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Artificial Intelligence Unit 4 – Software Agents: AKTU previous year questions

12 AKTU questions from Unit 4 (Software Agents) asked in 2023–2026, tagged by marks, year and topic. In short: about 20 marks of every paper come from this unit; the most asked topic is Agent Architecture (4 times); 12 questions came back in a later year. The latest ones are listed below; on the page you can filter them by 2-mark or long questions, topic and repeats.

Unit 4 previous year questions

  • Explain the coordination mechanisms used in multi-agent systems. (7 marks, 2026, Agent Communication)
  • Explain the complete architecture of intelligent agents including deliberative, reactive, and hybrid layers. (7 marks, 2026, Agent Architecture)
  • Describe the negotiation process in multi-agent systems with examples. (7 marks, 2025, Negotiation and Bargaining)
  • Explain how argumentation is used for resolving conflicts in multi-agent systems. (7 marks, 2025, Argumentation Among Agents)
  • Explain how autonomous agents manage decision-making and execution. (7 marks, 2025, Agent Architecture)
  • Discuss the consideration of temporal aspects in the architecture of intelligent agents. (2 marks, 2024, Agent Architecture)
  • Define the decision-making module in the architecture of intelligent agents. (2 marks, 2024, Agent Architecture)
  • How can cross-domain trust models contribute to more versatile and effective multi-agent interactions? (10 marks, 2024, Trust and Reputation)
  • Discuss how Nash equilibrium and cooperative game theory concepts apply to negotiation scenarios. (10 marks, 2024, Negotiation and Bargaining)
  • Define Argumentation among multi-agent systems. (2 marks, 2023, Argumentation Among Agents)
  • Give diagram of abstract model for interoperating software agents. (10 marks, 2023, Agent Communication)
  • Explain Trust and Reputation in Multi-Agent Systems with examples. (10 marks, 2023, Trust and Reputation)

Most asked Unit 4 topics

  • Agent Architecture – asked 4 times
  • Agent Communication – asked 2 times
  • Negotiation and Bargaining – asked 2 times

Unit 4 question pattern

  • 2-mark questions: 3 asked in 2023–2026
  • 7-mark questions: 5 asked in 2023–2026
  • 10-mark questions: 4 asked in 2023–2026
  • About 20 marks from Unit 4 in every paper
  • 12 questions were asked again in a later year

Unit 4 questions year by year

  • 2026: 2 Unit 4 questions asked (14 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2025: 3 Unit 4 questions asked (21 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2024: 4 Unit 4 questions asked (24 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2023: 3 Unit 4 questions asked (22 marks across that year's papers)