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GATE 2013 Physics (PH) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (January 20- Forenoon Session)

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GATE 2013 Physics Question Paper is now available to download here. The exam was conducted by IIT Bombay on January 20, 2013 in the forenoon session. The question paper was divided into 2 sections, namely, General Aptitude [15 marks], and Physics [85 marks]. The question paper had a total of 65 questions which had a total of 100 marks with a time duration of 3 hours.

GATE 2013 Physics (PH) Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs - (January 20 - Forenoon Session)

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GATE 2013 PH Answer Key Details

Question No. Answer Question No. Answer
1 B 34 A
2 D 35 C
3 B 36 B
4 B 37 C
5 B 38 A
6 A 39 A
7 A 40 C
8 D 41 3
9 C 42 5
10 D 43 30
11 A 44 0.15
12 C 45 7.6
13 D 46 0.25
14 B 47 1.25
15 C 48 B
16 C 49 C
17 D 50 C
18 D 51 C
19 B 52 B
20 C 53 B
21 C 54 A
22 B 55 B
23 70 56 D
24 3.16 57 B
25 3 58 C
26 C 59 B
27 B 60 C
28 C 61 A
29 C 62 B
30 C 63 D
31 C 64 A
32 C 65 D
33 C

GATE 2013 PH Paper Analysis

The Physics paper consisted of a total of 65 questions from General Aptitude and the Core Physics subjects. The question paper was a blend of MCQ type and NAT type questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each. The details of the number of questions carrying 1 or 2 marks are specified in the table below:

General Aptitude
Number of 1 mark questions 5
Number of 2 mark questions 5
Physics
Number of 1 mark questions 25
Number of 2 mark questions 30
Total Questions 65

The number of MCQ type and NAT type questions can also be analyzed from the table below and candidates can go through the same to obtain a trend of the number of NAT type questions being asked in the question paper.

General Aptitude
Number of MCQ Type Questions 10
Physics
Number of MCQ Type Questions 46
Number of NAT Type Questions 9

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