ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

• 2²- n - 1 A
• 1 - 2^-n B
• n + 2^-n-1 C
• 2ⁿ- 1 D

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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 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 sum of n terms of a series is denoted by

• d A
• n B
• S_n C
• a_n 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

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

• 1 A
• 0 B
• -1 C
• -2 D

p, q, r and s are integers. If the A.M. of the roots of x2- px + q2= 0 and G.M. of the roots of x2- rx + s2= 0 are equal, then

• q is an odd integer A
• r is an even integer B
• p is an even integer C
• s is an odd integer D

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

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

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

• A.P A
• Real Sequence B
• G.P C
• None of these D

The sum of first twenty odd integers in A.P is

• 400 A
• 397 B
• 404 C
• 408 D

An infinite arithmetic series is always

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

The sum of an infinite geometric series exist if

• | r | < 1 A
• | r | > 1 B
• r = 1 C
• r = -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 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

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

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

Find the geometric mean between 4 and 16

• 
  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
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• sequence A
• progression B
• Series C
• Mean D

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

An infinite sequence has no

• nth term A
• Last term B
• Sum C
• None of these 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

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

Let a₁, a₂, a₃, a₄and a₅be such that a₁, a₂, and a₃are in A.P., a₂, a₃and a₄are in G.P and a₃, a₄and a₅are in H.P. Then, a₁, a₃and a₅are in

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

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