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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Automata Theory knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Consider three decision problem A, B, C. A is decidable and B is not. Which of the following is a correct option? |
A. | C is undecidable if C is reducible to B |
B. | C is undecidable if B is reducible to C |
C. | C is decidable if A is reducible to C |
D. | C is decidable if C is reducible to B’s complement. |
Answer» C. C is decidable if A is reducible to C | |
2. |
Can a Modified PCP problem be reduced to PCP? |
A. | yes |
B. | no |
Answer» B. no | |
3. |
State true or false:Statement: The difference between PCP and MPCP is that in MPCP, a solution is required to start with the first string on each list. |
A. | true |
B. | false |
Answer» B. false | |
4. |
Which of the following statements are undecidable?For a given Turing Machine M, |
A. | does M halt on an empty input tape |
B. | does M halt for anly inputs at all? |
C. | is L(M) regular? Context free? Turing decidable? |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is incorrect according to rice theorem?Let S be a set of language hat is non trivial:a) there exists a TM that recognizes the language in Sb) there exists a TM that recognizes the language not in Sc) both ( |
A. | there exists a TM that recognizes the language in Sb) there exists a TM that recognizes the language not in Sc) both (a) and ( |
B. | there exists a TM that recognizes the language not in S |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
6. |
Fill in the blank with reference to Rice’s theorem.For any non-trivial property of __________ no general or effective method can decide whether an algorithm computes it with that property.a) partial functionsb) piecewise functionsc) both ( |
A. | partial functionsb) piecewise functionsc) both (a) and ( |
B. | piecewise functions |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. piecewise functions | |
7. |
According to the rice’s theorem, If P is a non trivial property, Lp is : |
A. | infinite |
B. | decidable |
C. | undecidable |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
8. |
CAN_A_MODIFIED_PCP_PROBLEM_BE_REDUCED_TO_PCP??$ |
A. | yes |
B. | no |
Answer» B. no | |
9. |
Consider_three_decision_problem_A,_B,_C._A_is_decidable_and_B_is_not._Which_of_the_following_is_a_correct_option?$ |
A. | C is undecidable if C is reducible to B |
B. | C is undecidable if B is reducible to C |
C. | C is decidable if A is reducible to C |
D. | C is decidable if C is reducible to B’s complement. |
Answer» C. C is decidable if A is reducible to C | |
10. |
PCP stands for? |
A. | Post Correspondence Problem |
B. | Post Corresponding Problem |
C. | Pre Correspondence problem |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Post Corresponding Problem | |
11. |
Post Correspondence problem is |
A. | decidable decision problem |
B. | undecidable decision problem |
C. | not a decision problem |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. not a decision problem | |
12. |
Which of the following set of computable functions are decidable? |
A. | The class of computable functions that are constant, and its complement |
B. | The class of indices for computable functions that are total |
C. | The class of indices for recursively enumerable sets that are cofinite |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Which of the following is incorrect according to rice theorem? |
A. | |
B. | there exists a TM that recognizes the language in S |
C. | there exists a TM that recognizes the language not in S |
Answer» D. | |
14. |
Fill in the blank with reference to Rice’s theorem.$ |
A. | |
B. | partial functions |
C. | piecewise functions |
Answer» B. partial functions | |
15. |
According to the rice’s theorem, If P is a non trivial property, Lp is : |
A. | infinite |
B. | decidable |
C. | undecidable |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |