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Ch-8: Sequences and Series 30 Questions

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1. The nth term of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) is given by:

  • A. a + (n - 1)d
  • B. a + nd
  • C. a rⁿ⁻¹
  • D. a + (n + 1)d

2. If a, b, c are in A.P., then:

  • A. 2b = a + c
  • B. b² = ac
  • C. b = a + c
  • D. a + b = c

3. The sum of first n natural numbers is equal to:

  • A. n(n + 1) / 2
  • B. n(n - 1) / 2
  • C. n²
  • D. (n + 1) / 2

4. The nth term of a Geometric Progression (G.P.) is given by:

  • A. a rⁿ⁻¹
  • B. a rⁿ
  • C. a + (n - 1)r
  • D. a rⁿ⁺¹

5. If a, b, c are in G.P., then:

  • A. b² = ac
  • B. 2b = a + c
  • C. b = ac
  • D. a² = bc

6. What is the 10th term of the G.P. 5, 25, 125, ...?

  • A. 5¹⁰
  • B. 5⁹
  • C. 5¹¹
  • D. 10⁵

7. Sum of first n terms of a G.P. when r ≠ 1 is:

  • A. a(rⁿ - 1) / (r - 1)
  • B. a(1 - r) / (1 - rⁿ)
  • C. a rⁿ / (r - 1)
  • D. n a rⁿ⁻¹

8. The Geometric Mean (G.M.) between two positive numbers a and b is:

  • A. √(ab)
  • B. (a + b) / 2
  • C. ab / 2
  • D. √(a + b)

9. The Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) between two numbers a and b is:

  • A. (a + b) / 2
  • B. √(ab)
  • C. 2ab / (a + b)
  • D. a + b

10. Relation between Arithmetic Mean (A) and Geometric Mean (G) of two distinct positive numbers is:

  • A. A > G
  • B. A < G
  • C. A = G
  • D. A G = 1

11. Find the sum of an infinite G.P. 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ... :

  • A. 2
  • B. 1
  • C. 3/2
  • D. Infinity

12. Formula for sum of an infinite G.P. when |r| < 1 is:

  • A. a / (1 - r)
  • B. a / (r - 1)
  • C. a (1 - r)
  • D. 1 / (1 - r)

13. The 7th term of the sequence defined by a = (-1)ⁿ⁻¹ n³ is:

  • A. 343
  • B. -343
  • C. 243
  • D. -243

14. Which term of the G.P. 2, 8, 32, ... is 131072?

  • A. 9th term
  • B. 8th term
  • C. 10th term
  • D. 7th term

15. If the 3rd term of a G.P. is 4, then the product of its first 5 terms is:

  • A. 4⁵
  • B. 4³
  • C. 4⁴
  • D. 1024

16. The Geometric Mean of 3 and 27 is:

  • A. 9
  • B. 15
  • C. 81
  • D. 12

17. Arithmetic Mean of two numbers is 10 and their Geometric Mean is 8. The numbers are:

  • A. 16 and 4
  • B. 12 and 8
  • C. 18 and 2
  • D. 20 and 5

18. The common ratio of the G.P. 5/2, 5/4, 5/8, ... is:

  • A. 1/2
  • B. 2
  • C. 5/2
  • D. 1/4

19. If Sₙ = n² p and Sₘ = m² p for an A.P., then Sₚ is equal to:

  • A. p³
  • B. p²
  • C. p
  • D. 0

20. The 4th term of a G.P. is 2/3 and the 7th term is 16/81. Find the first term:

  • A. 9/4
  • B. 4/9
  • C. 2/9
  • D. 3/2

21. Find the sum of the series 3 + 33 + 333 + ... to n terms:

  • A. (1/3) [10(10ⁿ - 1)/9 - n]
  • B. (1/3) [10ⁿ - 1]
  • C. (3/9) [10ⁿ⁺¹ - 10 - n]
  • D. (1/9) [10ⁿ - 1 - n]

22. What is the sum of odd integers from 1 to 2001?

  • A. 1002001
  • B. 1000000
  • C. 2002000
  • D. 1001000

23. Sum of the infinite G.P. 6, 1.2, 0.24, ... is:

  • A. 7.5
  • B. 7.2
  • C. 8
  • D. 6.5

24. If x, 2y, 3z are in A.P. and x, y, z are in G.P., then common ratio r of G.P. is:

  • A. 1/3
  • B. 3
  • C. 1/2
  • D. 2

25. Number of terms in sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, ... 1024 is:

  • A. 10
  • B. 9
  • C. 11
  • D. 8

26. Insert 2 geometric means between 3 and 81:

  • A. 9, 27
  • B. 6, 18
  • C. 12, 36
  • D. 9, 18

27. If -2/7, x, -7/2 are in G.P., then x is equal to:

  • A. ±1
  • B. 1
  • C. -1
  • D. 0

28. Sum of first n terms of a G.P. with a = 1, r = 2 is:

  • A. 2ⁿ - 1
  • B. 2ⁿ⁺¹ - 1
  • C. 2ⁿ
  • D. 2ⁿ⁻¹

29. The value of 0.999... in fractional form using infinite G.P. is:

  • A. 1
  • B. 9/10
  • C. 99/100
  • D. 0.9

30. If A and G be A.M. and G.M. of two positive numbers, the quadratic equation having these numbers as roots is:

  • A. x² - 2Ax + G² = 0
  • B. x² - Ax + G = 0
  • C. x² + 2Ax + G² = 0
  • D. x² - 2Ax - G² = 0

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