ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

No term of a harmonic sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

In an A.P,a +(n-a)d is

• 1st term A
• General term B
• Last term C
• None of these D

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 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

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

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

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

• 1500 A
• 72 B
• 2160 C
• 2520 D

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

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

An infinite arithmetic series is always

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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

Every term of a G.P. is positive and also every term is the sum of two preceding terms. Then the common ratio of the G.P. is

• 
  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  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

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

The general term of a sequence is denoted by

• a₁ A
• a_n B
• n C
• s_n D

A number A is said to be the A.M between the two numbers a and b if a, A, b are in

• A.M A
• A.P B
• G.P C
• G.M D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The third term of a G.P. is the square of first term. If the second term is 8, then the 6th term is

• 120 A
• 124 B
• 128 C
• 132 D

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

• 54 A
• 12 B
• 4 C
• 9 D

If a₁= a₂= 2, a_n= a_n-1- 1 (n > 2), then a₅is

• 1 A
• 0 B
• -1 C
• -2 D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

Given two numbers a and b. Let A denote the single A.M. between these and S denote the sum of n A.M.'s between them. Then S/A depends upon

• n, a, b A
• n, a B
• n, b C
• n D

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

• 13 A
• -13 B
• 8 C
• 3 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

Find the geometric mean between 4 and 16

• 
  A
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  B
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  C
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  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

• 
  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

If a^x= b^y= c^zand a, b, c are in G.P. then x, y, z are in

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