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 Series ARSP/08 Set ~ 8
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/8/8
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 square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then the value of |2A'| is [1]

a) -10 b) -40

c) 40 d) 10
2. A specific characteristic of a population is known as a [1]

a) a sample b) statistic

c) mean d) parameter
3. An investment of ₹ 10,000 becomes ₹ 60,000 in 4 years, then the CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is [1]
given by
– 4 –
a) (√6 − 1) × 100 b)
4
( √6 + 1) × 100

4 4

c) √6−1
d) √6+1

100 100

4. Which of the term is not used in a linear programming problem: [1]

a) Concave region b) Objective function

c) Slack in equation d) Feasible Region

5. If A is a matrix of order 3 and |A| = 8, then |adj A| = [1]
 a) 1 b) 23

c) 26 d) 2

6. A card is drawn from an ordinary pack of 52 cards and a gambler bets that it is a heart or a king card. What are [1]
the odds against his winning this bet?

a) 4:1 b) 4:9

c) 1:4 d) 9:4
7. A bag contains 2 white and 4 black balls. A ball is drawn 5 times with replacement. The probability that atleast 4 [1]
of the balls drawn are white is

a) b)
10 11

243 243

c) d)
8 32

243 243

8. The order and the degree of the differential equation of the family of curves given by y = Ax + A3, where A is [1]
arbitrary constant, are

a) 2, 3 b) 1, 2

c) 1, 1 d) 1, 3
9. In a 2-kilometer race, A can give B a start of 200 meters and C a start of 560 meters. In the same race, how much [1]
start can B give to C?

a) 400 meters b) 350 meters

c) 500 meters d) 300 meters

⎡
0 a 1
⎤ [1]
10. If A = ⎢ −1 b 1⎥ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of (a + b + c)2 is
⎣ ⎦
−1 c 0

a) 4 b) 0

c) 7 d) 1
11. What is the least value of 'x' that satisfies x ≡ 27 (mod 4), when 27 < x ≤ 36? [1]

a) 31 b) 30

c) 35 d) 27
x−3
12. The solution of x+5
> 0, ≠ -5, x ∈ R is [1]

a) x < -5 b) x < -5 or x > 3

c) no solution d) x > 3
13. In a 100 m race, A can give B a start of 10 m and C a start of 28 m. How much start can B give to C in the same [1]
race?

a) 27 m b) 20 m

c) 9 m d) 18 m
14. The intermediate solutions of constraints must be checked by substituting them back into [1]

a) Objective function b) Not required

c) Constraint equations d) required

15. Corner points of the feasible region for an LPP are: (0, 2), (3, 0), (6, 0), (6, 8) and (0, 5). Let z = 4x + 6y the [1]
objective function. The minimum value of z occurs at

a) any point on the line segment joining the b) the mid-point of the line segment joining the
points (0, 2) and (3, 0) points (0, 2) and (3, 0) only

c) (3, 0) only d) (0, 2) only

16. Since α = probability of Type-I error, then 1 - α [1]

a) Probability of not rejecting H0 when H0 is b) Probability of rejecting H0 when H0 is true.

true.

c) Probability of rejecting H0 when Ha is true. d) Probability of not rejecting H0 when H0 is

true.
b
√x [1]
17. ∫ dx is equal to
√x+√a+b−x
a

a) b − a b)
π

c) π d)
1
(b − a)
2

18. For the given values 15, 23, 28, 36, 41, 46, the 3-yearly moving averages are: [1]

a) 22, 29, 35, 41 b) 24, 29, 35, 41

c) 24, 28, 35, 41 d) 22, 28, 35, 41

⎡
2 3
⎤ [1]
2 3 −1
19. Assertion (A): If A = [ ] and B = ⎢ 4 5⎥ , then AB and BA both are defined.
1 4 2
⎣ ⎦
2 1

Reason (R): For the two matrices A and B, the product AB is defined, if number of columns in A is equal to the
number of rows in 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.

2 2

20. Assertion (A): The equation of the tangent to the curve x 3

+ y 3
= 2 at (1, 1) is y + x - 2 = 0. [1]
2 2

Reason (R): The equation of the normal to the curve x 3

+ y 3
= 2 at (1, 1) is y + x = 0.

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. A bond has a face value of ₹ 1000, matures in 4 years. Coupon rate is 4% per annum. The bond makes annual [2]
coupon payments. If the yield to maturity is 4%, find the fair value of the bond.
OR
Bhandari invested ₹ 10000 in a portfolio with return given below:
From April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 portfolio grew to ₹ 12000
From April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 portfolio grew to ₹ 12500
From April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 portfolio grew to ₹ 13800
 On March 31, 2016 the portfolio ended with ₹ 18000
Calculate the compound annual growth rate of portfolio.
22. Write down the models of Time Series Analysis. [2]
4
[2]
23. Evaluate: ∫ dx
1

2
√x +2x+3
0

24. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| = 9, then find the value of |2 adj A|. [2]
OR
Using matrix method, solve the following system of equations:
x - 2y + 3z = 6
x + 4y + z = 12
x - 3y + 2z = 1
25. If 39 ≡ x (mod 7), find the set of values of x. [2]
Section C
26. Madhu exchanged her old car valued at ₹ 1,50,000 with a new one priced at ₹ 6,50,000. She paid ₹ x as down [3]
payment and the balance in 20 monthly equal instalments of ₹ 21,000 each. The rate of interest offered to her is
9% p.a. Find the value of x. [Given that: (1.0075)-20 = 0.86118985]
27. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the quantity of radium present. It is found that in 25 years, [3]
approximately 1.1% of a certain quantity of radium has decomposed. Determine approximately how long it will
take for one-half of the original amount of radium to decompose? [Given loge 0.989 = 0.01106 and loge 2 =

0.6931]
OR
Determine the order and the degree (when defined) differential equations:
1

2 2 4
d y dy
5 = (1 + ( ) )
2
dx dx

28. The demand and supply functions for a commodity are p = x2 - 6x + 16 and p = 1 2
x +
4
x+ 4 respectively. [3]
3 3

Find each of the following assuming x ≤ 5:

i. The equilibrium point.
ii. The consumer's surplus at the equilibrium point.
iii. The producer's surplus at the equilibrium point.
29. The table given below shows the daily attendance in thousands at a certain exhibition over a period of two [3]
weeks:

Week 1 52 48 64 68 52 70 72

Week 2 55 47 61 65 58 75 81

Calculate seven days moving averages and illustrate these and original information on the same graph using the
same scales.
30. Samples of sales in similar shops in towns A and B regarding a new product yielded the following information: [3]

For town A: ¯
X1 = 3.45 ∑ xi- = 38 ∑x
2
= 228 n1 = 11
i

For town B: ¯
X1 = 4.44 ∑ yi- =40 ∑y
2
= 222 n2 = 9
i

Is there any evidence of a difference in sales in the two towns? (Given t18 (0.05) = 2.10)
31. An urn contains 3 white and 6 red balls. Four balls are drawn one by one with replacement from the urn. Find [3]
 the probability distribution of the number of red balls drawn. Also, find the mean and variance of the
distribution.
OR
An urn contains 25 balls of which 10 balls bear a mark A and the remaining 15 balls bear a mark B. A ball is drawn
at random from the urn, its mark is noted down and it is replaced. If 6 balls are drawn in this way, find the probability
that:
i. all will bear A mark
ii. not more than 2 will bear B mark
iii. the number of balls with A mark and B mark will be equal
iv. at least one ball will bear B mark
Section D
32. A manufacturer produces two products A and B. Both the products are processed on two different machines. The [5]
available capacity of first machine is 12 hours and that of second machine is 9 hours per day. Each unit of
product A requires 3 hours on both machines and each unit of product B requires 2 hours on first machine and 1
hour on second machine. Each unit of product A is sold at ₹7 profit and that of B at a profit of ₹4. Find the
production level per day for maximum profit graphically.
OR
A cooperative society of farmers has 50 hectare of land to grow two crops X and Y. The profit from crops X and Y
per hectare are estimated as ₹10,500 and ₹9,000 respectively. To control weeds, a liquid herbicide has to be used for
crops X and Y at rates of 20 litres and 10 litres per hectare. Further, no more than 800 litres of herbicide should be
used in order to protect fish and wildlife using a pond that collects drainage from this land. How much land should be
allocated to each crop so at to maximise the total profit of the society?
33. A fair coin is tossed four times, and a person win ₹ 1 for each head and lose ₹ 1.50 for each tail that turns up. [5]
From the sample space calculate how many different amounts of money you can have after four tosses and the
probability of having each of these amounts.
OR
The lifetimes of certain kinds of electronic devices have a mean of 300 hours and a standard deviation of 25 hours.
Assuming that the distribution of these lifetimes, which are measured to the nearest hour, can be approximated
closely with a normal curve,
i. find the probability that any one of these electronic devices will have a lifetime of more than 350 hours.
ii. what percentage will have lifetime of 300 hours or less?
iii. what percentage will have lifetimes from 220 to 260 hours?
34. Solve the following system of inequalities graphically: [5]
2x + y ≤ 24, x + y < 11, 2x + 5y ≤ 40, x > 0, y ≥ 0.
35. Vikas invested ₹ 10000 in a stock of a company for 6 years. The value of his investment at the end of each year [5]
is given below:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

₹ 11000 ₹ 11500 ₹ 13000 ₹ 11800 ₹ 12200 ₹ 14000

Calculating CAGR of his investment.

Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
 The demand function for a certain product is represented by the equation: p = ax2 + bx + c, where x is the
number of units demanded and p is the price per unit.
i. Find the revenue function R(x). (1)
ii. Find the marginal revenue MR. (1)
iii. Find the values of x, for which marginal revenue increases. (2)
OR
Find the values of x for which marginal revenue decreases. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Loans are an integral part of our lives today. We take loans for a specific purpose - for buying a home, or a car,
or sending kids abroad for education - loans help us achieve some significant life goals. That said, when we talk
about loans, the word “EMI", eventually crops up because the amount we borrow has to be returned to the lender
with interest.
Suppose a person borrows ₹1 lakh for one year at the fixed rate of 9.5 percent per annum with a monthly rest. In
this case, the EMI for the borrower for 12 months works out to approximately ₹8,768.
Example:
In year 2000, Mr. Tanwar took a home loan of ₹3000000 from State Bank of India at 7.5% p.a. compounded
monthly for 20 years.
i. Find the equated monthly installment paid by Mr. Tanwar. (1)

ii. Find interest paid by Mr. Tanwar in 150th payment. (1)

iii. Find Principal paid by Mr. Tanwar in 150th payment. (2)
OR

Find principal outstanding at the beginning of 193th month.(2)

38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
On her birthday, Seema decided to donate some money to the children of an orphanage home. If there were 8
children less, everyone would have got ₹10 more. However, if there were 16 children more, everyone would
have got ₹10 less. Let the number of children be x and the amount distributed by Seema for one child be y (in ₹).

i. What are the equations in terms of x and y? (1)

ii. Which of the following matrix equations represent the information given above? (1)
iii. How many children who were given some money by Seema? (2)
OR
How many rupees are given to each child by Seema? (2)