Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 Examination

GTU 3171617 Applied Machine Learning Summer 2026 Paper Solution & PDF

B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject Code: 3171617
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Total Marks70 MarksExternal theory exam
Passing Marks23 Marks33% minimum cutoff
Exam Duration2.5 Hours2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Paper Structure5 QuestionsWith internal OR choices
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Question 1

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Define the Following terms: 1. Hypothesis space 2. Inductive bias
3 Marks
(b)
State Bayes' theorem and explain its formula.
4 Marks
(c)

Suppose two students train the models in which one uses cross-validation, the other does not. Evaluate which approach is more reliable and why?

7 Marks

Question 2

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Define the terms : 1. Overfitting 2. Underfitting
3 Marks
(b)

Explain how sampling distributions are used in hypothesis testing with a simple example.

4 Marks
(c)

A shopkeeper wants to predict whether tomorrow’s sales will be high or low using past data of sales. How can you apply Logistic Regression for this problem?

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(c)

A University is having student marks data. How to apply a Decision Tree to decide whether a student will pass or fail?

7 Marks

Question 3

14 MarksMedium
(a)
What is hyperparameter tuning?
3 Marks
(b)
Compare CNN and RNN.
4 Marks
(c)

Define adversarial attack in machine learning. Explain how small changes to input data can fool a trained model with any real-world applications example.

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Enlist 4 applications of RNN.
3 Marks
(b)
Differentiate between supervised learning and unsupervised learning.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain the role of Generator and Discriminator in a GAN with a simple example.
7 Marks

Question 4

14 MarksMedium
(a)
What is the difference between classification and regression?
3 Marks
(b)

State the difference between Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) and Maximum A Posteriori Estimation (MAP).

4 Marks
(c)

Define slope in a linear regression. Find the slope of the graph where the lower point on the line is represented as (−3, −2) and the higher point on the line is represented as (2, 2).

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Explain the concept of sampling distribution.
3 Marks
(b)
Compare discrete vs continuous distribution with example.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain in brief back propagation algorithm.
7 Marks

Question 5

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Explain role of activation functions in neural networks.
3 Marks
(b)

A population consists of six numbers 4,8,12,16,20,24 .consider all samples of size two which can be drawn without replacement from this population. Calculate

i)The Population mean
ii)The population standard deviation
4 Marks
(c)

Given the 1-D data {2,4,5,10,12,20}, perform one iteration of K-Means clustering with K=2, using initial cluster centers 4 and 12. Assign each data point to the nearest center and compute the updated clusters.

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Explain XOR problem in case of a simple perceptron.
3 Marks
(b)

Analyze the working of a Convolutional Neural Network. Compare its performance with a simple feed forward neural network with suitable example

4 Marks
(c)

Evaluate the role of parameter estimation methods in deep neural networks. Which approach is most suitable when data is limited.

7 Marks
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