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Overall MCQs for Reference

  1. What is model training in machine learning?
    a. Sleeping of model
    b. Updating model parameters with data
    c. Ignoring input data
    d. Deleting parameters
    Answer: b. Updating model parameters with datasanfoundry+2​
  2. Which of the following is a supervised learning algorithm?
    a. K-Means
    b. Linear Regression
    c. PCA
    d. Apriori
    Answer: b. Linear Regressionplacementpreparation+2​
  3. What is ‘overfitting’ in model training?
    a. Model fits training data too well
    b. Model ignores test data
    c. Model forgets training data
    d. Model stops learning
    Answer: a. Model fits training data too wellfutureskillsacademy+1​
  4. To prevent overfitting, which technique is often used in neural networks?
    a. Dropout
    b. Adding layers
    c. Removing bias
    d. None of above
    Answer: a. Dropoutgyansetu+1​
  5. Which term describes a model that performs well on training data but poorly on testing data?
    a. Underfitting
    b. Balanced
    c. Overfitting
    d. Regularized
    Answer: c. Overfittingplacementpreparation+1​
  6. What does ‘K’ in KNN stand for?
    a. Kernel
    b. Knowledge
    c. Number of neighbors
    d. K-means
    Answer: c. Number of neighborsyoutube​gyansetu​
  7. What does epoch mean during training?
    a. Training stopped
    b. One complete pass through dataset
    c. Accuracy calculation
    d. Metric evaluation
    Answer: b. One complete pass through datasetsanfoundry+1​
  8. Which method splits the dataset for model evaluation?
    a. validation_split()
    b. train_test_split()
    c. split_data()
    d. random_split()
    Answer: b. train_test_split()scribd+1​
  9. What is Gradient Descent?
    a. Optimization algorithm
    b. Data transformation technique
    c. Data splitting method
    d. Model evaluation metric
    Answer: a. Optimization algorithminterviewkickstart+2​
  10. Which algorithm uses labeled data for training?
    a. K-Means
    b. Linear Regression
    c. PCA
    d. DBSCAN
    Answer: b. Linear Regressioninterviewbit+1​
  11. Mini-Batch Gradient Descent involves:
    a. Training using all data at once
    b. Training with batches
    c. Training on single data points
    d. Ignoring batches
    Answer: b. Training with batchesinterviewkickstart+1​
  12. Underfitting occurs when:
    a. Model captures patterns in training data
    b. Model ignores noise
    c. Model fails to capture patterns
    d. Model memorizes data
    Answer: c. Model fails to capture patternsfutureskillsacademy+1​
  13. Early stopping is an approach to:
    a. Start training
    b. Avoid overfitting
    c. Increase bias
    d. None of these
    Answer: b. Avoid overfittinggyansetu+1​
  14. Overfitting can be detected by:
    a. High accuracy on training set, low on test set
    b. High accuracy everywhere
    c. Low accuracy everywhere
    d. Balanced loss
    Answer: a. High accuracy on training set, low on test setplacementpreparation+1​
  15. Regularization in model training helps by:
    a. Reducing variance
    b. Increasing variance
    c. Deleting model
    d. Adding noise
    Answer: a. Reducing variancesanfoundry+2​
  16. Which is a regularization technique in linear models?
    a. L1
    b. L5
    c. L0
    d. L7
    Answer: a. L1sanfoundry+1​
  17. Cross-validation is used for:
    a. Model accuracy in deployment
    b. Model evaluation on different data splits
    c. Skipping validation set
    d. Increasing bias
    Answer: b. Model evaluation on different data splitsinterviewkickstart+2​
  18. Batch gradient descent works by:
    a. Processing all samples together
    b. Processing one sample at a time
    c. Processing random batch
    d. Ignoring samples
    Answer: a. Processing all samples togethersanfoundry​
  19. In logistic regression, the cost function commonly used is:
    a. Mean squared error
    b. Cross Entropy
    c. R-squared
    d. Root mean squared error
    Answer: b. Cross Entropyinterviewkickstart+1​
  20. Which type of learning uses both labeled and unlabeled data?
    a. Supervised
    b. Unsupervised
    c. Reinforcement
    d. Semi-supervised
    Answer: d. Semi-supervisedinterviewbit+1​
  21. Hyperparameter tuning is done to:
    a. Change model parameters after training
    b. Optimize model performance
    c. Increase randomness
    d. Skip training
    Answer: b. Optimize model performancegyansetu+1​
  22. Which optimizer adapts the learning rate for each parameter?
    a. SGD
    b. Linear Regression
    c. Adam
    d. Decision Tree
    Answer: c. Adamgyansetu+1​
  23. Model generalization means:
    a. Performing well on new, unseen data
    b. Memorizing training data
    c. Ignoring new data
    d. Skipping training
    Answer: a. Performing well on new, unseen datagyansetu+1​
  24. Ensemble models combine:
    a. One model
    b. Multiple models
    c. Data sources
    d. None
    Answer: b. Multiple modelsyoutube​sanfoundry+1​
  25. Bagging is:
    a. Boosting variants
    b. Bootstrap aggregating
    c. Random data removal
    d. A clustering algorithm
    Answer: b. Bootstrap aggregatingsanfoundry+1​
  26. Which metric is usually monitored during model training for best epoch selection?
    a. Training loss
    b. Validation loss
    c. Accuracy
    d. Learning rate
    Answer: b. Validation lossinterviewkickstart+1​
  27. Which of these is a boosting algorithm?
    a. Bagging
    b. AdaBoost
    c. KMeans
    d. Decision Tree
    Answer: b. AdaBoostgyansetu+1​
  28. Which of the following is not a type of learning?
    a. Supervised
    b. Unsupervised
    c. Reinforcement
    d. Clustering-only
    Answer: d. Clustering-onlydiptisurvase.wordpress+1​
  29. Which task is best for unsupervised learning?
    a. Classification
    b. Regression
    c. Clustering
    d. Prediction
    Answer: c. Clusteringinterviewbit+1​
  30. Decision Tree pruning helps:
    a. Avoid overfitting
    b. Increase depth
    c. Add bias
    d. Randomize tree
    Answer: a. Avoid overfittingdiptisurvase.wordpress+2​
  31. Stratified sampling during train-test split ensures:
    a. Random selection
    b. Balanced class proportions
    c. Increased accuracy
    d. Smaller dataset
    Answer: b. Balanced class proportionsinterviewkickstart+1​
  32. Dropout in neural networks:
    a. Sets random neurons to zero
    b. Adds new layers
    c. Removes data instances
    d. Increases bias
    Answer: a. Sets random neurons to zerosanfoundry+1​
  33. In SVM, what does the kernel trick do?
    a. Transforms features to higher dimensional space
    b. Scales features
    c. Deletes features
    d. Reduces dimensions
    Answer: a. Transforms features to higher dimensional spacegyansetu+1​
  34. Stochastic Gradient Descent uses:
    a. All data at once
    b. Only training set
    c. Mini-batches or one sample at a time
    d. No data
    Answer: c. Mini-batches or one sample at a timeinterviewkickstart+1​
  35. Overfitting can be reduced using:
    a. Increase tree depth
    b. Regularization
    c. Batch size increase
    d. High learning rate
    Answer: b. Regularizationplacementpreparation+2​
  36. Which is an unsupervised learning algorithm?
    a. K-Means Clustering
    b. Decision Trees
    c. Random Forest
    d. Linear Regression
    Answer: a. K-Means Clusteringscribd+1​
  37. Which machine learning paradigm maximizes a reward signal?
    a. Supervised
    b. Unsupervised
    c. Reinforcement
    d. Regression
    Answer: c. Reinforcementfutureskillsacademy+1​
  38. Feature scaling benefits model training by:
    a. Speeding up optimization
    b. Adding bias
    c. Increasing model depth
    d. Adding more data
    Answer: a. Speeding up optimizationplacementpreparation+1​
  39. Which of the following is not a hyperparameter?
    a. Learning rate
    b. Batch size
    c. Weight initialization
    d. Test accuracy
    Answer: d. Test accuracyplacementpreparation+1​
  40. Ensemble learning improves results by:
    a. Using single tree
    b. Averaging predictions from many models
    c. Removing weak models
    d. Ignoring test set
    Answer: b. Averaging predictions from many modelssanfoundry+2​
  41. Cross-entropy is commonly used for:
    a. Regression loss
    b. Classification loss
    c. Outlier detection
    d. Clustering metric
    Answer: b. Classification lossinterviewkickstart+1​
  42. What is one-hot encoding useful for?
    a. Numeric feature scaling
    b. Categorical variable conversion
    c. Adding regularization
    d. Removing features
    Answer: b. Categorical variable conversionplacementpreparation+1​
  43. Which optimizer uses momentum to accelerate learning?
    a. SGD
    b. Adam
    c. RMSprop
    d. Momentum SGD
    Answer: d. Momentum SGDgyansetu+1​
  44. Model bias refers to:
    a. Error due to assumptions in model
    b. Error due to data randomness
    c. Error from feature scaling
    d. Training error only
    Answer: a. Error due to assumptions in modelfutureskillsacademy+1​
  45. Data augmentation is used to:
    a. Increase dataset diversity
    b. Reduce model size
    c. Improve test loss
    d. Remove features
    Answer: a. Increase dataset diversitysanfoundry+1​
  46. PCA is used for:
    a. Feature selection
    b. Feature extraction/dimensionality reduction
    c. Model evaluation
    d. Test data transformation
    Answer: b. Feature extraction/dimensionality reductionscribd+1​
  47. What is transfer learning?
    a. Training from scratch
    b. Using pre-trained model and adapting
    c. Shuffling training data
    d. Regularization technique
    Answer: b. Using pre-trained model and adaptinginterviewkickstart+1​
  48. During training, shuffling data helps:
    a. Avoid model memorizing order
    b. Increase overfitting
    c. Reduce accuracy
    d. Add bias
    Answer: a. Avoid model memorizing ordergyansetu+1​
  49. Trainable parameters are:
    a. Updated during training
    b. Fixed in model
    c. Removed after training
    d. Not used in prediction
    Answer: a. Updated during traininggyansetu+1​
  50. Validation set is used to:
    a. Evaluate model during training
    b. Train model
    c. Shuffle data
    d. Ignore test loss
    Answer: a. Evaluate model during trainingplacementpreparation+2​
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