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CLASS – XII
SUBJECT- APPLIED MATHEMATICS (241)
Time: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks:80

General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory.
2. Section - A carries 20 marks weightage, Section - B carries 10 marks weightage, Section - C
carries 18 marks weightage, Section - D carries 20 marks weightage and Section - E carries 3
case-based with total weightage of 12 marks.
3. Section – A: It comprises of 20 MCQs of 1 mark each.
4. Section – B: It comprises of 5 VSA type questions of 2 marks each.
5. Section – C: It comprises of 6 SA type of questions of 3 marks each.
6. Section – D: It comprises of 4 LA type of questions of 5 marks each.
7. Section – E: It has 3 case studies. Each case study comprises of 3 case-based questions, where 2
VSA type questions are of 1 mark each and 1 SA type question is of 2 marks. Internal choice is
provided in 2 marks question in each case-study.
8. Internal choice is provided in 2 questions in Section - B, 2 questions in Section – C, 2 questions
in Section - D. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.

Section A(Each question carries 1 mark)

(All questions are compulsory. No internal choice is provided in this section)
Q1 (8 x 14) in 12 hours clock is :
a) 4 O’clock b) 8O’clock c) 6 O’clock d) 2 O’clock
Q2 Solution set of the inequality 2a < a – 4 ≤ 3a + 8 is :
a) -6 ≤ a < -4 b) -6 ≤ a ≤ -4 c) -6 < a ≤ -4 d) -6 < a < -4
Q3 A statement made about a population parameter for testing purpose is called :
a) statistic b) parameter c) hypothesis d) level of significance
Q4 If we reject the null hypothesis when it is true, we might be making
a) Type – I error b) Type – II error c) a correct decision d) a wrong decision
Q5 An outlet pipe can empty a cistern in 30 minutes. What part of the cistern will be emptied
in 12 minutes ?
a) 0.35 b) 0.4 c) 0.28 d) 0.3
Q6 A specified characteristic of a population is knows as a :
a) sample b) statistic c) forecast d) parameter

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Q7 The time taken by a carpenter to make a chair is 4 hour. What is the maximum number of chairs he

can make if he has 7 hours to make them ?

a) 5 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9
Q8 At what rate of interest will the present value of a perpetuity of Rs.300 payable at the end of every
quarter be Rs.24000?
a) 6% b) 8 % c) 10 % d) 5 %
𝑎
Q9 If ∫0 3𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 = 8, then a equals
a) 2 b) - 2 c) 8 d) -8
Q10 The rise in prices before Diwali is an example of
a) Seasonal trend b) cyclical trend c) long term trend d) irregular trend
Q11 A vehicle costing Rs. 125000 has a scrap value of Rs.25000. If annual depreciation charge is
Rs.12500, then useful life of the vehicle is :
a) 4 years b) 6 years c) 8 years d) 10 years
Q12. If the objective function for a L.P.P is Z = 3x + 4y and the corner points for bounded feasible region
are (9, 0), (4, 3), (2, 5) and (0, 8), then the minimum value of z occurs at
a) (0, 8) b) (2, 5) c) (4, 3) d) (9, 0)

Q13 y = aex + be- x , where a and b are arbitrary constants satisfies which of the following differential

equation ?

𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
𝑎) +y=0 b) –y=0 c) 2 - y= 0 d) +y=0
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2

Q14 A person invested Rs. 20000 in a mutual fund in year 2010. If the value of mutual fund increased to
Rs. 32000 in year 2015, then compound annual growth rate of his investment is
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(use (1.6)5 = 1.098)
a) 9.8 % b) 10.98 % c) 98 % d) 1.098 %
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Q15 In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16 3 % on selling the mixture at cost price ?
a) 1 : 6 b) 6 : 1 c) 3 : 2 d) 2 : 3
Q16 The method of sampling in which the selection of members from the population is random such that
each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected is called :
a) probability sampling b) population
c) non – probability sampling d) none of these
Q17 A fund which is created to accumulate money over the years to discharge a future obligation is :
a) perpetuity b) sinking fund c) loan d) none of these
Q18 A simple random sample consists of four observations 1, 3, 5, 7. What is the point estimate of
population standard deviation ?

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 a) 2.3 b) 2.58 c) 2.87 d) 3.1
For questions 19 and 20, two statements are given one labelled Assertion(A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (i), (ii), (iii)
and (iv) as given below:
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion
(iii) A is true, but R is false (iv) A is false, but R is true
Q19 In binomial distribution n = 200 and p = 0.04. Taking Poisson distribution as an approximation to the
binomial distribution ,
Assertion (A) : Mean of Poisson distribution = 8
512
Reason (R) : In Poisson distribution , P(X = 4) = 3𝑒 8

a) (i) b) (ii) c) (iii) d) (iv)

Q20 Assertion (A) : If the nominal rate of interest is 12.5 % and the inflation is 2 %, then the effective
rate of interest is 10.5 %
Reason (R) : Effective rate of interest = Nominal rate – inflation rate
a) (i) b) (ii) c) (iii) d) (iv)
Section B(Each question carries 2 marks)
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question only)
Q21 What amount is received at the end of every 6 months forever, if Rs.72000 kept in a bank earns 8 %
per annum compounded half yearly ?
Q22 If |𝑥 − 2 − 3 3𝑥 2𝑥 | = 3, find the integral value(s) of x
OR
If A = [3 − 2 4 − 2 ] , then find k so that A2 = kA – 2 I
Q23 Vitamins A and B are found in two different foods F1 and F2 One unit of food F1 contains two units
of Vitamin A and 3 units of Vitamin B, one unit of food F2 contains 4 units of Vitamin A and 2 units
of Vitamin B, one unit of food F1 and F2 cost Rs.5 and Rs.2.5 respectively. The minimum daily
requirements for a person of Vitamin A and B are 40 and 50 units respectively. Assuming that
anything in excess of daily minimum requirement of Vitamin A and B is not harmful, find out the
optimum mixture of food F1 and F2 at the minimum cost which meets the daily minimum
requirement of Vitamin A and B. Formulate this problem as an L.P.P
Q24 Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank together in 8 hours. After working as it together for 2 hours, B
is closed and A and C can fill the remaining part in 9 hours. Find the time in which B alone can fill
the tank.
OR
In a 500 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants A and B is 4 : 5. If A has a start of 180 m,
then find the distance by which A wins.

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Q25 A person invested Rs.200000 in a fund for one year. At the end of the year , the investment was
worth Rs.216000. Calculate his rate of return.
Section C(Each question carries 3 marks)
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question only)
Q26 Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = 3x4 – 4x3 – 12x2 + 5 is strictly increasing or strictly
decreasing.
Q27 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
1 𝑥 𝑒𝑥 3𝑥 + 1
Q28 Evaluate ∫0 (𝑥 + 1)2
dx OR Evaluate ∫ (𝑥 − 1)2 ( 𝑥 + 3)
dx
𝑥2
Q29 The demand and supply functions for a commodity are p d = 56 – x2 and ps = 8 + . Find the
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consumer’s surplus and producer’s surplus at equilibrium price.

OR
Find the particular solution of the differential equation x(1 + 𝑦 2 )dx – y( 1 + 𝑥 2 )dy = 0, given that
y = 1 , when x = 0
Q30 Mr. Sharma borrowed Rs.1000000 from a bank to purchase a house and decided to repay the loan by
equal monthly installments in 10 years. If bank charges interest at 9 % p.a compounded monthly,
calculate the EMI. (Given (1.0075)120 = 2.4514)
Q31 A machine costing Rs.200000 has effective life of 7 years and its scrap value is Rs. 30000.What
amount should the company put into a sinking fund earning 5 % per annum, so that it can replace the
machine after its useful life ? Assume that a new machine will cost Rs.300000 after 7 years.
(Given (1.05)7 = 1.407)
Section D(Each question carries 5 marks)
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question only)
Q32 Find graphically, the minimum value of z = 60x + 15y, subject to constraints given below :
x + y ≤ 50, 3x + y ≤ 90 , x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
Q33 Solve the following system of equation using matrix method.
6x + y – 3z – 5 = 0 ; x + 3y – 2z – 5 = 0; 2x + y + 4z – 8 = 0
Q34 A particular river near a small-town floods and overflows twice in every 10-years on an 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. (use 𝑒 −2 = 0.1353)
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 The weights of students of class XII follow normal distribution with mean 50 kg and standard
deviation 2 kg. Find the probability that a student selected at random will have weight
(i) Less than 45 kg (ii) More than 54 kg (iii) Between 48 and 56 kg
Q35 For the following data, fit a straight line trend by method of least squares. Tabulate the trend values
and also estimate the most likely sales for the year 2007.
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Sales 10 20 30 56 40 60
(in Rs. lakhs)
OR
The number of letters , in hundreds , posted in a certain city on each day for a week is given as
follows: 35, 70, 36, 59, 62, 60, 71.
Calculate the three day moving averages and display these graphically.
SECTION – E
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question only)
Q36 Case study - I
Boats and streams :- Shanu is rowing a boat. He takes 6 hours to row 48 km upstream whereas he
takes 3 hours to go the same distance downstream. Based on the above informations, answer the
following questions:

(i) What is his speed of rowing in still water ? (1)

(ii) What is the speed of the stream ? (1)
(iii) The stream is flowing at the rate of 4 km/h. If Shanu rows a certain distance upstream in 3.5
hours and returns to the same place in 1.5 hours, then what is the speed of the boat in still
water ?
OR
With reference to the above information, what is the total distance covered by Shanu ? (2)
Q37 Case study – II

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 A cable network provider in a small town has 500 subscribers and he used to collect Rs.300 per
month from each subscriber. He proposes to increase the monthly charges and it is believed from
past experience that for every increase of Rs.1, one subscriber will discontinue the service.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) If Rs.x is the monthly increase in subscription amount, then find the total revenue (1)
(ii) What is the increase in charges per subscriber that yields maximum revenue ? (1)
(iii) Find the total number of subscribers which gives the maximum revenue (2)
OR
What is the maximum revenue generated ?
Q38 Case study – III
The binomial distribution with parameters n and p is the discrete probability distribution.The
probability distribution is given as
P(X = r) = nCr pr qn – r, r = 0, 1, 2, 3, ….n, p, q > 0 such that (p + q)n = 1, where n is the number of
trials , p = probability of success and q = probability of failure.

A fair coin is tossed 6 times. Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) What is the probability of getting exactly four heads (1)
(ii) Find P(X = 0) (1)
(iii) What is the probability of getting atleast four heads
OR
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In a binomial experiment , if n = 5 and P(x = 0) = 243, then evaluate P(X = 3) (2)