CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore - 560 029

Department of Mathematics
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION- August 2024
UG ISemester

Programme Name: BSc-EMS/Econometrics Honours Max. Marks: 50

Course Name: Introductory Algebra Time: 2 Hrs
Course Code: MAT102-1

General Instructions:

Allrough work should be done in the answer seript. Do not write or scribble
in the question paper except your register number.
Verify the Course code / Course title & number of pages of questions in the
question paper.
Make sure your mobile phone is switched off and placed at the designated place in
the hall.
Malpractices will be viewed very seriously.
Answers should be written on both sides of the paper in the answer booklet.
No sheets should be detached from the answer booklet.
Answers without the question numbers clearly indicated will not be valued.
No page should be left blank in the middle of the answer booklet.

Course Outcomes (COs): The students will able to

CO1Demonstrate mathematical logic to write mathematical proofs and solve problems.
C02 Demonstrate proficicncy in solving algcbraic cquations.
CO3 Apply matrix theory model real-life problems and find their solutions.
C04 Communicate the basic and advanced concepts of the topic precisely and effectively

SECTION A
Answer ALL the questions 4x 3 = 12 Marks
Q. No Questions CO RBT
1 A. Answer the following questions as directed.
(i) Rewrite without using conditional: If it is cold, he wears a hat.
(ii) Write the negation of "He swims if and only if the water is peA)V4
warm"
[iil) Write the negation of "If it snows, then they do not drive thel
car",

p OR
L2

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 B. Determine the truth value of the following statemnents.
(i) 1f monkeys can fly, then 1+=3.
(ii) 0 > 1 if andonly if 2 > 1.
(iii) If 1+|=3, then dogs can fly.
2 |Use direct proof technique to prove "The square of a prime number is 4 LA
composite".
3 Translate these statements into English, where R(x) is "x is arabbit,"
and H(x) is "x hops" and the domain consists of all animals. 4 L2
(i) Vx (R(K) ’ H(x)) (ii) Jx (R(x) ’ H(x))
(iii) x (R(x)AH(x))
4 A. Ifa and Bare the roots of theequation x 6x + 8 =0,
then find the values of
() a + ()+ 2 L3
OR
B. Form an equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the
equation 4x + 5 + 11x - 12 = 0.

SECTION B
Answer ALL the questions 4 X7= 28 Marks

Q. Questions CO RBT
No
5 Using the truth table verify the distributive law of disjunction over
1 L4
conjunction.
6! A. Determine if the following argument is valid or not.
vr[p(*)vq)]
Bxp(x)
Vx(-g)vra)]
Vx[s()’¬r()] L4

..Bx¬s(x)
OR
B. Show that ¬(p V (Gp A )) and p A ¬q are logically
equivalent by developing a series of logical equivalences.

Findall the roots of the polynomial - 6x + 11x -6, using factor L3

theorem.
8<a.
(i)) State the converse, contrapositive, and inverse of"l go to the beach
whenever it is a sunny summer day".
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 (i) If a, ßand y are the roots of the cubic equation 1 L4
x + px + qx + r=0 then find in terms of the coefficients, the
value of a.
OR
Consider these statements, of which the first three are premises, and the
fourth is avalid conclusion. All hummingbirds are richly colored", "No
|large birds live on honey." "Birds that do not live on honey are dull in
|color." Hummingbirds are small." Let P (), Q), R(), and S) be the
statements "x is ahummingbird", "x is large,", "x lives on honey", and
x isrichly colored" respectively. Assuming that the domain consists of
all birds,express the statements in the argument using quantifiers and
|P (), O, R(), and S).

SECTION C
Answer ALL the questions 1X 10 =10Marks
Q. Questions CO RBT
No
9. A
() Establish the validity of the following argument by constructing
sequence of inference:
"If the band could not play rock music or the refreshments were not
delivered on time, then the party would have been cancelled and
Asha would have been angry. If the party were cancelled, then
refunds would have had to be made. No refunds were made.
Therefore, the band could play rock music".
4 L3
(i1) Let L(, y) be the statement "x loves y", where the domain for both x
and y consists of all people in the world. Use quantifiers to express
each of these statements.
(a) Everybody loves Jerry.
(b) There is somebody whom everybody loves.
(c) Nobody loves everybody.
OR
th
B. Prove that an equation of n degree has n roots and no more.

Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT) Levels :

LIRemembering L2 Understanding L3 Applying
L4 Analyzing LS Evaluating L6 - Creating

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 CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore - 560 029
Department of Statistics and Data Science
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION AUGUST 2024
UG ISemester

Programme Name: B.Sc DSEMS/CS Max. Marks: 50

Course Name: Descriptive Statistics Time: 2 Hrs
Course Code: STA 101-1
General Instructions
All rough work should be done in the answer script. Do not write or scribble in the question
paper except your register number.
Verify the Course code /Course title & number of pages of questions in the question paper.
Make sure your mobile phone is switched off and placed at the designated place in the hall.
Malpractices willbe viewed very seriously.
Answers should be written on both sides of the paper in the answer booklet. No sheets should
be detached from the answer booklet.
Answers without the question numbers clearly indicated will not be valued. No page should
be left blank in the middle of the answer booklet.
Course Outcomes (COs):
After completion of this course students are able to:
CO1: Demonstrate the history of statistics and present data in various forms.
CO2: Define and distinguish between measures of central tendency in different contexts.
CO3: Interpret the measures of dispersion for various datasets, including real world datasets
CO4: Aply the concept of correlation and regression for relating two or more related
variables
CO5: Demonstrate probabilities for various events.
SECTION A
Answer ALL the questions 5×2=10 Marks
Q. No Questions CO RBT
1 How would you use Nominal data to categorize books in a library? L2
Explain.
2 At what point does the ogive for more than type and less than type 1 L3
distribution intersect? Justify with the help of an example.
3 The mean weight of 150 students in a certain class is 60kgs. The mean L3
weight of boys in the class is 70kgs and that of the girls is S5kgs. Find
the number of boys and number of girls in the class.
4 Define Partition values in detail. And write the formulae to obtain the 3 LI
33rd percentile from the frequency distribution table.
5 What is quartile deviation and explain its reliability as a measure of 3 L2
dispersion?

SECTION B
Answer ALL the questions 4x5-20 Marks
Q. No Questions CO RBT

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 6 Explain Histogram and Frequency Polygon. L3
Create histogram for the following data, hence obtain the frequency
polygon. 4-5
Age 1-2 2-3 |3-4 5-6 6-7
Group years years years years years years
Numbe 80 84 90 93 97 104
rs
7 Given below is the frequency distribution of X. 1 L3
Find the value for which quartile, decile and percentile are the same.
X Frequencies
1 8

2 15

3 20

4 25

5 18

6 12

7 7

8 10

10 4
Explain the difference between the variance and mean square deviation L4
and show that variance is the minimum value of Mean square deviation.
Mention the condition required for the statement to be true.
9 a) Prove that the Geometric Mean is suitable for further 2 L3
mathematical treatment. Write any two uses of Geometric mean.
(OR)
b) The first of the two samples has 100items with mean 15 and
standard deviation 3. If the whole group has 250 items with the
mean 15.6 and standard deviation as square root of 13.44, find
the standard deviation of the second group.

SEÇTION C
Answer ALL the questions 2x10=20Marks
Q. No Questions CO RBT

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10 a) Define quartiles and its relevance in knowing more about the 2 L3
distribution of data.
b) An analysis of sales invoices outstanding at the month of July 2024
isas follows:
Invoice value No. of invoices
At least Less than
10 25 4
25 40 8
40 55 18
55 70
70 85 3
i) Obtain the median inyoice value using any of the method.
ii) Write the merits of using this measure of central tendency.
(4+6=10M)
(OR)
c) Show that the sum of squares of the deviations of a set of values is
minimum when taken about mean.
d) Find missing frequency from the given data, if mode given is 24.5.
Class Frequency
0-10 4

10-20

20-30 10

30-40

40-50

(4+6=10M)

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 a) The median and mode of the following wage distribution are 2 L3
knownto be Rs 3350and Rs 3400 respectively. Find the values of
the missing frcquencies.
Wages(in Rs) No. of employces
0-1000 S00 4

1000-2000 16

2000-3000 -

3000-4000 -

4000-5000

5000-6000 6

6000-7000

Total 230

b) Hence obtain the value of mean using empirical relationship.

(7+3=10M)
(OR)
c) Show that the logarithm of geometric mean is the arithmetic mean
of the logarithms of the observations given.
d) Calculate the mean and standard deviation for the following table
giving the age distribution of 542 members:

Age (in years) No. of members

20-30 3

30-40 61

40-50 132

50-60 153

60-70 140

70-80 51

80-90 2

(4+6=10M)

Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT) Levels:

LI- Remembering L2 -Understanding L3 - Applying
L4 Analyzing L5 - Evaluating L6 Creating

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 CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore-560029
Department of Economics
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION August2024
UG -ISemester

Programme Name: BSc (EMS) Max. Marks: 50

Course Name: Microeconomics I Time: 2 Hours
Course Code: ECO102-1
General Instructions
Allrough work should be done in the answer script. Do not write or scribble inthequestion paper
except your register number.
Verify the Course code / Course title &number of pages of questions in the question paper.
Make sure your mobile phone is switched off and placed at the designated place in the hall.
Malpractices will be viewed very seriously.
Answers should be written on both sides of the paper in the answer booklet. No sheets should be
detached from the answer booklet.
Answers without the question numbers clearly indicated will not be valued. No page should be left
blank in the middle of the answer booklet.

Course Outcomes (COs): The students will be able to

CO1: Illustrate how consumers optimize the utility given the limited resources.
CO2: Understanding the role of demand and supply in allocating resources and economic welfare.
SECTION A

Answer all Questions: Each question carries TEN marks. The first TWO questions are
compulsory and the remaining question with an internal choice. (3x10=30 Marks)
Q No Questions CO RBT
1 A) Suppose a consumer receives a lump-sum subsidy of $100 in addition to 1 L3
their regular income of $500. They allocate their budget between two
goods, A and B, with prices of $25 and $10per unit, respectively.
a) How does the lump-sum subsidy shift the consumer's budget line?
b) Provide a graphical representation of the budget line before and after
the subsidy. Discuss the potential effects on the consumption of goods
A and B. (3 Marks)

B) A company offers a promotion where consumers can buy up to5 units of

a product at a reduced price of $5 each, while the regular price is $8 per
unit. The consumer's budget is $50.
a) Analyze how this promotion affects the consumer's budget constraint.
b) Draw the budget line considering the promotion and discuss the
changes in the consumer's purchasing decisions. (3 Marks)
C) A government implements a food stamp program where consumers
receive $200 worth of food stamps, which can only be used to buy

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 groceries. The consumer's regular income is $500, and they spend their
income on groceries and other goods. (4 Marks)
a) How does the introduction of food stamps alter the consumer's budget
constraint?
b) Draw the budget line before and after the introduction of food stamps
and discuss the potential changes in the consumer's allocation of
spending between groceries and other goods.
2 A) Context: Selecting Investment Options 1 L3
An investor is comparing three investment options: X (stocks), Y (bonds),
and Z (real estate).
The investor prefers stocks (X) to bonds (Y) and bonds (Y) to real estate (Z).
According to the assumption of transitivity, what should be the investor's
preference between stocks (X)and realestate (Z)? Explain why transitivity
iscrucial for consistent decision-making in this case. (3 Marks)
B)Consider twobundles, A and B, where Bundle A consists of 3 units of good
X and 5 units of good Y, and Bundle consists of 4 units of good X and 3
units of good Y. Given the consumer's utility function U (X, Y) = X+Y',
calculate the utility for each bundle and determine whether Bundle A or
Bundle B is preferred. Verify if both bundles lie on the same indifference
curve and explain what this implies about the consumer'spreferences.
(4 Marks)
C) Consider a situation where a consumer views one good as a "bad" and
another as a "neutral" good. Explain how these preferences would be
reflected in the consumer's indifference curves. How would the consumer's
utility change with variations in the consumption of the "bad" and "neutral"
goods? Use diagrams to support your explanation. (3 Marks)
3 A) Consider a consumer named Sarah who is deciding between different 1 L3
bundles of twogoods: apples and bananas. She currently has the option
to choose between the following bundles:
Bundle A: 4 apples and2 bananas
/ Bundle B: 5 apples and 3 bananas
Bundle C: 3 apples and 4 bananas

Using the concept of monotonicity, explain why Sarah would always

prefer Bundle B over Bundle A or C. Discuss how the principle of
monotonicity ensures that more of either good is always better, and how
this relates to the negative slope of indifference curves. Provide a
detailed analysis of why Sarah's preferences would demonstrate
monotonic behavior in this scenario. (5 Marks)

B) Imagine a consumer named John who has the option to choose between
different combinations of coffee and tea. John faces the following
choices:

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 Bundle X: 2cups of coffee and 8 cups of tea
V Bundle Y: 5 cups of coffee and 5cups of tea
V Bundle Z: 8 cups of coffee and 2 cups of tea

Using the concept of convexity, explain why John ight prefer Bundle
Y(5cups of coffee and 5cups of tea) over Bundle Xor Z. Discuss how
convexity reflects a consumer's preference for balanced consumption
(averages)rather than extreme consumption (all of one good). Analyze
why John's preference for Bundle Y demonstrates the principle of
convexity, and how this would be represented on his indifference curve.
(5 Marks)
OR

a) Given the utility function u (x1, X2) =XItX2, Where xË and x2 are quantities
of two goods, explain the nature of this utility function. What does this
imply about the consumer's willingness to trade between the two goods?
(2.5 Marks)
b) Ifa consumer's preferences are represented by the utility function u(X1,
x2) =min (X1, X2), describe the nature of this utility function. What does
this utility function imply about the consumer's consumption pattern of
the two goods? (2.5 Marks)
c) Consider a utility function u (x, X2) =v(x1) + X2, where v(x1) is a
function of xË. Explain what this utility means for preferences and
describe its implication on the shape of indifference curves. (2.5 Marks)
d) For a utility function of the form u(x1, X2) = x x2, where a>0, and b>0,
explain the nature of this this utility function. What does the specific
form of this function tell us about the consumer's marginal rate of
substitution between the two goods? (2.5 Marks)

Provide a graphical representation of the indifference curves for each of the

mentioned utility functions.

SECTION B
Case Study - Compulsory Question (1x20 = 20 Marks)
Q. No Questions CO RBT
Case Study: Housing Policy and Market Dynamics 2 L4 &
LS
Background: A metropolitan city is facing housing challenges due to rapid
urbanization. The demand for apartments near the central business district
(CBD) has surged, leading to significant variations in rental prices between
centrally located (inner-ring) and suburban (outer-ring) areas. The city
government is considering different policies to manage the housing market,
such as rent control, allowing market forces to operate freely, or regulating
through monopolistic practices.

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 To better understand the potential impacts of these policies, the government
seeks to analyze the apartment market using an economic model that simplifies
reality by focusing on key variables. This analysis will explore how different
policy approaches could influence apartment prices,allocation efficiency,and
overall market equilibrium.
Questions:
1) How does the model of the apartment market serve as a simplification
of reality? In your answer, discuss the roles of eXogenous and
endogenous variables within the model. How does this model help in
understanding the determination of pricesin different regions, such as
the inner-ring near the CBD and the outer-ring suburbs? (4 Marks)
2) Describe the processof constructing the demand curve for apartments
according to the model. How does the willingness-to-pay of different
tenants influence the shape of the demand curve? Use relevant figures
to illustrate your explanation and discuss how this impacts the
equilibrium price in the apartment market. (4 Marks)
3) Examine how an increase in the supply of inner-ring apartments or the
conversion of some apartments into condominiums would affect the
market equilibrium in the short run. What changes would occur in the
equilibrium price and the allocation of apartments? Apply comparative
statics to explain the transition between the initial and new equilibria.
(4 Marks)
4) Evaluate the efficiency of different methods of allocating apartments,
such as through free markets, discriminating monopolists, ordinary
monopolists, and rent control. Use the concept of Pareto efficiency to
assess which methods are most effective and explain the potential
sources of inefficiency associated with each method.
(8 Marks)

Revised Bloom's Taxonomy(RBT)Levels:

L1 Remembering L2 - Understanding L3 Applying
L4 - Analyzing L5 - Evaluating L6 - Creating

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