GATE 2023 Instrumentation Paper Analysis: Weightage, Difficulty and Solutions

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The BYJU’S Exam Prep will conduct the live session on Youtube for GATE 2023 Instrumentation paper analysis on 11th February 2023, just after the exam is organized.

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Highlights of GATE 2023 IN Paper: Forenoon Shift

The GATE 2023 Instrumentation paper analysis highlights are shared below in the table and points.

Question Type	2023	2022	2021	2020
MCQ	31	34	29	30
MSQ	1	5	3	0
NAT	33	26	33	35

• There were 33 NAT(Numerical Answer Type), 31 MSQ(Multiple Select Questions) and 1 MCQ( Multiple choice type) questions asked in the GATE 2023 IN paper.
• The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2023 IN paper was moderate to Tough.
• Analog Electronics and Signals and Systems carried the highest marks weightage in the examination.
• The questions from Electrical Circuits were easy.
• This time, there was Equal weightage of theoretical and conceptual questions in the paper.
• More weightage was given to NATs this year by IIT Kanpur.

GATE 2023 Instrumentation Paper Analysis: Subject-wise Weightage Analysis

The subject Wise weightage analysis for the GATE 2023 Instrumentation paper is shared below in the table. The candidates can find the number 1 & 2 mark questions from each subject. The subject-wise weightage as per GATE 2023 Instrumentation paper analysis is also shared.

S.No.	Subject	2023	2022	2021	2020
1	Digital Electronics	7	5	8	4
2	Signals & Systems	5	5	5	5
3	Electrical Circuits	7	5	0	3
4	Control Systems	7	5	5	10
5	Sensor & Industrial Instrumentation	2	7	8	8
6	Measurements	6	6	6	8
7	Communication Systems	1	3	3	0
8	Analog Electronics	6	6	3	4
9	Optical Instrumentation	2	2	2	2
10	Process Control Instrumentation	0	1	1	0
11	Electricity and Magnetism	1	1	4	0
12	Electric Machine	2	1	3	0
13	Engineering Mathematics	9	8	7	11
14	General Aptitude	10	10	10	10
Total Qs		65	65	65	65

GATE 2023 Instrumentation Question Paper Solutions

We have collected GATE 2023 Instrumentation questions shared by our candidates who have appeared in the examination in the forenoon shift. The questions and solutions for the GATE 2023 IN paper are shared below.

Question – 1Let y(t) = x(4t). What x(t) is a continuous time periodic signal with a fundamental period of 100 sec. The fundamental period of y(t) is ____ sec.

[NAT – 1 Mark]

Question – 2Diode in the circuit is ideal. The current source is(t) = π sin (300 πt) mA. The magnitude of the average current flowing through the resistor R is _________ mA.

[NAT]

Question – 3 The no-load steady state output voltage of a DC shunt generator is 200V when it is driven in the clockwise direction at its rated speed. If the same machine is driven at the rated speed but in the opposite direction, the steady-state output voltage will be ______ V.

Question – 4A short circuit test is conducted on a 1-ϕ transformer by shorting its secondary. The frequency of input voltage is 1 kHz. The corresponding wattmeter reading, Primary current and Primary voltage are 8w, 2A, and 6V, respectively. Assume that the no-load losses and the no-load currents are negligible and the core has linear magnetic characteristics. Keeping the secondary shorted, the primary is connected to a 2V(RMS), 1 kHz sinusoidal source in sets with any capacitor. The Primary current (RMS) _______ A.

Question – 5Consider the real valued function g(x) = max {(x – 2)2, – 2x + 7}Where xϵ(–∞, ∞). The minimum value attained by g(x) is ______

Question – 6A wire wound ‘resistive potentiometer type’ angle sensor with 72 turns is used in an application. The first turn of the potentiometer is connected to the ground, while its last turn is connected to 3.6 V. The width of the wiper covers two turns, ensuring make before break. The output (wiper) voltage when the wiper on top of both turns 35 and 36 is ____ V.

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GATE 2023 IN Paper Analysis: Download Question Paper

Candidates can download the GATE 2023 Instrumentation memory-based Questions and solutions PDF prepared by BYJU’S Exam Prep.

GATE IN 2023: Memory-Based Question Paper Solutions PDF 

GATE IN Exam Analysis 2023: Good Attempts

All the aspirants who have given the GATE 2023 IN exam can check the reasonable attempts as per GATE 2023 Instrumentation paper analysis. The reasonable attempts for aspirants to excel in exams should be 55 to 60 questions.

GATE Instrumentation 2023 Expected Cut-Off

The expected cut-off for the GATE IN 2023 exam this year will be around 43 marks for the general category because the paper was Moderate to strenuous this year.

GATEInstrumentation Previous Year Cut Off

Candidates can check the GATE previous year cut-off marks for the Computer Science Engineering paper of the gate 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 exams.