SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

Artificial Intelligence (417)

General Instructions:
Please read the instructions carefully.
1. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
2. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type
questions.
3. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15
questions in the allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
4. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

Section A: Objective Type Questions

Question 1.
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills. (1 × 4 = 4 marks)
1) “Despite facing failures, John stayed focused and continued working on his vision for
electric cars and space exploration”. Which self-management skill does this statement
highlight?
2) What does the term "protocol" refer to in computer networking?
a) A type of hardware device b) A set of rules for data communication
c) A software application d) A storage device

3) Assertion (A): In a free market, entrepreneurs bring change in technology, trends and
markets.
Reason(R): Entrepreneurs are often at the forefront of technological innovation.
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is not correct.
(D) A is not correct but R is correct.

4) Rahul started a small online business selling handmade crafts. Initially, he worked from
home and managed everything himself. After two years, his business grew, and he hired
five employees and opened a small workshop. Now he plans to expand to other cities.
Which entrepreneurial stage is Rahul currently in?
a) Enter b) Survive c) Grow d) Retire

5) Anna, a project manager at a marketing firm, is tasked with presenting a new marketing
strategy to her team. To ensure its effectiveness, she follows a structured
communication process. She drafts a clear message, holds a team meeting to present
the strategy, and then sends a follow-up email summarising key points and next steps.
This ensures the strategy is well understood and executed effectively. Which stage of the
communication cycle does Anna focus on when she drafts the message about the new
marketing strategy?
(A) Encoding
(B) Decoding
(C) Feedback
(D) Transmission
6) “Programs are implemented to promote the use of public transportation, reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion”. Which terminology suits best for this
action?
Which SDG can you relate this statement to?
(A) Sustainable cities and communities
(B) Affordable and clean energy
(C) Climate action
(D) Good health and well-being
Answer:
(A) Sustainable cities and communities

Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. (1 × 5 = 5 marks)

Question 2.
i) Assertion (A): Statistical Data is a domain of AI that collects and analyses numerical data to
derive meaningful insights.
Reason (R): The information extracted through statistical data can be used to make
informed decisions.
a) Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is correct, but R is incorrect
d) A is incorrect, but R is correct

ii) Which ethical framework focuses specifically on healthcare and life sciences?
Rights-based framework b) Bioethics
c) Utility-based framework d) Virtue-based framework

(iii) Statement 1: The input layer of a neural network receives the initial data for processing.
Statement 2: The output layer is responsible for transforming input data into hidden
representations.
(A) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct.
(B) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect.
(C) Statement i is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect.
(D) Statement 2 is correct but Statement 1 is incorrect.

(iv) Identify the correct observation based on the graph:

With an increase in the number of neurons in each layer, the model’s accuracy ______.
(v) _______ file format is commonly used for storing and exchanging data in a structured,
tabular form?
(A) mp3
(B) pdf
(C) csv
(D) gif

(vi) In a corpus of 10 documents, the word ‘sun appears 8 times across all documents. How
would you classify the
word sun? Ill
(A) Stop word
(B) Rare word
(C) Frequent word
(D) Removable word

Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 × 5 = 5 marks)

Question 3.
(i) Which of the following is an example of AI in daily life?
i. A photocopy machine duplicating documents
ii. Google Translate translating languages instantly
iii. A washing machine with a pre-set timer
iv. A chatbot answering customer questions
(A) i, ii, and iii
(B) ii and iv
(C) i, iii, and iv
(D) ii and iii

(ii) A decision-making process in AI that mimics the structure of the human brain is known as
a ___ network.

(iii) In which scenario is data science applied for predictive analysis?

(A) Weather forecasting
(B) Spell checking in documents
(C) Playing video games
(D) Formatting text in a document

(iv) _____ is the technique used to categorise an entire image into predefined classes.
(A) Instance segmentation
(B) Object detection
(C) Classification
(D) Image segmentation

(v) Identify the chatbot type: It uses voice-based interactions, converting spoken language
into text, processing the query and delivering a spoken response.

vi) In a dataset of students, which of the following represents a feature?

a) The entire dataset
b) A column like "Age" or "Grade"
c) A single student's record
d) The number of rows in the dataset

Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 × 5 = 5 marks)

Question 4.
(i) Rohan is studying AI concepts but struggles to remember the term that describes
algorithms that enable machines to learn from data without explicit programming. What is
the term he is looking for?

(ii) Statement 1: A false positive means the model incorrectly predicts a positive outcome
when it is actually negative. Statement 2: A true negative indicates that the model has made
an error in predicting a negative outcome.
(A) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct.
(B) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect.
(C) Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect.
(D) Statement 2 is correct but Statement 1 is incorrect.

(iii) What is the primary purpose of ethical frameworks in AI development?

a) To increase profit margins b) To ensure that AI makes morally acceptable choices
c) To reduce development time d) To simplify coding

(iv) What is the purpose of image segmentation in computer vision?

(v) A company is using an AI model to evaluate job candidates based on four attributes.
Each attribute has a weight:
Previous Experience: weight = 0.4, value = 1 Education Level: weight = 0.3, value = 1
Technical Skills: weight = 0.2, value = 0 Communication Skills: weight = 0.1, value = 1
A bias value of 0.2 is added.
The formula used is: y = w1x1 + w2x2 + w3x3 + w4x4 + (1 × b)
What will be the value of y for the given scenario?
0.8 b) 1.0 c) 1.2 d) 1.4

(vi) Meena created a model to classify plants by using data from her local garden. When
tested on plants from different regions, it couldn’t classify them accurately. What is the
issue here?

Question 5.
Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
(i) Nisha built an AI tool that helps doctors diagnose diseases by analysing medical images.
This tool is an example of which AI domain?
(A) Data Science
(B) Robotics
(C) Computer Vision
(D) Natural Language Processing

(ii) The Computer Vision task that involves identifying what objects are present in an image
and determining their exact location with bounding boxes is called:
a) Image Classification b) Image Segmentation c) Object Detection d) Feature Extraction

(iii) In text processing, what is the difference between stemming and lemmatization?
a) Stemming always produces meaningful words, lemmatization may not
b) Lemmatization produces meaningful words, stemming may not
c) Both produce the same results
d) Stemming is slower than lemmatization

(iv) You are deciding whether to donate to a charity helping children in your city or a charity
helping children in a distant country. Which ethical principle might unconsciously influence
your decision?
a) Location of the recipient b) Color of the charity's logo
c)Temperature on donation day d)Font used in the charity's brochure

(v) Which technique involves converting text into a format that is easier for algorithms to
process by standardising it?
(A) Tokenisation
(B) Text normalisation
(C) Stop word removal
(D) Lemmatisation

(vi) If a model’s false positive rate is high, what might be a potential consequence?
(A) More true positives
(B) Unnecessary resource allocation
(C) Increased customer satisfaction
(D) Higher accuracy

Section B : Subjective Type Questions

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills.
Answer each question in 20-30 words.
Question 6. Rohan is a customer service representative dealing with a frustrated customer
who received a defective product. Despite Rohan’s efforts to assist, the customer becomes
increasingly agitated. How can Rohan apply the principles of effective communication to
diffuse the situation and provide satisfactory assistance? What strategies can he use to
address the customer’s concerns respectfully and effectively?
Question 7. Explain the importance of taking nature walks.
Question [Link] is E-waste? Mention any two ways to properly dispose of or manage E-
waste.
Question 9. Priya runs a small bakery business. Every morning, she plans the day's
production, manages inventory, assigns tasks to her staff, and ensures quality control. She
also handles customer complaints personally and looks for ways to improve her products.
From the paragraph, identify and explain two entrepreneurial skills that Priya demonstrates.
Question 10. Identify two agricultural activities that lead to soil erosion and discuss their
effects on land fertility.
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20-30 words each. (2 × 4 = 8 marks)
Question 11. Social media platforms use AI to suggest new friends or connections. What
type of algorithm helps identify these
potential connections?

Question 12. Differentiate between the following:

a) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
b) Labelled data and Unlabelled data

Question 13. Briefly explain the Data Exploration and Modeling stages of the AI Project
Cycle.

Question 14. What is “grayscale” in computer vision, and can you provide an example?.

Question 15. Identify the NLP stage and explain:

Before: "the students are going to school tomorrow"
After: "The students are going to school tomorrow.

Question 16. Construct the confusion matrix for a scenario with true positives = 120, false
positives = 40, true negatives = 70, and false negatives = 30.

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50-80 words each. (4 x 3 = 12 marks)

Question 17. a) What is unsupervised learning?

b) Name and explain the two main categories of unsupervised learning.
c) Provide one real-world example for each category

Question 18. You are tasked with building an AI model to predict house prices based on
location, size and other features.
(A) How will you structure the problem using the 4W Problem Canvas?
(B) What kind of data will you need to acquire for the solution?

Question 19. Analyse the two figures below and explain the type of learning approach being
demonstrated in each case. I don’t know what givve me, It dant know you gave me,

Question 20. Identify the type of Machine Learning (ML) or Deep Learning (DL)
model/application being used in the following scenarios:
a) An e-commerce website recommends products based on grouping customers with similar
purchasing behavior, without any predefined categories.
b) A bank uses an AI system to detect fraudulent transactions by training it on historical data
labelled as "fraudulent" or "legitimate."
c) A robot learns to navigate a maze by trying different paths and receiving rewards when it
gets closer to the exit.
d) A neural network identifies and classifies different types of animals in wildlife camera
footage

Question 21. A healthcare system predicts if a patient has a certain disease. The confusion
matrix is given below:
 Reality: Disease Reality: No Disease

Prediction: Disease 40 25

Prediction: No disease 15 120

(i) Calculate the system’s false negative rate (FNR).

(ii) What is the precision of the system?