Recall the incremental update rule for REINFORCE: Figure from the original question paper Consider the following binary-bandit problem: Figure from the original question paper Figure from the original question paper Which of the following expressions are equivalent to\ ?

(A) Option figure from the original question paper

(B) Option figure from the original question paper

(C) Option figure from the original question paper

(D) Option figure from the original question paper

Reinforcement Learning Quiz 2: 23 November 2025 (September 2025 term)

Question 1

+2 marksOne correct option

Consider the following assertion reason pair:
Assertion: In Monte Carlo (MC), the value function converges to the certainty equivalence estimate.
Reason: Monte Carlo methods use complete trajectories to fit the value function as closely as possible to the sampled returns.

A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation.
B
Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect
C
Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct
D
Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation.

Question 2

+3 marksOne or more correct options

Which of the following is the correct way to represent policy for policy search methods? Assume represents a real-valued parameter.

Select all that apply.

Question 3

+3 marksOne or more correct options

Recall the incremental update rule for REINFORCE:

Consider the following binary-bandit problem:

Which of the following expressions are equivalent to
?

Select all that apply.

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More on the Reinforcement Learning Quiz 2 23 Nov 2025 paper

The IIT Madras BS Reinforcement Learning (Reinforcement Learning) Quiz 2 paper sat on 23 Nov 2025, in the September 2025 term: 17 questions for 50 marks in 120 minutes. The first 3 questions are below. Sign in with Google — it is free — to see the whole paper with its answers and explanations, in learning mode or as a timed mock test.

Feature	Reinforcement Learning Quiz 2 23 Nov 2025 at a glance
Term	September 2025 term
Subject	Reinforcement Learning
Course code	BSDA5007
Questions	17
Marks	50
Duration	120 min
MCQ	8
MSQ	5
Numerical	4
Official paper	IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 23 Nov 2025 NEW
Negative marking	No negative marking.
Updated	25 Sept 2026