GATE 2016 Aerospace Engineering (AE) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs is available here. GATE 2016 Aerospace Engineering exam was conducted by IISc Bangalore on February 7, 2016 in the afternoon session. There were a total of 24 NATs and 41 MCQs. There were 30 one-mark questions and 35 two-marks questions. Major topics covered in the Aerospace Engineering exam were Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Space Mechanics, and Propulsion. NATs consisted of 43 marks out of 100.
GATE 2016 Aerospace Engineering (AE) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (February 7- Afternoon Session)
GATE 2016 AE Answer Key Details
Question No. |
Section |
Answer |
Question No. |
Section |
Answer |
1 |
GA |
C |
24 |
AE |
A |
2 |
GA |
B |
25 |
AE |
C |
3 |
GA |
B |
26 |
AE |
162 : 166 ; 1147.0 : 1150.0 |
4 |
GA |
B |
27 |
AE |
B |
5 |
GA |
C |
28 |
AE |
2.9 : 3.1 |
6 |
GA |
120.0 : 120.0 |
29 |
AE |
D |
7 |
GA |
C |
30 |
AE |
40.0 : 41.0 |
8 |
GA |
C |
31 |
AE |
B |
9 |
GA |
A |
32 |
AE |
B |
10 |
GA |
7.0 : 7.0 |
33 |
AE |
1305 : 1305 |
1 |
AE |
A |
34 |
AE |
B |
2 |
AE |
-3.0 : -3.0 |
35 |
AE |
A |
3 |
AE |
D |
36 |
AE |
A |
4 |
AE |
C |
37 |
AE |
5.0 : 5.0 |
5 |
AE |
D |
38 |
AE |
1.5 : 1.7 |
6 |
AE |
C |
39 |
AE |
B |
7 |
AE |
C |
40 |
AE |
2.4 : 2.6 |
8 |
AE |
A |
41 |
AE |
0.99 : 1.01 |
9 |
AE |
B |
42 |
AE |
-11.0 : -11.0 |
10 |
AE |
B |
43 |
AE |
3.13 : 3.15 |
11 |
AE |
2.0 : 2.0 |
44 |
AE |
0.56 : 0.58 |
12 |
AE |
A |
45 |
AE |
548 : 550 |
13 |
AE |
B |
46 |
AE |
310 : 315 |
14 |
AE |
5.0 : 5.0 |
47 |
AE |
C |
15 |
AE |
B |
48 |
AE |
7690 : 7710 |
16 |
AE |
1.0 : 1.0 |
49 |
AE |
8.6 : 8.7 |
17 |
AE |
0.0 : 0.0 |
50 |
AE |
25.0 : 25.0 |
18 |
AE |
D |
51 |
AE |
D |
19 |
AE |
C |
52 |
AE |
C |
20 |
AE |
B |
53 |
AE |
20.0 : 21.0 |
21 |
AE |
C |
54 |
AE |
C |
22 |
AE |
B |
55 |
AE |
B |
23 |
AE |
A |
GATE 2016 AE Paper Analysis
GATE 2016 AE Question Paper had a total number of 65 questions, in which general aptitude had 10 questions and the rest of the 55 questions were from core subjects.
Type of Questions |
General Aptitude |
Core Discipline |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
No. of 1 mark MCQs |
5 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
No. of 2 marks MCQs |
3 |
6 |
13 |
26 |
No. of 1 mark NATs |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
No. of 2 marks NATs |
2 |
4 |
17 |
34 |
Previous Year Question Paper Links:
All the previous year's question paper links are available in this article below. It is necessary to go through previous year's links to understand the pattern and frequently asked questions. It is recommended to practice previous year's papers to prepare time management and trick-based questions.
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