ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 10 Mathematics

If a statement S(n) is true for n = i where i is some natural number and the truth of S(n) for n = k > i implies the truth of S(n) for n = k +1 then S(n) is true for all positive integers

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

There are two middle terms in the expansion of (a+x)n if n is

• Even +ve integer A
• +ve integer B
• Odd +ve integer C
• All D

The first three terms in the expansion of (1 - x)^-2are

• 1 - 2x + 3x² A
• 1 - 2x - 3x² B
• 1 + 2x + 3x² C
• -2 - 2x +3x² D

• 28 / 81 A
• 28 / 243 B
• 81 / 28 C
• 243 / 82 D

In the expansion of (x+y)n the coefficient of 5th and 12th terms are equal then n=

• 12 A
• n=14 B
• 17 C
• n=15 D

The first three terms in the expansion of (1 + x)^-1are

• 1 + x + x² A
• 1 - x - x² B
• -1 -x + x² C
• 1 - x + x² D

n² - 1 divisible by 8 when n is

• an odd integer A
• an even integer B
• Irrational C
• Prime Number D

In the expansion of (a + x)ⁿthe general term T_{r + 1}is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Digit in the unit place of the number 183! + 3¹⁸³

• 7 A
• 6 B
• 3 C
• 0 D

The sum of the odd coefficients in the expansion of (a + x)⁴is

• 14 A
• 12 B
• 8 C
• 4 D

(1 + 2x)⁴= ______

• 1 + 4x + 6x²+ 4x³+ x⁴ A
• 1 - 4x + 6x²- 4x³+ x⁴ B
• 1 - 8x + 24x²- 32x³+ 16x⁴ C
• 1 + 8x+ 24x²+ 32x³+ 16x⁴ D

If the sum of co-efficient in the expansion of (a+b)ⁿis 4096, then the greatest co-efficient in the expansion is

• 1594 A
• 792 B
• 924 C
• 2924 D

• 405 / 256 A
• 504 / 259 B
• 450 / 263 C
• None D

If the expansion of (1 + x)²⁰, then co-efficient of rth ad (r + 4)th term are equal, then r is

• 7 A
• 8 B
• 9 C
• 10 D

The number of terms in the expansion of (a + x)¹²is

• 13 A
• 12 B
• 11 C
• 10 D

The proposition S(n) is true∀n∈N,S(k+1) true when ______is true

• S(1) A
• Both a & c B
• S(k) C
• None D

If | x | < 1, then the first two terms of (1 - x)^1/2are

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The expansion (1 + x)^-3holds when

• |x| > 1 A
• |x| < 1 B
• x < 1 C
• x > 1 D

The greatest integer which divides the number 101¹⁰⁰- 1 is

• 100 A
• 1000 B
• 10000 C
• 100000 D

(0.90)^1/2is equal to

• 0.99 A
• 0.90 B
• 0.80 C
• 0.88 D

There is no integer n for which 3n is

• Even A
• Prime B
• Odd C
• Real D

The coefficient of the third term of (8a-b)^1/3, after simplification is

• -228 A
• 1/288 B
• 1/220 C
• -1/177 D

• Even A
• Odd B
• Prime C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The expansion of (1 + 2x)^-2is valed if

• | x | < 1/2 A
• | x | < 1 B
• | x | < 2 C
• | x | < 3 D

If the exponent in the binomial expansion is 6, then the middle term is

• 2nd A
• 3rd B
• 4th C
• 5th D

The term involving x⁴ in the expansion (3-2x) is

• 217x⁴ A
• 15120x⁴ B
• 313x⁴ C
• -25x⁴ D

• Imaginary A
• Rational B
• Irrational C
• Real numbers D

For≥ -2 , 1+3+5+......+(2n+5)

• (n+2)² A
• (n-2)² B
• 2n+1 C
• (n+3)² D

The first three terms in the expansion of (1 - x)^-1are

• 1 + x + x² A
• 1 - x - x² B
• -1 -x +x² C
• 1 - x + x² D