Internet of Things Unit 1 – IoT Foundations & Design Principles for Connected Devices: AKTU previous year questions
12 AKTU questions from Unit 1 (IoT Foundations & Design Principles for Connected Devices) asked in 2024–2026, tagged by marks, year and topic. In short: about 33 marks of every paper come from this unit; the most asked topic is Internet of Things: Foundations (10 times); 10 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 1 previous year questions
- Define Internet of Things (IoT). (2 marks, 2026, Internet of Things: Foundations)
- State any two differences between IoT and M2M communication. (2 marks, 2026, M2M Communication)
- Explain the vision, definition, and conceptual framework of Internet of Things (IoT). (7 marks, 2026, Internet of Things: Foundations)
- Explain the architectural view of IoT with a neat diagram. (7 marks, 2026, Internet of Things: Foundations)
- Explain IoT/M2M system layers and design standardization. (7 marks, 2026, Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- Define IoT. (2 marks, 2025, Internet of Things: Foundations)
- What are the roles of network for IoT deployment in various devices? (2 marks, 2025, Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- What are the functions of data consolidation in IoT? (10 marks, 2025, Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- Explain the functional layers and capabilities of an IoT solution with a neat diagram. (10 marks, 2025, Internet of Things: Foundations)
- Explain IoT Architectural view. (10 marks, 2025, Internet of Things: Foundations)
- Discuss various standards and technologies that enables Ad hoc connectivity between devices that forms the basis of IoT (10 marks, 2025, Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- Define IoT. (2 marks, 2024, Internet of Things: Foundations)
Most asked Unit 1 topics
- Internet of Things: Foundations – asked 10 times
- Design Principles for Connected Devices – asked 9 times
- M2M Communication – asked 3 times
Unit 1 question pattern
- 2-mark questions: 5 asked in 2024–2026
- 7-mark questions: 3 asked in 2024–2026
- 10-mark questions: 4 asked in 2024–2026
- About 33 marks from Unit 1 in every paper
- 10 questions were asked again in a later year
Unit 1 questions year by year
- 2026: 5 Unit 1 questions asked (25 marks across that year's papers)
- 2025: 6 Unit 1 questions asked (44 marks across that year's papers)
- 2024: 1 Unit 1 question asked (2 marks across that year's papers)