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

-2, 1, 4, 7,.... is ______

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

If the pth, qth, and rth terms of an A.P. are in G.P:., then the common ratio of the G.P. is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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 10th common term between the series 3+7+11+....... and 1 + 6 +11 + ....... is

• 191 A
• 193 B
• 211 C
• None of these D

What is the 26th term of the sequence, if its general term is a_{n = (-1)}ⁿ⁺¹

• 2 A
• 26 B
• 27 C
• 1 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

A number H is said to be the H.M. between a and b if a, H, b are in

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

The three consecutive numbers a,√ab,b are in

• G.P A
• H.P B
• G.M 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

If a₁and r are the first term and the common ratio respectively then (n + 1)th term of the G.P. is

• 0 A
• a₁r^n-1 B
• a₁rⁿ⁺¹ C
• a₁rⁿ D

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3/2 C
• 5/2 D

an -an-1,∀n∈N∧n>1 in an A.P is called

• Common difference A
• nth term B
• Common ratio 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

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

The formula an = a +(n-1)d for an A.P is called

• nth term of an A.P A
• Sum of first n terms B
• A,M between a and b C
• None of the above 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 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

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 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

An infinite sequence has no

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

Three consecutive terms of a progression are 30, 24, 20. The next terms of the progression is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

For an A.P common difference d

• Can be zero A
• May or may not zero B
• Cannot be zero 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

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

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

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

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

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