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Guess the algorithm - based on its behaviour

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Guess the algorithm - based on its behaviour
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

This sorting algorithm repeatedly compares adjacent elements and swaps them if they are in the wrong order.

Merge Sort

Bubble Sort

Insertion Sort

Quick Sort

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which algorithm uses a divide-and-conquer strategy to sort elements by picking a “pivot”?

Selection Sort

Quick Sort

Heap Sort

Bubble Sort

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which search algorithm only works on sorted arrays and divides the search space in half each time?

Linear Search

Hash Search

Binary Search

Depth-First Search

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

This pathfinding algorithm guarantees the shortest path in a weighted graph with non-negative weights.

BFS

Dijkstra's Algorithm

A* Algorithm

  • Bellman-Ford

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

In machine learning, which algorithm is used to group data points into k clusters based on proximity?

Decision Tree

K-Means Clustering

Naive Bayes

PCA

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What algorithm maintains a heap structure to always access the minimum (or maximum) element efficiently?

Merge Sort

Kruskal’s Algorithm

Heap Sort

Selection Sort

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which algorithm starts at the root and explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking?

Breadth-First Search

Binary Search

Depth-First Search

Linear Search

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