Previous GATE Papers Given By IIT Kharagpur

Hello, I want to apply for the GATE exam and I want the previous years’ paper of the exam given by IIT Kharagpur. Please provide me.

[Kiran Chandar]

Hello, here I am providing you the questions of the previous years’ paper of the GATE exam as under:

Q.1 Under alkaline conditions, DNA is more stable than RNA because
(A) RNA forms secondary structures
(B) RNA is a single stranded molecule
(C)RNA has uracil in place of thymidine
(D)RNA is susceptible to hydrolysis

Q.2 Which one of the following modifications is common toboth protein and DNA?
(A) SUMOylation
(B) Nitrosylation
(C)Methylation
(D) Ubiquitination

Q.3 Protein A, which has strong affinity to Fc region of immunoglobulin, is extracted from
(A)Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(B)Staphylococcus aureus
(C)Streptococcus pyogenes
(D)Streptococcus sanguis

Q.4 The first humanized monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of breast canceris
(A) Rituximab
(B) Cetuximab
(C) Bevacizumab
(D) Herceptin

Q.5 Which one of the following aminoacids in proteins does NOT undergo phosphorylation?
(A) Ser
(B) Thr
(C) Pro
(D) Tyr

Q.6 The role of an adjuvant isto
(A) prolong the persistence of antigen
(B) cross link the antigen
(C) increase the size of antigen
(D) avoid inflammation

Q.7 Endogenous antigens are presented on to the cell surface along with
(A) MHC-II
(B) MHC-I
(C) Fcγreceptor
(D) complement receptor

Q.8 Human genome sequencing project involved the construction of genomic library in
(A)bacterial artificial chromosome
(B)pBR322
(C) bacteriophage
(D) pcDNA3.1

Q.9 The nucleotide analogue used in DNA sequencing by chain termination method is
(A) 1',3'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate
(B) 2',3'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate
(C) 2',4'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate
(D) 2',5'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate

Q.10 In nature, the horizontal gene transfer across bacteria is mediated by
(A) gene cloning followed by transformation
(B)conjugation and transformation
(C) conjugation only
(D) transformation only

Q.11 Phylum proteobacteria is subdivided into proteobacteria based on
(A) G+C content
(B) 23S rRNA sequences
(C)tRNA sequences
(D)16S rRNA sequences

Q.12 Which one of the following is an ABC transporter?
(A)multidrug resistance protein
(B) acetylcholine receptor
(C)bacteriorhodopsin
(D) ATP synthase

Q.13 Among the following options, the specific energy for rock-drilling is lowest in
(A) rotary diamond drilling
(B) rotary roller drilling
(C) percussive drilling
(D) jet piercing


Q.14 Identify the correct statement for a ‘normal distribution’.

(A) Mean is greater than mode but less than median

(B) Mean is less than mode but greater than median

(C) Mean is greater than mode and median

(D) Mean, median and mode are equal

Q.15 An emulsion explosive of specific gravity 1.25 is used for blasting in an
iron ore formation having

P-wave velocity of 3000 m/s and specific gravity of 3.20. For an explosive
impedance to rock

impedance ratio of 0.5, the desired velocity of detonation of the explosive in
m/s is

(A) 3840 (B) 4000 (C) 4200 (D) 7680

Q.16 The number of ways in which the letters in the word MINING can be
arranged is

(A) 90 (B) 180 (C) 360 (D) 720

Q.17 Under standard temperature and pressure conditions the theoretical
maximum height in m to which

water can be lifted using an air-lift pump is

(A) 10.33 (B) 9.61 (C) 7.45 (D) 6.05

Q.18 In a belt conveyor system, function of the snub pulley is to

(A) clean the inner surface of the belt

(B) clean the outer surface of the belt

(C) increase the angle of contact of belt with drive drum

(D) decrease the belt tensionQ.19 In the following figure, the coefficient of

kinetic friction between the trolley and the surface is 0.04.

When the block is released from rest, the acceleration of the trolley in m/s2
becomes

(A) 9.65 (B) 1.23 (C) 1.09 (D) 0.74

Q.20 Two meshing spur gear wheels of Module 6 have 24 and 42 teeth. The
distance in mm between the

centres of the gear wheels is

(A) 1000 (B) 198 (C) 126 (D) 72

Q.21 In an experiment to study coal dust explosibility, it is found that at least
3.0 g of limestone dust

should be added to a sample of 2.0 g of coal dust to ensure that propagation
of flame does not take

place. The explosibility factor of coal dust is

(A) 60.00 (B) 20.00 (C) 6.70 (D) 1.50

Q.22 A 20 m steel tape used in a mine survey is found to be 20 cm short
when compared with a standard

tape. If the measured volume of a dump using the tape is 4000 m3, its actual
volume in m3 is

(A) 3881 (B) 3902 (C) 3920 (D) 4121

Q.23 A mine worker inhales normal air; whereas, the exhaled air contains

16.65% O2 and 3.83% CO2.
The respiratory quotient of breathing for the worker is


(A) 0.23 (B) 0.89 (C) 0.99 (D) 1.13


Here I am providing you the paper as under: