Advanced AI and Machine Learning for Robotics MCQs January 8, 2026August 10, 2024 by u930973931_answers 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is a common machine learning technique used for object detection in robotics? (A) K-means Clustering (B) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) (C) Support Vector Machines (SVM) (D) Naive Bayes Classifier 2. What is the main goal of reinforcement learning in robotics? (A) To optimize the robot’s actions based on rewards (B) To classify objects into categories (C) To reduce the dimensionality of data (D) To predict future sensor readings 3. Which algorithm is commonly used for training neural networks? (A) Genetic Algorithm (B) Principal Component Analysis (C) K-means Clustering (D) Gradient Descent 4. In the context of deep learning, what does the term “convolution” refer to? (A) A mathematical operation to extract features from data (B) A technique for pooling data (C) A process for dimensionality reduction (D) A method for clustering data 5. What is a common activation function used in neural networks? (A) Linear Function (B) K-means Function (C) Sigmoid Function (D) PCA Function 6. Which type of neural network is particularly effective for sequence data, such as time-series or language? (A) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (B) Decision Trees (C) Support Vector Machines (SVMs) (D) Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) 7. In reinforcement learning, what does the term “exploration” refer to? (A) Optimizing the reward function (B) Using only previously known actions (C) Memorizing past experiences (D) Trying new actions to discover their effects 8. What is the purpose of the “backpropagation” algorithm in neural networks? (A) To initialize network weights (B) To classify data points (C) To propagate errors backward to update weights (D) To perform clustering 9. Which type of neural network layer is used to reduce the spatial dimensions of an input feature map? (A) Convolutional Layer (B) Fully Connected Layer (C) Recurrent Layer (D) Pooling Layer 10. What is “transfer learning” in the context of machine learning for robotics? (A) Transferring data from one robot to another (B) Using a model trained on one task as a starting point for a different but related task (C) Learning from real-world robot interactions (D) Transferring raw sensor data into features 11. Which algorithm is often used for object tracking in robotics? (A) Principal Component Analysis (B) K-means Clustering (C) Naive Bayes Classifier (D) Kalman Filter 12. In supervised learning, what does “labeling” refer to? (A) Optimizing hyperparameters (B) Reducing the dimensionality of data (C) Clustering data into groups (D) Assigning tags or classes to training data 13. Which type of neural network is best suited for image recognition tasks? (A) Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) (B) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (C) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) (D) Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Networks 14. In the context of machine learning, what does “overfitting” mean? (A) The model performs well on training data but poorly on new, unseen data (B) The model performs well on both training and test data (C) The model performs poorly on both training and test data (D) The model is too simple to capture the underlying patterns 15. Which technique can help prevent overfitting in machine learning models? (A) Increasing the complexity of the model (B) Reducing the size of the training data (C) Using regularization methods (D) Removing validation data 16. What does “reinforcement learning” primarily focus on? (A) Learning to make decisions by receiving rewards or penalties (B) Learning from labeled data (C) Learning to reduce data dimensionality (D) Learning to classify data into categories 17. Which type of learning is characterized by an agent interacting with an environment to maximize cumulative rewards? (A) Supervised Learning (B) Unsupervised Learning (C) Semi-supervised Learning (D) Reinforcement Learning 18. What is the purpose of the “dropout” technique in neural networks? (A) To improve computational efficiency (B) To reduce the risk of overfitting by randomly setting some neurons to zero during training (C) To speed up training (D) To increase the size of the training dataset 19. In machine learning, what is “hyperparameter tuning”? (A) Fine-tuning the settings of the learning algorithm to improve performance (B) Selecting the best algorithm for a given task (C) Adjusting the parameters of the model during training (D) Increasing the size of the dataset 20. Which deep learning model is known for generating new data samples similar to training data? (A) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (B) Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) (C) Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Networks (D) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) 21. What is the main benefit of using an “encoder-decoder” architecture in neural networks? (A) To reduce the dimensionality of the data (B) To perform clustering on input data (C) To transform input data into a different representation and then decode it back to the original format (D) To classify input data into predefined categories 22. Which type of neural network is commonly used for tasks involving sequential data, such as speech recognition or language modeling? (A) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (B) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) (C) Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) (D) Fully Connected Networks 23. In the context of robotics, what does “SLAM” stand for? (A) Spatial Localization and Mapping (B) Sequential Localization and Mapping (C) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (D) Synchronized Localization and Mapping 24. Which algorithm is commonly used in SLAM for map optimization and pose estimation? (A) Kalman Filter (B) Particle Filter (C) Genetic Algorithm (D) Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) 25. What is “transfer learning” in the context of machine learning? (A) Transferring data from one model to another (B) Transferring data from one robot to another (C) Using a pre-trained model to improve learning on a new, but related task (D) Using reinforcement learning to transfer policies between tasks 26. Which type of neural network layer is used to combine features from different channels? (A) Fully Connected Layer (B) Convolutional Layer (C) Batch Normalization Layer (D) Pooling Layer 27. What is the role of “batch normalization” in neural networks? (A) To speed up training by normalizing the input to each layer (B) To perform dropout regularization (C) To enhance feature extraction (D) To manage hyperparameters 28. In reinforcement learning, what is a “policy”? (A) A function for backpropagation (B) A method for reducing dimensionality (C) A technique for clustering data (D) A strategy for maximizing rewards by choosing actions 29. Which technique is used to estimate the value of different states or actions in reinforcement learning? (A) Q-Learning (B) Policy Gradient (C) Value Function (D) Support Vector Machines 30. What is “curriculum learning” in machine learning? (A) Training a model on increasingly complex tasks (B) Using pre-trained models to improve performance (C) Applying reinforcement learning to real-world tasks (D) Regularizing the model to prevent overfitting