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

A sequence having no last term is called

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

If x, y, z are the pth, qth, rth terms of an A.P. and also of G.P., then x^y-z. y^z-x. z^x-yeqals

• xyz A
• 0 B
• 1 C
• None of these D

Let S_ndenote the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. If S_2n= 3 S_n: S_nis equal to

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 10 D

If p, q, r and in A.P., a is G.M. between p and q and b is G.M. between q and r, then a², q², b²are in

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

• 1/2 A
• 2 B
• 1/4 C
• 4 D

The5thand 13th terms of an A.P are 5 and-3 respectively The first term of the A.P is

• 1 A
• -15 B
• 9 C
• 2 D

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

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Let a₁, a₂, a₃, a₄and a₅be such that a₁, a₂, and a₃are in A.P., a₂, a₃and a₄are in G.P and a₃, a₄and a₅are in H.P. Then, a₁, a₃and a₅are in

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

If x,y are two -ve distinct numbers then

• A>G>H A
• A<G<H B
• A=G=H 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

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

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

• A.M A
• A.P B
• G.P C
• G.M 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

The 26th term of the A.P -2,-4,10,.............is

• 136 A
• -136 B
• 148 C
• -148 D

The sum of indicated terms of a sequence is called

• Arithmetic series A
• Series B
• Harmonic series C
• None of these 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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

The sum of all 2 digit number is

• 4750 A
• 3776 B
• 4895 C
• 4905 D

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

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

• 125 A
• 107 B
• 108 C
• 113 D

3, 6, 12,.... is

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

Given two numbers a and b. Let A denote the single A.M. between these and S denote the sum of n A.M.'s between them. Then S/A depends upon

• n, a, b A
• n, a B
• n, b C
• n 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

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

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

The 31 term of the A.P 5,2,-1.....is

• -82 A
• 82 B
• 85 C
• -85 D