ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

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

• A.P. A
• G.P. B
• H.P. 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

Geometric mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

an - an-1 will be common difference in an A.P if

• n = 1∀n∈ N A
• n>1∧n∈N B
• n∈Z C
• None of the above 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

Which term of the A.P 5,8,11,24.............is 320

• 104th A
• 106th B
• 105th C
• 64th D

The general term of a sequence is denoted by

• a₁ A
• a_n B
• n C
• s_n D

If x,y are two -ve 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

If a_n= 2n -3, write the first four terms

• -3, -1, 1, 3 A
• 1, 3, 5, 7 B
• -1, 1, 3, 5 C
• None of these 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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

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

The seventh term of an A.P whose first term is P and common difference is q. is

• P-6q A
• P+6q B
• P-4q C
• P-nq D

If a₁= 3, r = 2, then the nth term of the G.P. is

• 2.3^n-1 A
• 3.2ⁿ B
• 3.2ⁿ⁺¹ C
• 3.2^n-1 D

No term of a harmonic sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

If p, q, r and in A.P., a is G.M. between p and q and b is G.M. between q and r, then a², q², b²are in

• A.P. A
• G.P. B
• H.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

If a,b,c are in arithmetic progression, then 1/a,1/b.1/c are in

• A.M A
• G.M B
• H.M C
• G.P D

The sum of all 2 digit number is

• 4750 A
• 3776 B
• 4895 C
• 4905 D

pth term of an H.P. is qr and qth term is pr then the rth term of the H.P. is

• pqr A
• 1 B
• pq C
• pqr² D

If a₁and r are the first term and the common ratio respectively then (n + 1)th term of the G.P. is

• 0 A
• a₁r^n-1 B
• a₁rⁿ⁺¹ C
• a₁rⁿ D

A sequence having no last term is called

• arithmetic sequence A
• Geometric sequence B
• Finite sequence C
• Infinite sequence D

If x, y, z are the pth, qth, rth terms of an A.P. and also of G.P., then x^y-z. y^z-x. z^x-yeqals

• xyz A
• 0 B
• 1 C
• None of these 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

• 12 A
• 13 B
• 14 C
• 15 D

The n numbers A₁,A₂,A₃,.....A_nare called an arithmetic means between a and b if a.A₁,A₂,A₃.....A_n, b is ______

• An arithmetic series A
• An arithmetic sequence B
• A geometric sequence C
• A harmonic sequence 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 sixth term of the sequence 1,3,12,60....is

• 1500 A
• 72 B
• 2160 C
• 2520 D