ECAT Pre Engineering Mathematic MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 (Sequences and Series)

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

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

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

Sum of n terms of a geometric series if | r | < 1 is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

An infinite arithmetic series is always

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

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

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

• 1/2 A
• 2 B
• 1/4 C
• 4 D

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

• 
  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

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

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 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

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

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

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

A,G,H are in

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• 13 A
• -13 B
• 8 C
• 3 D

A number A is called the arithmetic mean between a and b if a, A, b is ______

• Arithmetic sequence A
• Geometric sequence B
• Harmonic sequence C
• Arithmetic sequence 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

The sides of a right angled triangle are in A.P The ratio of sides is

• 1:2:3 A
• 3:4:5 B
• 2:3:4 C
• 5:8:3 D

The nth term of an A.P is (3n+5) Its 75th term is

• 26 A
• 7 B
• 21 C
• Cannot be determined D

If the domain of sequence is finite set then the sequence is called

• geometric sequence A
• infinite sequence B
• finite sequence C
• arithmetic sequence D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A sequence of number whose reciprocals form an arithmetic sequence is called

• Geometric sequence A
• Arithmetic series B
• Harmonic sequence C
• Harmonic series D

Arithmetic mean between x - 3 and x + 5 is

• x + 1 A
• x + 2 B
• x + 3 C
• x + 4 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

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

1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + n = ______

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D