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 Series ARSP/01 Set ~ 1
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/1/1
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 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
1. If A is a 5 × p matrix, B is a 2 × q matrix, then the order of the matrix AB is 5 × 4. What are the values of p [1]
and q?

a) p = 2, q = 2 b) p = 4, q = 2

c) p = 2, q = 4 d) p = 4, q = 4
2. Inferential statistics is a process that involves all of the following except [1]

a) test a hypothesis b) analyse relationships

c) estimating a statistic d) estimating a parameter

3. What sum of money invested now could establish a scholarship of ₹ 2500, which is to be awarded at the end of [1]
every year forever, if money is worth 4% compounded annually?

a) ₹62500 b) ₹187500

c) ₹125000 d) ₹31250
4. If the corner points of the feasible region for an L.P.P. are (0, 2), (3, 0), (6, 0), (6, 8) and (0, 5), then the [1]
minimum value of the objective function F = 4x + 6y occurs at

a) (3, 0) only b) (0, 2) only

 c) the mid-point of the line segment joining the d) every point on the line segment joining the
points (0, 2) and (3, 0) only points (0, 2) and (3, 0)
5. The value of a determinant is unaltered if [1]
a. two rows are interchanged
b. two columns are interchanged
c. every element in a row (or column) is multiplied by the same number
d. to each element of a row (or a column) is added equi-multiples of the corresponding elements of another row
or column.

a) Option (c) b) Option (d)

c) Option (b) d) Option (a)

6. The mean of the probability distribution of the number of doublets in 4 throws of a pair of dice is [1]

a) b) 1
2

c) 1 d)
3 2
2
5 3

7. Let X denote the number of times heads occur in n tosses of a fair coin. If P (X = 4), P (X = 5) and P (X = 6) are [1]
in AP; the value of n is

a) 7, 14 b) 10, 14

c) 12, 7 d) 14, 12
2
[1]
2 2
d y dy d y
8. The degree of the differential equation 2
+ 3(
dx
) =x 2
log(
2
) is
dx dx

a) 1 b) 3

c) 2 d) not defined
9. A cistern is filled in 20 minutes by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and pipe B is thrice [1]
as fast as pipe A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

a) 205 minutes b) 180 minutes

c) 200 minutes d) 352 minutes

⎡
2 λ −3
⎤ [1]
10. If A = ⎢ 0 2 5 ⎥ , then A-1 exists if
⎣ ⎦
1 1 3

a) λ ≠ -2 b) λ ≠ 2

c) λ = 2 d) none of these
11. A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol [1]
and now the percentage of alcohol is found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky replaced is

a) part b) part
2 2

5 3

c) part d) part
3 1

5 3

12. x and b are real numbers. If b > 0 and |x| > b, then [1]

a) x ∈ (-b, b) b) x ∈ [−∞ , b)

c) x ∈ (-b, ∞) d) x ∈ (−∞ , -b) ∪ (b, ∞)

13. A man can row a boat in still water at 15 km/hr and speed of water current is 5 km/hr. The distance covered by [1]
 the boat downstream in 24 minutes is

a) 4 km b) 6 km

c) 8 km d) 16 km
14. The objective function Z = 4x + 3y can be maximized subjected to the constraints 3x + 4y ≤ 24, 8x + 6y ≤ 48, [1]
x ≤ 5, y ≤ 6; x, y ≥ 0

a) at two points only b) at only one point

c) at an infinite number of points d) at four points only

15. How many of the following points satisfy the inequality 2x - 3y > - 5? [1]
(1, 1), (-1, 1), (1, -1 ), (-1, - 1), (- 2, 1), (2, -1 ), (-1, 2) and (-2, -1).

a) 5 b) 3

c) 4 d) 6
16. A statement made about a population parameter for testing purpose is called [1]

a) statistic b) level of significance

c) hypothesis d) parameter

17. If the demand function for a commodity is p = 20 - 2x - x2 and the market demand is 3 units, then consumer's [1]
surplus is

a) 38 b) 42

c) 47 d) 27
18. Increase in the number of patients in the hospital due to heat stroke is: [1]

a) Secular trend b) Seasonal variation

c) Irregular variation d) Cyclical variations

19. Suppose A, B and C are three square matrices of the same order such that A B is invertible. [1]
Assertion (A): If AB = AC, then B = C
Reason (R): A is invertible.

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. Let a, b ∈ R be such that the function f given by f(x) = log |x| + bx2 + ax, x ≠ 0 has extreme values: at x = -1 [1]

and x = 2.
Assertion (A):f has local maximum at x = -1 and at x = 2
Reason (R): a = 1

2
and b = − 1

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. How much money is needed to endure a series of lectures costing ₹2,500 at the beginning of each year [2]
indefinitely, if money is worth 5% compounded annually?
 OR
A person amortizes a loan of ₹150000 for a new home by obtaining a 10 year mortgage at the rate of 12%
compounded monthly. Find
i. EMI.
ii. Total interest paid (Given a ¯
¯¯¯¯¯
¯
120 /0.01
= 69.6891).
22. Construct 3-yearly moving averages from the following data: [2]

Year: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Imported cotton consumption in

129 131 106 91 95 84 93
India (in '000 bales):

23. Evaluate the definite integral: [2]

2
2x + 1, x ≤ 1
∫ f(x)dx , where f(x) = {
−1
x − 5, x > 1

24. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then find the simplified value of (A - I)3 + (A + I)3 - 7A. [2]

OR
2 0 7 −x 14x 7x
⎡ ⎤⎡ ⎤

Find the value of x for which the matrix product ⎢ 0 1 0⎥⎢ 0 1 0⎥ equal to an identity matrix.
⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦
1 −2 1 x −4x −2x

25. Find the multiplicative inverse of 27 (mod 392). [2]

Section C
26. A machine costing ₹ 30,000 is expected to have a useful life of 4 years and a final scrap value of ₹ 4000. Find [3]
the annual depreciation charge using the straight-line method. Prepare the depreciation schedule.
dy
27. Solve the differential equation: x log x +y=
2

x
log x [3]
dx

OR
Form the differential equation of the family of circles in the second quadrant and touching the coordinate axes.
28. The marginal cost (MC) of producing x units of a commodity in a day is given as MC = 16x - 1591. The selling [3]
price is fixed at ₹9 per unit and the fixed cost is ₹1800 per day. Determine:
i. Cost function
ii. Revenue function
iii. Profit function, and
iv. Maximum profit that can be obtained in a day.
29. The following figures relate to the profits of a commercial concern for 8 years. [3]

Years 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Profit (₹) 15,420 15,470 15,520 21,020 26,500 31,950 35,600 34,900

Find the trend of profits by the method of three-yearly moving averages.

30. A random sample of 10 boys had the following I.Q's: 70, 120, 110, 101, 88, 83, 95, 98, 107, 100. Do these data [3]
support the assumption of a population mean I.Q. of 100? Find a reasonable range in which most of the mean
I.Q. values of samples of 10 boys lie. (Given to (0.05) = 2.262)
31. Two cards are drawn simultaneously from a pack of 52 cards. Compute the mean and standard deviation of the [3]
number of kings.
OR
The sum of mean and variance of a binomial distribution is 15 and the sum of their squares is 117. Determine the
 distribution.
Section D
32. Find the minimum value of 3x + 5y subject to the constraints [5]
-2x + y ≤ 4, x + y ≥ 3, x - 2y ≤ 2, x, y ≥ 0
OR
Anil wants to invest at most ₹12000 in Saving Certificates and National Saving Bonds. According to rules, he has to
invest at least ₹2000 in Saving Certificates and at least ₹4000 in National Saving Bonds. If the rate of interest on the
saving certificate is 8% per annum and the rate of interest on the National Saving Bond is 10% per annum, how much
money should he invest to earn maximum yearly income? Find also his maximum yearly income.
33. A die is tossed twice. Success is defined as getting an odd number on a random toss. Find the mean and variance [5]
of the number of successes.
OR
An urn contains 5 red and 2 black balls. Two balls are randomly drawn without replacement. Find the probability
distribution of the black balls drawn. Also, find the mean and variance of the black balls drawn.
34. Solve the following system of linear inequalities graphically: [5]
x+y≥5
x-y≤3
35. Calculate the EMI under Flat Rate System for a loan of ₹ 5,00,000 with 10% annual interest rate for 5 years. [5]
Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A tank with a rectangular base and rectangular sides of length x metre, width y metre , open at the top is to be
constructed so that the depth is 1 m and volume is 9m3. If the building of the tank is ₹ 70 per square metre for
the base and ₹ 45 per square metre for the sides?

i. What is the cost of the base? (1)

ii. What is the cost of making all the sides? (1)
iii. If ‘C’ be the total cost of the tank, then find the value of C. (2)
OR
For what value of x, C is minimum? (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
An equated monthly installment (EMI) is a set monthly payment provided by a borrower to a creditor on a set
day, each month. EMIs apply to both interest and principal each month, and the loan is paid off in full over some
years.
How is EMI calculated?
There are two ways in which EMI can be calculated. These methods are:
The flat rate method: When the loan amount is progressively being repaid, each interest charge is computed
using the original principal amount in the flat rate method.
 The reducing balance method: The reducing balance technique, compared to the flat rate method,
determines the interest payment according to the outstanding principal.
Example:
A loan of ₹250000 at the interest rate of 6% p.a. compounded monthly is to be amortized by equal payments at
the end of each month for 5 years.
(Given (1.005)60 = 1.3489, (1.005)21 = 1.1104)
i. Find the size of each monthly payment. (1)
ii. Find the principal outstanding at beginning of 40th month. (1)
iii. Find interest paid in 40th payment. (2)
OR
Find principal contained in 40th payment. (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Two schools Oxford and Navdeep want to award their selected students on the values of sincerity, truthfulness
and helpfulness. Oxford wants to award ₹ x each, ₹ y each and ₹ z each for the three respective values to 3, 2
and 1 students respectively with a total award money of 1600. Navdeep wants to spend 2300 to award its 4, 1
and 3 students on the respective values (by giving the same amount to the three values as before). The total
amount of the award for one prize on each is ₹ 900.

i. What is the value of x + y + z? (1)

ii. What is the value of 4x + y + 3z? (1)
iii. What is the value of y? (2)
OR
What is the value of 2x + 3y? (2)