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

An infinite arithmetic series is always

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

If P, Q, R be the A.M., G.M., H.M. respectively between any two rational numbers a and b, then P - Q is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

A sequence whose reciprocal is an A.P is called

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

Let the sequence 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, ..... where n consecutive terms have the value n, then 1025th term is

• 2⁹ A
• 2¹⁰ B
• 2¹¹ C
• 2⁸ D

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

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

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

If a,b,c are in arithmetic progression, then 1/a,1/b.1/c are in

• A.M A
• G.M B
• H.M C
• G.P D

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

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 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

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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

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

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

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D

3, 6, 12,.... is

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

The nth term of a G.P. is

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

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

An infinite sequence has no

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

pth term of an H.P. is qr and qth term is pr then the rth term of the H.P. is

• pqr A
• 1 B
• pq C
• pqr² 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

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