KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN MUMBAI REGION

PRE BOARD 1 (2024-25)

Applied Mathematics (Code-241)
Class 12
Time: 3Hours MaximumMarks:80
General Instructions:
1. This Question paper contains - five sections A,B,C,D and E. Each
section is compulsory. However, there is some internal choice in
some questions.
2. SectionA has 18 MCQ’s and02Assertion Reasonquestionsof1markeach.
3. SectionB has5 Very Short Answer(VSA)questions of2markseach.
4. SectionC has 6 Short Answer (SA ) question of 3markseach.
5. Section D has4 Long Answer(LA) questionsof5markseach.
6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage
based/integrated units of assessment (04 marks each)with
subparts.
7. Internal Choice is provided in 2 questions in Section-B, 2 questions in
Section-C, 2Questions in Section-D.
SECTION A
1 [(3×7)+5]𝑚𝑜𝑑4 is

(a)3 (b)2 (c)4 (d)5

2 The solution of 1M
𝑥−3
> 0, x≠ -5, x𝜖 𝑅
𝑥+5

(a)𝑥> 3 (b) 𝑥<-5 (c)𝑥<-5 or x>3 (d)no solution

3 A Specific characteristic of a population is known as a 1M

( a) a sample ( b) parameter ( c ) statistic ( d) mean

4 The ratio in which a grocer mixes two varieties of pulses costing Rs 85 per kg and 1M
Rs 100 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs 92 per kg, is

(a) 7:8 (b) 8:7 (c) 5:7 (d) 7:5

5 The least non-negative remainder, when 3 is divided by 7 is: 1M

(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

6 If the cash equivalent of a perpetuity of Rs.300 payable at the end of each quarter is 1M
Rs.24000 then rate of interest compounded quarterly is
(a)5% (b)4% (c)3% (d)2%

7 ∫ 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥dx equals to 1M
(a)x-logx + C (b) x(logx)+C (c) (logx)+x+C (d) x(logx) - x+C

8 A time series consist seasonal variations can occur within in a period 1M

(a)one year (b)four years (c)Two years (d)Three years
9 A machine costing Rs 50,000 has a useful life of 4 years. The estimated scarp value 1M

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 is Rs 10,000, then the annual depreciation is
(a) Rs 20,000 (b) Rs 10,000 (c) Rs 5,000 (d) Rs 2,500

10 The effective rate of interest equivalent to the nominal rate 6% compounded 1M

semi-annually is
(a)6.05% (b)6.07% (c) 6.09% (d) 6.1%

11 An investment of ₹ 10,000 becomes ₹ 60,000 in 4 years, then the CAGR (compound 1M

annual growth rate) is given by -

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

12 1M

The order of Differential Equation: is

(a)2 (b)1 (c)3 (d)not defined

13. The point at which the maximum value of Z = 3x+ 2y subject to the constraints 1M
x+ 2y≤2 , x ≥0, y ≥0 is ..........

(a) (0, 0) (b) (1.5, – 1.5) (c) (2, 0) (d) (0, 2)

14 A machine makes car wheels and in a random sample of 26 wheels , the test 1M
statistic is found to be 3.07.As per t-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 ) Superior quality (b) Inferior quality. (c) Same quality (d) Can’t say.
15 If X is a Poisson variable such that P(X=1) = 2P(X=2) then P(X=0) is 1M
1
(a) e (b) e2 (c) 1 (d) 𝑒

16 For the given five values 15, 24, 18, 33, 42,the three years moving averages are 1M
given by
(𝑎)19,22,33 (b) 19,25,31 (c)19,30,31 (d)19,25,33

17 1M

18 If random variable X represents the number of heads when a coin is tossed twice 1M
then mathematical expectation of X is

(a) 0 (b) ½ (c) ¼ (d) 1

ASSERTIONREASONBASED QUESTIONS(Q19-Q20)
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R).Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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 b. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but Ris true.
19 Assertion(A):If the mean of a Poisson distribution is 2.56 then standard deviation is 1M
1.6
Reason (R): The Poisson distribution has only one parameter, λ (lambda), which is
the mean number of events. In Poisson distribution is Mean = Variance = 𝜆.
20 Assertion (A) : Feasible region is the set of points which satisfy all of the given 1M
constraints.
Reason (R): The optimal value of the objective function is attained at the points on
X-axis only
SECTION B

21 2 3 −2 3 2M
If A=[ ] 𝐵=[ ], then find the matrix A´-2B.
1 −4 5 −4

22 A furniture dealer deals in only two items–tables and chairs. He has Rs 50,000 to 2M
invest and has storage space of at most 60 pieces. A table costs Rs 2500 and a chair
Rs 500. He estimates that from the sale of one table, he can make a profit of Rs 250
and that from the sale of one chair a profit of Rs 75. He wants to know how many
tables and chairs he should buy from the available money so as to maximise his
total profit, assuming that he can sell all the items which he buys. Formulate LPP.

23 At what rate converted semi-annually will the present value of a perpetuity of Rs 450 2M
payable at the end of each 6 months be Rs 20,000 ?

24 A group of 5 patients treated with medicine P and second group of 7 patients 2M

treated with medicine Q. The sample means were found to be 8 and 9
respectively and the sample standard deviation `S` is 3.71. Comment on the
rejection of the hypothesis with significance level 5%. (Given t10(0.05) = 2.23)

25 A milk man bought 15 litres of milk and mixed 3 lires of water in it. If the price per 2M
litre of the mixture becomes Rs.22, what is cost price of the milk per litre?
OR
A person can row a boat 5 km an hour in still water. It takes him thrice as long to
row upstream as to row downstream. Find the rate at which the stream is flowing.

SECTION C
26 Evaluate: OR 3M

Find:

27 Three shopkeepers A, B and C are using polythene bags, handmade bags and 3M
newspaper bags. A uses 20, 30 and 40 number of bags of respective type. B uses 30,
40 and 20 of each respective kind while C uses 40, 20 and 30 of each type. Each
shopkeeper spent Rs 250, Rs 220 and Rs 200 on the bags. Find the cost of each carry
bag using matrix method.

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28 A company sets aside a sum of Rs 10000/- at the end of each year in a sinking fund 3M
so that at the end of 20 years it would amount to a balance sufficient to repay the
machinery Assuming that the cost of machinery remains constant at the end of 20
years and that money earns 10% p.a. compound interest, find the cost of the
machinery. If the number of years is 10 instead of 20 then what is the cost of the
machinery?

29 Ms. Varsha wishes to purchase a house for Rs.10,00,000 with a down payment of 3M
Rs.2,00,000. If she can amortize the balance at 9% per annum compounded monthly
for 25 years, what is her monthly payment? What is the total interest to be paid?

30 Find the intervals in which the function 3M

(i) Increasing (ii) Decreasing

31 The supply function for a commodity is p = x2 + 4x + 5 where x denotes supply. 3M

Find the producers’ surplus when the price is 10.

SECTION D
(This section comprises of long answer type questions (LA)of5 M each)
32 A particular river near a small-town floods and overflows twice in every 10-years on an 5M
average .Assuming that the Poisson distribution is appropriate, what is the mean expectation.
Also calculate the probability of 3 or less overflow floods in a 10-year interval.
Or
Calculate Z-Score for a normal distribution of length of 7 rare species of
Indian butterfly that you have in your garden
butterfly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Length 2 2 3 2 5 1 6
33 5M
Two booksellers A and B sell the textbook of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. In the
month of march, bookseller A sold 250 books of Mathematics and 400 books of Applied
Mathematics whereas bookseller B sold 230 books of Mathematics and 425 books of
Applied Mathematics. In the month of April, bookseller A sold 550 books of Mathematics
and 300 books of Applied Mathematics and bookseller B sold 270 books of Mathematics
and 450 books of Applied Mathematics. Represent the given information into matrix form
and find the total sale for both the booksellers in the month of March and April, using matrix
algebra.
34 A company produces a certain commodity with 2400 fixed cost. The variable cost is 5M
estimated to be 25% of the total revenue received on selling the product at a rate of 8
per unit. Find the following
(i) Cost Function. (ii) Revenue Function
(iii) Breakeven Point (iv) Profit Function

OR

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 The production manager of a company plans to include 180 sq cm of actual printed
matter in each page of a book under production. Each page should have a 2.5 cm
wide margin along the top and bottom and 2 cm wide margin along the sides. What
are the most economical dimensions of each printed page?
35 A small manufacturing firm produces two types of gadgets A and B, which are first 5M
processed in the foundry shop, and then sent to the machine shop for finishing. The
number of man-hours of labor required in each shop for the production of each unit
of A and B, the number of man hours the firm has available per week are as follows:
Gadget Foundry Machine-shop
A 10 5
B 6 4
Firm’s capacity per week 1000 600

The profit on the sale of gadget A is Rs. 30 per unit as compared with Rs. 20 per unit
of gadget B. Formulate this problem as LPP to maximize the total profit.
SECTION E
(This section comprises of 3 source based questions (Case Studies) of 4M each)
36 Case Study 1 :An overhead water tank has three pipes A,B and C attached to it . The 4
inlet pipes A and B can fill the empty tank independently in 15 hours respectively.
The outlet pipe C alone can empty a full tank in 20 hours.
Based on the above information answer the following questions
(a) For a routine cleaning of the tank, the tank needs to be emptied. If pipes A and B
are closed at the time when the tank is filled to two-fifth of its total capacity. How
long will pipe C take to empty the tank completely
(b) How long will it take for the empty tank to fill completely if all the three pipes
are opened simultaneously
(c) On a given day, pipes A,B and C are opened (in order) at 5am,8am,and 9am
respectively to fill the empty tank, in how many hours will the tank be filled
completely.
OR
Given that the tank is half-full. only pipe C is opened at 6am, to empty the tank.
After closing the pipe C and an hour’s cleaning time ,the tank is filled completely by
pipe A and B together, what is the total time taken in the whole process.
37 Case Study 2: A factory produces bulbs, of which 6% are defective bulbs in a large 4
bulk of bulbs.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions
Find the probability that in a sample of 100 bulbs selected at random none of the
bulbs are defective (Use 𝑒−6=0.0024)
(ii) Find the probability that the sample of 100 bulbs has exactly two defective bulbs.
(iii) Find the probability that the sample of 100 bulbs will include not more than one
defective bulb.
OR
Find the Mean and Variance of the distribution of number of defective bulbs in a
sample of 100 bulbs
38 Case Study 3 : 4
Based on the data available for the sales of an item in a district, by the method of
least squares
YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
SALES 6.5 5.3 4.3 6.1 5.6 7.8
(i) tabulate the trend values

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 (ii) find the best fit for a straight-line trend
(iii) compute expected sale trend for year 2002
OR
Compute the trends by the method of moving averages, assuming that 4-year cycle is
present in the following series.:
YEAR 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Index 400 470 450 410 432 475 461 500 480 430
number

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