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*368/S*
DATA SCIENCE
Time allowed : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50
General Instructions :
(i) Please read the instructions carefully.
(ii) This question paper consists of 21 questions in two sections : Section A
and Section B.
(iii) Section A has Objective Type Questions, whereas Section B contains
Subjective Type Questions.
(iv) Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, the candidate has to answer
(5 + 10 =) 15 questions in the allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
(v) All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct
order.
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(vi) Section A : Objective Type Questions (24 marks) :
(a) This section has 5 questions.
(b) There is no negative marking.
(c) Do as per the instructions given.
(d) Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
(vii) Section B : Subjective Type Questions (26 marks) :
(a) This section has 16 questions.
(b) A candidate has to do 10 questions.
(c) Do as per the instructions given.
(d) Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
SECTION A
(Objective Type Questions) (24 marks)
1. Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills. 4´1=4
(i) Match the following personalities with their parameters, based on
Five-Factor model.
(a) Openness (i) Confident and easily make friends
(b) Agreeableness (ii) Creative, curious and adventurous
(c) Extraversion (iii) Accommodate themselves in any
situation, cooperative and
considerate
(A) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii)
(B) (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii)
(C) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i)
(D) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii)
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(ii) _____________ is the ability of an entrepreneur to do something,
even when it is difficult.
(A) Perseverance (B) Decisiveness
(C) Interpersonal skills (D) Organizational skills
(iii) How many basic punctuation marks or signs are used in English
language ?
(A) 10 (B) 12
(C) 15 (D) 18
(iv) In a spreadsheet, what does the equal sign (=) signify ?
(A) It denotes a subtraction operation.
(B) It signifies the beginning of a comment.
(C) It represents a cell reference.
(D) It indicates the start of a formula or calculation.
(v) Assertion (A) : Motivation that arises because of incentives or
external rewards is known as extrinsic motivation.
Reason (R) : Extrinsic motivation is characterised by the
influence of external factors such as rewards,
recognition or punishments, which drive individuals
to engage in specific behaviours or tasks.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R)
is the correct explanation for Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R)
is not the correct explanation for Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
(vi) What are green jobs primarily focused on ?
(A) Maximising profits
(B) Environmental conservation and sustainability
(C) Industrial automation
(D) Manufacturing industry
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2. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. 5´1=5
(i) What is the primary goal of Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) ?
(A) To build predictive models
(B) To summarise data for reporting
(C) To perform hypothesis testing
(D) To explore and understand data patterns
(ii) Match the following with respect to decision trees.
(a) Leaf node (i) Outcome of test
(b) Internal node (ii) Class label
(c) Branch (iii) Question on choosing a particular class
(A) (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii)
(B) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i)
(C) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii)
(D) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i)
(iii) State True or False.
Data usability is not a focus area of data governance.
(iv) KNN stands for _____________.
(A) Knowledgeable Neural Network
(B) K-Means Nearest Neighbors
(C) K-Nearest Neighbors
(D) Kernelised Neural Network
(v) What term is used to describe regression methods that have a
linear function relationship between dependent and independent
variables ?
(A) Linear regression models
(B) Non-linear regression models
(C) Exponential regression models
(D) Polynomial regression models
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(vi) State True or False.
Linear regression is more flexible than non-linear regression.
3. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. 5´1=5
(i) ABC Corporation is storing data from multiple sources for analysis
and improving customer experiences. What should be their
primary consideration regarding data storage ?
(A) Storing all data indefinitely for future use.
(B) Implementing strict data storage rules to comply with
regulations.
(C) Sharing the data openly with third-party companies.
(D) Storing data without any regard for privacy concerns.
(ii) What are common graphical methods used for conducting bivariate
analysis ?
(A) Scatter plots and Counter plots
(B) Cluster analysis and Pair plots
(C) Line charts and Counter plots
(D) Scatter plots and Pair plots
(iii) Decisions trees for regression are used when the target variable is :
(A) Categorical
(B) Continuous
(C) Binary
(D) Textual
(iv) Which algorithm is very sensitive to outliers in the dataset ?
(A) Decision Trees
(B) Logistic Regression
(C) K-NN
(D) Random Forest
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(v) Consider the graph given below :
Line 4
10
9
8
7
Line 1
6 Line 3
5 Line 2
4
0 1 2 3 4 5
In the above graph, what do vertical lines (Line 1, Line 2, Line 3,
and Line 4) represent ?
(A) Lines of best fit
(B) Observed values
(C) Error or Residuals
(D) RSME values
(vi) Assertion (A) : K-means clustering is an unsupervised machine
learning technique.
Reason (R) : For K-means clustering, we need to have some data
tagged with correct tables that can be used for
training.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason
(R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but Reason
(R) is not the correct explanation for Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Reason (R) is true, but Assertion (A) is false.
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4. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. 5´1=5
(i) ______________ was passed in the United States to protect
healthcare information from fraud and theft.
(A) General Data Protection Regulation
(B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(C) Personal Data Protection Bill
(D) California Consumer Privacy Act
(ii) A researcher is conducting a study to understand the joint
influence of temperature, humidity and wind speed on energy
consumption in a building. What type of analysis is most
appropriate for this study ?
(A) Inferential Analysis
(B) Multivariate Analysis
(C) Univariate Analysis
(D) Bivariate Analysis
(iii) In case of a classification tree, the value or class of the terminal
nodes after training is the _____________ of the observation.
(A) mean (B) mode
(C) median (D) sum
(iv) Statement I : K-NN algorithm is sensitive to outliers.
Statement II : If there are outliers in the data, accuracy of K-NN
algorithm increases.
(A) Both statement I and statement II are correct
(B) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement II is correct, but statement I is incorrect
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(v) Match the following with respect to Decision Trees.
(a) RMSE (i) Predicting the value of dependent
variable on the basis of
independent variable
(b) MAE (ii) Average magnitude of errors
(c) Linear (iii) Square root of variance of
Regression residuals
(A) (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii)
(B) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i)
(C) (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii)
(D) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii)
(vi) ____________ learning helps to build better buyer persona profiles.
5. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. 5´1=5
(i) State True or False.
Software products and data are always used for purposes that are
good for society.
(ii) Statement I : K-NN uses all the training data while performing a
classification operation.
Statement II : K-NN does not assume anything about distribution
of data.
(A) Both statement I and statement II are correct
(B) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement II is correct, but statement I is incorrect
(iii) _______________ techniques apply where no class of data is to be
predicted.
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(iv) In linear regression, the graph of the relationship between the
dependent and independent variables follows an equation that
represents a _________________.
(A) straight line
(B) parabola
(C) linear equation
(D) curve
(v) Which of the following is a real-world application where
unsupervised learning techniques are commonly used ?
(A) Rainfall prediction
(B) House price prediction
(C) Medical imaging
(D) Spam email detection
(vi) _______________ can be used to find the effect of age, weight and
height on cholesterol levels in your body.
(A) Correlation
(B) Linear regression
(C) Non-linear regression
(D) Multiple linear regression
SECTION B
(Subjective Type Questions) (26 marks)
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills. Answer each
question in 20 – 30 words. 3´2=6
6. Define the following terms :
(a) First generation entrepreneurs
(b) Women entrepreneurs
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7. Identify the type of sentence used in the statement as declarative,
interrogative, exclamatory or imperative :
(a) How are you ?
(b) It’s very cold !
(c) Eat your food.
(d) I received a gift voucher.
8. Define stress. Write any two ways to manage stress.
9. What is the difference between a Formula Bar and Name Box in a
spreadsheet ?
10. Explain the concept of global warming and its relationship with
greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, mention any one specific
measure that is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the context
of energy sources.
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each. 4´2=8
11. One major aspect of data privacy is that the individual is considered to be
the sole owner of data.
Is the given statement correct with respect to data privacy ? Why/Why
not ?
12. Define Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA). Give names of any two
tools/methods that can be used to perform EDA.
13. List any two features of a Decision Tree.
14. Define Cross Validation. What is its use in data science ?
15. Explain the signification of the Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) in
linear regression. How does a smaller RMSE value reflect the quality of a
regression model ?
16. Why do websites use recommendation engines along with unsupervised
learning techniques ?
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Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50 – 80 words each. 3´4=12
17. (a) Write a short note on PDP – Personal Data Protection Bill.
(b) Mention any two ethical guidelines that one must adhere to while
dealing with data.
18. Imagine you are tasked with conducting a research project involving a
dataset that records the salary of employees in ABC institution.
However, this dataset has not yet undergone the data cleaning process.
Explain any four specific data cleaning steps you would implement to
prepare the dataset for analysis.
19. Differentiate between Regression tree and Classification tree. Also
provide a labelled diagram of a simple decision tree.
20. Define Multiple Linear Regression. Also, write and explain the formula of
multiple linear regression.
21. Explain any four real world applications of Unsupervised Learning.
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