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Machine Learning MCQ Questions and Answers

1) What is machine learning ?
• A. Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being
explicitly programmed.
• B.Machine Learning is a Form of AI that Enables a System to Learn from
Data.
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

2) Machine learning is an application of .

• A. Blockchain
• B.Artificial Intelligence
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

3) Application of Machine learning is .

• A. email filtering
• B.sentimental analysis
• C.face recognition
• D.All of the above

4) The term machine learning was coined in which year?

• A. 1958
• B.1959
• C.1960
• D.1961

5) Machine learning approaches can be traditionally

categorized into categories.
• A. 3
• B.4
• C.7
• D.9
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6) The categories in which Machine learning approaches

can be traditionally categorized are .
• A. Supervised learning
• B.Unsupervised learning
• C.Reinforcement learning
• D.All of the above

7) is the machine learning algorithms that can

be used with labeled data.
• A. Regression algorithms
• B.Clustering algorithms
• C.Association algorithms
• D.All of the above

8) is the machine learning algorithms that

can be used with unlabeled data.
• A. Regression algorithms
• B.Clustering algorithms
• C.Instance-based algorithms
• D.All of the above

9) The Real-world machine learning use cases are

.
• A. Digital assistants
• B.Chatbots
• C.Fraud detection
• D.All of the above

10) Which among the following algorithms are used in

Machine learning?
• A. Naive Bayes
• B.Support Vector Machines
• C.K-Nearest Neighbors
• D.All of the above
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11) are the techniques of keyword

normalization
• A. Lemmatization
• B.Stemming
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

12) Replace missing values with mean/median/mode

helps to handle missing or corrupted data in a dataset.
True/False?
• A. True
• B.False

13) is a disadvantage of decision trees?

• A. Decision trees are robust to outliers
• B.Decision trees are prone to be overfit
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

14) is a part of machine learning that works

with neural networks.
• A. Artificial inteligence
• B.Deep learning
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

15) Overfitting is a type of modelling error which results

in the failure to predict future observations effectively or
fit additional data in the existing model. Yes/No?
• A. Yes
• B.No
• C.May be
• D.Can't say
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16) is used as an input to the machine learning

model for training and prediction purposes.
• A. Feature
• B.Feature Vector
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

17) is the scenario when the model fails to

decipher the underlying trend in the input data.
• A. Overfitting
• B.Underfitting
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

18) Which Language is Best for Machine Learning?

• A. C
• B.Java
• C.Python
• D.HTML

19) The supervised learning problems can be grouped as

.
• A. Regression problems
• B.Classification problems
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above

20) The unsupervised learning problems can be grouped

as .
• A. Clustering
• B.Association
• C.Both A and B
• D.None of the above
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21) Automatic Speech Recognition systems find a wide

variety of applications in the domains.
• A. Medical Assistance
• B.Industrial Robotics
• C.Defence & Aviation
• D.All of the above

22) The term machine learning was coined by

.
• A. James Gosling
• B.Arthur Samuel
• C.Guido van Rossum
• D.None of the above

23) Machine Learning can automate many tasks,

especially the ones that only humans can perform with
their innate intelligence.
• A. True
• B.False

24) Features of Machine Learning are .

• A. Automation
• B.Improved customer experience
• C.Business intelligence
• D.All of the above

25) Which machine learning models are trained to make a

series of decisions based on the rewards and feedback
they receive for their actions?
• A. Supervised learning
• B.Unsupervised learning
• C.Reinforcement learning
• D.All of the above
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26) Regression discovers causal relationships.

A. True
B.False

27) ................................................ Missing data items are with Bayes

classifier.

• A. Ignored
• B.Treated as equal compares
• C.Treated as unequal compares.
• D.Replaced with a default value.

28) A model of language consists of the categories, does

notinclude .................

• A. Language units
• B.Structural units
• C.System constraints
• D.Role structure of units

29) What is the output of training process in machine learning?

• A. Null
• B.Accuracy
• C.Machine learning model
• D.Machine learning algorithm
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30) Supervised learning and unsupervised clustering both require at
leastone .............

• A. Input attribute
• B.Output attribute
• C.Hidden attribute
• D.Categorical attribute

31) Machine learning is a subset of ................

• A. Deep Learning
• B.Artificial Intelligence
• C.Data Learining
• D.None of the above

32) What is the most common issue when using Machine Learning?
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• A. Poor Data Quality

• B.Lack of skilled resources
• C.Inadequate Infrastructure
• D.None of the above

33) Real-Time decisions, Game AI, Learning Tasks, Skill acquisition,

andRobot Navigation are applications of .............

• A. Reinforcement Learning
• B.Supervised Learning: Classification
• C.Unsupervised Learning: Regression
• D.None of the above

34) The Bayes rule can be used in ................

• A. Solving queries
• B.Increasing complexity
• C.Decreasing complexity
• D.Answering probabilistic query

35) Which one in the following is not Machine Learning disciplines?

• A. Physics
• B.Information Theory
• C.Neurostatistics
• D.Optimization Control

36) What are the three types of Machine Learning?

• A. Supervised Learning
• B.Unsupervised Learning
• C.Reinforcement Learning
• D.All of the above

37) What is called the average squared difference between

classifierpredicted output and actual output?

• A. Mean relative error

• B.Mean squared error
• C.Mean absolute error
• D.Root mean squared error
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38) ............... algorithms enable the computers to learn from data, and
even improve themselves, without being explicitly programmed.

• A. Deep Learning
• B.Machine Learning
• C.Artificial Intelligence
• D.None of the above

39) What is the most significant phase in a genetic algorithm?

• A. Selection
• B.Mutation
• C.Crossover
• D.Fitness function

40) In Machine learning the module that must solve the given
performancetask is known as ...............

• A. Critic
• B.Generalizer
• C.Performance system
• D.All of these

41) Which of the following is not a supervised learning?

• A. PCA
• B.Naive Bayesian
• C.Linear Regression
• D.Decision Tree Answer

42) Machine Learning is a field of AI consisting of learning

algorithmsthat ..............

• A. At executing some task

• B.Over time with experience
• C.Improve their performance
• D.All of the above

43) Which methods are used for the calibration in Supervised Learning?
A. Platt Calibration
B.Isotonic Regression
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• C.Both Platt Calibration & Isotonic Regression

• D.None of the above

44) What is the disadvantage of decision trees?

• A. Factor analysis
• B.Decision trees are robust to outliers
• C.Decision trees are prone to be overfit
• D.All of the above

45) ....................................... Logistic regression is a regression

technique that is used to
model data having a ............... outcome.

• A. Linear, binary
• B.Linear, numeric
• C.Nonlinear, binary
• D.Nonlinear, numeric

46) Application of machine learning methods to

largedatabases is called
A. data mining.
B. artificial intelligence
C. big data computing
D. internet of things

47) If machine learning model output involves

targetvariable then that model is called as
A. descriptive model
B. predictive model
C. reinforcement learning
D. all of the above

48) In what type of learning labelled training data is used

A. unsupervised learning
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B. supervised learning
C. reinforcement learning
D. active learning

49) In following type of feature selection method we

startwith empty feature set
A. forward feature selection
B. backword feature selection
C. both a and b??
D. none of the above

50) In PCA the number of input dimensiona are equal

toprincipal components
A. true
B. false

51) PCA can be used for projecting and visualizing data

inlower dimensions.
A. true
B. false

52) Which of the following is the best machine

learningmethod?
A. scalable
B. accuracy
C. fast
D. all of the above
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53) What characterize unlabeled examples in

machinelearning
A. there is no prior knowledge
B. there is no confusing knowledge
C. there is prior knowledge
D. there is plenty of confusing knowledge

54) What does dimensionality reduction reduce?

A. stochastics
B. collinerity
C. performance
D. entropy

55) Data used to build a data mining model.

A. training data
B. validation data
C. test data
D. hidden data

56) The problem of finding hidden structure in unlabeled

data is called…
A. supervised learning
B. unsupervised learning
C. reinforcement learning
D. none of the above
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57) Of the Following Examples, Which would you

address using an supervised learning
Algorithm?
A. given email labeled as spam or not spam, learn a spam filter
B. given a set of news articles found on the web, group them into set of articles
about the same story.
C. given a database of customer data, automatically discover market segments and
group customers into different market segments.
D. find the patterns in market basket analysis

58) Dimensionality Reduction Algorithms are one of the

possible ways to reduce the computation time
requiredto build a model
A. true
B. false

59) You are given reviews of few netflix series marked

as positive, negative and neutral. Classifying reviews
ofa new netflix series is an example of
A. supervised learning
B. unsupervised learning
C. semisupervised learning
D. reinforcement learning

60) Which of the following is a good test dataset

characteristic?
A. large enough to yield meaningful results
B. is representative of the dataset as a whole
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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61) Following are the types of supervised learning

A. classification
B. regression
C. subgroup discovery
D. all of the above

62) Type of matrix decomposition model is

A. descriptive model
B. predictive model
C. logical model
D. none of the above

63) Following is powerful distance metrics used by

Geometric model
A. euclidean distance
B. manhattan distance
C. both a and b??
D. square distance

64) The output of training process in machine learning is

A. machine learning model
B. machine learning algorithm
C. null
D. accuracy
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65) A feature F1 can take certain value: A, B, C, D, E, &

F and represents grade of students from a college.
Herefeature type is

A. nominal
B. ordinal
C. categorical
D. boolean

66) PCA is
A. forward feature selection
B. backword feature selection
C. feature extraction
D. all of the above

67) Dimensionality reduction algorithms are one of the

possible ways to reduce the computation time
requiredto build a model.
A. true
B. false

68) Which of the following techniques would perform

better for reducing dimensions of a data set?
A. removing columns which have too many missing values
B. removing columns which have high variance in data
C. removing columns with dissimilar data trends
D. none of these
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69) Supervised learning and unsupervised clustering

both require which is correct according to the
statement.
A. output attribute.
B. hidden attribute.
C. input attribute.
D. categorical attribute

70) What characterize is hyperplance in geometrical

model of machine learning?
A. a plane with 1 dimensional fewer than number of input attributes
B. a plane with 2 dimensional fewer than number of input attributes
C. a plane with 1 dimensional more than number of input attributes
D. a plane with 2 dimensional more than number of input attributes