# Inventory Control GATE ME PYQ Topic Wise (2016–2026)

> Inventory Control GATE ME PYQs: all 8 questions from 11 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 8 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/gate/me/topics/inventory-control/

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## Answer first

Inventory Control PYQs (previous year questions) for GATE ME: Inventory Control (Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering) had **8 questions** across the 11 official GATE ME papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 8 of them. Asked in 8 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: EOQ Model, Quantity Discounts, Inventory Basics.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Inventory Control PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Inventory Control questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering topics

- [Engineering Materials PYQs](/gate/me/topics/engineering-materials/)
- [Casting, Forming and Joining PYQs](/gate/me/topics/casting-forming-joining/)
- [Machining and Machine Tools PYQs](/gate/me/topics/machining-and-machine-tools/)
- [Metrology and Inspection PYQs](/gate/me/topics/metrology-and-inspection/)
- [Computer Integrated Manufacturing PYQs](/gate/me/topics/cim/)
- [Production Planning and Control PYQs](/gate/me/topics/production-planning-control/)
- [Operations Research PYQs](/gate/me/topics/operations-research/)

## FAQ

### How many Inventory Control questions come in GATE ME?
In the official papers we tagged: 1 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020 and 1 in 2016. Not asked in the other 3 years. That is 8 questions in all, about 5% of Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering.

### Which Inventory Control topics repeat in GATE ME?
Asked in the most papers: EOQ Model, Quantity Discounts, Inventory Basics. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official GATE ME questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official GATE ME paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.