ICSE Robotics and AI Specimen Paper 2025

• The ICSE 2025 examination is a specimen question paper for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
• The maximum marks for the exam are 100.
• The time allowed for the exam is two hours.
• Answers should be written on a separate paper.
• Students are not allowed to write during the first 15 minutes, which are for reading the question paper.
• Section A requires attempting all questions, while Section B requires attempting any four questions.
• Marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets.

Section A: Multiple Choice

• Question 1 involves selecting the field in which a specific type of robot is used, with options including agriculture, warehouse, electric car, and entertainment.
• Question 2 asks for an example of probabilistic computing, from options like time tables, maps, report cards, and weather forecast.
• Question 3 focuses on cobots, asking which statement is true: they eliminate the need for human presence, they work collaboratively with humans, they are exclusively used in educational settings, or they are outdated technology.
• Question 4 asks whether Tinkercad can be used to design and simulate the motion of a wheeled mobile robot, with True or False as the answer.
• Question 5 presents a control system block diagram [Input] → [Controller] → [Robot] → [Feedback] and asks which component makes decisions based on sensor data.
• Question 6 asks for the function of actuators in a robotic system, with options including processing data from sensors, controlling power supply, converting electrical signals into physical movement, and regulating temperature.
• Question 7 asks which character is used for single-line comments in Python, providing '/', '#', '!', and "/*" as options.
• Question 8 asks what type of sensor a camera is with the options: pressure sensor, vision sensor, solar sensor and motion sensor.
• Question 9 asks which expression represents a to the power of b, the options are a*b, a**b, a^b and a^*b.
• Question 10 asks for a correct statement about single-board computers in robotics.
• Question 11 asks the role of data in the context of machine learning.
• Question 12 asks what role a motor works as in a robot with options: actuator, sensor, end effector and controller.
• Question 13 asks which statement best describes the Turing Test.
• Question 14 asks what the primary goal of cybersecurity is.
• Question 15 presents an assertion about the Turing Test evaluating machine intelligence, paired with a reason stating the test checks for human-like behavior, and asks if both are true and related.
• Question 16 asks what the 4 Ws are used for understanding a problem in AI project scoping.
• Question 17 asks what type of graph is shown in the image with the options: line graph, bar graph, pie chart and scatter plot.
• Question 18 asks what the output is of a given bit of python code.
• Question 19 asks for the full form of IDLE.
• Question 20 asks which operation can be performed on both lists and tuples.

Section A: Short Answers

• Question 2(i) asks to define the features of smart home robotic systems.
• Question 2(ii) refers to cobots becoming important for productivity and safety in manufacturing, and asks for two benefits of using cobots in manufacturing.
• Question 2(iii) asks to explain the role of gears in robotic systems.
• Question 2(iv) asks to differentiate between Data and Information.
• Question 2(v) asks to outline the steps involved in machine learning.
• Question 2(vi) asks to define the Turing Test and its role in AI.
• Question 2(vii) asks what problem scoping is in the context of an AI project.
• Question 2(viii) asks what the output will be on a given line of Python code.
• Question 2(ix) asks what the output will be on a given line of Python code related to the numpy library.
• Question 2(x) asks what the output will be on a given line of Python code.

Section B: Programming and Essay Questions

• Section B requires writing programs using Python or describing concepts.
• Question 3(i) asks how assistant robots in healthcare improve patient care, requiring two specific examples.
• Question 3(ii) asks for the differences between subjective human and objective machine decision-making.
• Question 3(iii) requires a Python program to plot a bar chart using Matplotlib.
• Question 4(i) asks for key differences between traditional robots and cobots, and why cobots are more suitable for collaboration.
• Question 4(ii) asks to describe the steps in a machine learning project using fruit sorting as an example.
• Question 4(iii) requires creating a Python function isPrime() to check if a number is prime.
• Question 5(i) asks for the role of sensors in robotics and to differentiate between internal and external sensors.
• Question 5(ii) asks for three ethical issues in cybersecurity.
• Question 5(iii) involves a Python program to calculate library fines based on late book returns.
• Question 6(i) asks about using Tinkercad for designing robotic components and the advantages of visualizing motion with it.
• Question 6(ii) asks how hacking can lead to data theft and preventive measures.
• Question 7(i) asks about the importance of integrating sensors, actuators, and controllers in a robotic system.
• Question 7(ii) asks about the importance of defining the problem statement in an AI project and its impact on success.
• Question 7(iii) requires a Python program manipulating a tuple, including conversion to a list and back.
• Question 8(i) involves describing the process of building a simple wheeled mobile robot and its components.
• Question 8(ii) asks to describe three ways of representing data visually.
• Question 8(iii) requires a Python program manipulating a string including converting case, finding substrings and checking the start of the substring.