FCCU, Computer Science Post Graduate Program
Entrance Exam
Core Data Science Section (Sample Questions)
Question 1: What is the purpose of scatter plot in data visualization?
a) Displaying distribution of a single variable
b) Showing relationships between two variables
c) Comparing multiple datasets
d) Representing hierarchical data
Answer: b
Question 2: What is the primary goal of unsupervised learning?
a) Predicting an output variable
b) Finding patterns or relationships in data
c) Classifying data into predefined categories
d) Training a model with labeled data
Answer: b
Question 3: Which of the following is a supervised learning algorithm for classification?
a) K-Means
b) Decision Tree
c) Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
d) Apriori Algorithm
Answer: b
Question 4: Which chart type is suitable for displaying the distribution of a single variable?
a) Scatter plot
b) Histogram
c) Line chart
d) Bar chart
Answer: b
Question 5: What is the purpose of the “train-test split” in machine learning?
a) Training a model with labeled data
b) Evaluating a model's performance using different datasets
c) Dividing the dataset into training and testing subsets
d) Tuning hyperparameters
Answer: c
Question 6: Which statistical test is to determine if there is a significant difference between
the means of
the two independent groups?
a) t-test
b) ANOVA
c) Chi-squared test
d) Pearson correlation
Answer: c
Question 7: Which algorithm is particularly effective for handling text data in machine learning?
a) Decision Trees
b) Naïve Bayes
c) K-mean
d) Support Vector Machine (SVM)
Answer: b
Question 8: What is the purpose of cross-validation in machine learning?
a) Training model with multiple algorithms
b) Evaluation model’s performance using different datasets
c) Combining multiple models into one
d) Speeding up the training process
Answer: b
Question 9: What is the purpose of an operating system in a computer?
a) Running applications
b) Display graphics
c) Storing data
d) Managing hardware resources
Answer: d
Question 10: Which data structure follows the Last In, First Out (LIFO) principle?
a) Stack
b) Queue
c) Link List
d) Tree
Answer: a
