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Machine Learning Techniques · End Term · 13 Sept 2026 · May 2026 term · Set 1

Question 1: Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes…

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Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes the hard-margin SVM from the soft-margin SVM?

  1. A

    The hard-margin SVM has a feasible solution only when the training data is linearly separable, whereas the soft-margin SVM always has a feasible solution.

  2. B

    The hard-margin SVM allows some training points to violate the margin, whereas the soft-margin SVM forbids all margin violations.

  3. C
  4. D

    Unlike the hard-margin SVM, the soft-margin SVM can only be used with non- linear kernels.

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  • A

    The hard-margin SVM has a feasible solution only when the training data is linearly separable, whereas the soft-margin SVM always has a feasible solution.

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Question 1 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Machine Learning Techniques (MLT) End Term paper sat on 13 Sept 2026, in the May 2026 term (Machine Learning Techniques 13 Sep 26 (Session 2)). It carries 3 marks.

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