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GATE 2018 EE Question Paper with Answer Key PDF for exam conducted on the 10th of February, 2018 in the afternoon session is available for download. The exam was held by IIT Guwahati. Candidates reported GATE 2018 EE question paper as lengthy with questions ranging from moderate to tough. GATE 2018 EE Question Paper comprised of 55 questions from core discipline and 10 questions from General Aptitude carrying a total of 100 marks.
GATE 2018 EE Question Papers with Answer Key PDFs (February 10 - Afternoon Session)
| GATE 2018 EE Question Paper | GATE 2018 EE Question Paper |
|---|---|
| Download PDF | Download PDF |
GATE 2018 EE Answer Key Details
| Question No. | Answer | Question No. | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 24 | 600.0 to 600.0 |
| 2 | D | 25 | 0.65 to 0.69 |
| 3 | D | 26 | D |
| 4 | C | 27 | A |
| 5 | A | 28 | A |
| 6 | C | 29 | C |
| 7 | C | 30 | C |
| 8 | Marks to All | 31 | B |
| 9 | C | 32 | A |
| 10 | C | 33 | C |
| 1 | A | 34 | A |
| 2 | B | 35 | B |
| 3 | C | 36 | B |
| 4 | B | 37 | B |
| 5 | D | 38 | A |
| 6 | B | 39 | D |
| 7 | B | 40 | 9.5 to 10.5 |
| 8 | C | 41 | 89.0 to 91.5 |
| 9 | C | 42 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| 10 | D | 43 | 11.5 to 12.5 |
| 11 | D | 44 | 0.9 to 1.1 |
| 12 | A | 45 | 2.50 to 2.55 |
| 13 | A | 46 | 8.0 to 8.0 |
| 14 | D | 47 | 5.70 to 5.85 |
| 15 | B | 48 | 10.0 to 10.0 |
| 16 | A | 49 | 90.0 to 90.0 |
| 17 | 5.5 to 5.5 | 50 | 11.50 to 13.50 |
| 18 | 0.49 to 0.51 | 51 | 97.20 to 97.55 |
| 19 | 0.45 to 0.55 | 52 | 823 to 827 |
| 20 | 7.0 to 7.0 | 53 | 12.0 to 12.0 |
| 21 | 73.0 to 74.0 | 54 | 0.104 to 0.112 |
| 22 | 3500.0 to 3500.0 | 55 | 50.0 to 50.0 |
| 23 | 16.90 to 17.70 |
GATE 2018 EE Question Paper: Weightage of Topics
GATE 2018 EE exam was conducted for a duration of 3 hours. The paper was divided into sections of General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Core Discipline. There were both Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) as well as Numerical Type of Questions (NATs).
The topic-wise weightage of important topics in GATE 2018 EE Question Paper has been listed below. Candidates can know the topics with usually a higher weightage in the exam-
| Topics | Number of Questions | Total Questions | Total Marks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mark Questions | 2 Marks Questions | |||
| General Aptitude | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Network Theory | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Electrical Machines | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Power System | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Power Electronics | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Control Systems | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Signals + System | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Digital Electronics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Analog Electronics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| EMT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Measurement | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
General Aptitude was regarded as the most scoring section, mathematics was moderate, questions from digital circuits and networks were formula based and of basic level. The questions on electrical machines were moderately difficult as compared to the past 2 years’ papers. Signal Systems had a mixture of easy to moderate questions. Overall the paper was moderate to tough.
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