GATE Project Implementation and Financing: Financial Viability & cost- benefit analysis – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Financial Viability & cost- benefit analysis (Project Implementation and Financing, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A project has initial outflow₹500000 at year 0, no flows in years 1–2, then outflow/inflow pairs: year 3 ₹50000/₹180000; year 4 ₹50000/₹220000; year 5…
2. GATE 2026 AR — Planning Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Invest₹60000 now for₹20000 received at each year-end for 5 years. At 5% annual discount rate, find NPV in rupees to the nearest integer.