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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Geometric mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

5th term of a G.P. is 2, then the product of first 9 terms is

• 256 A
• 128 B
• 512 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

The sum of infinite numbers of terms of an arithmetic series is

• Finite A
• Infinite B
• May or may not finite C
• None of these D

The sum of the squares of three distinct real numbers, which are in G.P., is S². if their sum isαS then

• 
  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 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

• 1/2 A
• 2 B
• 1/4 C
• 4 D

The third term of a G.P. is 4, The product of first five terms is

• 43 A
• 45 B
• 46 C
• None of these 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 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 sequence of number whose reciprocals form an arithmetic sequence is called

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

If a, b, c, d, e, f are in A.P.,then e-c is equal to

• 2(c - a) A
• 2(f - d) B
• 2(d - c) C
• d - c D

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

• 136 A
• -136 B
• 148 C
• -148 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

No term of a harmonic sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3/2 C
• 5/2 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

H.M. between 3 and 7 is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• 1st term A
• General term B
• Last term C
• None of these 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 #n = (n-5)2 + 5, then find #3 x #4.

• 54 A
• 12 B
• 4 C
• 9 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The sum of n terms of a series is denoted by

• d A
• n B
• S_n C
• a_n 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

The formula an = arn-1represents

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

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