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Machine Learning Techniques (BCS055) AKTU previous year questions 2021–2026

Every Machine Learning Techniques question from 9 AKTU papers, tagged by unit, topic and marks. A few recent questions from each unit are listed below; open the page to filter by unit, topic or mark type.

Unit 1: Introduction – AKTU PYQs

  • Define Machine Learning and list its different types. (2 marks, 2026, Types of Learning)
  • Define Machine Learning. (2 marks, 2026, Learning)
  • Explain the concept of well-defined learning problem with suitable example. (2 marks, 2026, Well-Defined Learning Problems)
  • What is a well-defined learning problem? (2 marks, 2026, Well-Defined Learning Problems)
  • Explain the design of a learning system with a suitable example. (7 marks, 2026, Designing a Learning System)

Unit 2: Regression, Bayesian Learning and Support Vector Machine – AKTU PYQs

  • State Bayes Theorem. (2 marks, 2026, Bayes Theorem)
  • State any two applications of Logistic Regression. (2 marks, 2026, Logistic Regression)
  • Define Support Vector Machine (SVM). (2 marks, 2026, Introduction to Support Vector Machine)
  • Describe Linear Regression and Logistic Regression with differences. (7 marks, 2026, Logistic Regression)
  • Describe Linear Regression and its assumptions. (7 marks, 2026, Linear Regression)

Unit 3: Decision Tree Learning and Instance-Based Learning – AKTU PYQs

  • Explain the concept of overfitting in Decision Trees? (2 marks, 2026, Issues in Decision Tree Learning)
  • What is Entropy in Decision Tree Learning? (2 marks, 2026, Entropy and Information Theory)
  • Define k-Nearest Neighbor algorithm. (2 marks, 2026, k-Nearest Neighbour Learning)
  • Discuss Information Gain and its role in Decision Tree Learning. (7 marks, 2026, Information Gain)
  • Explain k-Nearest Neighbour (k-NN) algorithm and its limitations. (7 marks, 2026, k-Nearest Neighbour Learning)

Unit 4: Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning – AKTU PYQs

  • Define activation function in neural networks. (2 marks, 2026, Types of CNN Layers)
  • What is backpropagation in neural networks? (2 marks, 2026, Derivation of Backpropagation Algorithm)
  • Explain perceptron and multilayer perceptron with neat diagram. (7 marks, 2026, Multilayer Perceptron)
  • Derive the Backpropagation algorithm for training neural networks. (7 marks, 2026, Derivation of Backpropagation Algorithm)
  • Explain the architecture of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). (7 marks, 2026, Concept of Convolutional Neural Network)

Unit 5: Reinforcement Learning and Genetic Algorithms – AKTU PYQs

  • Define Reinforcement Learning with one example. (2 marks, 2026, Introduction to Reinforcement Learning)
  • What is Q-learning? (2 marks, 2026, Q Learning)
  • Explain Reinforcement Learning with Markov Decision Process. (7 marks, 2026, Markov Decision Process)
  • Describe Q-Learning algorithm and its applications. (7 marks, 2026, Q Learning)
  • Explain Q-Learning algorithm and Markov Decision Process. (7 marks, 2026, Q Learning)