Machine Learning Techniques Unit 5 – Reinforcement Learning and Genetic Algorithms: AKTU previous year questions
12 AKTU questions from Unit 5 (Reinforcement Learning and Genetic Algorithms) asked in 2025–2026, tagged by marks, year and topic. In short: about 24 marks of every paper come from this unit; the most asked topic is Q Learning (7 times); 5 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 5 previous year questions
- 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)
- Explain Genetic Algorithm cycle with suitable example. (7 marks, 2026, GA Cycle of Reproduction)
- Describe Genetic Algorithm cycle including crossover and mutation. (7 marks, 2026, GA Cycle of Reproduction)
- Analyze the role of crossover and mutation in Genetic Algorithms. (7 marks, 2026, Crossover)
- Describe the role of the reward function in reinforcement learning. (2 marks, 2025, Reinforcement Learning Task)
- Define the Markov Decision Process (MDP). (2 marks, 2025, Markov Decision Process)
- Explain the GA cycle of reproduction with a neat diagram. (7 marks, 2025, GA Cycle of Reproduction)
- What is the role of the Q-learning function in reinforcement learning? Explain how it helps the agent learn optimal actions and policies. (7 marks, 2025, Q Learning)
Most asked Unit 5 topics
- Q Learning – asked 7 times
- GA Cycle of Reproduction – asked 7 times
- Introduction to Reinforcement Learning – asked 6 times
Unit 5 question pattern
- 2-mark questions: 4 asked in 2025–2026
- 7-mark questions: 8 asked in 2025–2026
- About 24 marks from Unit 5 in every paper
- 5 questions were asked again in a later year
Unit 5 questions year by year
- 2026: 8 Unit 5 questions asked (46 marks across that year's papers)
- 2025: 4 Unit 5 questions asked (18 marks across that year's papers)