Reinforcement Learning Essentials: AI MCQ Exam

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  • 1. What is the main objective of reinforcement learning?

    • a) To label data for supervised learning tasks
    • b) To maximize the cumulative reward through learning from interaction with an environment
    • c) To find patterns in unlabeled data
    • d) To minimize classification error

  • 2. What does the term "agent" refer to in reinforcement learning?

    • a) The model used for supervised learning
    • b) The decision-maker that interacts with the environment to learn an optimal policy
    • c) The dataset used for training
    • d) The part of the system that handles input-output mapping

  • 3. What is a "reward" in the context of reinforcement learning?

    • a) Feedback that measures the success or failure of an agent's action
    • b) The algorithm used to optimize the model
    • c) The dataset used for training the agent
    • d) A type of regularization technique

  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a reinforcement learning problem?

    • a) Image classification
    • b) Spam email detection
    • c) Robot navigation in a maze
    • d) Sentiment analysis

  • 5. What is the "state" in a reinforcement learning problem?

    • a) The input features used for supervised learning
    • b) The current representation of the environment as perceived by the agent
    • c) The algorithm used to optimize rewards
    • d) The hyperparameters of a model

  • 6. Which algorithm is commonly used in reinforcement learning to find the optimal policy?

    • a) Q-learning
    • b) k-means clustering
    • c) Support Vector Machines
    • d) Naive Bayes

  • 7. What is the "exploration-exploitation trade-off" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) Choosing between exploring new actions or exploiting known actions to maximize reward
    • b) Balancing model complexity and computational efficiency
    • c) Deciding whether to use labeled or unlabeled data
    • d) Choosing between batch learning and online learning

  • 8. What is the purpose of a discount factor in reinforcement learning?

    • a) To prioritize short-term rewards over long-term rewards
    • b) To balance exploration and exploitation
    • c) To stabilize the learning process
    • d) To determine how future rewards are weighted compared to immediate rewards

  • 9. Which of the following is a common reinforcement learning algorithm based on value iteration?

    • a) Deep Q-Networks (DQN)
    • b) Random Forest
    • c) PCA
    • d) Logistic Regression

  • 10. What is "off-policy learning" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) Learning from actions that are not derived from the current policy
    • b) Learning directly from labeled data
    • c) Optimizing multiple policies simultaneously
    • d) Using a fixed policy throughout training

  • 11. What is the role of "experience replay" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) To increase the size of training datasets
    • b) To prevent overfitting in supervised learning tasks
    • c) To adjust model weights during gradient descent
    • d) To store and reuse past experiences to improve learning efficiency

  • 12. Which reinforcement learning technique combines deep learning with Q-learning?

    • a) Deep Q-Network (DQN)
    • b) Gradient Boosting
    • c) Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
    • d) Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN)

  • 13. What is a "policy gradient" method in reinforcement learning?

    • a) A clustering algorithm for large datasets
    • b) A technique that directly optimizes the policy by computing gradients with respect to the reward
    • c) A regularization method to reduce overfitting
    • d) A method for reducing dimensionality

  • 14. What is the purpose of a replay buffer in Deep Q-Learning?

    • a) To store past transitions for training and reduce correlation between data samples
    • b) To optimize the structure of the neural network
    • c) To manage the batch size during training
    • d) To calculate the loss function more efficiently

  • 15. What is the primary advantage of using reinforcement learning in dynamic environments?

    • a) It adapts to changes in the environment and learns optimal policies through trial and error
    • b) It requires minimal computational resources
    • c) It eliminates the need for training data
    • d) It works only for static datasets

  • 16. What is the "reward signal" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) A type of activation function
    • b) A measure of computational efficiency
    • c) A parameter used for gradient descent
    • d) A scalar value that indicates the success or failure of an agent’s action in the environment

  • 17. What is the main challenge of reinforcement learning?

    • a) Balancing exploration and exploitation to achieve optimal performance
    • b) Ensuring supervised learning accuracy
    • c) Managing large datasets
    • d) Simplifying the neural network structure

  • 18. What is the "Bellman Equation" used for in reinforcement learning?

    • a) To compute the weights of a neural network
    • b) To update the value of a state based on its expected future rewards
    • c) To determine the discount factor
    • d) To optimize the exploration rate

  • 19. Which component is NOT part of a reinforcement learning system?

    • a) State
    • b) Reward
    • c) Label
    • d) Policy

  • 20. What is the main purpose of the "learning rate" in Q-learning?

    • a) To balance short-term and long-term rewards
    • b) To determine the agent's action based on a policy
    • c) To control how much new information overrides old information
    • d) To normalize the input data

  • 21. What is an "episodic task" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) A task with a clear beginning and end
    • b) A task that continues indefinitely
    • c) A task with a fixed state space
    • d) A task where rewards are not discounted

  • 22. Which of the following is an example of "continuous action space" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) Choosing from a set of predefined actions
    • b) Adjusting the throttle of a self-driving car
    • c) Selecting a menu option
    • d) Deciding between "yes" or "no"

  • 23. What is the role of a "critic" in the Actor-Critic method?

    • a) To update the policy directly
    • b) To estimate the value function and guide the actor
    • c) To execute actions in the environment
    • d) To adjust the learning rate dynamically

  • 24. Which of the following best describes "Temporal Difference (TD) Learning"?

    • a) Learning by bootstrapping future rewards
    • b) Using labeled data for predictions
    • c) Computing gradients to optimize the model
    • d) Minimizing loss in supervised tasks

  • 25. What does "exploration" mean in reinforcement learning?

    • a) Trying new actions to discover their potential rewards
    • b) Using a fixed policy to maximize known rewards
    • c) Reducing the size of the state space
    • d) Increasing the discount factor

  • 26. What is the purpose of a "target network" in Deep Q-Learning?

    • a) To normalize input data
    • b) To select the best action during exploration
    • c) To stabilize the training process by reducing oscillations
    • d) To compute the loss function

  • 27. Which method in reinforcement learning is most suitable for real-time applications?

    • a) Temporal Difference (TD) Learning
    • b) Monte Carlo Methods
    • c) Batch Gradient Descent
    • d) Clustering

  • 28. What does the term "convergence" refer to in reinforcement learning?

    • a) The state space becoming finite
    • b) The network weights becoming stable during training
    • c) The loss function reaching a minimum
    • d) The agent finding an optimal policy over time

  • 29. What is the main limitation of reinforcement learning?

    • a) It requires extensive computational resources and time
    • b) It cannot handle continuous state spaces
    • c) It relies on labeled data for training
    • d) It only works for static environments

  • 30. What is the purpose of a "softmax policy" in reinforcement learning?

    • a) To select actions with equal probability
    • b) To assign probabilities to actions based on their Q-values
    • c) To maximize exploration at all times
    • d) To normalize input data

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