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 Series ARSP/15 Set ~ 15
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/15/15
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. If A is a square matrix of order 3 × 3 such that |A| = 4, then |3A| is equal to [1]

a) 108 b) 27

c) 256 d) 81
2. A statement made about a population parameter for testing purpose is called [1]

a) statistic b) level of significance

c) hypothesis d) parameter
3. Mr. X borrowed ₹ 500000 from a bank to purchase a house and decided to repay the loan by equal monthly [1]
payments in 10 years. If bank charges interest at 7.5% p.a. compounded monthly, then EMI is: (Given
(1.00625)120 = 2.1121)

a) ₹ 7340 b) ₹ 8520

c) ₹ 5935 d) ₹ 6380
4. Let X1 and X2 are optimal solutions of an LPP, then [1]

a) X = λ X1 + (1 + λ ) X2, 0 ≤ λ ≤ 1 give an b) X = λ X1 + (1 + λ ) X2, λ ∈ R gives an

optimal solution optimal solution

 c) X = λ X1 + (1 - λ ) X2, λ ∈ R is also an d) X = λ X1 + (1 - λ ) X2, 0 ≤ λ ≤ 1 gives an
optimal solution optimal solution
5. A and B are square matrices each of order 3 such that |A| = -1 and |B| = 3. What is the value of |3AB|? [1]

a) -81 b) -18

c) -27 d) -9

6. For a random variable X, E(X) = 3 and E(X2) = 11. Then variance of X is [1]

a) 8 b) 5

c) 2 d) 1
7. A dice is thrown 100 times. If getting an even number is considered a success, then the variance of the number [1]
of successes is

a) 50 b) 25

c) 10 d) 20
3

dy
2 2
d
2
y
[1]
8. The degree of the differential equation (1 + ( ) ) = 2
is
dx dx

a) 4 b) 3

c) d) 2
2

9. A cistern normally takes 10 hours to be filled by a tap but because of one open outlet pipe, it takes 5 hours more [1]

a) 30 hours b) 20 hour

c) 24 hours d) 12 hours

10. If A is a non-singular square matrix of order 3 such that A2 = 3A, then the value of |A | is [1]

a) 27 b) 3

c) 9 d) -3
11. (8 × 14) in 12 hours clock is [1]

a) 2 O'clock b) 4 O'clock

c) 6 O'clock d) 8 O'clock
|x−2|
12. If ≥ 0 , then [1]
x−2

a) x ∈ (−∞ , 2) b) x ∈ [2, ∞)

c) x ∈ (2, ∞) d) x ∈ (−∞, 2]
13. A tank has a leak that would empty it in 10 hours. A tap is turned on which delivers 4 litre a minute into the tank [1]
and now it emptied in 12 hours. The capacity of the tank is

a) 1800 litres b) 648 litres

c) 1440 litres d) 1200 litres

14. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear constraints are (0, 0), (0, 40), (20, [1]
40), (60, 20), (60, 0). The objective function is z = 4x + 3y.
Compare the quantity in Column A and Column B
 Column A Column B

Maximum of z 325

a) The relationship can not be determined on b) The two quantities are equal
the basis of information supplied

c) The quantity in column A is greater d) The quantity in Column B is greater

15. The point at which the maximum value of x + y, subject to the constraints x + 2y ≤ 70, 2x + y < 95, x, y ≥ 0 is [1]
obtained, is

a) (35, 20) b) (30, 25)

c) (40, 15) d) (20, 35)

16. A grain wholeseller visits the granary market. While going around to make a good purchase, he takes a handful [1]
of rice from random sacks of rice, in order to inspect the quality of farmers produce. The handful rice taken from
a sack of rice for quality inspection is a

a) Statistic b) Sample

c) Parameter d) Population
2

17. ∫
1+x+√x+x
dx is equal to [1]
√x+√1+x

−−−−− 3

a) 1

2
√1 + x + C b) 2(1 + x) 2
+ C

−−−−− 3

c) √1 + x + C d) 2
(1 + x) 2
+ C
3

18. For the given five values 15, 24, 18, 33, 42, the three years moving averages are [1]

a) 19, 25, 33 b) 19, 25, 31

c) 19, 30, 31 d) 19, 22, 33

19. Let A be a square matrix. [1]
Assertion (A): Every square matrix can be expressed as the sum of symmetric and skewsymmetric matrices.
Reason (R): (A + A') is symmetric matrix and (A - A') is skew-symmetric matrix.

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): f(x) = 2x3 - 9x2 + 12x - 3 is increasing outside the interval (1, 2). [1]

Reason (R): f'(x) < 0 for x ∈ (1, 2).

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. Arnav owns a produce truck, invested ₹700 in purchasing the truck, some other initial admin related and [2]
insurance expenses of ₹1500 to get the business going, and has now a day to day expense of ₹500/p.m. Consider
hypothetically that her everyday profit is ₹550/p.m. (ideally, it will be based on sales). At the end of 6 months,
Anna takes up her accounts and calculates her rate of return.
 OR
Amrita bought a car worth ₹ 12,50,000 and makes a down payment of ₹ 3,00,000. The balance amount is to be paid
in 4 years by equal monthly instalments at an interest rate of 15% p.a. Find the EMI that Amrita has to pay for the
car.

{Given (1.0125)-48 = 0.5508565)}

22. State the two normal equations used in fitting a straight line. [2]
[2]
1
3

23. Evaluate the integral: ∫ 24x

2
4
dx
(1+x )
0

24. Given the matrices: [2]

2 1 1 9 7 −1 2 −4 3
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤

A=⎢3 −1 0⎥ ,B=⎢3 5 4⎥ and C = ⎢ 1 −1 0⎥

⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
0 2 4 2 1 6 9 4 5

Verify that (A + B) + C = A + (B + C).

OR
A baker makes bread, sweet patties and biscuits. He requires flour, egg, sugar, milk and yeast for his preparations.
The requirement of these basic items for making a bread, a sweet patty and a biscuit is as follows:

Bread Sweet patty Biscuit

Flour 250 gms 50 gms 8 gms

Egg 0 1

2
1

Sugar 125 gms 100 gms 25 gms

Milk 0.05 litre 0.02 litre 0.01 litre

Yeast 1

4
cake 1

8
cake 0

The baker buys the flour for ₹ 30 per kg, Sugar for 40 per kg, an egg for ₹ 10, milk for ₹ 30 per litre and a cake of
yeast for ₹ 20. Using matrix multiplication, find the cost of making bread, a sweet patty and a biscuit?
25. The cost price of type I rice is ₹60 per kg and that of type II is ₹80 per kg. If both types of rice are mixed in the [2]
ratio 2 : 3 respectively, then find the price per kg of the mixed rice.
Section C
26. Riya invested ₹ 20,000 in a mutual fund in year 2016. The value of mutual fund increased to ₹ 32,000 in year [3]
2021. Calculate the compound annual growth rate of her investment. [Given, log(1.6) = 0.2041, antilog
(0.04082) = 1.098]
27. The rate at which radioactive substances decay is known to be proportional to the number of such nuclei that are [3]
present at the time in a given sample. If 100 grams of a radioactive substance is present 1 year after the
substance was produced and 75 grams is present 2 years after the substance was produced, how much
radioactive substance was produced?
OR
dy

Solve the initial value problem: e dx = x + 1; y(0) = 3

28. Suppose when x units of a commodity are produced, the demand is p = 45 - x2 rupees per unit, and the marginal [3]

cost is MC = 6 + 1
x
2
, Assume there is no overhead i.e. C(0) = 0. Find:
4

i. the total revenue and the marginal revenue.

ii. the value of x (to the nearest unit) that maximizes profit.
iii. the consumer's surplus at the value of x where profit is maximized (use the exact value of x).
29. Construct 5-year Moving averages from the following data of the number of industrial failure in a country [3]
during 2003-2018:

Year No. of Failures Year No. of Failure

2003 23 2011 9

2004 26 2012 13

2005 28 2013 11

2006 32 2014 14

2007 20 2015 12

2008 12 2016 9

2009 12 2017 3

2010 10 2018 1

30. Consider the following hypothesis test: [3]

H0 : μ ≤ 12
Ha : μ > 12

A sample of 25 provided a sample mean x̄ = 14 and a sample standard deviation S = 4.32

i. Compute the value of the test statistic.
ii. Use the t-distribution table to compute a range for the p-value.
iii. At α = 0.05, what is your conclusion?
iv. What is the rejection rule using the critical value? What is your conclusion?
31. A coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability that tail appears an odd number of times? [3]
OR
In a binomial distribution the sum and product of the mean and the variance are and respectively. Find the
25 50

3 3

distribution.
Section D
32. A factory makes tennis rackets and cricket bats. A tennis racket takes 1.5 hours of machine time and 3 hours of [5]
craftsman's time in its making while a cricket bat takes 3 hours of machine time and 1 hour of craftsman's time.
In a day, the factory has the availability of not more than 42 hours of machine time and 24 hours of craftsman's
time. If the profit on a racket and on a bat is ₹20 and ₹10 respectively, find the number of tennis rackets and
cricket bats that the factory must manufacture to earn the maximum profit. Make it as an LPP and solve it
graphically.
OR
To maintain one's health, a person must fulfil certain minimum daily requirements for the following three nutrients:
calcium, protein and calories. The diet consists of only items I and II whose prices and nutrient contents are shown
below:

Food I Food II Minimum daily requirement

Calcium 10 4 20

Protein 5 6 20

Calories 2 6 12
 Price ₹ 0.60 per unit ₹ 1.00 per unit

Find the combination of food items so that the cost may be minimum.
33. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Compute the [5]
variance of the number of aces.
OR
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability
distribution of the number of aces drawn. Also find the mean and standard deviation of the distribution.
34. Solve the system of inequations graphically: 12x + 12y ≤ 840, 3x + 6y ≤ 300, 8x + 4y ≤ 480, x ≤ 0, y ≤ 0 [5]
35. A loan of ₹ 400000 at the interest rate of 6.75 % p.a. compounded monthly is to be amortized by equal payments [5]
at the end of each month for 10 years. Find
i. the size of each monthly payment.
ii. the principal outstanding at the beginning of 61st month.
iii. the interest paid in 61st payment.
iv. the principal contained in 61st payment.
v. total interest paid.

Given (1.005625)120 = 1.9603, (1.005625)60 = 1.4001)

Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The average cost function associated with producing and marketing x units of an item is given by AC = 2x - 11 +
.
50

i. Find the total cost function. (1)

ii. Find the marginal cost function. (1)
iii. Find the range of values of x for which AC is increasing. (2)
OR
Find the range of values of x for which total cost is decreasing. (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]
Three friends Ravi, Raju and Rohit were doing buying and selling of stationery items in a market. The price of
per dozen of Pen, Notebook and toys are Rupees x, y and z respectively.
Ravi purchases 4 dozens of notebooks and sells 2 dozens of pens and 5 dozens of toys. Raju purchases 2 dozens
of toy and sells 3 dozens of pens and 1 dozen of notebooks. Rohit purchases one dozen of pens and sells 3
dozens of notebooks and one dozen of toys.
In the process, Ravi, Raju and Rohit earn ₹ 1500, ₹ 100 and ₹400 respectively.

i. What is the price of one dozen of pens? (1)

ii. What is the total price of one dozen of pen and one dozen of notebook? (1)
iii. What is the sale amount of Ravi? (2)
OR
How much is the total amount of purchase made by all three friends? (2)