ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3/2 C
• 5/2 D

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

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

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

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

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

• 1500 A
• 72 B
• 2160 C
• 2520 D

No term of a harmonic sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

If a₁, r and a_nare the first term, common ratio and the nth term respectively of a G. P. then a_n=

• a₁rⁿ A
• a₁r^n-1 B
• a₁rⁿ⁺¹ C
• a₁r D

If a₁, r are first term and the common ratio respectively then the sum of an infinite geometric series is

• 
  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

H.M. between 3 and 7 is

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  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 S_rdenotes the sum of the first r terms of a G.P., then S_n, S_2n- S_n, S_3n- S_2nare in

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

A Geometric Series is divergent only if

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

99th term of the series 2 + 7 + 14 + 23 + 34 + ..... is

• 9998 A
• 9999 B
• 10000 C
• None of these D

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

If Sn is a definite number as n → ∞,then the geometric series is

• Convergent A
• Divergent B
• Oscillatroy C
• None of these 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

The fifth term of an A.P. Whose first term is 5 and common difference is 3,is

• 20 A
• 17 B
• 25 C
• 30 D

A sequence having no last term is called

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

An A.P., a G.P. and a H.P. have the same first and last terms and the same odd numbers of terms, the middle terms of the three series are in

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

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

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

An infinite arithmetic series is always

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

Which one represents a sequence

• an A
• Sn B
• a(n) C
• {an} D

How many numbers are there between 103 and 750 which are divisible by 6

• 125 A
• 107 B
• 108 C
• 113 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

For an arithmetic series to be convergent it is necessary that the series has

• Finite terms A
• d<0 B
• Infinite terms C
• None of these D

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

A Series which does not coverage to a Unique sum is called

• Harmonic Series A
• Oscillatroy Series B
• Arithmetic Series 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

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D