ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

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

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3/2 C
• 5/2 D

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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 sides of a right angled triangle are in A.P The ratio of sides is

• 1:2:3 A
• 3:4:5 B
• 2:3:4 C
• 5:8:3 D

-2, 1, 4, 7,.... is ______

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

If a, b, c are in AP., a, b, c are in G.P. then A, m²b, c are in

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

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

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

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

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 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

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

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 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

H₁, H₂, H₃, .... H_nare called n harmonic means between a and b if a, H₁, H₂, H₃, ... H_nb are in

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

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

• 13 A
• -13 B
• 8 C
• 3 D

Find the sum of the infinite geometric series 2 + 1 + 0.5 + ....

• 3.5 A
• 3 B
• 4 C
• None of these D

Write the first four terms of the sequence if a_n= (-1)ⁿn²

• -1, 4, -9, 16 A
• 1, -4, 9, 16 B
• 1, 4, 9, 16 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

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  A
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  B
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  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

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

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 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

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 three unequal numbers p, q, r are in H.P. and their squares are in A.P., then the ration p : q : r is

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  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

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