XI Marks : 320

ISCORE SCIENCE ACADEMY

Sequences and SUBJECT : MATHS
Time (mm:ss) : 60:00
Series Exercise-1

1) nth term of the sequence a, a + d, a + 2d, ……….. is 4

a) n + nd

b) a + (n - 1) d

c) a + (n + 1) d

d) None of these

2) Let Tr, be the rth term of an A.P., for r = 1,2,3,……. If for some positive integers m, n. we 4
1 1
have Tm = and Tn = , then Tmn equals :
n m

a)
1

mn

b)
1 1
+
m n

c) 1

d) 0

3) If (x +1), 3x and (4x + 2) are first three terms of an AP then its 5th term is 4

a) 14

b) 19

c) 24

d) 28

4) If 7th and 13th terms of an A.P. be 34 and 64 respectively, then its 18th term is 4

a) 87

b) 88

c) 89

d) 90

5) If an be the nth term of an AP and if a7 = 15 , then the value of the common difference that would make 4
a2.a7.a12 greatest is

a) 9

b)
9

4
 c) 0

d) 18

6) Which of the following sequences is an A.P. with common difference 3 ? 4

a) an = 2n
2
+ 3n,n ∈ N

b) an = 3n + 5,n ∈ N

c) an = 3n
2
+ 1,n ∈ N

d) an = 2n
2
+ 3,n ∈ N

7) If a1, a2, a3, … an+1 are in A.P., then 1

+
1
+
1
, is 4
a1 a2 a2 a3 an an+1

n−1
a) a1 an+1

1
b) a1 an+1

n+1
c) a1 an+1

n
d) a1 an+1

8) The 10th common term between the two arithmetic progressions 3, 7, 11, 15 ..... and 1, 6, 11, 16 ......... is 4

a) 191

b) 193

c) 211

d) None of these

9) Three numbers are in A.P, such that their sum is 18 and sum of their squares is 158. the greatest among them is 4

a) 10

b) 11

c) 12

d) None of these

10) If roots of the equation x3 - 12x2 + 39x - 28 = 0 are in AP, then its common difference is 4

a) ±1

b) ±2

c) ±3

d) ±4
11) The sum of first ten terms of a AP is four times the sum of its first five terms, then ratio of first term and 4
common difference is

a) 2

b)
1

c) 4

d)
1

12) The sum of all odd numbers of two digits is 4

a) 2530

b) 2475

c) 4905

d) None of these

13) Sum of first n odd natural numbers is 4

a) 2n + 1

b) n2

c) 2n - 1

d) none of these

14) The sum of integers in between 1 and 100 which are divisible by 2 or 5 is 4

a) 3100

b) 3600

c) 2950

d) 3500

15) If first term of an AP is 5, last term is 45 and the sum of the terms is 400, then the number of terms is 4

a) 8

b) 10

c) 16

d) 20

16) if
3+5+7+...+n terms
= 7, then the value of n is 4
5+8+11+...+10 terms

a) 35

b) 36

c) 37
 d) 40

17) If for an A.P. T3 = 18 and T7 = 30 then S17 is equal to 4

a) 612

b) 622

c) 306

d) None of these

18) If Sn = nP +
n(n−2)
Q, where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of an A.P., then the common difference is 4
2

a) P+Q

b) 2P + 2Q

c) 2Q

d) Q

19) Let Sn denote the sum of first n terms of an A.P. If S2n = 3 Sn then the ratio S3n
is equal to 4
Sn

a) 4

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

20) If a1,a2 ,a3, ..... is an A.P such that a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 225, then a1 + a2 + a3 + … + a23 + a24 is equal to 4

a) 909

b) 75

c) 750

d) 900

21) The first, second and middle term of an AP are a, b, c respectively. Sum of all terms is 4

a)
2(c−a)

b−a

b)
2c(c−a)
+ c
b−a

c)
2c(b−a)

c−a

2b(c−a)
d)
b−a

22) The sum of the series 4

a - (a + d) + (a + 2d) - (a + 3d) + …. upto (2n + 1) terms is

a) -nd
 b) a + 2nd

c) a + nd

d) 2nd

23) If
b+c−a
,
c+a−b
,
a+b−c
are in A.P. then which of the following is in A.P. 4
a b c

a) a,b,c

b) a2,b2,c2

c)
1 1 1
, ,
a b c

d) None of these

24) If log 2, log (2x - 1) and log (2x + 3) are in AP, then the value of x is given by 4

a)
5

b) log25

c) log35

d) log53

25) The sum of first n (odd) terms of an A.P. whose middle term is m is 4

a) mn

b) mn

c) nm

d) none of these

26) If x, 2x + 2 and 3x + 3 are first three terms of a G.P., then its 4th term is 4

a) 27

b) -27

c)
−27

d)
27

27) If first, second and eighth terms of a G.P. are respectively n-4, nn, n52 , then the value of n is 4

a) 1

b) 10

c) 4

d) none of these
28) Let a1, a2, a3, … an, …. be a GP such that and a2 + a5 = 216. Then, a1 = 4
a4 1
=
a6 4

a)
108
12 or
7

b) 10

c)
54
7 or
7

d) None of these

29) If a1,a2,a3 (a1 > 0)are three successive terms of a G.P. with common ratio r, the value of r for which 4
a3 > 4a2 − 3a1 holds is given by

a) 1 < r < 3

b) −3 < r < −1

c) r > 3 or r < 1

d) None of these

30) If the first and the nth terms of a G.P. are a and b respectively and P is the product of the first n terms, then P2 = 4

a) ab

b) (ab)n
n

c) (ab) 2

d) (ab)2n

31) The second, third and sixth terms of an A.P. are consecutive terms of a G.P. The common ratio of the G.P. is 4

a) 1

b) -1

c) 3

d) -3

32) The fourth, seventh and tenth terms of a G.P. are p, q, r respectively, then 4

a) p 2 = q 2 + r2

b) q2 = pr

c) p2 = qr

d) pqr + pq + 1 = 0

33) If pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P. are equal to corresponding terms of a G.P. and these terms are respectively x, 4
y, z, then xy-z. yz-x, zx-y equals

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2
 d) None of these

34) The sum of first n terms of the series. 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + ... is 4

a) 1 if n is odd and 0 when n is even

b) -1

c) (-1)n

d) ± 1

35) The nth term of a GP is 128 and the sum of its n terms is 255. If its common ratio is 2 then its first term is 4

a) 1

b) 3

c) 8

d) none of these

36) If the sum of first 6 terms of a G.P. is nine times of the sum of its first three terms, then its common ratio is 4

a) 1

b)
3

c) 2

d) -2

37) In a G.P. of even numbers of terms, the sum of all terms is 5 times the sum of odd terms. The common ration of 4
the GP is

a)
4
−
5

b)
1

c) 4

d) None of these

38) If S = 1 + a + a2 +........ to ∞ (|a| < 1) , then the value of a is 4

a)
S

S−1

b)
S

1−S

c)
S−1

d)
1−S

39) The value of 9 4

1 1 1

3 .9 9 .9 27 . . . to ∞terms is

a) 1
 b) 3

c) 9

d) None of these

40) The sum of an infinite G.P. is 4 and the sum of the cubes of its terms is 192. The common ratio of the original 4
G.P. is

a)
1

b)
2

c)
1

d)
−1

41) If the sum of an infinitely decreasing GP is 3, and the sum of the squares of its terms is 4
9
, the sum of the cubes of the terms is
2

a)
105

13

b)
108

13

c)
729

d) None of these

42) If the sum of first two terms of an infinite GP is 1 and every term is twice the sum of all the successive terms, 4
then its first term is

a)
1

b)
2

c)
1

d)
3

43) The value of ¯.423

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
is 4

a)
419

999

b)
423

999

c)
423

100

d) none

44) Three numbers form an increasing GP. If the middle number is doubled, then the new numbers are in AP. The 4
common ratio of the GP is

a) 2 − √3
 b) 2 + √3

c) √3 − 2

d) 3 + √2

45) If a, b, c, d are in G.P. then an + bn, bn + cn, cn + dn are in 4

a) A.P.

b) G.P.

c) H.P.

d) None of these

46) If a, b, c, d are in G.P., then (a3 + b3)-1, (b3 + c3)-1, (c3 + d3)-1 are in 4

a) A.P.

b) G.P.

c) H.P.

d) None of these

47) If a, b, c are in G.P. and a1/x = b1/y = c1/z then x, y, z are in 4

a) A.P.

b) G.P.

c) H.P.

d) None of these

48) The product of first n(odd) terms of a G.P. whose middle terms is m is 4

a) mn

b) mn

c) nm

d) None of these

49) The sum to n terms of the series 1 + 2 (1 +

1
) + 3(1 +
1
2
) +. . . . . . is given by
4
n n

a) n2

b) n(n+1)

c) n(1+1/n)2

d) None of these

50) 1 + 2.2 + 3.22 + 4.23 + …..+ 100.299 equals 4

a) 99.2100
 b) 100.2100

c) 1+99.2100

d) None of these

51) Sum of infinite terms of series 3 + 5.

1
+ 7.
1
2
+. . . . . . is 4
4 4

a)
33

b)
11

c)
44

d)
44

52) If rth term of a series is (2r + 1)2-r, then sum of its infinite terms is 4

a) 10

b) 8

c) 5

d) 0

53) If 3 + 1
(3 + d) +
1
2
(3 + 2d) + ... to ∞ = 8, then the value of d is 4
4 4

a) 9

b) 5

c) 1

d) None of these

54) The fourth term of the sequence 3,

3
, 1, … … . is 4
2

a)
3

b)
4

c)
2

d) None of these

55) Let the positive numbers a,b,c,d be in A.P. Then, abc, abd, acd, bcd are 4

a) not in A.P./G.P./H.P.

b) in A.P.

c) in G.P.

d) in H.P.
56) If a1, a2, a3, ... , an are in H.P. then 4
are in
a1 a2 a3 an
, , ,...,
a2 +a3 +...+an a1 +a3 +...+an a1 +a2 +a4 +...+an a1 +a2 +...+an

a) A.P.

b) G.P.

c) H.P.

d) A.G.P.

57) 4
n n
a +b
The value of n, for which n−1
is A.M. between a and b is
n−1
a +b

a) 0

b) 1

c) -1/2

d) -1

58) If A1, A2 are two A.M.S. between two numbers a and b, then (2A1 - A2)(2A2 - A1) is equal to 4

a) a+b

b)
ab

a+b

c) ab

d) None of these

59) If 4 AMs are inserted between

1
and 3 then 3
rd
AM is 4
2

a) -2

b) 2

c) -1

d) 1

60) Six arithmetic means are inserted between 1 and 9/2, the 4th arithmetic mean is 4

a) 2

b) 1

c) 3

d) 4

61) n AM’s are inserted between 2 and 38. If third AM is 14 then n is equal to 4

a) 9

b) 7

c) 8
 d) 10

62) If 4 GM’s be inserted between 160 and 5, then third GM will be 4

a) 8

b) 118

c) 20

d) 40

63) 4
2 2
g g
1 2
If g1 , g2 are two G.M's, between two numbers a and b, then + is equal to is
g2 g1

a) a+b

b) ab

c)
a+b

ab

d) None of these

64) If A1, A2 be two AM’s and G1, G2 be two GM’s between two numbers a and b, then A1 +A2
is equal to 4
G1 G2

a)
a+b

2ab

b)
2ab

a+b

a+b
c) ab

d)
ab

a+b

65) If one A.M. ‘a’ and two G.M.’s p and q be inserted between any two numbers, then the value of p3 + q3 is 4
2pq
a) a

b) 2 apq

c) 2 ap2q2

d) None of these

66) The sum of all numbers between 100 and 10,000 which are of the form n3(n ∈ N ) is equal to 4

a) 55216

b) 53261

c) 51261

d) None of these

67) Sum of n term of series 1.3 + 3.5 + 5.7 + ….. is 4

a)
1
n(n + 1)(2n + 1) + n
3
 b)
2
n(n + 1)(2n + 1) − n
3

c)
2
n(n − 1)(2n − 1) − n
3

d) None of these

68) If 1 + 2 + 3 + …. + n = 45, then 13 + 23 + 33 + … + n3 is 4

a) (45)2

b) (45)3

c) (45)2 + 45

d) None of these

69) The sum of series 1.32 + 2.52 + 3.72 + …. upto 20 terms is 4

a) 188090

b) 189080

c) 199080

d) none

70) Sum of the series 4 + 6 + 9 + 13 + 18 + ......... n terms, is 4

n
a)
2
(n + 3n + 20)
6

b) n
2
+ 3n + 20

c)
n 2
(n + 3n + 20)
3

d) None of these

71) Sum of the series 3 + 7 + 14 + 24 + 37 + …. 10 terms, is 4

a) 560

b) 570

c) 580

d) None of these

72) Sum of the series 1 + 4 + 13 + 40 + 121 + ....... 16 terms, is 4

a) (317 - 35)/4

b) 317 - 35

c) (317 - 33)/2

d) (317 - 32)/4
73) The sum to n terms of the series 1
+
1
+
1
+. . . is 4
1.3 3.5 5.7

a)
1

2n+1

b)
2n

2n+1

n
c) 2n+1

d)
2n

n+1

74) If tn = 1
(n + 2)(n + 3) for n = 1,2,3, ….. , then
1
+
1
+
1
+. . . +
1
= 4
4 t1 t2 t3 t2003

a)
4006

3006

b)
4003

3007

c)
4006

3008

d)
4006

3009

75) The limiting value of the sum to n terms of the series 3

2 2
+ 2
5
2
+
7

2 2
+. . . . as n → ∞ is 4
1 .2 2 .3 3 .4

a) 0

b) 2

c)
1

d) 1

76) The sum to n terms of the series 3

2
+ 2
5
2
+ 2
7
2 2
+. . . ,is 4
1 1 +2 1 +2 +3

a)
6n

n+1

9n
b) n+1

12n
c) n+1

3n
d) n+1

77) th
n term of sequence
1
+
3
+
7
+. . . . . . . is 4
2 4 8

1+2(n−1)
a) n
2

b)
1
1 − n
2

c) 2-n-1

d) None of these
78) The n
th
term of the sequence
1
,
1
,
1
, . . . . . . is 4
2 6 12

a)
1
2
n +n

b)
1 1
+
n n+1

1
c) n +1
2

d)
1

n+1

79) 9th term of the sequence 4

1, 1, 2, 3, 5,…. is

a) 13

b) 34

c) 21

d) None of these

80) The sum of the series 1 + 3x + 6x2 3

+ 10x +. . . ∞ is 4
1
a) (1−x)
2

b)
1

1−x

1
c) (1+x)
2

1
d) (1−x)
3

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