ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

A sequence of number whose reciprocals form an arithmetic sequence is called

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

If 6th term of a series in A.P, is -2 and 8th term is -8, the first term of the serie is

• 13 A
• -13 B
• 18 C
• -10 D

Let a₁, a₂, a₃, a₄and a₅be such that a₁, a₂, and a₃are in A.P., a₂, a₃and a₄are in G.P and a₃, a₄and a₅are in H.P. Then, a₁, a₃and a₅are in

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

For an A.P common difference d

• Can be zero A
• May or may not zero B
• Cannot be zero C
• None of these D

Find the geometric mean between 4 and 16

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

If A is such that a,A,B are in A.P then A is called

• A.M A
• Common ratio B
• Common difference C
• None of these D

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

• Common difference A
• Common ratio B
• Geometric series C
• Geometric mean D

Arithmetic mean between x - 3 and x + 5 is

• x + 1 A
• x + 2 B
• x + 3 C
• x + 4 D

The 6th term of the sequence 7,9,12,16......is

• 27 A
• 32 B
• 20 C
• 19 D

The sum of first twenty odd integers in A.P is

• 400 A
• 397 B
• 404 C
• 408 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If x,y are two positive distinct numbers then

• A>G>H A
• A<G<H B
• A=G=H C
• None of these D

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D

• 1, 1/2, 0 A
• 1, 2, 1 B
• 1, 2, 3 C
• 1, 2, 0 D

The sum of all 2 digit number is

• 4750 A
• 3776 B
• 4895 C
• 4905 D

The element range of sequence are called

• Series A
• progression B
• Members C
• Terms D

• 2²- n - 1 A
• 1 - 2^-n B
• n + 2^-n-1 C
• 2ⁿ- 1 D

The fifth term of the sequence a_n= 2n + 3 is ______

• 13 A
• -13 B
• 8 C
• 3 D

For an arithmetic series to be convergent it is necessary that the series has

• Finite terms A
• d<0 B
• Infinite terms C
• None of these D

Sequence also called..............

• Series A
• Function B
• progressions C
• Elements D

1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + n = ______

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Let S_ndenote the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. If S_2n= 3 S_n: S_nis equal to

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 10 D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The sum of an infinite geometric series exist if

• | r | < 1 A
• | r | > 1 B
• r = 1 C
• r = -1 D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If S_rdenotes the sum of the first r terms of a G.P., then S_n, S_2n- S_n, S_3n- S_2nare in

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

• 1/2 A
• 2 B
• 1/4 C
• 4 D