Chapter: Sequence and series

1. If for the sequence 𝑆𝑛 = 2(3𝑛 − 1), then the third term is

(a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 36 (d) 48

2. The number of integers between 100 and 1000 that are not divisible by 7 is
(a) 128 (b) 899 (c) 771 (d) 772

3. In an A.P. the pth term is q and the (𝑝 + 𝑞)𝑡ℎ is zero, then the qth term is
(a) -p (b) p (c) p+q (d) p-q

4. The 10th common terms between the series 3+7+11+…. And 1+6+11+…. is
(a) 191 (b) 193 (c) 211 (d) none of these

5. If the sum if n terms if an A.P. is given by 𝑆𝑛 = 3𝑛 + 2𝑛2 , then the 22nd term of A.P. is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4

6. If 9 times the 9th term of an A.P. is equal to 13 times the 13th term, then the 22nd term of the A.P. is
(a) 0 (b) 22 (c) 220 (d) 198

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7. If Tr be the rth term of an A.P. with first term a and common difference d, 𝑇𝑚 = 𝑛 and 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑚, then a-d equals
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(a) 𝑚𝑛 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 𝑚 + 𝑛

8. The sum of all odd numbers between 1 and 1000 which are divisible by 3, is
(a) 90000 (b) 83367 (c) 93660 (d) none of these

9. The sum of all two digit numbers which when divided by 4 leave 1 as remainder is
(a)1210 (b)1120 (c)1021 (d) 1102

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10. If 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 2, 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 (2𝑥 − 5)and 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 (2𝑥 − 2), are in A.P., then the value of x is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c)4 (d) 2,3

11. Let a, b, c be in A.P. If p is the A.M. between a and b and q is the A.M. between b and c, then b is equal to
𝑝+𝑞 𝑝−𝑞 𝑞−𝑝 𝑝𝑞
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
12. If the ratio of second to seventh if n A.M.’s between -7and 65 is 1:7, then n is
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13

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13. In a G.P. first term is 4 , common ratio is 2 and the last term is 384, then the number of terms of G.P. is
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11

14. The first and second terms of a G.P. are 𝑥 −4 and 𝑥 𝑚 respectively. If its 8th term is 𝑥 52 , then the value of m is
(a)8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2

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15. If the first term of a G.P. is 27 and 8th term is 81, then the sum of its first 10 terms is
27 1 81 1 27 1 81 1
(a) (1 − 310 ) (b) (310 − 1) (c) (310 − 1) (d) (1 − 310 )
2 2 2 2

16. The product of 5 terms of G.P. whose 3rd term is 2 is

(a) 52 (b)25 (c)32 (d) 35

17. If 3rd, 8th and 13th terms of a G.P. are p, q and r respectively then which one of the following is correct?
(a) 𝑞 2 = 𝑝𝑟 (b) 𝑟 2 = 𝑝𝑞 (c) 𝑝𝑞𝑟 = 1 (d) 2𝑞 = 𝑝 + 𝑟

18. Let a, b, c are in A.P. and 𝑘 ≠ 0 be a real number which of the following is/are correct?
(i) ka, kb, kc are in A.P.
(ii) k-a, k-b, k-c are in A.P.
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
(iii) 𝑘 , 𝑘 , 𝑘 are in A.P.
(a) (i) and (ii) only (b) (ii) and (iii) only (c) (i) and (iii) only (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

19. How many two digit number are divisible by 4

(a)21 (b)22 (c) 24 (d) 25

20. A G.P. consists of 200 terms. If the sum of odd terms of G.P. is m and sum of even terms of G.P. is n, then the
common ratio of G.P. is
𝑚 𝑛 𝑛 𝑚
(a) (b) 𝑚 (c) 𝑚 + 𝑚 (d) 𝑛 +
𝑛 𝑛

21. If an infinite G.P. has the first term a and the sum 5, then which one of the following is correct?
(a) a<-10 (b) -10<a<0 (c) 0<a<10 (d) a>10
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22. The value of 2 × 22 × 24 × 28 … × ∞
(a) 4 (b) √2 (c) 2√2 (d) 8

23. If the second term of a G.P. is 2 and the sum of its infinite terms is 8, then G.P. is
1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3
(a) 8, 2, 2 , 8 , … (b) 10, 2, 5 , 25 , … (c) 4, 2, 1, 2 , 4 , … (d) 6, 3, 2 , 4 , …

24. If x, y, z are positive integers, then the value of the expression (x+y)(y+z)(z+z) is
(a) =8xyz (b) >8xyz (c) <8xyz (d) =4xyz

25. In a G.P. of positive terms, if any term is equal to the sum of the next two terms, then the common ratio of
the G.P. is
(a) 𝑠𝑖𝑛18° (b) 2𝑐𝑜𝑠18° (c) 𝑐𝑜𝑠18° (d) 2𝑠𝑖𝑛18°

26. If the sum of the first two terms of an infinite G.P. is 1 and every term is twice the sum of all the successive
terms, then its first term is
1 2 3 1
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 4

27. If x, 2y, 3z are in A.P. where the distinct numbers x,y,z are in G.P., then the common ratio of G.P. is
1 1
(a) 3 (b) (c) 2 (d)
3 2

28. Let Sn denote the sum of the cubes of the first n natural numbers and sn denote the sum of first n natural
𝑆
numbers, then 𝑠𝑛 is equal to
𝑛

𝑛(𝑛+1)(𝑛+2) 𝑛(𝑛+1) 𝑛2 +3𝑛+2 2𝑛+1

(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 2 2 3

29. If tn denotes the nth term of the series 2+3+6+11+18+…, then t50 is
(a) 492-1 (b) 492 (c) 502+1 (d) 492+2

30. If every term of a G.P. with positive terms is the sum of its two previous terns, then the common ratio of the
G.P.
2 √5−1 √5+1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
√5 2 2

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31. The value of 93 × 99 × 927 × … to ∞ is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) none of these
32. If the first, second and the last terms of an A.P. are a, b and 2a, respectively, then its sum is
𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑏 3𝑎𝑏
(a) 2(𝑏−𝑎) (b) 𝑏−𝑎 (c) 2(𝑏−𝑎) (d) none of these

33. If the sum of two extreme numbers of an A.P. with four terms is 8 and the product of remaining two middle
terms is 15, them the greatest numbers will be
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (c)
8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (c)
15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (c)
22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (b)
29. (d) 30. (d) 31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (b)
Chandan Singh Jantwal