ANDHRA EDUCATION SOCIETY SR SEC SCHOOL

Prasadnagar, karolbagh, New delhi 110005

XII APPLIED MATHEMATICS TERM I

Class 12 - Applied Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:

This question paper contains three sections – A, B and C. Each part is compulsory.

Section - A has 20 MCQs, attempt any 16 out of 20.

Section - B has 20 MCQs, attempt any 16 out of 20

Section - C has 10 MCQs, attempt any 8 out of 10.

There is no internal choice in any section.
All Questions carry equal Marks.

Section A
Attempt any 16 questions
1. (49 + 57) (mod 50) is [1]

a) 6 b) 4

c) 5 d) 7
2. The solution of system of linear inequalities in x represented on line as [1]
  
i. x ∈ (−∞, -4) ∪ [3, ∞)
ii. x ∈ (−∞, -4] ∪ (5, ∞)
iii. x ∈ (−∞, -3) ∪ (5, ∞)
iv. x ∈ (−∞, -4) ∪ [5, ∞)

a) Option (iii) b) Option (ii)

c) Option (iv) d) Option (i)

3. Let X represent the difference between the number of heads and the number of tails obtained [1]
when a coin is tossed 6 times. What are possible values of X?

a) X = 6, 5, 2, 0 b) X = 6, 4, 2, 0

c) X = 6, 3, 2, 1 d) X = 6, 4, 2, 1
4. Out of the following matrices, choose that matrix which is a scalar matrix: [1]

a) 0 0 b) ⎡
0 0
⎤
[ ]
0 0 ⎢0 0⎥
⎣ ⎦
0 0

c) d) 0 0 0
[ ]
0 0 0

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 0
⎡ ⎤

⎢0⎥
⎣ ⎦
0

5. A fair coin is tossed 100 times. The probability of getting tails an odd number of times is [1]

a) none of these b) 3

c) d)
1 1

2 8

⎡
0 0 4
⎤ [1]
6. The matrix A = ⎢ 0 4 0⎥ is a
⎣ ⎦
4 0 0

a) none of these b) unit matrix

c) diagonal matrix d) square matrix

7. Paasche's price index number is also called: [1]

a) Current year weighted b) Base year weighted

c) Consumer price index d) Simple aggregative index

8. Which one of the following is a scalar matrix? [1]

a) −8 0 b) 1 1
[ ] [ ]
0 −8 1 1

c) None of these d) 6 0
[ ]
0 3

9. While computing a weighted index, the current period quantities are used in the: [1]

a) Marshall Edgeworth method b) Fisher's ideal method

c) Laspeyre's method d) Paasche's method

10. An urn contains 5 red and 2 black balls. Two balls are randomly drawn. Let X represent the [1]
number of black balls. What are the possible values of X? Is X a random variable?

a) X = 2, 3, 4; no b) X = 2, 3, 5; yes

c) X = 2, 1, 3; yes d) X = 0, 1, 2; yes
11. If d is the determinant of a square matrix A of order n, then the determinant of its adjoint is [1]

a) dn b) d

c) dn+1 d) dn-1

12. A square matrix A is called singular if det. A is [1]

a) Non–zero b) 0

c) Negative d) Positive
13. (-6 × 5) (mod 7) is [1]

a) 2 b) -5

c) -2 d) 5
14. If x is a negative integer, then the solution set of -12x > 30 is [1]

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 a) {-2, -1} b) {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2 ...}

c) {..., -5, -4, -3, -2} d) {..., -5, -4, -3}

15. Let X be a discrete random variable assuming values x1 , x2 , ..., xn with probabilities p1 , p2 , [1]

..., pn , respectively. Then variance of X is given by

a) E (X2) – [E (X)]2 b) E (X2)

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
c) E (X2) + E (X) d) 2
√E (X ) − [E(X)]2

16. A random variable X taking values 0, 1, 2, ..., n is said to have a binomial distribution with [1]
parameters n and p, if its probability distribution is given by

a) P(X = r) = Crn pr q n−r−2 b) P(X = r) = Crn pr q n−r

c) P(X = r) = Crn p2r q n−r d) P(X = r) = Cr−2

n r
p q
n−r

17. Laspeyre's price index number is also called: [1]

a) Current year weighted b) Base year weighted

c) Simple aggregative index d) Cost of living index

18. A dice is thrown twice, the probability of occurring of 5 atleast once is [1]

a) none of these b)
35

36

c) 11
d) 7

36 12

19. The probability that a person is not a swimmer is 0.3. The probability that out of 5 persons 4 [1]
are swimmers is

a) 5C (0.7) (0.3)4 b) 5C (0.7)4 (0.3)

1 4

c) (0.7)4 (0.3) d) 5C4 (0.7) (0.3)4

⎡
0 −5 8
⎤ [1]
20. The matrix A = ⎢ 5 0 12 ⎥ is a:
⎣ ⎦
−8 −12 0

a) symmetric matrix b) skew-symmetric matrix

c) scalar matrix d) diagonal matrix

Section B
Attempt any 16 questions
21. For the following probability distribution: [1]

X -4 -3 -2 -1 0

P(X) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

The value of E(X) is:

a) -1 b) 0

c) -1.8 d) -2
22. In a 100 m race A and B are two participants. If A runs at 5 kilometer per hour and A gives B a [1]
start of 8 m and still beats him by 8 seconds, then the speed of B is:

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 a) 5.15 km/hr b) 4.4 km/hr

c) 4.14 km/hr d) 4.25 km/hr

23. The index for the base period is always taken as [1]

a) 100 b) 0

c) 1 d) 200
24. A random variable has the following probability distribution: [1]

X = xi 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

P(X = xi) 0 2p 2p 3p p2 2p2 7p2 2p

The value of p is:

−1
a) 1
b)
5 10

c) d) -1
1

10

5 x [1]
25. If A = [ ] and A = AT, then x is
y 0

a) x = 0, y = 5 b) none of these

c) x = y d) x + y = 5
26. The ordinate of the point on the y-axis, which is equidistant from (– 4, 1) and (2, 3) is: [1]

a) 1 b) 2

c) -1 d) -2
27. If the mean and standard deviation of a binomial distribution are 12 and 2 respectively, then [1]
the value of its parameter p is

a) 1
b) 1

4 2

c) 2
d) 1

3 3

28. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes [1]
are opened together, the time taken by them to half-full the cistern is

a) 12 minutes b) 9 minutes

c) 18 minutes d) 6 minutes
0 2 0 3a [1]
29. If A = [ ] and kA = [ , then the values of k, a, b, are respectively
]
3 −4 2b 24

a) -6, -4, -9 b) -6, 12, 18

c) -6, -12, -18 d) -6, 4, 9

∣1 1 1 ∣ [1]
∣ ∣
30. 1 1+ x 1 =?
∣ ∣
∣1 1 1+ y ∣

a) None of these b) xy

c) (x - y) d) (x + y)

31. The function f(x) = 2x3 - 15x2 + 36x + 4 is maximum at x = [1]

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 a) 4 b) 3

c) 0 d) 2
32. A and B started a business investing ₹85,000 and ₹15,000 respectively. In what ratio the profit [1]
earned after 2 years be divided between A and B respectively?

a) 17 : 3 b) 3 : 5

c) 15 : 23 d) 3 : 4

33. If X has a Poisson distribution such that P(X = 1) = P(X = 2) and e-2 = 0.1353, then P(X = 4) is [1]

a) 0.0213 b) 0.0902

c) 0.9098 d) 0.9787
34. The length of rectangle is double the breadth. If the minimum perimeter of the rectangle is [1]
120 cm, then

a) breadth ≥ 20 cm b) breadth > 20 cm

c) breadth ≤ 20 cm d) breadth < 20 cm

⎡
a 0 0
⎤ [1]
35. If A = ⎢ 0 a 0⎥ , then the value of |adj A| is
⎣ ⎦
0 0 a

a) a9 b) a2

c) a6 d) a27

36. Which index number is called ideal index number [1]

a) Marshall Edgeworth formula b) Fisher's ideal formula

c) Family budget method formula d) Paasche's formula

37. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing ₹ 85 per kg and ₹ 100 per kg [1]
respectively so as to get a mixture worth ₹ 92 per kg?

a) 8 : 7 b) 5 : 7

c) 7 : 8 d) 7 : 5

38. 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

⎡
2 λ −3
⎤ [1]
39. If A = ⎢ 0 2 5 ⎥ , then A-1 exists if
⎣ ⎦
1 1 3

a) λ ≠ -2 b) λ ≠ 2

c) λ =2 d) none of these

40. The function f(x) = 2log (x - 2) - x2 + 4x + 1 increases on the interval [1]

a) (1, 2) ∪ (3, ∞) b) (2 ,4)

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 c) (−∞, 1) ∪ (2, 3) d) (1 , 3)
Section C
Attempt any 8 questions

⎡
1 0 0
⎤ [1]
41. The matrix A = ⎢ 0 2 0⎥ is
⎣ ⎦
0 0 4

a) symmetric matrix b) identity matrix

c) skew-symmetric matrix d) diagonal matrix

42. In a 500 m race, the ratio of speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. If A gets a start of 140 m, [1]
then he wins by:

a) 10 m b) 60 m

c) 20 m d) 40 m
10 0 [1]
43. For any 2 × 2 matrix, if A (Adj A) = [ ] , then |A| is equal to
0 10

a) 10 b) 0

c) 100 d) 20
44. The solution of the linear inequality in x represented on number line as [1]

a) x ∈ [4, ∞) b) x ∈ (−∞, 4)

c) x ∈ (4, ∞) d) x ∈ (∞, 4]

⎡
2 0 −3
⎤ [1]
45. If A = ⎢ 4 3 1⎥ is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix,
⎣ ⎦
−5 7 2

then the symmetric matrix is

a) ⎡
2 2 −4
⎤ b) ⎡
2 4 −5
⎤

⎢ 2 3 4⎥ ⎢ 0 3 7⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
−4 4 2 −3 1 2

c) ⎡
4 4 −8
⎤ d) ⎡
1 0 0
⎤

⎢ 4 6 8⎥ ⎢0 1 0⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
−8 8 4 0 0 1

Question No. 46 to 50 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:
Mohit wants to prepare a handmade gift box for her friend’s birthday at home. For making the lower
part of the box, she takes a square piece of cardboard of side 20 cm.

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46. If x cm be the length of each side of the square cardboard which is to be cut off from corners [1]
of the square piece of side 20 cm, then a possible value of x will be given by the interval.

a) None of these b) (0, 10)

c) (0, 3) d) [0, 20]

47. Volume of the open box formed by folding up the cutting corner can be expressed as [1]
x
a) V = x(20 - 2x)(20 - 2x) b) V = 3
(20 - 2x)(20 + 2x)
x
c) V = x(20 - 2x)(20 - x) d) V = (20 + x)(20 - x)
2

dV
48. The values of x for which = 0, are [1]
dx

a) 10, b) 0, 10
10

c) 0, d) 3, 4
10

49. Mohit is interested in maximising the volume of the box. So, what should be the side of the [1]
square to be cut off so that the volume of the box is maximum?

a) 12 cm b) cm
10

c) 8 cm d) 2 cm
50. The maximum value of the volume is [1]

a) 16000
cm3 b) 11000
cm3
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c) 17000
cm3 d) 8000
cm3
27 27

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