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

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

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

• 1/2 A
• 2 B
• 1/4 C
• 4 D

The common ration of a geometric sequence cannot be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

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

The sum of an indicated number of terms in a sequence is called

• sequence A
• progression B
• Series C
• Mean D

No term of a harmonic sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

An indicated sum of terms of a sequence is represented by

• Sn A
• an B
• S(n) C
• {Sn} D

If x,y are two positive distinct numbers then

• A>G>H A
• A<G<H B
• A=G=H C
• None of these D

if a₁ =3, d=7 and a_n =59 , then the number of terms in A.P is

• 7 A
• 9 B
• 11 C
• 13 D

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

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

If a, b, c are in AP., a, b, c are in G.P. then A, m²b, c are in

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

The sum of first 60 natural numbers is

• 1830 A
• 3660 B
• 1640 C
• 1770 D

The harmonic mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

The general term of the A.P. is

• a₁+ (n - 1) d A
• n + (a₁- 1) d B
• d + (n - 1) a₁ C
• None of these D

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 D

H.M. between 3 and 7 is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

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

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

• 
  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

an - an-1 will be common difference in an A.P if

• n = 1∀n∈ N A
• n>1∧n∈N B
• n∈Z C
• None of the above D

• an A.P. A
• a G.P. B
• a H.P. 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

Find the geometric mean between 4 and 16

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D