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Machine Learning - Final Examination

Total Marks: 100


Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (10 × 1 = 10 Marks)

1. Which of the following is a supervised learning algorithm?


a) K-Means Clustering
b) Decision Trees
c) PCA
d) ICA

2. What is the primary purpose of cross-validation?


a) To test model performance on unseen data
b) To reduce the dataset size
c) To normalize features
d) To tune hyperparameters

3. Logistic Regression is used for:


a) Regression problems
b) Classification problems
c) Clustering problems
d) Dimensionality reduction

4. The goal of normalizing a dataset is to:


a) Introduce noise
b) Center the data around zero
c) Reduce overfitting
d) Scale features to a similar range

5. Which evaluation metric is NOT used for classification tasks?


a) F1-Score
b) Confusion Matrix
c) R-squared
d) Precision

6. What does SSE stand for in machine learning?


a) Supervised Standard Error
b) Sum of Squared Errors
c) Statistical Summation Equation
d) Simplified Stochastic Estimation

7. Which of the following techniques is used for feature extraction?


a) LDA
b) Random Forest
c) Decision Trees
d) Naive Bayes

8. Overfitting in decision trees can be reduced by:


a) Using PCA
b) Pruning
c) Adding noise
d) Reducing features

9. The K in K-Means clustering refers to:


a) Number of clusters
b) Number of iterations
c) Number of neighbours
d) Kernel function

10. Which dimensionality reduction technique separates features


based on independence?
a) PCA
b) ICA
c) LDA
d) Logistic Regression

Section B: Short Answer Questions (6 × 5 = 30 Marks)

11. Explain the concept of supervised and unsupervised learning


with examples.

12. Define cross-validation and explain its importance in machine


learning.

13. What is the role of entropy and information gain in decision


trees?

14. Describe the difference between classification and regression.

15. Discuss the concept of bagging and boosting in ensemble


methods.

16. Explain the key differences between PCA and LDA.

Section C: Long Answer Questions (10 × 10 = 60 Marks)

17. What is machine learning? Explain its types with suitable


examples.

18. Discuss the importance of datasets in machine learning and


explain how to handle missing data.
19. Explain logistic regression in detail, including its mathematical
formulation and applications.

20. Describe K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) algorithm, its working, and


its strengths and weaknesses.

21. Explain the confusion matrix, precision, recall, F1-score, and


ROC curve in model evaluation.

22. Describe decision trees and discuss the process of recursive


induction of decision trees.

23. Discuss the concept of overfitting and how pruning can help
prevent it.

24. What is reinforcement learning? Explain its key concepts with


real-world applications.

25. Explain the importance of dimensionality reduction techniques


in machine learning and compare PCA, LDA, and ICA.

26. What is K-Means clustering? Explain the steps involved and


mention its advantages and disadvantages.

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