ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

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

• 104th A
• 106th B
• 105th C
• 64th 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

• 2 A
• -3/2 B
• 1 C
• 0 D

If 5,7 and 9 are A.Ms between a and b, then a and b is equal to

• 2 and 12 A
• 1 and 10 B
• 3 and 11 C
• -7 and 2 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

H.M. between 3 and 7 is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The series obtained by adding the terms of a geometric sequence is called

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

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

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

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

• 24 A
• 31 B
• 26 C
• 23 D

The sum of an indicated number of terms in a sequence is called

• sequence A
• progression B
• Series C
• Mean 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

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

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

if a_{9 =19,a9=31 are the 6th and 9th term of an A.P. and d=4 is the common difference, then 18th term of the sequence is}

• 65 A
• 67 B
• 71 C
• 75 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 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

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

G is geometric mean between a and b if a, G, b is

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

In following question, a number series is given with one term missing. choose the correct alternative that will same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.1 , 4, 9, 16, 25, x

• 35 A
• 36 B
• 48 C
• 49 D

If G is a G.M between a and b then a,G,b are in

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

An infinite arithmetic series is always

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• Series A
• Function B
• Real sequence C
• Range D

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A Geometric Series is divergent only if

• |r|>1 A
• |r|≥1 B
• |r|=1 C
• None of these D

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The A.M. of two numbers is 34 and G.M. is 16, the numbers are

• 2 and 64 A
• 64 and 3 B
• 64 and 4 C
• None of these D