- Question 25 – The following function is defined over the interval [-L, L]: f(x) = px4 + qx5. If it is expressed as a Fourier series, f(x) = a 0 + n=1\a n(n xL) + b…
- Question 26 – Consider the following three structures: [Figure: Structure I is a beam A-B-C-D-E with four equal spans L. A is a hinge support, C is a roller, E is a…
- Question 27 – Identify the waterborne diseases caused by viral pathogens:
- Question 28 – Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for the Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) in the context of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management?
- Question 29 – The probabilities of occurrences of two independent events A and B are 0.5 and 0.8, respectively. What is the probability of occurrence of at least A…
- Question 30 – In the differential equation dydx + xy = 0, is a positive constant. If y = 1.0 at x = 0.0, and y = 0.8 at x = 1.0, the value of is (rounded off to…
- Question 31 – Consider the fillet-welded lap joint shown in the figure (not to scale). The length of the weld shown is the effective length. The welded surfaces…
- Question 32 – A drained direct shear test was carried out on a sandy soil. Under a normal stress of 50 kPa, the test specimen failed at a shear stress of 35 kPa.…
- Question 33 – A canal supplies water to an area growing wheat over 100 hectares. The duration between the first and last watering is 120 days, and the total depth…
- Question 34 – The ordinates of a one-hour unit hydrograph for a catchment are given below. t (hour) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Q (m3/s) 0 9…
- Question 35 – For a horizontal curve, the radius of a circular curve is obtained as 300 m with the design speed as 15 m/s. If the allowable jerk is 0.75 m/s3, what…
- Question 36 – A function f(x), that is smooth and convex-shaped between interval (x l, x u) is shown in the figure. This function is observed at odd number of…
- Question 37 – Consider a doubly reinforced RCC beam with the option of using either Fe250 plain bars or Fe500 deformed bars in the compression zone. The modulus of…
- Question 38 – Consider the horizontal axis passing through the centroid of the steel beam cross-section shown in the figure. What is the shape factor (rounded off…
- Question 39 – Consider the pin-jointed truss shown in the figure (not to scale). All members have the same axial rigidity, AE. Members QR, RS, and ST have the same…
- Question 40 – With reference to the compaction test conducted on soils, which of the following is INCORRECT?
- Question 41 – Consider that a force P is acting on the surface of a half-space (Boussinesq's problem). The expression for the vertical stress ( z) at any point (r,…
- Question 42 – A square footing of size 2.5 m × 2.5 m is placed 1.0 m below the ground surface on a cohesionless homogeneous soil stratum. Considering that the…
- Question 43 – A very wide rectangular channel carries a discharge (Q) of 70 m3/s per meter width. Its bed slope changes from 0.0001 to 0.0009 at a point P, as shown…
- Question 44 – A jet of water having a velocity of 20 m/s strikes a series of plates fixed radially on a wheel revolving in the same direction as the jet at 15 m/s.…
- Question 45 – In the following table, identify the correct set of associations between the entries in Column-1 and Column-2. Column-1 Column-2 --- --- P: Reverse…
- Question 46 – A plot of speed-density relationship (linear) of two roads (Road A and Road B) is shown in the figure. [Figure: speed against density. Road A is a…
- Question 47 – For the matrix [A] = bmatrix 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 2 & 1 \\ 3 & 1 & 2 bmatrix which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
- Question 48 – For the function f(x) = ex x ; x R, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
- Question 49 – Consider the beam shown in the figure (not to scale), on a hinge support at end A and a roller support at end B. The beam has a constant flexural…
- Question 50 – Which of the following statements is/are TRUE in relation to the Maximum Mixing Depth (or Height) 'D max' in the atmosphere?
- Question 51 – Which of the following options match the test reporting conventions with the given material tests in the table? Test reporting convention Material…
- Question 52 – The differential equation, dudt + 2tu2 = 1, is solved by employing a backward difference scheme within the finite difference framework. The value of u…
- Question 53 – The infinitesimal element shown in the figure (not to scale) represents the state of stress at a point in a body. What is the magnitude of the maximum…
- Question 54 – An idealised bridge truss is shown in the figure. The force in Member U 2L 3 is kN (round off to one decimal place).
- Question 55 – The cross-section of a girder is shown in the figure (not to scale). The section is symmetric about a vertical axis (Y-Y). The moment of inertia of…
- Question 56 – A soil having the average properties, bulk unit weight = 19 kN/m3; angle of internal friction = 25° and cohesion = 15 kPa, is being formed on a rock…
- Question 57 – A smooth vertical retaining wall supporting layered soils is shown in figure. According to Rankine's earth pressure theory, the lateral active earth…
- Question 58 – A vertical trench is excavated in a clayey soil deposit having a surcharge load of 30 kPa. A fluid of unit weight 12 kN/m3 is poured in the trench to…
- Question 59 – A 12-hour storm occurs over a catchment and results in a direct runoff depth of 100 mm. The time-distribution of the rainfall intensity is shown in…
- Question 60 – A hydraulic jump occurs in a 1.0 m wide horizontal, frictionless, rectangular channel, with a pre-jump depth of 0.2 m and a post-jump depth of 1.0 m.…
- Question 61 – In Horton's equation fitted to the infiltration data for a soil, the initial infiltration capacity is 10 mm/h; final infiltration capacity is 5 mm/h;…
- Question 62 – The composition and energy content of a representative solid waste sample are given in the table. If the moisture content of the waste is 26%, the…
- Question 63 – A flocculator tank has a volume of 2800 m3. The temperature of water in the tank is 15°C, and the average velocity gradient maintained in the tank is…
- Question 64 – The wastewater inflow to an activated sludge plant is 0.5 m3/s, and the plant is to be operated with a food to microorganism ratio of 0.2 mg/mg-d. The…
- Question 65 – Trigonometric levelling was carried out from two stations P and Q to find the reduced level (R. L.) of the top of hillock, as shown in the table. The…