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 Series ARSP/12 Set ~ 12
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/12/12
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 07 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains
c 38 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

1. This Question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.

2. This Question paper is divided into five Sections - A, B, C, D and E.

3. In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and Questions no. 19 and 20 are

Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

4. In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions, carrying 2 marks each.

5. In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA)-type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA)-type questions, carrying 5 marks each.

7. In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each.

8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in Section B, 2 questions

in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and one sub-part each in 2 questions of Section E.

9. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
0 2 0 3a [1]
1. If A = [ ] and kA = [ ] , then the values of k, a, b, are respectively
3 −4 2b 24

a) -6, -4, -9 b) -6, 12, 18

c) -6, -12, -18 d) -6, 4, 9

2. A specific characteristic of a sample is known as a [1]

a) parameter b) variance

c) statistic d) population
3. The assumption in calculating annuity is that every payment is [1]

a) equal b) marginal

c) nominal d) different
4. The maximum value of Z = 2x + 3y subject to the constraints: x + y ≤ 1, 3x + y ≤ 4, x, y ≥ 0 is: [1]

a) 5 b) 3

c) 4 d) 2

5. If A = [
3 −2
] , then the value of k if, A2 = kA - 2I is: [1]
4 −2
 a) 0 b) -7

c) 1 d) 8
6. The least number of times a fair coin must be tossed so that the probability of getting at least one head is at least [1]
0.8, is

a) 7 b) 3

c) 6 d) 5
7. A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting seven heads is equal to that of getting [1]
nine heads, the probability of getting two heads is

a) 2

15
b) 15

8
2

c) 15

13
d) 15

10
2 2

[1]
2

The order of the differential equation 2x2

d y dy
8. 2
-3 + y = 0, is:
dx dx

a) 2 b) 0

c) 3 d) 1
9. In a 1000 m race, A beats B by 100 m and in a 800 m race B beats C by 100 m. By how many meters will A beat [1]
C in a 600 m race?

a) 98.6 m b) 127.5 m

c) 150.7 m d) 57.5 m
10. The diagonal elements of a skew-symmetric matrix are: [1]

a) can be any number b) are all equal to some scalar k(≠ 0)

c) all zeroes d) are all equal to some scalar k(= 0)

11. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing ₹ 85 per kg and ₹ 100 per kg respectively so as to [1]
get a mixture worth ₹ 92 per kg?

a) 8 : 7 b) 5 : 7

c) 7 : 8 d) 7 : 5
12. If B > A, then which expression will have the highest values given that A and B are positive integers? [1]

a) A + B b) A × B

c) can't say d) A - B
13. Three pipes A, B and C can fill separately a cistern in 12, 16 and 20 minutes. Pipe A is opened first and pipe B [1]
and C are opened after every 2 minutes interval. The time after which the cistern will be full, is (after the
opening of pipe A)

a) 34 1

47
minutes b) 36 minutes

c) 32 minutes d) minutes
1 36
6
47 47

14. The necessary condition for third quadrant region in xy plane is: [1]

a) x > 0, y < 0 b) x < 0, y < 0

c) x < 0, y = 0 d) x < 0, y > 0

15. If the number of available constraints is 3 and the number of parameters to be optimized is 4, then [1]
 a) The solution is problem oriented b) The objective function can be optimized

c) The constraints are long in number d) The constraints are short in number
16. What does it mean that you calculate a 95% confidence interval? [1]

a) All of these b) The process you used will capture the true
parameter 95% of the time in long run.

c) You can be 95% confident that your interval d) You can be 5% confident that your interval
will include the population parameter. will not include the population parameter.
−−−−−
17. ∫
x
3

dx = a(1 + x2)3/2 + b√1 + x + C, then

2 [1]
√1+x2

a) a = , b = -1 b) , b = -1
1 1
a = −
3 3

c) a = ,b=1 d) ,b=1
1 1
− a =
3 3

18. For predicting the straight line trend in the sales of scooters (in thousands) on the basis of 6 consecutive years [1]
data, the company makes use of 4-year moving averages method. If the sales of scooters for respective years are
a, b, c, d, e and f respectively, then which of the following average will not be computed?
a+c+d+e c+d+e+f
a) 4
b) 4

b+c+d+e a+b+c+d
c) 4
d) 4

⎡
3 4
⎤ [1]
−1 2 1
19. For the matrices A' = ⎢ −1 2⎥ and B = [ ], consider the following statements.
1 2 3
⎣ ⎦
0 1

Assertion (A): (A + B)' = A' - B'

Reason (R): (A - B)' = A' - B'

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): The tangent at x = 1 to the curve y = x3 - x2 - x + 2 again meets the curve at x = -2. [1]

Reason (R): When a equation of a tangent solved with the curve, repeated roots are obtained at point of
tangency.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Mrs. Dubey borrowed ₹500000 from a bank to purchase a car and decided to repay by monthly installments in 5 [2]

years. The bank charges interest at 8% p.a. compounded monthly. Calculate the EMI. (Given (1.0067)60 =
1.4928)
OR
A piece of equipment that costs ₹ 25000 has an estimated useful life of 8 years and ₹ 0 scrap value. Find the annual
depreciation using linear method.
22. State the uses of time series. [2]
23. Evaluate the definite integral: [2]
 1
1
∫ dx
3
x
1+e
−1

24. Using determinants, find the area of the triangle with vertices (-3, 5), (3, -6) and (7, 2). [2]
OR
2 2 −4 1 −1 0
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤

Given A = ⎢ −4 2 −4 ⎥ ,B=⎢2 3 4⎥ , find BA and use this to solve the system of equations y + 2z =
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
2 −1 5 0 1 2

7, x - y = 3, 2x + 3y + 4z = 17
25. Find the remainder when 862 × 783 × 671 × 549 × 411 × 395 × 217 is divided by 8. [2]
Section C
26. A money-lender charges interest at the rate of 10 paise per rupee per month, payable in advance. What effective [3]
rate of interest does he charge per annum?
27. Find the differential equation of all the circles in the first quadrant which touch the coordinate axes. [3]
OR
dy

Solve the initial value problem: e dx

= x + 1; y(0) = 3
28. The marginal cost function of a product is given by MC = . Find the total cost and the average cost if [3]
x

√x2 +400

the fixed cost is ₹ 1000.

29. Calculate trend values from the following data assuming 5-yearly and 7-yearly moving average. [3]

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Value 110 104 98 105 109 120 115 110

Year 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Value 114 122 130 127 122 118 130 140

30. Consider the following hypothesis test: [3]

H0 : μ ≤ 25
Ha : μ > 25.

A sample of 40 provided a sample mean of 26.4. The population standard deviation is 6.

i. Compute the value of the test statistic.
ii. What is the p-value?
iii. At α = 0.01, what is your conclusion?
iv. What is the rejection rule using critical value? What is your conclusion?
31. The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is given as under: [3]

X 1 2 4 2A 3A 5A

P(X) 1

2
1

5
3

25
1

10
1

25
1

25

Calculate:
i. The value of A, if E(X) = 2.94
ii. Variance of X
OR
A pair of fair dice is thrown. Let X be the random variable that denotes the minimum of the two numbers which
appear. Find the probability distribution, mean and variance of X.
Section D
32. Solve the following linear programming problem graphically: [5]
Maximize Z = 50x + 15y
Subject to
5x + y ≤ 100
x + y ≤ 60
x, y ≥ 0
OR
Find the maximum and minimum value of 2x + y subject to the constraints:
x + 3y ≥ 6, x - 3y ≤ 3, 3x + 4y ≤ 24, -3x + 2y ≤ 6, 5x + y ≥ 5, x, y ≥ 0
33. A die is thrown 6 times. If getting an odd number is a success. What is the probability of [5]
i. 5 successes
ii. at least 5 successes
iii. at most 5 successes
iv. at least one success
v. no success?
OR
If X is a Poisson variate such that 3P (X = 2) = 2P (X = 1). Find
i. P (X = 0),
ii. P (X = 3).
4

(Given e = 0.264)
−
3

34. Exhibit graphically the solution set of the linear inequations: [5]
x + y ≤ 5, 4x + y ≥ 4, x + 5y ≥ 5, x ≤ 4, y ≤ 3
35. Amrita buys a car for which she makes a down payment of ₹ 2,50,000 and the balance is to be paid in 2 years by [5]
monthly instalments of ₹ 25,448 each. If the financer charges interest at the rate of 20% p.a, find the actual price
−24

of the car. [Given ( 61

60
) = 0.67253]
Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A telephone company in a town has 500 subscribers on its list and collects fixed charges of 300 per subscriber
per year. The company proposes to increases the annual subscription and it is believed that for every increase of
₹ 1 one subscriber will discontinue the service.

i. If x be the annual subscription, then what will be the total revenue of the company after the increment? (1)
ii. What will we put to find the maximum profit? (1)
iii. By how much subscription fee the company should increase to have maximum profit? (2)
OR
 Find the maximum profit that the company can make if the profit function is given by P(x) = 41 + 24x -
18x2. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
What Is a Sinking Fund?
A sinking fund contains money set aside or saved to pay off a debt or bond. A company that issues debt will
need to pay that debt off in the future, and the sinking fund helps to soften the hardship of a large outlay of
revenue. A sinking fund allows companies that have floated debt in the form of bonds gradually save money and
avoid a large lump-sum payment at maturity.
Example:
Cost of Machine: ₹2,00,000/-
Effective Life: 7 Years
Scrap Value: ₹30,000/-
Sinking Fund Earning Rate: 5%
The Expected Cost of New Machine: ₹3,00,000/-
i. What is the money required for a new machine after 7 years? (1)
ii. What is the value of A, i and n here? (1)
iii. What formula will you use to get the requisite amount? (2)
OR
What amount should the company put into a sinking fund earning 5% per annum to replace the machine after
its useful life? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Two farmers Ramakishan and Gurucharan Singh cultivate only three varieties of rice namely Basmati, Permal
and Naura. The sale (in rupees) of these varieties of rice by both the farmers in the month of September and
October are given by the following matrices A and B.

September sales (in Rupees)

10, 000 20, 000 30, 000 Ramakishan
A=[ ]
50, 000 30, 000 10, 000 Gurucharan
October sales (in Rupees)
5, 000 10, 000 6, 000 Ramakishan
B=[ ]
20, 000 10, 000 10, 000 Gurucharan
Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:
i. The total sales in September and October for each farmer in each variety can be represented as ________. (1)
ii. What is the value of A23? (1)
iii. If Ramkishan receives 2% profit on gross sales, compute his profit for each variety sold in October. (2)
OR
If Gurucharan receives 2% profit on gross sales, compute his profit for each variety sold in September. (2)