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 Series ARSP/05 Set ~ 5
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/5/5
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
5 x [1]
1. If A = [ ] and A = AT, then:
y 0

a) x = 0, y = 5 b) x = y

c) x + y = 5 d) x - y = 5
2. Which of the following symbols represents a population parameter? [1]

a) r b) O

c) σ d) SD
3. A company buys a machine at a cost of ₹5000. The company decides on a salvage value of ₹1000 and a useful [1]
life of 5 years, then depreciation is:

a) ₹500 b) ₹800

c) ₹600 d) ₹700
4. The maximum value of the function z = 7x + 5y, subject to constraints x ≤ 3, y ≤ 2, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, is: [1]

a) 31 b) 10

c) 21 d) 37
5. If A is a non-singular matrix, then [1]
 a) |A| ≠ b)
′ ′ 2
∣
∣A ∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ≠ ∣
∣AA ∣ ∣
∣A ∣

c) |A| + ∣∣A ∣∣ ≠ d)
′ −1 −1
0 ∣A ∣ ≠ |A|
∣ ∣

6. If the variance of a Poisson distribution is 2, then P(X = 2) is [1]

a) 4
2
b) 2
2
e e

c) 4e2 d) 2e2

7. If six coins are tossed 6400 times, then the approximate probability of getting 6 heads x times is [1]
x −100 x −50

a) (100) e
b) (50) e

x! x!

x −200

c) None of these d) (200) e

x!

8. Solution of the differential equation x

dy
+ 2y = x2 is [1]
dx

2 4

a) y = x
+ C b) y =
x +C

4 4x
2

2 2

c) y = x +C

2
d) y =
x +C

2
4x x

9. If a man goes 18 km downstream in 4 hours and returns against the stream in 12 hours, then the speed of the [1]
stream in km/hr is

a) b) 3
3

c) 1 d)
7

10 0 [1]
10. For any 2 × 2 matrix, if A (Adj A) = [ , then |A| is equal to
]
0 10

a) 10 b) 0

c) 100 d) 20
11. (49 + 57) (mod 50) is [1]

a) 6 b) 4

c) 5 d) 7
12. If |2x + 3| < 7, x ∈ R, then [1]

a) x ∈ (−∞ , -5) ∪ (2, ∞) b) x ∈ (-5, 2)

c) x ∈ (−∞ , -5] ∪ [2, ∞) d) x ∈ (-5, 2]

13. Pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 6 minutes. If A takes 5 minutes less than B to fill the cistern, then the [1]
time in which B alone can fill the cistern is

a) 10 minutes b) 30 minutes

c) 15 minutes d) 25 minutes
14. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the following system of linear inequalities: [1]
2x + y ≤ 10, x + 3y ≤ 15, x, y ≥ 0 are (0, 0), (5, 0), (3, 4) and (0, 5).
Let Z = px + qy, where p, q > 0.
Condition on p and q so that the maximum of Z occurs at both (3, 4) and (0, 5) is

a) p = 3q b) q = 3p

c) p = q d) p = 2q
15. The graph of the inequality 2x + 3y > 6 is [1]

a) half plane that contains the origin b) half plane that neither contains origin nor
the points of the line 2x + 3y = 6

c) whole XOY-plane excluding the points on d) entire XOY-plane.

the line 2x + 3y = 6
16. Which of the following is a branch of statistics? [1]

a) Both Descriptive and Inferential Statistics b) Inferential Statistics

c) Industrial Statistics d) Descriptive Statistics

17. ∫ e
x log a x
e dx is equal to [1]
x

a) (ae) b)
x a
+ C + C
log ae

x x

c) d)
(ae) e
+ C
1+log a
log ae

18. Prosperity, Recession, and depression in a business is an example of: [1]

a) Cyclical Trend b) Irregular Trend

c) Seasonal Trend d) Secular Trend

5 −1 2 1 2 1 5 −1 [1]
19. Assertion (A): [ ][ ] = [ ][ ]
6 7 3 4 3 4 6 7

1 2 3 −1 1 0 −1 1 0 1 2 3
⎡ ⎤⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤⎡ ⎤

Reason (R): ⎢ 0 1 0⎥⎢ 0 −1 1⎥ ≠ ⎢ 0 −1 1⎥⎢0 1 0⎥

⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦
1 1 0 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 1 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.

20. Assertion (A): The slope of the normal to the curve y = 2x2 - 5x at x = -1 is -1. [1]

Reason (R): The slope of the normal to the curve y = f(x) at point (α, β) is given by
dy
(x − α) + (
dx
) ⋅ (y − β) = 0 .
(α,β)

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

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false. d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Section B
21. 10 years ago, Mr Mehra set-up a sinking fund to save for his daughter's higher studies. At the end of 10 years, he [2]
received an amount of ₹ 10,21,760. What amount did he put in the sinking fund at the end of every 6 months for

the tenure, which paid him 5 % p.a. compounded semiannually? [Use (1.025)20 = 1.6386 ]
OR
Avni takes a loan of ₹500,000 from a bank at an interest rate of 6% p.a. for 10 years. She wants to pay back the loan
in equated monthly installments. Find her EMI by using
i. Flat rate method
 ii. Reduced balance method.

(Given (1.005)-120 = 0.5496327334)

22. The revenues of company over a period are given as follows: [2]

Year 2015 2016 2017 2018

Revenue (in thousands ₹) 100 115 150 200

1

Calculate CAGR over the 3-year period spanning the end of 2015 to the end of 2018. [Given: (2) 3
= 1.26]
[2]
3

23. By using property of definite integrals, evaluate ∫ |x + 3|dx

−6

1 0 x [2]
24. Find the value of x, if [ x 1 ][ ][ ] =0
−2 −1 3

OR
∣ 2 3 −2 ∣
∣ ∣
Evaluate the determinant D = 1 2 3 by expanding it along first column.
∣ ∣
∣ −2 1 −3 ∣

25. Find the remainder when 2100 is divided by 11. [2]

Section C
26. A ₹2,000, 8% bond is redeemable at the end of 10 years at ₹105. Find the purchase price to yield 10% effective [3]
rate.
27. A radioactive substance disintegrates at a rate proportional to the amount of substance present. If 50% of the [3]
given amount disintegrates in 1600 years. What percentage of the substance disintegrates in 10 years? (Take
− log 2

e 160 = 0.9957)
OR
Solve: (x2 + 1) + 2xy - 4x2 = 0 subject to the initial condition y(0) = 0.
dy

dx

28. The demand function for a commodity is p = 20 e-x/10. Find the consumer's surplus at equilibrium price p = 2. [3]

(Given log10 e = 0.4343)

29. The average number, in lakhs, of working days lost in strikes during each year of the period (1981 - 90) was as [3]
under:

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

1.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.6 3.7 2.2 6.4 3.6 5.4

Calculate the three-yearly moving average and draw the moving average graph.
30. A random sample of 17 values from a normal population has a mean of 105 cm and the sum of the squares of [3]
deviations from this mean is 1225 cm2. Is the assumption of a mean of 110 cm for the normal population
reasonable? Test under 5% and 1% levels of significance. Also, obtain the 95% and 99% confidence limits.
(Given t16 (0.05) = 2.12 and t16 (0.01) = 2.921)

31. Two numbers are selected at random (without replacement) from positive integers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Let X [3]
denote the larger of the two numbers obtained. Find the mean and variance of the probability distribution of X.
OR
Let X denote the no of hours you study during a randomly selected school day. The probability that X can take the
values x, has the following form where K is some unknown constant
 ⎧ 0.1,
⎪
if x = 0
⎪
⎪
⎪
kx, if x = 1 , or 2
P (χ = x) = ⎨
⎪ K (5 − x),
⎪
if x = 3 or 4
⎪
⎩
⎪
0, otherwise
i. Find the value of K.
ii. What is the probability that you study at least two hours? Exactly two hours. At most two hours.
Section D
32. Solve the following LPP graphically: [5]
Minimize Z = 3x + 5y
Subject to
-2x + y ≤ 4
x+y≥3
x - 2y ≤ 2
x,y≥0
OR
A company manufacturers two types of products A and B. Each unit of A requires 3 gram of nickel and 1 gram of
chromium, while each unit of B requires 1 gram of nickel and 2 gram of chromium. The firm can produce 9 gram of
nickel and 8 grams of chromium. The profit is ₹ 40 on each unit of product of type A and ₹ 50 on each unit of type B.
How many units of each type should the company manufactures so as to earn maximum profit. Use linear
programming to find the solution.
33. Given Z is a standard normal random variable, find Z for each of the following: [5]
i. The area to the left of Z is 0.9750
ii. The area between 0 and Z is 0.4750
iii. The area to the right of Z is 0.1314
iv. The area to the right of Z is 0.3300
v. The area between -Z and Z is 0.9030.
OR
Find the probability distribution of the number of doublets in 4 throws of a pair of dice. Also, find the mean and
variance of this distribution.
34. Find all pairs of consecutive odd natural number, both of which are larger than 10, such that their sum is less [5]
than 40.
35. Mahesh purchased a house from a company for ₹700,000 and made a down payment of ₹150,000. He repays the [5]
balance in 25 years by monthly installments at 9%. Compound monthly:
i. What are monthly payments?
ii. What is the total interest payment?

(Given (1.0075)-300 = 0.1062878338)

Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Rohit's father wants to construct a rectangular garden using a brick wall on one side of the garden and wire
 fencing for the other three sides as shown in the figure. He has 200 ft of wire fencing.

i. To construct a garden using 200 ft of fencing, what should we need to maximize? (1)
ii. If x denotes the length of the side of the garden perpendicular to a brick wall and y denotes the length of the
side parallel to a brick wall, then find the relation representing the total amount of fencing wire? (1)
iii. Area of the garden as a function of x, say A(x), how it can be represented? (2)
OR
At what value of x, Maximum value of A(x) occurs? (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Understanding Perpetuity
An annuity is a stream of cash flows. A perpetuity is a type of annuity that lasts forever, into perpetuity. The
stream of cash flows continues for an infinite amount of time. In finance, a person uses the perpetuity calculation
in valuation methodologies to find the present value of a company's cash flows when discounted back at a
certain rate.
An example of a financial instrument with perpetual cash flows was the British-issued bonds known as consols,
which the Bank of England phased out in 2015. By purchasing a consol from the British government, the
bondholder was entitled to receive annual interest payments forever.
Perpetuity Present Value Formula
The formula to calculate the present value of perpetuity or security with perpetual cash flows is as follows:
C C C C
PV = + + ⋯ =
1 2 3 r
(1+r) (1+r) (1+r)

where:
PV present value
C = cash flow
r = discount rate
i. Find the present value of a perpetuity of ₹ 900 payable at the end of each year, if money is worth 5% per
annum. (1)
ii. Find the present value of a perpetuity of ₹ 500 payable at the end of each quarter, if money is worth 8% per
annum. (1)
iii. Find the present value of a perpetuity of ₹ 300 payable at the beginning of every 6 months, if money is worth
6% per annum. (2)
OR
What amount is received at the end of every 6 months forever, if ₹ 72000 kept in a bank earns 8% per annum
compounded half yearly? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A school wants to award its students for the values of honesty, regularity and hard work with a total cash award
of ₹ 6000. Three times the award money for hard work added to that given for honesty amounts to ₹ 11,000. The
award money given for honesty and hard work together is double the one given for regularity.
i. If ₹x is awarded to honesty, ₹y to regularity and ₹z awarded to hard work, then what is the matrix equation
representing the above situation? (1)
ii. What is the value of |adj A|? (1)
iii. What are the values of x, y, z in this case? (2)
OR
What is the value of A (adj A)? (2)