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

The sum of first twenty odd integers in A.P is

• 400 A
• 397 B
• 404 C
• 408 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

• 1, 1/2, 0 A
• 1, 2, 1 B
• 1, 2, 3 C
• 1, 2, 0 D

• 2 A
• -3/2 B
• 1 C
• 0 D

Find the next two terms of 7, 9, 12, 16,...

• 18, 20 A
• 19, 22 B
• 20, 25 C
• 21, 27 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• 136 A
• -136 B
• 148 C
• -148 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

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3/2 C
• 5/2 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

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 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

Find the geometric mean between 4 and 16

• 
  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

The 6th term of the sequence 7,9,12,16......is

• 27 A
• 32 B
• 20 C
• 19 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

The sum of an infinite geometric series exist if

• | r | < 1 A
• | r | > 1 B
• r = 1 C
• r = -1 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

• 1/2 A
• 2 B
• 1/4 C
• 4 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

No term of a geometric sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

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

• 13 A
• -13 B
• 8 C
• 3 D

If b₁, b₂, b₃, ... are in G.P. with first term unity and common ratio r, then the minimum value of b₁- b₃+ b₅is equal to

• 3/4 A
• 1/4 B
• 1 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 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

For three consecutive terms in A.P middle term is called

• A.M A
• nth term B
• Central term C
• None of these D

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

The harmonic mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The nth term of an A.P., is 12-4n. Its common difference is

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D