ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

If all members of a sequence are real numbers then it is called

• A.P A
• Real Sequence B
• G.P C
• None of these D

If the domain of sequence is finite set then the sequence is called

• geometric sequence A
• infinite sequence B
• finite sequence C
• arithmetic sequence D

• A.P. A
• G.P. B
• H.P. C
• None of these D

The nth term of a G.P. is

• a₁rⁿ A
• a₁rⁿ⁺¹ B
• a₁r^n-1 C
• a₁r^-n D

If #n = (n-5)2 + 5, then find #3 x #4.

• 54 A
• 12 B
• 4 C
• 9 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The third term of the sequence a_n= (-1)^n-1(n-7) is ______

• 8 A
• 4 B
• -4 C
• 8 D

The series obtained by adding the terms of an arithmetic sequence is called the

• Infinite series A
• Harmonic series B
• Geometric series C
• Arithmetic series D

The formula an = a +(n-1)d for an A.P is called

• nth term of an A.P A
• Sum of first n terms B
• A,M between a and b C
• None of the above D

An A.P., a G.P. and a H.P. have the same first and last terms and the same odd numbers of terms, the middle terms of the three series are in

• A.P. A
• G.P. B
• H.P. C
• None of these D

A Series which does not coverage to a Unique sum is called

• Harmonic Series A
• Oscillatroy Series B
• Arithmetic Series C
• None of these D

If b₁, b₂, b₃, ... are in G.P. with first term unity and common ratio r, then the minimum value of b₁- b₃+ b₅is equal to

• 3/4 A
• 1/4 B
• 1 C
• None of these D

The consecutive terms of a progressions are 30, 24, 20. The next term of the progression is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If a₁= a₂= 2, a_n= a_n-1- 1 (n > 2), then a₅is

• 1 A
• 0 B
• -1 C
• -2 D

The 7th term of the A.P 7,11,15,is

• 24 A
• 31 B
• 26 C
• 23 D

If A, G, H are the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between a and b respectively then A, G, H are in

• A. P. A
• G. P. B
• H. P. C
• None of these D

The difference of two consecutive terms of an A.P. is called ______

• General term A
• Common ratio B
• Common difference C
• None of these D

A,G,H are in

• A.P A
• G.P B
• H.P C
• None of these D

Arithmetic mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The third term of a G.P. is 4, The product of first five terms is

• 43 A
• 45 B
• 46 C
• None of these D

Which one represents a sequence

• an A
• Sn B
• a(n) C
• {an} D

The sum of first 60 natural numbers is

• 1830 A
• 3660 B
• 1640 C
• 1770 D

The sixth term of the sequence 1,3,12,60....is

• 1500 A
• 72 B
• 2160 C
• 2520 D

• 12 A
• 13 B
• 14 C
• 15 D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

an -an-1,∀n∈N∧n>1 in an A.P is called

• Common difference A
• nth term B
• Common ratio C
• None of these D

Given two numbers a and b. Let A denote the single A.M. between these and S denote the sum of n A.M.'s between them. Then S/A depends upon

• n, a, b A
• n, a B
• n, b C
• n D

The nth term of an A.P., is 12-4n. Its common difference is

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D

99th term of the series 2 + 7 + 14 + 23 + 34 + ..... is

• 9998 A
• 9999 B
• 10000 C
• None of these D

If a₁, r are first term and the common ratio respectively then the sum of an infinite geometric series is

• 
  A
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  B
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  C
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  D