TVSCC Common Examination

Date: 1/11/2021
Class : XII Marks : 40
Subject: Applied Math Time : 90 mins

General Instructions:

1. This question paper contains three sections A,B and C. Each part is
compulsory.
2. Section A has 20 MCQ, attempt any 16 out of 20.
3. Section B has 20 MCQ , attempt any 16 out of 20.
4. Section C has 10 MCQ , attempt any 8 out of 10.
5. There is no internal choice in any session,
6. All Questions carry equal marks:
Section –A
In this section, attempt any 16 questions out of Questions 1-20.
Each Question is of 1 mark weightage.
1) (18x10) mod 7 is
a) 4 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5
2) Given that x, y and b are real numbers and x<y, b<0 then
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
a) 𝑏 < 𝑏 b)𝑏 ≤ 𝑏 c) 𝑏 > 𝑏 d) 𝑏 ≥ 𝑏
3) A Person can row a boat at 5km/hr in still water .It takes him thrice as long to row
upstream as to row down stream. Find the rate at which the stream is flowing
a) 4km/hr b) 3km/hr c) 2.5km/hr d) 3.5km./hr
4) What is the remainder when 2 is divided by 18
200

a) 111 b) 4 c) 8 d) 91
5) If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |A|=9 the value
|2 adj A| is a) 468 b) 648 c) 888 d) none of these
6) If A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a square matrix of order 3 and 𝐴𝑖𝑗 denote co-factor of the element
𝑎𝑖𝑗 in |A| then the value of |A| is given by
a) 𝑎11 𝐴11 + 𝑎12 𝐴12 + 𝑎13 𝐴13 c) 𝑎11 𝐴11 + 𝑎21 𝐴21 + 𝑎13 𝐴13
b) 𝑎11 𝐴21 + 𝑎12 𝐴22 + 𝑎13 𝐴23 d) 𝑎11 𝐴11 + 𝑎22 𝐴12 + 𝑎13 𝐴13
1 2
7) For what value of K. inverse does not exist for the matrix ( )
𝑘 6
a) 3 b) 0 c) 2 d) 6
8) If solving a system of linear equations in 3 variables by Cramer’s rule, we get ∆= 0
and atleast one ∆𝑥 , ∆𝑦 , ∆𝑧 of is non-zero, then the system of linear equations has
a) no solution b) unique solution c) infinitely many solutions
d) trivial solution
9) The interval in which the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 1 is increasing in
a) [−2, 1] b) (−∞, 1]

c) (−∞, −2] ∪ [1, ∞) d) (−∞, −1] ∪ [2, ∞)

10) The cost function of a firm is given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 6. The average cost

function firm at x=3 is

a) 11 b) 17 c) 9 d) 27
𝜋
11) The point on the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 where the tangent makes an angle of
2
with x-axis
4
is
1 1 1 1
a) (4 , 2 ) b) (2 , 4 ) c) (3, 3) d) (4,2)

12) If the mean and variance of a probability distribution are 4 and 2 respectively
then the probability of 2 successes is
7 1 37 219
𝑎) 𝑏) 𝑐) 𝑑)
64 2 256 256

13) If X has a Poisson distribution such that P(X=1) = P(X=2) then the value of P(X=4)
is (𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒 −2 = 0.1353)
a) 0.0213 b) 0.9787 c) 0.0902 d) 0.9098

14) The mean of a distribution is 60 with standard deviation 5, assuming that the
distribution is normal, what percentage of items lie between 65 and 75
a)15.74 b) 18.74 Z 1 2 3
c) 19.74 d) 20.74 0.3413 0.4772 0.4987
P(Z)

15) A box contains 100 bulbs of which 10 are defective. The probability that,
out of , a sample of 5 bulbs is drawn, one by one with replacement, none is
defective
9 5 1 5 9 10
𝑎) ( ) b) ( ) c) ( ) d) none of these.
10 10 10
16) A random variable X has the following probability distribution

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
K k 2k 3k k2 2 k2 7 k2 2k
P(X)
Find K
1 2 3 2
a) b) c) d)
10 5 10 7

17) Total number of possible matrices of order 3x3 with each entry 0 or 1 is

a) 9 b) 27 c) 81 d) 512.
18) Given that ∑ 𝑝0 𝑞0 = 700 ∑ 𝑝1 𝑞1 = 1450 ∑ 𝑝1 𝑞0 = 855
∑ 𝑝1 𝑞1 = 1300 where subscripts 0 and 1 are used for base year and

current year respectively, the Laspeyre’s index number is

a)120.23 b)122.14 c) 118.46 d) 119.35

19) The index number for the base year is
a) 200 b)100 c) 50 d) 10

20) Price relative of coal is 125 in 2011 compared to 2010. If the coal costs Rs.8 per kg
in 2010, then it’s cost in 2011 is
a) Rs. 6 per kg b) Rs.8 per kg c) Rs.10 per kg d)Rs.12 per kg

II Section-B
In this section, attempt any 16 questions out of Questions 21-40.
Each Question is of 1-mark weightage.
2
21) A runs 1 3 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the
winning post be so that A and B may reach it at the same time
a) 120 m b) 200 m c) 240 m d) 100 m

22) If the time after 640 hours from now, will be 9.00 p.m., then the current time is

a) 5.00 p.m. b) 5.00.a.m c) 4.00 p.m. d) 4.00 a.m.

23) A and B invest in a business in the ratio 5:6. If 10% of the profit goes to charity
and A gets Rs.4500 as his share in profit, the total profit is
a) Rs.1200 b) Rs.13,200 c) Rs.9900 d) Rs.11,000

24) Let m ∈ 𝑧 + consider the relation 𝑅𝑚 defined 𝑎𝑠

" 𝑎 𝑅𝑚 𝑏 iff 𝑎 ≡ 𝑏 (𝑚𝑜𝑑 𝑚)" then 𝑅𝑚 is

a) Reflexive but not symmetric c) Symmetric but not transitive

b) Transitive but not reflexive d) an equivalence relation

25) A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months B joins A as his partner.
After a year the profit is divided in the ratio 2:3. What is B’s contribution?
a) Rs.9,000 b) Rs.7,000 c) Rs.8,000 d) None of these

0 2𝑏 −2
26) If the matrix A=( 3 𝑑 2 ) is skew-symmetric then the value of
3𝑎 3 𝑐
3𝑎 + 2𝑏 − 𝑐 + 𝑑 is
a)−1 b) 2 c) −2 d) 1
1 2
27) If A = ( ) and 𝐴2 − 𝑥𝐴 = 𝐼2 then the value of 𝑥 is
2 3
a) 4 b) 2 c) −2 d) −4

0.2 0.2 20
28) If technology matrix A = ( ) and output matri𝑥 𝑋 = ( ) then demand
0.7 0.2 30
matrix is

10 20 10 20
𝑎) ( ) b) ( ) 𝑐) ( ) 𝑑) ( )
10 10 20 30
 𝑥
29) The maximum value of is
log 𝑥

1
a) 𝑒 b) c) 𝑒2 d) 2𝑒
𝑒
30) A company sells x packets of biscuits each day at Rs.10 a packet. The cost of
manufacturing these packets is Rs, 5 per packet plus a fixed daily overhead cost of
Rs.700. what will be the profit function?
a) 5𝑥 − 700 b) 10𝑥 − 500 c) 5𝑥 − 10 d) 6𝑥 + 400

31) If Z is a standard normal variate then P (0<Z<1.7) is equal to

a) F(0) – F(1.7) b) F(1.7) – F(0) c) 1- F(1.7) d) F(1.7) – 1

32) The probability of guessing atleast 8 correct answers out of 10 true/false

questions is
7 35 7 7
a) b) c) d)
256 1024 128 64

33) Ten percent of the tools produced in a certain manufacturing process turns out
to be defective then out of 10 samples, what will be probability for exactly 2 will
be defective (use Poisson distribution, 𝑒 −1 = 0.368 , 𝑒 −2 = 0.1353)
a) 0.1353 b) 0.368 c) 0.184 d) 0.6765
34) For a random variate X, E(X) = 3, E (X ) = 11 the variance of X is
2

a) 5 b) 8 c) 2 d) 1

3
35) If mean of a Binomial distribution is 9 and standard deviation is what is the
2
probability of getting at most one success.
7 3 37
a) 12 b) 12 c) 12 d) none of these
4 4 4

36) Time reversal test is satisfied by

a) Laspeyre’s Index b) Paasches’ Index
c) both (a) and (b) d) Fishers’ ideal Index

37) If ∑ 𝑝0 𝑞0 = 90 ∑ 𝑝1 𝑞0 = 144 ∑ 𝑝0 𝑞1 = 120 ∑ 𝑝1 𝑞1 = 192 then Fisher’s ideal index

number is
a) 116 b) 120 c) 160 d) 142

38) A weighted aggregate price index in which the weight for each item is considered
its base year quantity is
a) Aggregate Index b) Fishers’ ideal Index
c) Paasches’ Index d) Laspeyre’s Index

39) Index number are used for

a) Forecasting b) fixed prices
c) different prices d) constant prices
40) The prices of group of commodities is given in the following table.
Commodities A B C
Po (price in Rs). ( 2005) 4 60 36
P1 (price in Rs). (2015) 5 57 42
The price index for 2015, taking 2005 as base year using simple aggregative method is
a) 104 b) 108 c) 401 d) 801

Section- C
In this section, attempt any 8 questions out of 10 Questions.
Each Question is of 1 mark weightage.
(Questions 46-50 are based on a Case-Study)
41) Pipes A & B can fill a tank in 30 minutes, 40 minutes ,respectively. Both pipes are
opened. The tank will be filled in 21 minutes, if the pipe B is turned off after
a) 12 minutes b) 1 minute c) 10 minutes d) 9 minutes

42) A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar. Part of which he sells at 8% profit & rest at
18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is.
a) 600 kg b) 400 kg c) 640 kg d) 560 kg

43) The demand function of a toy is 𝑥 = 75 – 3𝑝 and its total cost function is
𝑇𝐶 = 100 + 3𝑥 then for maximum profit, the value of x is
a) 33 b) 31 c) 29 d) 26

44) A car hire firm has cars which it hires out every day. The demand of number of
cars in each day is distributed as Poisson distribution with mean 2. Then the
probability that there was no demand for a car on a particular day is
1 2 2 1
a) 𝑏) 𝑐) 2 𝑑) 2
𝑒 𝑒 𝑒 𝑒

45) If A and B are square matrices of same order then (A+B)(A-B) is equal to
a) 𝐴2 − 𝐵 2 b) 𝐴2 − 𝐴𝐵 − 𝐵𝐴 − 𝐵 2 c) 𝐴2 − 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐴 − 𝐵 2 d) 𝐴2 + 𝐴𝐵 − 𝐵𝐴 − 𝐵 2

Case study:
46) Food industry produces 50 units, out of which 20 units are consumed by Food
industry and 25 units by Transport industry. Whereas Transport industry produces
40 units and out of these 10 units are consumed by Food industry and 25 units by
Transport industry. An input output table with demand for transport industry and
food industry is given below:
F1 T1 Demand Total
Food industry 20 25 100 50
Transport 10 25 80 40
industry
Based on the above information answer the following questions:
46) The Leontief input output unit coefficient matrix A is
20 25 2/5 1/5 2/5 5/8 2/5 1/2
a) [ ] b) [ ] c) [ ] d)) [ ]
10 25 5/8 5/8 1/5 5/8 1/4 5/8

47) 𝐼 – 𝐴 =
19 25 3/5 3/4 3/5 −5/8 3/5 1/2
a) [ ] b) [ ] c) [ ] d) [ ]
10 24 3/8 3/8 −1/5 3/8 1/4 3/8

48) The demand matrix D is

80 100
a) [100 80] b) [80 100] c) [ ] d) [ ]
100 80

49) The required input X, to fulfil the given demand, is given by

a) 𝑋 = (𝐼 − 𝐴)𝐷 b) 𝑋 = 𝐷(𝐼 − 𝐴) c) 𝑋 = (𝐼 − 𝐴)−1 𝐷 d) 𝑋 = 𝐷(𝐼 − 𝐴)−1

50. To fulfil the demand Food industry should share

a) 35/4 units b) 34/5 units c) 70/8 units d) none of these
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