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Board Question Paper : March 2022

BOARD QUESTION PAPER: MARCH 2022

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 80

Notes:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 6 questions divided into two sections.
(iii) Write answers of Section-I and Section-II in the same answer book.
(iv) Use of logarithmic tables is allowed. Use of calculator is not allowed.
(v) For L.P.P. graph paper is not necessary. Only rough sketch of graph is expected.
(vi) Start answer to each question on a new page.
(vii) For each multiple choice type of question, it is mandatory to write the correct answer along with its
alphabet eg. (a) …………./(b)………../(c)………../ (d)……….. No mark(s) shall be given if “ONLY” the
correct answer or the alphabet of the correct answer is written. Only the first attempt will be considered for
evaluation.
Section  I
Q.1. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
 2 3
(i) If A =   is a singular matrix, then a = _______.
a 6
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
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(ii)  x2  9
dx = _______

1
(a) log x  x 2  9  c (b) log x  x 2  9  c
3
(c) 3log x  x 2  9  c (d) log x  x 2  9  c

(iii) The slope of a tangent to the curve y = 3x2  x + 1 at (1, 3) is _______.

1 1
(a) 5 (b) 5 (c) (d)
5 5
2
  dy 3  3  d3 y 
(iv) The order and degree of the differential equation 1     = 8  3  are respectively
  dx    dx 
_______.
(a) 3, 1 (b) 1, 3 (c) 3, 3 (d) 1, 1
(v) The area of the region bounded by the curve y = x2, x = 0, x = 3 and X-axis is _______.
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(a) 9 sq. units (b) sq. units (c) sq. units (d) 18 sq. units
3 3
5
x7
(vi) x
5
4
 10
dx = _______

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(a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 0 (d)
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(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each): (3)
(i) If f ' (x) > 0 for all x ∈ (a, b), then f (x) is decreasing function in the interval (a, b).
4e x  25
(ii) If  dx = Ax  3log|2ex  5| + c, where c is the constant of integration, then A = 5.
2e x  5
dy y 3
(iii) The integrating factor of the differential equation  = x is x.
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(C) Fill in the following blanks (1 mark each): (3)
(i) If p ˅ q is true, then the truth value of ~p ˄ ~q is _______.
x 3
(ii)  ( x  2)( x  3) dx = _______ +  x  3 dx
(iii) y2 = (x + c)3 is the general solution of the differential equation _______.
Q.2. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following (3 marks each): (6)[14]
(i) Write the converse, inverse and contrapositive of the statement, “If 2 + 5 = 10, then 4 + 10 = 20.”
dy
(ii) If x = 1  u 2 , y = log (1 + u2), then find .
dx
(iii) Find the area between the two curves (parabolas) y2 = 7x and x2 = 7y.
(B) Attempt any TWO of the following (4 marks each): (8)
(i) Determine whether the following statement pattern is a tautology, contradiction or contingency:
[(~p ˄ q) ˄ (q ˄ r)] ˄ (~q)
d2 y
(ii) If ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0, then prove that = 0.
dx 2
ex
(iii) Evaluate:  e 2 x  4e x  13
dx.

Q.3. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
 0 1   2 1    x  1
    2
(i)   
Find x, y, z if 5 1 0    3 2     =  y  1
 1 1  1 3   1   3z 
    
(ii) Divide 20 into two parts, so that their product is maximum.
(iii) Solve the following differential equation
x2y dx  (x3 + y3)dy = 0
(B) Attempt any ONE of the following: (4)
(i) Find the inverse of the matrix A by using adjoint method,
 3 1 1 
where A =  0 0 1 
 15 6 6 
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(ii) Evaluate :  log x dx.
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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)

(i) Complete the following activity to find MPC, MPS, APC and APS, if the expenditure Ec of a
person with income I is given as:
Ec = (0.0003) I2 + (0.075) I
when I = 1000
Solution: Given E c = (0.0003) I2 + (0.075) I
Ec
we have APC =
I
At I = 1000, APC =
d(E c )
Now, MPC =
dI
At I = 1000, MPC =
At I = 1000, MPS =
At I = 1000, APS =

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(ii) In a certain culture of bacteria, the rate of increase is proportional to the number present. If it is
found that the number doubles in 4 hours, complete the following activity to find the number of
times the bacteria are increased in 12 hours.
Solution: Let N be the number of bacteria present at time t.
Since the rate of increase is proportional to the number present.
dN
∴ =K ; where K is the constant of proportionality.
dt
Integrating on both sides, we get
log N = K +C …(I)
(i) If t = 0 then N = N0
from equation (I);
log N0 = 0 + C
∴ C = log N0
(ii) If t = 4 hours then N = 2 N0; from equation (I);
K=
(iii) When t = 12 hours
N= N0

Section  II
Q.4. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
(i) The difference between face value and present worth is called _______.
(a) Banker’s discount (b) True discount
(c) Banker’s gain (d) Cash value
(ii) bxy . byx = _______.
(a) V(X) (b) σx (c) r2 (d) 2y
(iii) The assignment problem is said to be balanced, if it is a _______.
(a) square matrix (b) rectangular matrix
(c) row matrix (d) column matrix
(iv) Price index number by weighted aggregate method is given by _______.
p1w p0 w
(a)  p w 100 (b)  p w 100
0 1

(c)  p1w 100 (d)  p0 w 100

p w 0 p w 1

(v) The following function represents the p.d.f. of a r.v. X

kx ; for 0< x< 2
f ( x)  
 0 ; otherwise
then the value of K is
3 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
2 2
 1
(vi) If X ~ B  20,  , then E(X) = _______.
 10 
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
(B) State whether the following statements are true or false: (1 mark each) (3)
(i) If X ~ P (m) with P(X = 1) = P(X = 2) then m = 1.
(ii) Dorbish-Bowley’s Price Index Number is square root of product of Laspeyre’s and
Paasche’s Index Numbers.
(iii) To convert maximization type assignment problem into a minimization problem, the
smallest element in the matrix is deducted from all elements of matrix.

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(C) Fill in the blanks (1 mark each) (3)
(i) A wholeseller allows 25% trade discount and 5% cash discount. The net price of an
article marked at ` 1,600 is _______.
(ii) For a certain bivariate data on 5 pairs of observations given:
∑x = 20, ∑y = 20, ∑x2 = 90, ∑y2 = 90, ∑xy = 76 then bxy = ______.
(iii) If P01 (L) = 121, P01 (P) = 100, then P01 (F) = ______.
Q.5. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following question (3 marks each): (6)[14]
(i) Find the equation of line of regression of y on x for the following data:
n = 8,   xi  x .  yi  y  120 , x  20, y  36,  x  2,  y  3
(ii) A job prodcution unit has four jobs P, Q, R, S which can be manufactured on each of the
four machines I, II, III and IV. The processing cost of each job for each machine is given
in the following table.
Machines
Job (Processing cost in `)
I II III IV
P 31 25 33 29
Q 25 24 23 21
R 19 21 23 24
S 38 36 34 40
Find the optimal assignment to minimize the total processing cost.
(iii)In a cattle breeding firm, it is prescribed that the food ration for one animal must contain
14, 22 and 1 unit of nutrients A, B and C respectively. Two different kinds of fodder are
available. Each unit weihgt of these two contains the following amounts of these three
nurients:
Fodder
Fodder 1 Fodder 2
Nurient
A 2 1
B 2 3
C 1 1
The cost of fodder 1 is ` 3 per unit and that of fodder 2 is ` 2 per unit. Formulate the
L.P.P. to minimize the cost.
[Note: The question has been modified]
(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions: (4 marks each) (8)
(i) Calculate the cost of living index number for the following data by aggregative
expenditure method:
Base Year Current Year
Group
Price Quantity Price
Food 120 15 170
Clothing 150 20 190
Fuel and lighting 130 30 220
House rent 160 10 180
Miscellaneous 200 11 220
(ii) Five jobs are performed first on machine M1 and then on machine M2. Time taken in
hours by each job on each machine is given below:
Jobs→
1 2 3 4 5
Machines ↓
M1 6 8 4 5 7
M2 3 7 6 4 16
Determine the optimal sequence of jobs and total elapsed time. Also fine the idle time for
two machines.
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(iii) The probability distribution of a discrete r.v. X is as follows:
x 1 2 3 4 5 6
P(X = x) K 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k
(a) Determine the value of k.
(b) Fine P (X ≤ 4)
(c) P (2 < X < 4)
(d) P(X ≥ 3)
Q.6. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each) : (6)[14]
(i) For 50 students of a class, the regression equation of marks in statistics (X) on the marks
th
9
in accountancy (Y) is 3y – 5x + 180 = 0. The variance of marks in statistics is   of
 16 
the variance of marks in accountancy. Find the correlation coefficient between marks in
two subjects.
(ii) Solve the following L.P.P.
Maximize z = 13x + 9y
Subject to 3x + 2y ≤ 12,
x + y ≥ 4,
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
(iii) Obtain the trend values for the following data using 5 yearly moving averages:
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Production
10 15 20 25 30
xi
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Production
35 40 45 50 55
xi

(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions: (4)

(i) A warehouse valued at ₹ 40,000 contains goods worth ₹ 2,40,000. The warehouse is insured
against fire for ₹ 16,000 and the goods to the extent of 90% of their value. Goods worth ₹ 80,000
are completely destroyed, while the remaining goods are destroyed to 80% of their value due to
fire. The damage to the warehouse is to the extent of ₹ 8,000. Find the total amount that can be
claimed under the policy.
(ii) A bill was drawn on 14th April 2005 for ₹ 3,500 and was discounted on 6th July 2005 at 5% p.a.
The banker paid ₹ 3,465 for the bill. Find the period of the bill.
(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)
(i) An examination consists of 5 multiple choice questions, in each of which the candidate has to
decide which one of 4 suggested answers is correct. A completely unprepared student guesses
each answer completely randomly. Complete the following activity to find the probability that,
(a) the student gets 4 or more correct answers.
(b) the student gets less than 4 correct answer.
Solution: Let X = No. of correct answers
P = Probability of guessing a correct answer
∴ p= ,q=
Here n = 5
∴ X ~ B (n, p)
For binomial distribution,
p(x) = nCx px qn – x

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(a) Probability that the student gets 4 or more correct answers -
= P(X ≥ 4)
= P (X = 4) + P (X = 5)
=

(b) Probability that the student gets less than 4 correct answers -
= P (X < 4)
= 1 – P(X ≥ 4)
=

(ii) Following table shows the amount of sugar production (in lakh tonnes) for the year 1931 to 1941:
Year Production Year Production
1931 1 1937 8
1932 0 1938 6
1933 1 1939 5
1934 2 1940 1
1935 3 1941 4
1936 2
Complete the following activity to fit a trend line by method of least squares:
Solution: Let yt be the trend line represented by the equation yt = a + bt
t - mind value
Let u = ,
h
mid value = 1936 and h = 1
Year (t) yt u u2 uyt
1931 1 –5 25 –5
1932 0 –4 16 0
1933 1 –3 9 –3
1934 2 –2 4 –4
1935 3 –1 1 –3
1936 2 0 0 0
1937 8 1 1 8
1938 6 2 4 12
1939 5 3 9 15
1940 1 4 16 4
1941 4 5 25 20
2
∑ yt = 33 ∑u = 0 ∑u = 110

The equation of the trend line becomes,

yt = a + b u ….(1)
Two normal equations are,
∑yt = na + b∑u ….(2)
∑u.yt = a∑u + b∑u2 ….(3)
From equation (2), we get
a =
From equation (3), we get
b =
The equation of trend line is given by
yt =

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER: JULY 2022

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:
(1) All questions are compulsory.
(2) There are 6 questions divided into two sections.
(3) Write answers of Section-I and Section-II in the same answer book.
(4) Use of logarithmic tables is allowed. Use of calculator is not allowed.

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(5) For L.P.P. graph paper is not necessary. Only rough sketch of graph is expected.
(6) Start answer to each question on a new page.
(7) For each multiple choice type of question, it is mandatory to write the correct answer along with its
alphabetical letter eg. (a) …………./(b)………../(c)………../(d)……….. No mark(s) shall be given if “ONLY”

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the correct answer or the alphabet of the correct answer is written. Only the first attempt will be considered
for evaluation.
SECTION − I

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Q.1. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
(i) if p: He is intelligent
q: He is strong. ic
are statements in logic. Then symbolic form of statement.
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‘It is false that, he is intelligent or strong’ is _______.
(a) ~ p ˅ ~ q (b) ~ (p ˄ q) (c) ~ (p ˅ q) (d) p ˅ ~ q
dy
If y = elog x then
Pu

(ii) = _______.
dx
elog x 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d)
x x 2
dy
(iii) If x = 2at2, y = 4at then = _______.
dx
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1 −1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
t 2at 2 2at 3 4at 3
(iv) If elasticity of demand η = 1 then demand is _______.
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(a) constant (b) inelastic (c) unitary elastic (d) elastic

(v) The statement p → q is equivalent to_______.
(a) p → ~ q (b) ~ p ˅ q (c) ~ p → ~ q (d) p˅~q
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8 0 0 
(vi) The matrix 0 8 0  is _______.
0 0 8 
(a) identity matrix (b) scalar matrix
(c) null matrix (d) column matrix

(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each): (3)
(i) The area of the portion lying above the X-axis is positive.
(ii) The order of highest derivative occurring in the differential equation is called degree of the
differential equation.
(iii) If A and B are conformable for the product AB then (AB)T = AT BT .
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(C) Fill in the following blanks (1 mark each): (3)
dy
(i) If y = x ⋅ log x then =_______.
dx
a
(ii) If ∫ 3x 2dx = 8 , then a =_______.
0

(iii) Order and degree of differential equation are always _______ integers.

Q.2. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following (3 marks each): (6)[14]
(i) Write the converse, inverse and contrapositive of the statement, “If he studies, then he will go to
college”.

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 2
  2 −1 3  3 −3 4      x 
(ii) Find x and y if 4  −  .
   −1  =
 1 0 2   2 1 1    1   y 
 
(iii) Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x2 + 1, lines x = 0, x = 3 and X-axis.

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(B) Attempt any TWO of the following (4 marks each): (8)
3 3 2 2dy
(i) If x y = x – y , then find .

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dx
(ii) Find MPC, MPS, APC and APS, if the expenditure Ee of a person with income l is given as
Ee = (0.0003) l2 + (0.075) l when l = 1000
(iii)
ic
Find the population of a city at any time ‘t’ given that the rate of increase of population is
proportional to the population at that instant and that in a period of 40 years the population
increased from 30,000 to 40,000.
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Q.3. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
(i) Using the truth table, examine whether the given statement pattern is tautology, contradiction or
contingency.
Pu

p → (q ˅ r)
 3 −1
(ii) Find the inverse of matrix   by adjoint method.
 2 −1
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(iii) Evaluate: ∫x 2
dx
+ 4x − 5
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(B) Attempt any ONE of the following (4 marks each): (4)

3 x2
(i) Evaluate: ∫ x e dx
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x
(ii) Evaluate : ∫
2 x + 9− x
dx
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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)

(i) A metal wire of 36 cm long is bent to form a rectangle. Find its dimensions when its area is
maximum by completing following activity:
Solution:
Let x and y be the length breadth of rectangle, then
x+y=
then area of rectangle = 18x – x2
Let f (x) be the area of rectangle
f (x) = 18x – x2
f ′(x) =
f ′′(x) = –2
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For extreme value f ′(x) = 0
x=
Now f ′(q) < 0
∴ f (x) [Area] is maximum when dimensions (length and breadth are)

(ii) Solve the following differential equation x2 y dx – (x3 + y3) dy = 0 by filling the boxes in the
following activity:
Solution:
x2 ydx – (x3 + y3)dy = 0

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This is homogeneous equation
∴ we put y = vx
dy
∴ =
dx

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From given equation
dy x2 y
= 3 3
dx x + y

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dv x 2 ⋅ xv
v + x⋅ = 3 3 3
dx x + v x
v

x⋅
dv
dx
v
= 3 −v
v +1
=
1 + v3
ic
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v − v4 − v
=
v3 + 1
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dv − v 4
∴ x =
dx v3 + 1
−dx
∴ dv =
x
Integrating both sides
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1 1  dx
∫  v + v 4 

−∫
dv =
x
+ log c = –log x
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1
log cvx =
3v3
Substituting the value of v we get
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is the general solution.

SECTION − II
Q.4. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
(i) An agent who gives guarantee to his principal that the party will pay the sale price of goods is
called _______.
(a) Auctioneer (b) Delcredere agent (c) Factor (d) Broker
(ii) X is a number obtained on upper most face when a fair die is thrown then E(x) = _______.
(a) 3 (b) 3.5 (c) 4 (d) 4.5

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(iii) The cost of living Index number using Aggregate Expenditure method is given by _______.
(a) ∑ p q ×100
1 0
(b) ∑ p q ×100
1 1

∑p q 0 0 ∑p q 0 1

(c) ∑ p q ×100
1 1
(d) ∑ p q ×100
0 0

∑p q 1 0 ∑p q 1 0

(iv) In sequencing an optimal path minimizes _______.

(a) Elapsed time (b) Idle time
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Ready time
(v) The marked price is also called as _______.

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(a) Cost price (b) Selling price (c) List price (d) Invoice price
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(vi) If X ~ B  20,  , then E(x) = _______.
 10 
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3

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(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each): (3)
(i) In an assignment problem, if number of columns is greater than number of rows then a dummy

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column is added.
(ii) The optimum value of the objective function of LPP occurs at the centre of the feasible
solution.
( )
(iii)

(C) Fill in the blanks (1 mark each):

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Regression equation of X on Y is y −=
y b yx x − x .

(3)
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(i) If X is discrete random variable which takes the values x1, x2, …, xn then ∑ p( x )
i =1
i = _______.

(ii) The constraint that a factory has to employ more women (y) than men (x) is given by ______.
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(iii) If F(x) is distribution function of discrete r.v. X with p.m.f.

x −1
p(x) = , for x = 1, 2, 3
3
= 0, otherwise
then F(4) = ______.
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Q.5. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
(i) Using 1995 as base year in the following problem; find the price index number by aggregate
method.
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Commodity A B C D E
Price (in ₹) in 1995 42 30 54 70 120
Price (in ₹) in 2005 60 55 74 110 140
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(ii) Four new machines M1, M2, M3 and M4 are to be installed in a machine shop. There are five
vacant places A, B, C, D and E available. Because of limited space, machine M2 cannot be
placed at C and M3 cannot be placed at A. The cost matrix is given below:

Places
Machines
A B C D E
M1 4 6 10 5 6
M2 7 4 – 5 4
M3 – 6 9 6 2
M4 9 3 7 2 3
Find the optimal assignment schedule.

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(iii) The following table shows the production of gasoline in U.S.A. for the years 1962 to 1976.
Obtain trend values using 5-yearly moving averages:
Production Production
Year (Million Year (Million
Barrels) Barrels)
1962 0 1970 6
1963 0 1971 7
1964 1 1972 8
1965 1 1973 9
1966 2 1974 8

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1967 3 1975 9
1968 4 1976 10
1969 5

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(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each): (8)
(i) There are 10% defective items in a large bulk of items. What is the probability that a sample of
4 items will include not more than one defective item?

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(ii) Minimize z = 4x + 2y
Subject to 3x + y ≥ 27
x + y ≥ 21
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0

(iii)
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Solve above LPP by graphical method.
A building is insured for 75% of its value. The annual premium at 0.70 percent amounts to
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₹ 2,625. If the building is damaged to the extent of 60% due to fire, how much can be claimed
under policy?
Q.6. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
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(i) If ∑p0q0 = 140, ∑p0q1 = 200, ∑p1q0 = 350, ∑p1q1 = 460, find Laspeyre’s price index number,
Pasche’s price index number and Dorbish-Bowley’s price Index number.

(ii) For a bivariate data x = 53, y = 28, bYX = –1.2; bXY = –0.3, find
(a) Correlation coefficient between X and Y.
(b) Estimate Y for X = 50
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(iii) Defects on plywood sheet occur at random with the average of one defect per 50 sq.ft. Find the
probability that such a sheet has (i) no defect (ii) at least one defect
[use e–1 = 0.3678]
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(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (4 marks each): (4)
(i) Find the sequence that minimizes the total elapsed time to complete the following jobs. Each job
is processed in order AB.
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Jobs
(Processing time in minutes)
I II III IV V VI VII
Machine A 12 6 5 11 5 7 6
Machine B 7 8 9 4 7 8 3
Find the total elapsed time and the idle times for both the machines.
(ii) From the following data, find the regression equation of Y on X and estimate Y when X = 10
X 1 2 3 4 5 6
Y 2 4 7 6 5 6

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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)
(i) A bill was drawn on 14th April for ₹ 7,000 and was discounted on 6th July at 5% p.a. The banker
paid ₹ 6,930 for the bill. Find the period of the bill by filling boxes in the following activity.
. Solution:
SD = ₹ 7,000, r = 5%, CV = 6,930
BD =
SD × n × r
BD =
100
n= days
Number of days to be counted from date of discounting i.e., 6th July

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July Aug. Sep. Total

∴ Period of Bill is month

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(ii) Find the equation of trend line for the following data showing production of steel (in millions of
tonnes) for years 1976 to 1986 by filling boxes in the following activity:

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Year 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Production 0 4 4 2 6
Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Production 8 5 9 4 10 10
Solution:
Year Production
ic u = t – 1981 u2 uyt
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(t) yt
1976 0 –5 25 0
1977 4 –4 16 –16
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1978 4 –3 9 –12
1979 2 –2 4 –4
1980 6 –1 1 –6
1981 8 0 0 0
1982 5 1 1 5
1983 9 2 4 18
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1984 4 3 9 12
1985 10 4 16 40
1986 10 5 25 50
Total ∑ yt = 62 ∑u = 0 ∑u2 = 110 ∑uyt = 87
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u = t – 1981
Let equation of trend line be
yt = ….(1)
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∑yt = na′ + b′∑u ….(2)

∑uyt = a′∑u + b′∑u2 ….(3)
a′ =
b′ =
∴ Equation of trend line is yt =

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER : MARCH 2023

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 80

General insturctions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 6 questions divided into two sections.
(iii) Write answers of Section-I and Section-II in the same answer book.

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(iv) Use of logarithmic tables is allowed. Use of calculator is not allowed.
(v) For L.P.P. graph paper is not necessary. Only rough sketch of graph is expected.
(vi) Start answer to each question on a new page.
(vii) For each multiple choice type of question, it is mandatory to write the correct answer along with its

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alphabetical letter eg.
(a) …………./(b)………../(c)………../ (d)……….. No mark(s) shall be given if “ONLY” the correct
answer or the alphabet of the correct answer is written. Only the first attempt will be considered for

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evaluation.

Section  I
Q.1. (A)

i.
(1 mark each): ic
Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions

The dual statement of the statement (p  q)  (r  s) is ______.

(6)[12]
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(a) (p  q)  (r  s) (b) (p  q)  (r  s)
(c) (p  q)  (r  s) (d) (r  s)  (p  q)
dy
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ii. If y = x  log x then = ______.

dx
1
(a) 1 (b) (c) log x (d) 1 + log x
x

dy
iii. If y = 2x2 + a2 + 22 then = ______.
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dx
(a) 4x (b) 4x + 2a (c) 4x + 4 (d) 2x
iv. A function f is said to be increasing at a point c if ______.
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(a) f (c) = 0 (b) f  (c) > 0 (c) f  (c) < 0 (d) f  (c) = 1
2
v.  e dx  ______
x

0
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(a) e–1 (b) 1–e (c) e2 – 1 (d) 1 – e2

dy
vi. The integrating factor of  y  e  x is______
dx
(a) ex (b) e–x (c) x (d) –x
(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each): (3)
i. The derivative of f(x) = ax is x  ax – 1 where a is constant.

 1  x  dx  1  x   c
2 1
ii.

2 3
 d 2 y   dy 
iii. The degree of the differential equation  2 
    a x is 3.
 dx   dx 

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(C) Fill in the following blanks (1 mark each): (3)
i. Converse of the statement q  p is ______.
dy
ii. If y = (log x)2 the = ______
dx

iii. If 0 <  < 1 then the demand is ______.

Q.2. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
i. Construct the truth table for the statement pattern (p ~ q)  (q  p)
dy y
ii. If x5 . y7 = (x + y)12 then show that 

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dx x

1
iii. Evaluate:  7  6x  x 2
dx

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(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each): (8)
i. Solve the following equations by reduction method:
x + 2y + z = 8, 2x + 3y – z = 11, 3x – y – 2z = 5

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ii. For manufacturing x units, labour cost is ` (150 – 54x) and processing cost is `  x 2  . Price of each
unit is P = 10800 – 4x2. Find the values of x for which
a. Total cost is decreasing b. Revenue increasing

iii. Evaluate:
3


1
x5
x5  9 x
dx ic
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Q.3. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
i. Write the negation of each of the following statements:
a.  n  N, (n2 + 2) is odd number.
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b. Some continuous functions are differentiable.

c. (p  q)  (p  r)
ii. A rod of 108 meters long is bent to form rectangle. Find its dimensions if the area of rectangle is
maximum.

iii. Evaluate:  x3  log x dx

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(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions: (4)

i. Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y2 = 4x and the line x = 3.
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ii. Find the particular solution of the differential equation

(x – y2x) dx – (y + x2y) dy = 0 when x = 2, y = 0.
(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)
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1 2
 4 3 2  
i. If A =   , B =  1 0 
 1 2 0   1 2 
Find (AB)–1 by adjoint method.
Solution:
1 2
 4 3 2  
AB = 
1 2 0   1 0 
   1 2 
 
AB =  
|AB| =

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M11 = –2  A11 = (–1)1+1 . (–2) = –2
M12 = –3 A12 = (–1)1+2 . (–3) = 3
M21 = 4 A21 = (–1)2+1 . (4) = –4
M22 = 3 A22 = (–1)2 + 2 . (3) = 3
 2 3
Cofactor Matrix [Aij] =  
 4 3
adj (A) =  
1
A–1 =  adj(A)
|A|

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A–1 =

ii. In a certain culture of bacteria, the rate of increase is proportional to the number present. If it is

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found that the number doubles in 4 hours, find the number of times the bacteria are increased in
12 hours.
Solution:

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Let N be the number of bacteria present at time ‘t’.
Since the rate of increase of N is proportional to N, the differential equation can be written as –
dN
N


dt
dN
dt
= KN ic
where K is constant of proportionality
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dN
  k  dt
N
1
  N dN  K 1  dt
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 log N = +C …(1)
When t = 0, N = N0 where N0 is initial number of bacteria.
 log No = K  0 + C
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 C = log N0
Also when t = 4, N = 2N0
 log (2 N0) = K  4 + …[From (1)]
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 2N 0 
 log    4K ,
 N0 
 log 2 = 4K
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 K= …(2)
Now N = ? when t = 12
From (1) and (2)
1
log N = log 2  (12) + log N0
4
log N – log N0 = 3 log 2
 N 
 log  =
 N0 
 N = 8 N0
 Bacteria are increased 8 times in 12 hours.
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Section  II
Q.4. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
i. The sum due is also called as _______.
(a) Face value (b) Present value
(c) Cash value (d) True discount
ii. _______ is a series of cash flows over a limited period of time.
(a) Policy value (b) Annuity
(c) Present value (d) Future value

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iii. byx is _______.
(a) Regression coefficient of y on x (b) Regression coefficient of x on y
(c) Correlation coefficient between x and y (d) Covariance between x and y
iv. The complicated but efficient method of measuring trend of time series is _______.

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(a) graphical method (b) method of moving average
(c) method of least squares (d) method of addition
v. Quantity index number by Weighted Aggregate Method is given by _______.

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q1w q0w
(a)  q w  100 (b)  q w  100
0 1

(c)  q w  100
0
(d)  q w  100
1

q w q w
vi.
1

ic 0

If the corner points of the feasible region are (0, 0), (3, 0), (2, 1) and (0, 7/3), then maximum value
of z = 4x + 5y is _______.
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(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) (d) 0
3
(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each) : (3)
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i. The banker’s discount is also called true discount.

ii. Laspeyre’s Price Index Number uses current year’s quantities as weights.
iii. In an assignment problem, if number of columns is greater than number of rows, then a dummy
column is added.
(C) Fill in the blanks (1 mark each): (3)
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i. The date by which the buyer is legally allowed to pay the amount is known is _______.
ii. Walsch’s Price Index Number is given by _______.
iii. Graphical solution set of the inequations x  0 and y  0 lies in _______ quadrant.
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Q.5. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
i. An agent places insurance for ` 4,00,000 on life of a person. The premium is to be paid
annually at the rate of ` 35 per thousand per annum. Find the agent’s commission at 15% on the
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premium.
ii. For a bivariate data:
 x  x  y  y    y  y    250
2 2
 1200,  300,  x  x
Find: (a) byx (b) bxy (c) Correlation coefficient between x and y.
iii. The following table shows gross capital information (in Crore `) for years 1966 to 1975:
Years 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Gross Capital information 20 25 25 30 35
Years 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Gross Capital information 30 45 40 55 65
Obtain trend values using 5-yearly moving values.

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(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each) : (8)
i. Solve the following LPP by graphical method:
Maximize: z = 4x + 6y
Subject to 3x + 2y ≤ 12, x + y ≥ 4,
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
ii. A marketing manager has list of salesmen and territories. Considering the travelling cost
of the salesmen and the nature of territory, the marketing manager estimates the total of
cost per month (in thousand rupees) for each salesman in each territory. Suppose these
amounts are as follows:
Salesman Territories

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I II III IV V
A 11 16 18 15 15
B 7 19 11 13 17

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C 9 6 14 14 7
D 13 12 17 11 13

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Find the assignment of salesman to territories that will result in minimum cost.
iii. A random variable X has the following probability distribution:
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P (x)
Find: (a)
k
k
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2k 2k
(b)
3k
P (X < 3)
k 2
2k
(c)
2 2
7k + k
P (X > 4)
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Q.6. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each) : (6)[14]
i. An agent was paid ` 88,000 as commision on the sales of computers at the rate of 12.5 %.
If the price of each computer was ` 32,000, how many computers did he sell?
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ii. The publisher of a magazine wants to determine the rate of increase in the number of
subscribers. The following table shows the subscription information for eight consecutive
years:
Years 1976 1977 1978 1979
No. of subscribers (in millions) 12 11 19 17
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Years 1980 1981 1982 1983

No. of subscribers (in millions) 19 18 20 23
Fit a trend line by graphical method.
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iii. If x follows Poission distribution such that

P(x = 1) = 0.4 and P (x = 2) = 0.2, find variance of x.
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(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions: (4)

i. From the following data, find the regression equation of y on x and estimate y when x = 4:
x 1 2 3
y 2 1 6
ii. Calculate Marshall – Edgeworth’s price index number for the following data:
Base year Current year
Commodity
Price Quantity Price Quantity
P 12 20 18 24
Q 14 12 21 16
R 8 10 12 18
S 16 15 20 25

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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)
i. Six jobs are performed on Machines M1 and M2 respectively. Time in hours taken by each
job on each machine is given below:
Jobs→
A B C D E F
Machines ↓
M1 3 12 5 2 9 11
M2 8 10 9 6 3 1
Determine the optimal sequence of jobs and find total elapsed time. Also find the idle time
for machines M1 and M2.
Solution:

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Given jobs can be arranged in optimal sequence as,
D A C B E F

Jobs Machine M1 Machine M2

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In Out In Out
D 0 2 8

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A 2 5 8 16
C 5 10 16 25
B 10 22 25 35
E
F
22
31
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42
35 38
43
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Total Elapsed time = hrs.
Idle time for Machine M1 = 43  42 = 1 hour.
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Idle time for Machine M2 = hrs.

ii. A pair of dice is thrown 3 times. If getting a doublet is considered a success, find the
probability of getting at least two success.
Solution:
A pair of dice is thrown 3 times.
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 n=3
Let x = number of success (doublets)
p = probability of success (doublets)
 p= ,q=
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 x  B (n, p)
P(x) = nCxpx qnx
Probability of getting at least two success means x ≥ 2.
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 P(x ≥ 2) = P(x = 2) + P(x = 3)

= +
2
=
27

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER : JULY 2023

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 80

General instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 6 questions divided into two sections.
(iii) Write answers of Section-I and Section-II in the same answer book.

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(iv) Use of logarithmic tables is allowed. Use of calculator is not allowed.
(v) For L.P.P. graph paper is not necessary. Only rough sketch of graph is expected.
(vi) Start answer to each question on a new page.
(vii) For each multiple choice type of question, it is mandatory to write the correct answer along with its alphabetical

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letter eg. (a) …………./(b)………../(c)………../ (d)……….. No mark(s) shall be given if “ONLY” the correct
answer or the alphabet of the correct answer is written. Only the first attempt will be considered for evaluation.

Section  I

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Q.1. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
i.
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The negation of the proposition “If 2 is prime then 3 is odd”, is ______.
(a) If 2 is not prime, then 3 is not odd.
(b) 2 is prime and 3 is not odd.
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(c) 2 is not prime and 3 is odd.
(d) If 2 is not prime, then 3 is odd.
ii. If A is a non-singular matrix, then det (A1) = _______.
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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) det (A) (d)
det(A)
dy
iii. If y = 2x2 + 22 + a2 then = ______.
dx
(a) 4x + 2a (b) 4x (c) 2x (d) 2x
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iv. If elasticity of demand η = 1 then demand is ______.

(a) constant (b) inelastic (c) unitary elastic (d) elastic
2
 1  x 
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v. dx = ______.
(a) (1 + x)1 + c (b) (1  x)1  x + c
(c) (1  x)1 + c (d) (1  x)1 + x + c
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7
x3
vi. x
7
2
7
dx  _______.

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(a) 7 (b) 49 (c) (d) 0
2

(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each): (3)
i. p˄t≡p
 
f' x
ii.  f  x  dx  f  x   c
dy x
iii. The integrating factor of the differential equation  y  x is e .
dx

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(C) Fill in the following blanks (1 mark each): (3)
i. To find the value of 
1  log x  dx the proper substitution is ______.
x

ii. Using definite integration area of circle x2 + y2 = 25 is ______.

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The order and degree of    3  ye x  0 are ______.

dy d3 y
iii.
 dx  dx

Q.2. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
i. Write converse, inverse and contrapositive of the implication:
“If Sanjay studies, then he will go to college”.

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3 1
ii. If A =   prove that
 1 2 
A2  5A + 7I = 0, where I is 2  2 unit matrix and 0 is zero matrix of order 2.

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dy
iii. Find , if x7  y9 = (x + y)16
dx

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(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each): (8)
i. Solve the differential equation:
x2 y dx  (x3 + y3) dy = 0
ii.
many units the profit will be maximum? ic
The total cost of producing x units is ₹(x2 + 60x + 50) and the price is ₹(180  x) per unit. For how
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x
iii. Evaluate:   x  1  x + 2  dx
2

Q.3. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6)[14]
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i. Using the truth table, verify

p ˄ (q ˅ r) ≡ (p ˄ q) ˅ (p ˄ r)
dy
ii. If x = t  log t, y = tt then show that y = 0.
dx
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iii. Find the area of the region bounded by y = x2 with X-axis and x = 1, x = 4.
(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions: (4)
i. Solve the following equations by method of reduction:
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x + y + z = 1, 2x + 3y + 2z = 2, x + y + 2z = 4
p6
ii. If the demand function is D =   , find the elasticity of demand at p = 4.
 p3
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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity): (4)

x5
3 3
i. Evaluate: 
1
3
x5  3 9 x
dx

Solution:
x5
3 3
Let I = 
1
3
x5  3 9 x
dx …(i)
b b

By property  f (x) dx =  f (a + b  x) dx
a a

3
I= 
1
3
9 x 
dx …(ii)

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Adding (i) and (ii)
x5
3 3 3
I + I = 3 dx +  3 dx
1 x5  3 9 x 1 9 x 

x5  3 9 x
3 3

= 
1
3
x5  3 9 x
dx

2I = 
1
dx

3
=  
1

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 2I =
 I=1
ii. Solve the differential equation:

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dy
 y  2x
dx
Solution:

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dy dy
The differential equation  y  2 x is in the form of + Py  Q
dx dx
where P = 1 and Q = 2x
I. F. = eP dx =


 y =  2x dx  c
ic
The solution of the linear differential equation is
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
 x  dx   c
d
= 2  x  e xdx  e xdx 
 dx 
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 
= 2 x   dx   c
 
x x
 ye = 2xe + 2  e  x dx + c
 e x 
 yex = 2xex + 2  + c
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 1 
 y+ = c ex is the required solution of the given differential equation.

Section  II
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Q.4. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions
(1 mark each): (6)[12]
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i. The payment date after adding 3 days of grace period is known as _______.
(a) The legal due date (b) The nominal due date
(c) Days of grace (d) Date of drawing
ii. bXY  bYX = _______.
(a) v(x) (b) σx (c) r2 (d) (σy)2
iii. If the corner points of the feasible region are (0, 10), (2, 2) and (4, 0) then the point of minimum
z = 3x + 2y is _______.
(a) (2, 4) (b) (0, 10) (c) (4, 0) (d) (2, 2)
iv. If job A to D have processing times 5, 6, 8, 4 on first machine and 4, 7, 9, 10 on second machine
then the optimal sequence is _______.
(a) CDAB (b) DBCA (c) BCDA (d) ADBC

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v. If E(X) = m and Var (X) = m then X follows _______.
(a) Binomial distribution (b) Poisson distribution
(c) Normal distribution (d) (a) and (b) both
 1
vi. If X ~ B  20,  then Var (X) = _______.
 10 
9 5 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d)
5 9 2

(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each) : (3)
i. The amount of claim cannot exceed the amount of loss.

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 p0  q 0  q1 
ii.  100 is Marshall-Edgeworth’s price index number.
 p1  q 0  q1 

iii. If r.v. X assumes values 1, 2, 3, … n with equal probabilities then E(X) =

 n  1 .

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(C) Fill in the blanks (1 mark each): (3)
i. The difference between the banker’s discount and the true discount is called _______.

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ii. A train carries at least twice as many first class passengers (y) as second class passengers (x).
The constraint is given by _______.
x 1
iii. If F(x) is distribution function of discrete r.v. X with p.m.f. P(x) = , for x = 1, 2, 3 and

Q.5. (A)
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P(x) = 0 otherwise then F(4) = _______.
Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each):
3

(6)[14]
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i. A lady plans to save for her daughter’s marriage. She wishes to accumulate a sum of ₹ 4,64,100
at the end of 4 years. What amount should she invest every year if she gets an interest of
10% p.a. compounded annually?
[Given : (1.1)4 = 1.4641].
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ii. The following table shows the production of gasoline in U.S.A. for the years 1962 to 1976:

Production Production
Year Year
(million Barrels) (million Barrels)
1962 0 1970 6
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1963 0 1971 7
1964 1 1972 8
1965 1 1973 9
1966 2 1974 8
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1967 3 1975 9
1968 4 1976 10
1969 5
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Obtain trend values for the above data using 5 yearly moving averages.
iii. Find x if the price index number by simple aggregate method is 125:

Commodity P Q R S T
Base Year Price (in ₹) 8 12 16 22 18
Current Year Price (in ₹) 12 18 x 28 22
(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each) : (8)
i. Minimize: z = 7x + y
Subject to 5x + y  5, x + y ≥ 3, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
ii. A bill of a certain sum drawn on 28th February, 2007 for 8 months was encashed on 26th
March, 2007 for ₹ 10,992 at 14% p.a. Find the face value of the bill.

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iii. There are five jobs, each of which must go through two machines in the order XY. Processing
times (in hours) are given below. Determine the optimal sequence for the jobs that will
minimize the total elapsed time. Also find the total elapsed time and idle time for machine Y.

Job A B C D E
Machine X 10 2 18 6 20
Machine Y 4 12 14 16 8

Q.6. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each) : (6)[14]
i. The two regression equations are 5x  6y + 90 = 0 and 15x  8y  130 = 0. Find x, y , r.

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ii. If  p0q0 = 140,  p0q1 = 200,  p1q0 = 350 and  p1q1 = 460, find Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s,
Dorbish-Bowley’s price index numbers.
iii. Find expected value and variance of X using the following p.m.f.

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x 2 1 0 1 2
P(x) 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.15 0.25

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(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (4 marks each) : (4)
i. The following results were obtained from records of age (X) and systolic blood pressure (Y) of a
group of 10 men:

Mean
Variance
X
50
150
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Y
140
165
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and  xi  x yi  y =1120. Find the prediction of blood pressure of a man of age 40 years.
ii. Following table shows the number of traffic fatalities (in a state) resulting from drunken driving
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for years 1975 to 1983 :

Years 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
No. of deaths 0 6 3 8 2 9 4 5 10
Fit a trend line to the above data by the method of least squares.
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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity) (4 marks each) : (4)
i. A company has a team of four salesmen and there are four districts where the company wants to start
its business. After taking into account the capabilities of salesmen and the nature of districts, the
company estimates that the profit per day in rupees for each salesmen in each district is as below:
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District
Salesmen
1 2 3 4
A 16 10 12 11
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B 12 13 15 15
C 15 15 11 14
D 13 14 14 15
Find the assignment of salesmen to various districts which will yield maximum profit.
Solution: It is a maximization problem. Subtract all the elements from .
1 2 3 4
A 0 6 4 5
B  4 3 1 1 
C 1 1 5 2
 
D 3 2 2 1

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 Subtract the smallest element of each row from the elements of that row:
1 2 3 4
A 0 6 4 5
B  3 2 0 0 
C 0 0 4 1
 
D 2 1 1 0
 Subtract the smallest element of each column from the elements of that column:
1 2 3 4
A 0 6 4 5
B  3 0 

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2 0
C 0 0 4 1
 
D 2 1 1 0
 Since the number of lines covering zeros is equal to the order of matrix, the optimal solution has reached:

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1 2 3 4
A 0 6 4 5
B  3 2 0 0 

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C 0 0 4 1
 
D 2 1 1 0

The optimal solution is obtained:

Salesmen
A
Districts
1
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B
C
D 4 15
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 Total profit = ₹

ii. If X has Poisson distribution with parameter m and P[X = 2] = P[X = 3], then find P[X  2].
[Given : e3 = 0.0497]
Solution :
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X ~ P(m)
e m m x
 P[X = x] =
x!
m 2
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e m
 P[X = 2] =
2!
 P[X = 3] =
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Now P[X = 2] = P[X = 3]

e m m2 e m m3
 
2! 3!
 m=
Now, P[X  2] = 1 
= 1  [P(X = 0) + P(X = 1)]
 e 3  30 e 3  31 
=1   
 0! 1! 
= 1  e3 [1+3]
= 1  0.0497  4
Hence P[X  2] is

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER : MARCH 2024

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 80

General instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 6 questions divided into two sections.
(iii) Write answers of Section-I and Section-II in the same answer book.
(iv) Use of logarithmic tables is allowed. Use of calculator is not allowed.
(v) For L.P.P. graph paper is not necessary. Only rough sketch of graph is expected.

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(vi) Start answer to each question on a new page.
(vii) For each multiple choice type of question, it is mandatory to write the correct answer along with its
alphabetical letter eg.
(a) …………./(b)………../(c)………../ (d)……….. No mark(s) shall be given if “ONLY” the correct

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answer or the alphabet of the correct answer is written. Only the first attempt will be considered for
evaluation.

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Section  I
Q.1. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions [12]

i.
(1 mark each):
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Which of the following is not a statement?
(6)

(A) Smoking is injurious to health (B) 2 + 2 = 4

(C) 2 is the only even prime number (D) Come here
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ii. If x + y + z = 3, x + 2y + 3z = 4, x + 4y + 9z = 6 then (y, z) = _____.
(A) (–1, 0) (B) (1, 0) (C) (1, –1) (D) (–1, 1)

 ex 
P

dy
iii. If y = log  2 
, then =?
x
  dx
2 x x2 ex xe
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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x x ex ex

dx
iv. The value of  1 x
is _______.
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(A) 2 1 x  c (B) 2 1  x  c
(C) x c (D) x+c
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dx
v.   x  8 x  7  = ______.

1 x2 1 x 8
(A) log c (B) log c
15 x 1 15 x7
1 x 8
(C) log c (D) (x – 8) (x + 7) + c
15 x7

vi. The differential equation of y = k1ex + k2e –x is :

d2 y d 2 y dy
(A) –y=0 (B)  0
dx 2 dx 2 dx
d2 y dy d2 y
(C)  y 0 (D) +y=0
dx 2 dx dx 2
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(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each): (3)
b b
i.  f ( x)dx   f (t)dt
a a

x 1
ii. For   x  1 3
ex dx = ex f (x) + c, f (x) = (x +1)2

iii. Order and degree of a differential equation are always positive integers.
(C) Fill in the following blanks (1 mark each): (3)
i. The slope of tangent at any point (a, b) is called as ______.

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ii. If f’ (x) = + x and f (1) = then f (x) = log x + + ______.
x 2 2

iii. A solution of differential equation which can be obtained from the general solution by giving
particular values to the arbitrary constants is called ______ solution.

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Q.2. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6) [14]
i. Examine whether the following statement pattern is tautology, a contradiction or contingency

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~ p (p  ~ q)

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ii. Find if, x = e3t, y = e(4t + 5)
dx

7 3 0 
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0 2 3 T T
iii. If A =   , B =  2 1 4  then find A + 4B .
 0 4 2   

(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each):

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(8)
i. Consider the following statements.
a. If D is dog, then D is very good.
b. If D is very good, then D is dog.
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c. If D is not very good, then D is not a dog.

d. If D is not a dog, then D is not very good.
Identify the pairs of statements having the same meaning. Justify.
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ii. Determine the minimum value of the function:

f (x) = 2x3 – 21x2 + 36x – 20.
iii. Find the area of the regions bounded by the line y = –2x, the X - axis and the lines x = –1 and
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x = 2.
Q.3. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6) [14]
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x
i. Find if, y = x e
dx

ii. If f’ (x) = 4x3 – 3x2 + 2x + k, f(0) = 1 and f (1) = 4, find f (x).

iii. Obtain the differential equation whose general solution is x3 + y3 = 35 ax.
(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (4 marks each): (4)
 3 1 5
i. Find the inverse of  2 7 8 by adjoint method.
1 2 5

ii. The consumption expenditure Ec of a person with income x, is given by

Ec = 0.0006x2 + 0.003x. Find average propensity to consume (APC), marginal propensity to
consume (MPC) when his income is ` 200. Also find his marginal propensity to save (MPS).
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(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity) (4 marks each): (4)
i. Complete the following activity :
2 2
dx dx
0 4  x  x 2 =  x
0
2
 
2
dx
= 
0 x  x 
1
2
 4
4
2
dx
=  2
1
 
2
x  
0

 2
 20  4 17 

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1
= log  
17  20  4 17 

ii. The rate of growth of population is proportional to the number of inhabitants. If the
population doubles in 25 years and the present population is 1,00,000, when will the city have

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population 4,00,000?
Solution:
Let ‘P’ be the population at time ‘t’.

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Since rate of growth of population is proportional to the no. of inhabitants :
dP
P
dt

 Differential equation can be written as

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= kP.
dt
where k is constant of proportionality.
dP
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 = k  dt.
P
On integrating we get
= kt + c ....(i)
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a. When t = 0, P = 1,00,000
 from (i)
log 1,00,000 = k (0) + c
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 c=
 P 
 log   = kt .... (ii)
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 1,00,000 

b. When t = 25, P = 2,00,000

as population doubles in 25 years.
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 from (ii) log 2 = 25 k

 k=
 P   1 
 log     log 2  t
 1,00,000   25 

c.  when P = 4,00,000
 4,00,000   1 
 log     log 2  t
 1,00,000   25 
 1 
 log 4 =  log 2  t
 25 
 t= years

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Section  II
Q.4. (A) Select and write the correct answer of the following multiple choice type of questions [12]
(1 mark each): (6)
i. The difference between face value and present worth is called _______.
(A) Banker’s discount (B) True discount
(C) Banker’s gain (D) Cash value

ii. In an ordinary annuity, payments or receipts occur at _______.

(A) beginning of each period (B) end of each period
(C) mid of each period (D) quarterly basis
iii. bxy and byx are _______.
(A) Independent of change of origin and scale.

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(B) Independent of change of origin but not of scale.
(C) Independent of change of scale but not of origin.
(D) Affected by change of origin and scale.
iv. Dorbish-Bowley’s Price Index Number is given by _______.

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p q  p q
1 0 0 1 p q
1 1

p0q 0

(A) p q p q
0 1 1 0
 100 (B) p q
0 0  p1q1  100

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2 2
p q
1 0
 p q
1 1 p q
0 0

p 0q1

(C) p q
0 0 p q
0 1
 100 (D) p q
1 0  p1q1  100
2 2
v.
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Objective function of L.P.P. is ______.
(A) a constraint
(B) a function to be maximised or minimised.
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(C) a relation between the decision variables
(D) a feasible region
vi. To use the Hungarian method, a profit maximization assignment problem requires ________.
(A) Converting all profits to opportunity losses.
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(B) A dummy person or job

(C) Matrix expansion
(D) Finding the maximum number of lines to cover all the zeros in the reduced matrix.
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(B) State whether the following statements are true or false (1 mark each) : (3)
i. Broker is an agent who gives a guarantee to seller that the buyers will pay the selling price
of goods.
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p0q 0
ii. pq 100 is the Value Index Number by simple aggregate method.
1 1

iii. The optimum value of the objective function of L.P.P. occurs at the center of the feasible
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region.
(C) Fill in the blanks (1 mark each): (3)
i. The banker’s discount is always ______ than the true discount.
ii. The cost of living index number using Weighted Relative Method is given by _______.
iii. The time interval between starting the first job and completing the last job including the
idle time (if any) in a particular order by the given set of machines is called _______.
Q.5. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each): (6) [14]
i. Deepak’s salary was increased from ` 4,000 to ` 5,000. The sales being the same, due to
reduction in the rate of commission from 3% to 2%, his income remains unchanged. Find
his sales.
ii. For a bivariate data, the regression co-efficient of Y on X is 0.4 and the regression co-
efficient of X on Y is 0.9. Find the value of variance of Y if variance of X is 9.

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iii. The following table shows the index of industrial production for the period from 1976 to
1985, using the year 1976 as the base year. Obtain the trend values for the following data
using 4 yearly centered moving averages:
Year 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Index 0 2 3 3 2 4 5 6 7 10

(B) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (4 marks each) : (8)
i. If for the following data, Walsh’s Price Index Number is 150, find ‘x’:
Base Year Current Year
Commodity Price Quantity Price Quantity
p0 q0 p1 q1
A 5 3 10 3

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B x 4 16 9
C 15 5 23 5
D 10 2 26 8

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ii. A toy manufacturing company produces five types of toys. Each toy has to go through three
machines A, B and C in the order ABC. The time required in hours for each process is
given in the following table:

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Type 1 2 3 4 5
Machine A 10 20 12 14 22
Machine B 10 12 4 6 8
Machine C 8
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18 16 12 10
Find the total elapsed time and also find idle time for machine B.
iii. A random variable X has the following probability distribution:
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x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 2 2
P (x) k 2k 2k 3k k 2k 7k + k
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Find: (a) k (b) P (X < 3) (c) P (X > 6)

Q.6. (A) Attempt any TWO of the following questions (3 marks each) : (6) [14]
i. The building is insured for 75% of its value. The annual premium at 0.70 percent amounts to
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` 2,625. If the building is damaged to the extent of 60% due to fire, how much can be claimed
under the policy?
ii. Three new machines M1, M2, M3 are to be installed in a machine shop. There are four vacant
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places A, B, C, D. Due to limited space, machine M2 can not be placed at B. The cost matrix
(in hundred `) is as follows::
Places
Machine
A B C D
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M1 13 10 12 11
M2 15 - 13 20
M3 5 7 10 6
Determine the optimum assignment schedule and find the minimum cost.
iii. The eggs are drawn successively with replacement from a lot containing 10% defective eggs.
Find the probability that there is at least one defective egg in the lot of 10 eggs.
(B) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (4 marks each) : (4)
i. Following table shows the all India infant mortality rates (per ‘000) for years 1980 to 2010:
Year 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
IMR 10 7 5 4 3 1 0
Fit the trend line to the above data by the method of least squares.
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ii. Minimize : z = 6x + 2y
Subject to : x + 2y  3,
x + 4y  4,
3x + y  3,
x  0, y  0
(C) Attempt any ONE of the following questions (Activity) (4 marks each) : (4)
i. For a bivariate data x = 10, y = 12, V(X) = 9, y = 4 and r = 0.6
Estimate y when x = 5
Solution:
Line of regression of Y on X is
Y– y = X  x

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y
 Y – 12 = r  (X – 10)
x
4
 Y – 12 = 0.6  (X – 10)

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 When x = 5
Y – 12 = (5 – 10)

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 Y – 12 = –4
 Y=

ii. If X ~ P(m) with P(X = 1) = P(X = 2) then find the mean and P(X = 2).
Given e–2 = 0.1353
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Solution:
Since P(X = 1) = P(X = 2)
e m1 e m m 2
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 
1!

 m=
e 2  22
P

 P(X = 2) = =
2!
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