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

Which one represents a sequence

• an A
• Sn B
• a(n) C
• {an} D

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 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 nth term of an A.P is (3n+5) Its 75th term is

• 26 A
• 7 B
• 21 C
• Cannot be determined D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

p, q, r and s are integers. If the A.M. of the roots of x2- px + q2= 0 and G.M. of the roots of x2- rx + s2= 0 are equal, then

• q is an odd integer A
• r is an even integer B
• p is an even integer C
• s is an odd integer 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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

A function whose domain is a subset of natural numbers is called ______

• Identity function A
• Sequence B
• Onto function C
• Series D

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 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 sum of an indicated number of terms in a sequence is called

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

For an arithmetic series to be convergent it is necessary that the series has

• Finite terms A
• d<0 B
• Infinite terms C
• None of these 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

A Series which does not coverage to a Unique sum is called

• Harmonic Series A
• Oscillatroy Series B
• Arithmetic Series 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

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

• 54 A
• 12 B
• 4 C
• 9 D

A sequence having no last term is called

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

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

The sum of all 2 digit number is

• 4750 A
• 3776 B
• 4895 C
• 4905 D

Write the first four terms of the arithmetic sequence 5, 2, -1, ... is

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

If a₁, r and a_nare the first term, common ratio and the nth term respectively of a G. P. then a_n=

• a₁rⁿ A
• a₁r^n-1 B
• a₁rⁿ⁺¹ C
• a₁r 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 series obtained by adding the terms of a geometric sequence is called

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