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GATE ME 2025 Question Paper with Solutions: 65 Questions, Answer Key & Section-wise Analysis

GATE ME 2025 previous year paper: 65 questions with answer key and detailed solutions, section-wise breakdown and free sample questions.

65 Qs

Total Questions

100 Marks

Total Marks

0 Mins

Duration

Section-wise Paper Structure

Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

17 Qs

26% of total marks

Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences

15 Qs

23% of total marks

Applied Mechanics and Design

14 Qs

22% of total marks

Engineering Mathematics

9 Qs

14% of total marks

Quantitative Aptitude

4 Qs

6% of total marks

Verbal Aptitude

3 Qs

5% of total marks

Spatial Aptitude

2 Qs

3% of total marks

Analytical Aptitude

1 Qs

2% of total marks

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Among the following surface hardening processes, steel is heated to the lowest temperature in

Question 2

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The welding process commonly used for fabricating tailor-welded blanks of dissimilar thickness for automotive applications is

Question 3

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In computer aided design(CAD), solid models can be constructed using

Question 4

2025 PYQ

Let a spherical block of ice at -7 °C be exposed to atmospheric air at 30 °C with the gravitational direction as shown in the figure below. What will be the overall direction of air flow in this situation?

Question 5

2025 PYQ

Consider two identical tanks with a bottom hole of diameter d. One tank is filled with water and the other tank is filled with engine oil. The height of the fluid column h is same in both the cases. The fluid exit velocity in the two tanks are V_{1} and V_{2} . Neglecting all losses, which one of the following options is correct?

Question 6

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In a laboratory experiment using a scaled down model to measure scour at a bridge pier, the Froude number is important. The ratio of the prototype length to the model length is 100. If the velocity of the model is 1 m s^{- 1}, the velocity(in m s^{- 1}) of the prototype is

Question 7

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The yield stress of a metal in uniaxial tension is 200 MPa. According to von Mises yield criterion, the yield stress(in MPa) of the metal in pure shear is closest to

Question 8

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A rigid circular disc of radius r(in m) is rolling without slipping on a flat surface as shown in the figure below. The angular velocity of the disc is ω (in rad s^{- 1}). The velocities(in m s^{- 1}) at points O and A, respectively, are

Question 9

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A truss structure is loaded as shown in the figure below. Among the options given, which member in the truss is a zero-force member?

Question 10

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Let A and B be real symmetric matrices of same size. Which one of the following options is correct?

Question 11

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For the differential equation given below, which one of the following options is correct? \frac{\partial ^{2} u}{\partial x ^{2}} + \frac{\partial ^{2} u}{\partial y ^{2}} = 00 \leq x \leq 1, 0 \leq y \leq 1

Question 12

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The divergence of the curl of a vector field is

Question 13

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Two cars, P and Q, start from a point X in India at 10 AM. Car P travels North with a speed of 25 km/h and car Q travels East with a speed of 30 km/h. Car P travels continuously but car Q stops for some time after travelling for one hour. If both the cars are at the same distance from X at 11:30 AM, for how long(in minutes) did car Q stop?

Question 14

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The ceiling function of a real number x, denoted by ce(x), is defined as the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x. Similarly, the floor function, denoted by fl(x), is defined as the largest integer that is smaller than or equal to x. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct for all possible values of x?

Question 15

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P and Q play chess frequently against each other. Of these matches, P has won 80% of the matches, drawn 15% of the matches and lost 5% of the matches. If they play 3 more matches, what is the probability of P winning exactly 2 of these 3 matches?

Question 16

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Fish: Shoal:: Lion:_______Select the correct option to complete the analogy.

Question 17

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Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

Question 18

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Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed: P. At once, without thinking much, people rushed towards the city in hordes with the sole aim of grabbing as much gold as they could. Q. However, little did they realize about the impending hardships they would have to face on their way to the city: miles of mud, unfriendly forests, hungry beasts and inimical local lords - all of which would reduce their chances of getting gold to almost zero. R. All of them thought that easily they could lay their hands on gold and become wealthy overnight. S. About a hundred years ago, the news that gold had been discovered in Kolar spread like wildfire and the whole State was in raptures.

Question 19

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The given figure is reflected about the horizontal dashed line and then rotated clockwise by 90° about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the figure. Which one of the following options correctly shows the resultant figure? Note: The figures shown are representative.

Question 20

2025 PYQ

Which one of the following options has the correct sequence of objects arranged in the increasing number of mirror lines(lines of symmetry)?

Question 21

2025 PYQ

If HIDE and CAGE are coded as 19-23-7-11 and 5-2-17-11 respectively, then what is the code for HIGH?

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GATE ME 2025 Question Paper with Solutions: 65 Questions, Answer Key & Section-wise Analysis

GATE ME 2025 previous year paper: 65 questions with answer key and detailed solutions, section-wise breakdown and free sample questions.

Paper breakdown

65 questions · 100 marks. Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering: 17 · Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences: 15 · Applied Mechanics and Design: 14 · Engineering Mathematics: 9 · Quantitative Aptitude: 4 · Verbal Aptitude: 3 · Spatial Aptitude: 2 · Analytical Aptitude: 1

Free sample questions from GATE ME 2025 Question Paper

Question 1 · Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering · 2025 MCQ

Among the following surface hardening processes, steel is heated to the lowest temperature in

A.
carburizing
B.
cyaniding
C.
nitriding
D.
carbonitriding

Question 2 · Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering · 2025 MCQ

The welding process commonly used for fabricating tailor-welded blanks of dissimilar thickness for automotive applications is

A.
gas welding
B.
laser welding
C.
arc welding
D.
friction welding

Question 3 · Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering · 2025 MCQ

In computer aided design(CAD), solid models can be constructed using

A.
boundary representation(B-rep)
B.
Bezier curves
C.
B-splines
D.
nonuniform rational B-splines(NURBS)

Question 4 · Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences · 2025 MCQ

Let a spherical block of ice at –7 °C be exposed to atmospheric air at 30 °C with the gravitational direction as shown in the figure below. What will be the overall direction of air flow in this situation?

A.
Upward
B.
Downward
C.
NO motion
D.
Sideward

Question 5 · Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences · 2025 MCQ

Consider two identical tanks with a bottom hole of diameter d. One tank is filled with water and the other tank is filled with engine oil. The height of the fluid column h is same in both the cases. The fluid exit velocity in the two tanks are $V_{1}$ and $V_{2}$ . Neglecting all losses, which one of the following options is correct?

A.
$V_{2} > V_{1}$
B.
$V_{2} = V_{1}$
C.
$V_{2} < V_{1}$
D.
Insufficient data to definitively conclude the relationship between $V_{1}$ and $V_{2}$

Question 6 · Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences · 2025 MCQ

In a laboratory experiment using a scaled down model to measure scour at a bridge pier, the Froude number is important. The ratio of the prototype length to the model length is 100. If the velocity of the model is 1 m s $^{- 1}$ , the velocity(in m s $^{- 1}$ ) of the prototype is

A.
0.1
B.
1
C.
10
D.
100

Question 7 · Applied Mechanics and Design · 2025 MCQ

The yield stress of a metal in uniaxial tension is 200 MPa. According to von Mises yield criterion, the yield stress(in MPa) of the metal in pure shear is closest to

A.
115.5
B.
100.0
C.
66.7
D.
141.4

Question 8 · Applied Mechanics and Design · 2025 MCQ

A rigid circular disc of radius r(in m) is rolling without slipping on a flat surface as shown in the figure below. The angular velocity of the disc is $ω$ (in rad s $^{- 1}$ ). The velocities(in m s $^{- 1}$ ) at points O and A, respectively, are

A.
$r ω \hat{i}$ and $0 \hat{i}$
B.
$- r ω \hat{i}$ and $0 \hat{i}$
C.
$- r ω \hat{i}$ and $- r ω \hat{i}$
D.
$r ω \hat{i}$ and $r ω \hat{i}$

Question 9 · Applied Mechanics and Design · 2025 MCQ

A truss structure is loaded as shown in the figure below. Among the options given, which member in the truss is a zero-force member?

A.
BD
B.
BC
C.
BA
D.
AD

Question 10 · Engineering Mathematics · 2025 MCQ

Let A and B be real symmetric matrices of same size. Which one of the following options is correct?

A.
$A^{T} = A^{- 1}$
B.
$A B = B A$
C.
$(A B)^{T} = B^{T} A^{T}$
D.
$A = A^{- 1}$

Question 11 · Engineering Mathematics · 2025 MCQ

For the differential equation given below, which one of the following options is correct?

\frac{\partial ^{2} u}{\partial x ^{2}} + \frac{\partial ^{2} u}{\partial y ^{2}} = 00 \leq x \leq 1, 0 \leq y \leq 1

A.
$u = e^{x + y}$ is a solution for all x and y
B.
$u = e^{x} sin y$ is a solution for all x and y
C.
$u = sin x sin y$ is a solution for all x and y
D.
$u = cos x cos y$ is a solution for all x and y

Question 12 · Engineering Mathematics · 2025 MCQ

The divergence of the curl of a vector field is

A.
the magnitude of this vector field
B.
the argument of this vector field
C.
the magnitude of the curl of this vector field
D.
zero

Question 13 · Quantitative Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

Two cars, P and Q, start from a point X in India at 10 AM. Car P travels North with a speed of 25 km/h and car Q travels East with a speed of 30 km/h. Car P travels continuously but car Q stops for some time after travelling for one hour. If both the cars are at the same distance from X at 11:30 AM, for how long(in minutes) did car Q stop?

A.
10
B.
12
C.
15
D.
18

Question 14 · Quantitative Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

The ceiling function of a real number x, denoted by ce(x), is defined as the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x. Similarly, the floor function, denoted by fl(x), is defined as the largest integer that is smaller than or equal to x. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct for all possible values of x?

A.
$ce (x) \geq x$
B.
$fl (x) \leq x$
C.
$ce (x) \geq fl (x)$
D.
$fl (x) < ce (x)$

Question 15 · Quantitative Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

P and Q play chess frequently against each other. Of these matches, P has won 80% of the matches, drawn 15% of the matches and lost 5% of the matches.
If they play 3 more matches, what is the probability of P winning exactly 2 of these 3 matches?

A.
$\frac{48}{125}$
B.
$\frac{16}{125}$
C.
$\frac{16}{25}$
D.
$\frac{25}{48}$

Question 16 · Verbal Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

Fish: Shoal:: Lion:_______
Select the correct option to complete the analogy.

A.
Pride
B.
School
C.
Forest
D.
Series

Question 17 · Verbal Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

A.
It is I who am responsible for this fiasco.
B.
It is myself who is responsible for this fiasco.
C.
It is I who is responsible for this fiasco.
D.
It is I who are responsible for this fiasco.

Question 18 · Verbal Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:
P. At once, without thinking much, people rushed towards the city in hordes with the sole aim of grabbing as much gold as they could.
Q. However, little did they realize about the impending hardships they would have to face on their way to the city: miles of mud, unfriendly forests, hungry beasts and inimical local lords – all of which would reduce their chances of getting gold to almost zero.
R. All of them thought that easily they could lay their hands on gold and become wealthy overnight.
S. About a hundred years ago, the news that gold had been discovered in Kolar spread like wildfire and the whole State was in raptures.

A.
P → Q → R → S
B.
Q → S → R → P
C.
S → Q → P → R
D.
S → P → R → Q

Question 19 · Spatial Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

The given figure is reflected about the horizontal dashed line and then rotated clockwise by 90° about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the figure.
Which one of the following options correctly shows the resultant figure?
Note: The figures shown are representative.

A.
Figure (A)
B.
Figure (B)
C.
Figure (C)
D.
Figure (D)

Question 20 · Spatial Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

Which one of the following options has the correct sequence of objects arranged in the increasing number of mirror lines(lines of symmetry)?

A.
Circle; Square; Equilateral triangle; Isosceles triangle
B.
Isosceles triangle; Equilateral triangle; Square; Circle
C.
Equilateral triangle; Isosceles triangle; Square; Circle
D.
Isosceles triangle; Square; Equilateral triangle; Circle

Question 21 · Analytical Aptitude · 2025 MCQ

If HIDE and CAGE are coded as 19-23-7-11 and 5-2-17-11 respectively, then what is the code for HIGH?

A.
5-17-1-2
B.
17-19-13-17
C.
13-3-1-2
D.
19-23-17-19

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