Large Language Models · Quiz 2 · 12 Apr 2026 · January 2026 term

Question 10: Consider the concept of Zero-Shot Transfer as popularize…

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Consider the concept of Zero-Shot Transfer as popularized by GPT-2. Why might this be preferred over Supervised Fine-Tuning?

Select all that apply.

A
It allows the model to handle tasks for which no labeled training data is available.
B
It always achieves higher accuracy than a fine-tuned SOTA model.
C
It avoids the need to store a separate specialized model (checkpoint) for every downstream task.
D
It mimics the human ability to perform tasks based on instructions without needing thousands of examples.

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A
It allows the model to handle tasks for which no labeled training data is available.
C
It avoids the need to store a separate specialized model (checkpoint) for every downstream task.
D
It mimics the human ability to perform tasks based on instructions without needing thousands of examples.

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Question 10 of 21 in the IIT Madras BS Large Language Models (LLM) Quiz 2 paper sat on 12 Apr 2026, in the January 2026 term (Large Language Models 07 Apr 26). It carries 3 marks.

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