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GATE 2020 PE Question Paper with Answer Key with PDF Feb 1 2020- Forenoon Session

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GATE 2020 PE was held on Feb 1, 2020. The afternoon session ran from 2:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. GATE 2020 PE Question Paper, as well as the answer key, is now available. Students reported GATE 2020 PE Question Paper as easy to moderate in terms of overall difficulty. No question was asked from Petroleum Formation Evaluation and HSE topics. Highest question were asked from Reservoir Engineering that is 9 questions for 2-marks.

Candidates preparing for the exam can download GATE question paper with answer key pdfs. Going through the previous papers will help GATE aspirants to score better in the future iteration of the exam.

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GATE 2020 February 1 Forenoon Slot: Paper Analysis

GATE 2020 PE Question Paper consisted of 65 (multiple choice and numerical answer type) questions carrying a total of 100 marks. There were 30 questions of 1mark and 35 questions of 2 marks.

  • Most of the questions in the GATE 2020 PE question paper were conceptual-based.
  • A few students also found GATE 2020 PE Question paper to be lengthy in nature.
  • Students were easily able to answer 60 questions in the whole paper.
  • There were 3 sections – General aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Subject-specific questions.

Topic wise distribution for GATE PE 2020 questions are;

TOPIC 1-mark 2-mark
Engineering Mathematics 6 4
General Aptitude 5 5
Petroleum Exploration 2 0
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology 4 3
Reservoir Engineering 7 9
Petroleum Production Operations 4 6
Offshore Drilling and Production Practices 0 2
Oil and Gas Well Testing 2 2
Petroleum Formation Evaluation 0 0
HSE 0 0
Enhanced Oil Recovery Technique 0 2
4 Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering 0 2

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