ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

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

The element range of sequence are called

• Series A
• progression B
• Members C
• Terms 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

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

• 54 A
• 12 B
• 4 C
• 9 D

Find the geometric mean between 4 and 16

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

What is the 26th term of the sequence, if its general term is a_{n = (-1)}ⁿ⁺¹

• 2 A
• 26 B
• 27 C
• 1 D

The5thand 13th terms of an A.P are 5 and-3 respectively The first term of the A.P is

• 1 A
• -15 B
• 9 C
• 2 D

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

• 24 A
• 31 B
• 26 C
• 23 D

An infinite arithmetic series is always

• Convergent A
• Oscillatory B
• Divergent C
• None of these D

If a, b, c are in A.P., then 3^a, 3^b, 3^care in

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

A number A is called the arithmetic mean between a and b if a, A, b is ______

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

The 10th common term between the series 3+7+11+....... and 1 + 6 +11 + ....... is

• 191 A
• 193 B
• 211 C
• None of these D

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

• 1500 A
• 72 B
• 2160 C
• 2520 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The number of divisors of 1029, 1547 and 122 are in

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Write the first four terms of the arithmetic sequence 5, 2, -1, ... is

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

1,1/3,1/5,1/7,1/9..... is a

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

The sum of all 2 digit number is

• 4750 A
• 3776 B
• 4895 C
• 4905 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

A function whose domain is a subset of natural numbers is called ______

• Identity function A
• Sequence B
• Onto function C
• Series D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

How many term are there in the A.P, in which a₁ = 11 , a_n =68, d=3

• 30 A
• 27 B
• 20 C
• 21 D

A series consisting of an unlimited number of terms is termed as an

• Finite sequence A
• Infinite sequence B
• ^{Infinite series} C
• geometric sequence D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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 general term of the A.P. is

• a₁+ (n - 1) d A
• n + (a₁- 1) d B
• d + (n - 1) a₁ C
• None of these D

The 6th term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 3 and common difference in zero is

• 18 A
• 6 B
• 3 C
• 0 D