ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 8

A sequence is a functions whose domain is a subset of the set of

• Natural numbers A
• Real numbers B
• Whole numbers C
• Rational numbers D

The n numbers A₁,A₂,A₃,.....A_nare called an arithmetic means between a and b if a.A₁,A₂,A₃.....A_n, b is ______

• An arithmetic series A
• An arithmetic sequence B
• A geometric sequence C
• A harmonic sequence 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

The 7th term of the A.P 7,11,15,is

• 24 A
• 31 B
• 26 C
• 23 D

A sequence having no last term is called

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

• 12 A
• 13 B
• 14 C
• 15 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

Every term of a G.P. is positive and also every term is the sum of two preceding terms. Then the common ratio of the G.P. is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

An indicated sum of terms of a sequence is represented by

• Sn A
• an B
• S(n) C
• {Sn} 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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

H.M. between 3 and 7 is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The common ration of a geometric sequence cannot be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

A series consisting of an unlimited number of terms is termed as an

• Finite sequence A
• Infinite sequence B
• ^{Infinite series} C
• geometric sequence 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

An A.P., a G.P. and a H.P. have the same first and last terms and the same odd numbers of terms, the middle terms of the three series are in

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

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

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

An A.P. consists of n(odd terms) and its middle term is m. then the sum of the A.P. is

• 2 mn A
• 1/2 mn B
• mn C
• mn² D

Write the first four terms of the sequence if a_n= (-1)ⁿn²

• -1, 4, -9, 16 A
• 1, -4, 9, 16 B
• 1, 4, 9, 16 C
• None of these D

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

• 1st term A
• General term B
• Last term C
• None of these D

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D

1,1/3,1/5,1/7,1/9..... is a

• geometric sequence A
• finite sequence B
• infinite sequence C
• arithmetic series 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

A sequence whose reciprocal is an A.P is called

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