ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which one represents a sequence

• an A
• Sn B
• a(n) C
• {an} D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• 1 A
• 0 B
• -1 C
• -2 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.P. A
• G.P. B
• H.P. 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

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
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

H.M. between 3 and 7 is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The next term of the sequence 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ..... is.

• 15 A
• 16 B
• 17 C
• 18 D

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

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

• 2 A
• -3/2 B
• 1 C
• 0 D

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

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

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 a, b, c are in A.P., then 3^a, 3^b, 3^care in

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

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D

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

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

For three consecutive terms in A.P middle term is called

• A.M A
• nth term B
• Central term C
• None of these D

The 6th term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 3 and common difference in zero is

• 18 A
• 6 B
• 3 C
• 0 D

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

• 3.5 A
• 3 B
• 4 C
• None of these 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

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

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

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

The element range of sequence are called

• Series A
• progression B
• Members C
• Terms D