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

A sequence having no last term is called

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

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

• Series A
• Function B
• Real sequence C
• Range 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 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 series obtained by adding the terms of a geometric sequence is called

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

The next term of the sequence 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ..... is.

• 15 A
• 16 B
• 17 C
• 18 D

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

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

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

No term of a harmonic sequence can be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

The third term of the sequence a_n= (-1)^n-1(n-7) is ______

• 8 A
• 4 B
• -4 C
• 8 D

1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + n = ______

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  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 harmonic mean between a and b is

• 
  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

If #n = (n-5)2 + 5, then find #3 x #4.

• 54 A
• 12 B
• 4 C
• 9 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

In following question, a number series is given with one term missing. choose the correct alternative that will same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.1 , 4, 9, 16, 25, x

• 35 A
• 36 B
• 48 C
• 49 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 x,y are two -ve distinct numbers then

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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

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

• sequence A
• progression B
• Series C
• Mean 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

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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  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

The seventh term of an A.P whose first term is P and common difference is q. is

• P-6q A
• P+6q B
• P-4q C
• P-nq 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

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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D