Flipkart At IIT Madras

A quiz on machine learning
By
Flipkart
At IIT Madras
Flipkart at IIT Madras
•  Format
•  Written prelims attempted by all teams, of 2
members each (20 questions)
•  Top 6 teams, based on scores in the written
prelims, qualify for on-stage finals
•  All questions related to the world of Machine
Learning
•  4 rounds: 2 passing rounds + 2 written/buzzer
Scope of Questions
The quiz is meant to test general awareness of Machine Learning(ML), and
will not be very academic. Questions involving any form of mathematical
calculations are unlikely!
The quiz will largely cover the following topics:
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Terms & concepts from the world of ML
Allied fields such as NLP, Information Retrieval, Image Processing
People famous in the field of ML
Products & Companies that use ML
Fun stuff associated with the world of ML
Sample question style
(from the world of tech)
•  What did the Wall Street Journal describe as Candy Crush for Math geeks? •  Arthur Hailey in his 1975 book, The Moneychangers, wrote about which banking innovation, known to have been invented by the department head at an automated baggage-­‐handling company called Docutel? •  What is this measure called, which might remind you of a fast-­‐spaced sport? Answers
1.  The game 2048 2.  ATMs 3.  F-­‐measure or F1-­‐measure