GATE 2019 GG Question Paper with Answer Key is available for download here. The exam was conducted on February 3 in the Afternoon Session by IIT Madras. GATE 2019 GG (Geology and Geo-Physics) Question Paper consisted of 65 questions in total which were of Multiple Choice Questions, and Numerical Answer Types comprising 100 marks to be solved in 3 hours. The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2019 Geology and Geo-Physics Question paper was rated as difficult by the aspirants.
GATE 2019 GG Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (Feb 3 - Afternoon Session)
GATE 2019 GG Answer Key Details
| Question No. |
Answer |
Question No. |
Answer |
| 1 |
C |
38 |
D |
| 2 |
C |
39 |
A |
| 3 |
C |
40 |
A |
| 4 |
C |
41 |
A |
| 5 |
A |
42 |
D |
| 6 |
C |
43 |
D |
| 7 |
A |
44 |
C |
| 8 |
C |
45 |
C |
| 9 |
B |
46 |
D |
| 10 |
D |
47 |
B |
| 1 |
C |
48 |
Marks to All |
| 2 |
B |
49 |
A |
| 3 |
A |
50 |
39.00 to 39.80 |
| 4 |
C |
51 |
64 to 64 |
| 5 |
C |
52 |
500 to 500 |
| 6 |
B |
53 |
8 to 8 |
| 7 |
A |
54 |
8.90 to 9.10 |
| 8 |
C |
55 |
75.97 to 76.03 |
| 9 |
A |
56 |
A |
| 10 |
B |
57 |
C |
| 11 |
B |
58 |
B |
| 12 |
C |
59 |
D |
| 13 |
B |
60 |
D |
| 14 |
C |
61 |
B |
| 15 |
C |
62 |
A |
| 16 |
A |
63 |
C |
| 17 |
C |
64 |
B |
| 18 |
B |
65 |
A |
| 19 |
C |
66 |
D |
| 20 |
D |
67 |
A |
| 21 |
40.3 to 40.6 |
68 |
Marks to All |
| 22 |
9 to 9 |
69 |
D |
| 23 |
80 to 80 |
70 |
C |
| 24 |
2055.1 to 2055.5 |
71 |
C |
| 25 |
2.9 to 3.1 |
72 |
B |
| 26 |
C |
73 |
A |
| 27 |
D |
74 |
C |
| 28 |
D |
75 |
D |
| 29 |
C |
76 |
2 to 2 |
| 30 |
C |
77 |
38 to 39 |
| 31 |
A |
78 |
1.6 to 1.8 |
| 32 |
A OR B |
79 |
7.7 to 7.9 |
| 33 |
A |
80 |
8.8 to 9.2 |
| 34 |
A |
81 |
880 to 890 |
| 35 |
A |
82 |
305 to 315 |
| 36 |
C |
83 |
60 to 60 |
| 37 |
D |
84 |
5 to 5 |
| 85 |
5.40 to 5.44 |
GATE 2019 GG Paper Analysis
- Most of the part was covered by MCQs instead of NATs and since the MCQs contain negative marks but NATs don’t, scoring good marks was tough in the exam.
- Some unexpected and tricky questions were asked in the paper making it complex.
Candidates can check the number of 1 mark and 2 marks MCQs and NATs in the table below-
| Types of Questions |
Questions Frequency |
Total marks carried |
| MCQs carrying 1 mark |
20 |
20 |
| MCQs carrying 2 marks |
20 |
40 |
| NATs carrying 1 mark |
5 |
10 |
| NATs carrying 2 marks |
15 |
30 |
| Total |
65 |
100 |
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