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 Series ARSP/02 Set ~ 2
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/2/2
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
1 4 [1]
1. What is x if [ ] is a singular matrix?
2 x

a) 7 b) 8

c) 5 d) 6
2. A machine makes car wheels and in a random sample of 26 wheels, the test statistic is found to be 3.07. As per t- [1]
distribution test (of 5% level of significance), what can you say about the quality of wheels produced by the
machine? (Use t25 (0.05) = 2.06)

a) Different quality b) Inferior quality

c) Same quality d) Superior quality

3. Future value of annuity due to ₹ 200 deposited at the beginning of each quarter at 8% p.a. for 2 years is near to [1]

[Use (1.02)8 = 1.1716]

a) ₹ 1760 b) ₹ 1750

c) ₹ 1770 d) ₹ 1745
4. Which of the following is a vertex of the positive region bounded by the inequalities, [1]
2x + 3y ≤ 6 and 5x + 3y ≤ 15
 a) (0, 0) b) (3, 0)

c) All of these d) (0, 2)

⎡
0 2
⎤ [1]
5. If A = ⎢ 2 0⎥ , then A2 is:
⎣ ⎦
0 4

a) [ 4 0
]
b) [
4 0
]
4 0 0 4

c) [ 0 4
]
d) [
0 4
]
0 4 4 0

6. If X is a random-variable with probability distribution as given below: [1]

X = xi 0 1 2 3

P(X = xi) k 3k 3k k

The value of k and its variance are:

a) b)
1 22 1 23
, ,
8 27 8 27

c) d)
1 3 1 24
, ,
8 4 8 27

7. One hundred identical coins, each with a probability p of showing heads are tossed once. If 0 < p < 1 and the [1]
probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads showing on 51 coins, the value of p is

a) 49

101
b) 50

101

c) 1

2
d) 51

101

8. Find a second order differential equation: [1]

a) y'" + (y")2 + y = 0 b) y' = y2

c) (y')2 + x = y2 d) y'y" + y = x2

9. In a race of 400 meters, A can give B a start of 20 meters and C a start of 39 meters. How much start can B give [1]
to C in the same race?

a) 18 meters b) 20 meters

c) 25 meters d) 15 meters
2x + y 4x 7 7y − 13 [1]
10. If [ ] =[ ] , then the value of x + y is
5x − 7 4x y x+ 6

a) x = 2, y = 4 b) x = 3, y = 1

c) x = 3, y = 3 d) x = 2, y = 3
11. (-6 × 5) (mod 7) is [1]

a) 2 b) -5

c) -2 d) 5
12. The solution of the linear inequality in x represented on number line as [1]

a) x ∈ [4, ∞) b) x ∈ (−∞ , 4)

c) x ∈ (4, ∞) d) x ∈ (∞, 4]
13. A pipe can fill an empty cistern in 5 hours. A leak develops in the cistern due to which full cistern is emptied in [1]
30 hours. With the leak, the cistern can be filled in

a) 12 hours b) 8 hours

c) 6 hours d) 10 hours
14. In an L.P.P. if the objective function Z = ax + by has same maximum value on two corner points of the feasible [1]
region, then the number of points at which the maximum value of Z occurs is

a) 0 b) finite

c) infinite d) 2
15. The feasible solution of an LPP belongs to: [1]

a) Second quadrant b) Only first quadrant

c) First and third quadrants d) First and second quadrants

16. A sample of 50 bulbs is taken at random. Out of 50 we found 15 bulbs are of Bajaj, 17 are of Surya and 18 are of [1]
Crompton. What is the point estimate of population proportion of Surya?

a) 0.3 b) 0.34

c) 0.36 d) 0.4
17. ∫
x
2

−x
2
dx [1]
(e +e )

−1
a) − b)
1
+ C + C
x −x 2
e +e (e
x
+1)

−x

c) d)
−e 1
+ C + C
x −x x −x
e +e e −e

18. In the theory of time series, shortage of certain consumer goods before the annual budget is due to: [1]

a) Irregular Variations b) Secular Trend

c) Seasonal Variation d) Cyclic Variation

19. Assertion (A): If [

xy 4
] = [
4 w
] , then x = 2, y = 2, z = -5 and w = 4. [1]
z + 5 x+ y 0 4

Reason (R): Two matrices are equal, if their orders are same and their corresponding elements are equal.

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 rate of change of area of a circle with respect to its radius r when r = 6 cm is 12π cm2/cm. [1]
Reason (R): Rate of change of area of a circle with respect to its radius r is , where A is the area of the circle.
dA

dr

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. Find the compound interest on ₹ 7000 at 6% p.a for 18 months compounded quarterly. [Use(1.015)6 = 1.093] [2]
OR
The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to normal rate of 6% p.a. payable half yearly is ________.
22. From the following data compute 4-yearly moving averages and determine the trend values. Also, find the short- [2]
 term fluctuations.

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Value: 50 36.5 43.0 44.5 38.9 38.1 32.6 41.7 41.1 33.8
2
[2]
23. Evaluate the definite integral: ∫ ( ex dx
x−1
)
2
x
1

⎡
2 1 3
⎤ ⎡
1 −2 3
⎤ [2]
24. Compute the sum: ⎢ 0 3 5⎥ + ⎢ 2 6 1⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
−1 2 5 0 −3 1

OR
(i+2j)
Construct a 3 × 3 matrix A = [aij] whose elements are given by aij = 5
.

25. If τ (n) = Number of positive divisors of n, n ∈ N, then find τ (15). [2]

Section C
26. Mr. M borrowed ₹10,00,000 from a bank to purchase a house and decided to repay by monthly equal instalments [3]
in 10 years. The bank charges interest at 9% compounded annually. The bank calculated his EMI as ₹12,668.
Find the principal and interest paid in first year. [Given a 108⌉0.0075
= 73.83916]
27. The rate of increase of bacteria in a culture is proportional to the number of bacteria present and it is found that [3]
the number doubles in 6 hours. Prove that the bacteria becomes 8 times at the end of 18 hours.
OR
−−−−− −−−−− √1−y2
2 2 dy
If √1 − x + √1 − y = 4(x - y), then show that dx
= .
√1−x2

28. If the marginal revenue function for output x is given by MR = 6

2
+ 5 , find the total revenue function and [3]
(x+2)

the demand function.

29. Calculate four-yearly moving averages of number of students studying in a higher secondary school in a [3]
particular city from the following data:

Year Number of Students

2011 124

2012 120

2013 135

2014 140

2015 145

2016 158

2017 162

2018 170

2019 175

30. Consider the following hypothesis test: [3]

H0 : p ≥ 0.75

Ha : p < 0.75
A sample of 300 provided a sample proportion of 0.68.
i. Compute the value of the test statistic.
 ii. What is the p-value?
iii. At α = 0.05, what is your conclusion?
iv. What is the rejection rule using critical value? What is your conclusion?
31. The random variable X has a probability distribution P (X) of the following form, where k is some number: [3]
⎧ k,
⎪
if x = 0
⎪
⎪
⎪
2k, if x = 1
p(X = x) = ⎨
⎪ 3k,
⎪
if x = 2
⎪
⎩
⎪
0, otherwise
i. Determine the value of k
ii. Find P(X < 2), P(X ≤ 2) and, P(X ≥ 2)
OR
If the sum and the product of the mean and variance of Binomial Distribution are 1.8 and 0.8 respectively, find the
probability distribution and the probability of at least one success.
Section D
32. A manufacturer of patent medicines is preparing a production plan on medicines, A and B. There are sufficient [5]
raw materials available to make 20000 bottles of A and 40000 bottles of B, but there are only 45000 bottles into
which either of the medicines can be put. Further, it takes 3 hours to prepare enough material to fill 1000 bottles
of A, it takes 1 hour to prepare enough material to fill 1000 bottles of B and there are 66 hours available for this
operation. The profit is ₹8 per bottle for A and ₹7 per bottle for B. How should the manufacturer schedule his
production in order to maximize his profit?
OR
Kellogg is a new cereal formed of a mixture of bran and rice that contains at least 88 grams of protein and at least 36
milligrams of iron. Knowing that bran contains 80 grams of protein and 40 milligrams of iron per kilogram and that
rice contains 100 grams of protein and 30 milligrams of iron per kilogram, find the minimum cost of producing this
new cereal if bran costs ₹5 per kg and rice costs ₹4 per kg.
33. In a certain factory turning out razor blades, there is a small chance 1

500
for any blade to be defective. The blades [5]
are supplied in a packet of 10. Use Poisson distribution to calculate the approximate number of packets
containing
i. no defective,
ii. one defective,
iii. two defective
iv. 3 defective blades, in a consignment of 10,000 packets.
OR
From a lot of 6 items containing 2 defective items, a sample of 4 items is drawn at random (without replacement). If
the random variable X denotes the number of defective items in the sample, find:
i. the probability distribution of X.
ii. the mean of the distribution.
iii. the variance of the distribution.
34. Solve the following system of inequalities graphically: [5]
3y - 2x < 4, x + 3y > 3 and x + y ≤ 5.
35. i. At what rate of interest will the present value of a perpetuity of ₹ 300 payable at the end of each quarter be ₹ [5]
24000?
 ii. What sum of money invested now could establish a scholarship of ₹ 5000 which is to be awarded at the end
of every year forever, if money is worth 8% per annum.
iii. A bond that matures in 3 years has coupon rate of 10% per annum and has a face value of ₹ 1000. Find the
fair value of bond if the yield to maturity is 5%. [Given, (1.05)-3 = 0.8638]
Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A factory owner wants to construct a tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top, so that its
depth is 2 m and capacity is 8 m3. The building of the tank costs ₹280 per square metre for the base and ₹180
per square metre for the sides.

i. If the length and the breadth of the rectangular base of the tank are x metres and y metres respectively, then
find a relation between x and y. (1)
ii. If C (in ₹) is the cost of construction of the tank, then find C as a function of x. (1)
iii. Find the value of x for which the cost of construction of the tank is least. (2)
OR
Find the least cost of construction of the tank. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
In the year 2010, Mr. Aggarwal took a home loan of ₹ 30,00,000 from State Bank of India at 7.5% p.a.
compounded monthly for 20 years.
i. Determine the EMI. (1)
ii. Find the principal paid by Mr. Aggarwal in the 150th instalment. (1)
iii. Find the total interest paid by Mr. Aggarwal. (2)
OR
How much was paid by Mr. Aggarwal to repay the entire amount of home loan? (2)

[Use (1.00625)240 = 4.4608; (1.00625)91 = 1.7629]

38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A trust fund has ₹ 35000 that must be invested in two different types of bonds, say X and Y. The first bond pays
10% interest p.a. which will be given to an old age home and second one pays 8% interest p.a. which will be
given to WWA (Women Welfare Association). Let A be a 1 × 2 matrix and B be a 2 × 1 matrix, representing
the investment and interest rate on each bond respectively.
 i. If ₹ 15000 is invested in bond X, then find investment and interest rate in matrix form? (1)
ii. If ₹ 15000 is invested in bond X, then find the total amount of interest received on both bonds? (1)
iii. If the trust fund obtains an annual total interest of ₹ 3200, then find the investment in two bonds? (2)
OR
What will be the total amount of interest received on both bonds? (2)