Question 1
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The IIT Madras BS Deep Learning for Computer Vision (Deep Learning for Computer Vision) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term: 34 questions for 79 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
130.00
127.50
125.00
120.00
Correct answer
127.50
Which of the following statements is false?
Bilateral filtering is a non-linear, edge-preserving local operation.
Median filtering is a linear filtering operation.
Histogram matching uses CDFs to map intensities between images.
Unsharp masking implements a high-boost (high-pass) effect.
Correct answer
Median filtering is a linear filtering operation.
Which of the following statements is True?
Correct answer
Which filter leaves the center pixel unchanged for any image under convolution?
Correct answer
0.9829, 4.05, 1, 4.0673, 4.05, 4.05
0.8808, 3.50, 1, 3.54, 3.50, 3.50
0.7311, 2.00, 1, 2.13, 2.00, 2.00
0.5000, 0.00, 0, 0.69, 0.00, 0.00
Correct answer
0.9829, 4.05, 1, 4.0673, 4.05, 4.05
Choose the correct sequence for Canny edge detection:
1. Smooth with Gaussian
2. Compute gradient magnitude & direction
3. Non-maximum suppression
4. Double thresholding (strong/weak)
5. Edge tracking by hysteresis
2 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5
1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
1 → 3 → 2 → 4 → 5
3 → 1 → 2 → 5 → 4
Correct answer
1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
Correct order of SIFT stages is:
Orientation→ Descriptor → Localization → Extrema Detection
Extrema Detection → Localization→ Orientation→ Descriptor
Extrema Detection → Descriptor → Localization → Orientation
None of these
Correct answer
Extrema Detection → Localization→ Orientation→ Descriptor
In double thresholding, Thigh = 120, Tlow = 50. A pixel with gradient magnitude 45 is classified as:
Strong edge
Weak edge
Non-edge
Ambiguous
Correct answer
Non-edge
1→ii, 2→i, 3→iii, 4→iv
1→i, 2→ii, 3→iii, 4→iv
1→i, 2→iv, 3→ii, 4→iii
1→iv, 2→ii, 3→i, 4→iii
Correct answer
1→i, 2→ii, 3→iii, 4→iv
An RGB image goes through Conv layer: 64 kernels of size 7 x 7, stride 2, then MaxPool 3 x 3, stride 2. The receptive field of a pooling-layer neuron is:
7 x 7
9 x 9
11 x 11
13 x 13
Correct answer
11 x 11
Which is True?
Nesterov momentum looks ahead and often converges faster than classical momentum.
A large fixed learning rate always speeds convergence.
Adam uses only a first-moment estimate of gradients.
None of these
Correct answer
Nesterov momentum looks ahead and often converges faster than classical momentum.
0.066
0.071
0.083
0.059
Correct answer
0.071
1→iii, 2→i, 3→v, 4→iv
1→i, 2→iii, 3→v, 4→ii
1→iii, 2→iv, 3→v, 4→ii
1→iii, 2→iv, 3→ii, 4→v
Correct answer
1→iii, 2→iv, 3→v, 4→ii
1→iii, 2→i, 3→ii
1→ii, 2→iii, 3→i
1→iii, 2→ii, 3→i
None of these
Correct answer
1→iii, 2→i, 3→ii
Which statements are true? (Select all that apply)
Correct answers
Which statements are true? (Select all that apply)
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About convolution and Fourier analysis, which are true?
Correct answers
Which of the following 3 x 3 kernels are separable?
Correct answers
Which statements are false?
Momentum maintains an EMA-like velocity of gradients/updates.
RMSProp normalizes step sizes by a running RMS of gradients.
In the Adam optimizer, the hyper-parameters β1 and β2 control the exponential decay rates for the moving averages of the gradient and its squared vale. Adam with reduces to SGD with momentum. β1 = 0 and β2 = 0 reduces to SGD with momentum.
Cosine-annealed warm restarts can help escape sharp minima.
Correct answer
In the Adam optimizer, the hyper-parameters β1 and β2 control the exponential decay rates for the moving averages of the gradient and its squared vale. Adam with reduces to SGD with momentum. β1 = 0 and β2 = 0 reduces to SGD with momentum.
Consider the grayscale image
After a median filter with window, stride 1, no padding, the value at position of the output is __________.
Correct answer: 22
Correct answer: 8
Correct answer: -0.515
Correct answer: 28
Two successive convolutions each with: kernel 7 x 7, padding 3, stride 2. Input is 100 x 100. The final feature-map side length F is _________________.
Correct answer: 25
Correct answer: 73728
NOTE: Enter your answer in three decimal places.
Correct answer: 1.223
Correct answer: 0
Correct answer: 99
In Canny, increasing the high threshold tends to (a) _______________ false positives and (b) ____________ false negatives.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Enter the correct answer for Blank (a) ________________
NOTE: Enter the exact answer without any extra space in the beginning or at the end.
Correct answer: decrease
In Canny, increasing the high threshold tends to (a) _______________ false positives and (b) ____________ false negatives.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Enter the correct answer for Blank (b) ________________
NOTE: Enter the exact answer without any extra space in the beginning or at the end.
Correct answer: increase
During non-maximum suppression, comparisons are made along the gradient (a) _____________ to keep only local (b) _______________.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Enter the correct answer for Blank (a) ________________
NOTE: Enter the exact answer without any extra space in the beginning or at the end.
Correct answer: direction
During non-maximum suppression, comparisons are made along the gradient (a) _____________ to keep only local (b) _______________.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Enter the correct answer for Blank (b) ________________
NOTE: Enter the exact answer without any extra space in the beginning or at the end.
Correct answer: maxima
The gradient of an image I points in the direction of the most rapid change in intensity. Taking image derivatives accentuates (a) ______________ frequencies and hence amplifies noise, since the proportion of noise to signal is larger at (b) _______________ frequencies. The common solution is to smooth the image prior to computing gradients.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Enter the correct answer for Blank (a) ________________
NOTE: Enter the exact answer without any extra space in the beginning or at the end.
Correct answer: high or higher or large or largest
The gradient of an image I points in the direction of the most rapid change in intensity. Taking image derivatives accentuates (a) ______________ frequencies and hence amplifies noise, since the proportion of noise to signal is larger at (b) _______________ frequencies. The common solution is to smooth the image prior to computing gradients.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Enter the correct answer for Blank (b) ________________
NOTE: Enter the exact answer without any extra space in the beginning or at the end.
Correct answer: high or higher or large or largest