AI MCQ #251: Hill-Climbing approach stuck for which of the following reasons?

Q251. Hill-Climbing approach stuck for which of the following reasons?

  • a) Local maxima
  • b) Ridges
  • c) Plateaux
  • d) All of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: D) All of the mentioned

Explanation: Local maxima: a local maximum is a peak that is higher than each of its neighboring states, but lower than the global maximum. Ridges: Ridges result in a sequence of local maxima that is very difficult for greedy algorithms to navigate. Plateaux: a plateau is an area of the state space landscape where the evaluation function is flat.