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Machine Learning Techniques Unit 2 – Regression, Bayesian Learning and Support Vector Machine: AKTU previous year questions

12 AKTU questions from Unit 2 (Regression, Bayesian Learning and Support Vector Machine) asked in 2025–2026, tagged by marks, year and topic. In short: about 34 marks of every paper come from this unit; the most asked topic is Logistic Regression (7 times); 2 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 2 previous year questions

  • 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)
  • Explain the working of Naïve Bayes Classifier with assumptions. (7 marks, 2026, Naive Bayes Classifier)
  • Explain Naïve Bayes classifier with an example. (7 marks, 2026, Naive Bayes Classifier)
  • Discuss the properties and issues of Support Vector Machines. (7 marks, 2026, Issues in SVM)
  • Explain types of kernels used in Support Vector Machines. (7 marks, 2026, Types of Support Vector Kernels)
  • Explain Bayes Optimal Classifier and Bayesian Belief Networks. (7 marks, 2026, Bayes Optimal Classifier)
  • Describe the EM Algorithm with suitable example. (7 marks, 2026, Expectation-Maximization Algorithm)
  • Explain the role of the sigmoid function in logistic regression. (2 marks, 2025, Logistic Regression)

Most asked Unit 2 topics

  • Logistic Regression – asked 7 times
  • Naive Bayes Classifier – asked 6 times
  • Concept Learning – asked 5 times

Unit 2 question pattern

  • 2-mark questions: 4 asked in 2025–2026
  • 7-mark questions: 8 asked in 2025–2026
  • About 34 marks from Unit 2 in every paper
  • 2 questions were asked again in a later year

Unit 2 questions year by year

  • 2026: 11 Unit 2 questions asked (62 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2025: 1 Unit 2 question asked (2 marks across that year's papers)