MATHEMATICS

TARGET IIT JEE

QUESTION BANK (1)

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SEQUENCE & PROGRESSION

Time Limit: 3 Sitting Each of 60 Minutes duration approx.

 [STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
1 1 1
Q.1 The sum to infinity of the series + + +...... is equal to
1 1 2 1 2 3
(A) 2 (B) 5/2 (C) 3 (D) none of these

1 1 1 1
Q.2 The sum of the series     ........ terms, is
3 15 35 63
1 2 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6

1 1 1 1 1
Q.3 Find the sum of the infinite series      .....
9 18 30 45 63
1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 3

Q.4 Let an = 16, 4, 1, .... be a geometric sequence. Define Pn as the product of the first n terms. The value

of  n Pn
n 1
(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 32 (D) 64

Q.5 Let s1 , s2 , s3 ....... and t1 , t2 , t3 ....... are two arithmetic sequences such that s1 = t1  0; s2 = 2t2 and
10 15 s 2  s1
 si = i
t . Then the value of t 2  t1 is
i 1 i 1
(A) 8/3 (B) 3/2 (C) 19/8 (D) 2

Q.6 Let ar be the rth term of an A.P. If a11 = 45 then the common difference that would make the value
of a2 a6 a11 least is equal to
(A) 14 (B) 7 (C) 4 (D) 3

101 101
1
Q.7 Let a1, a2, a3 , ……, a10 are in G.P. with a51 = 25 and  a i = 125, then the value of    equals
i 1  a i 
i 1

1 1 1
(A) 5 (B) (C) (D)
5 25 125

Q.8 If a1 + 2a2 + 3a3 + 4a4 = 1000 where ai > 0  i = 1, 2, 3, 4 and maximum value of
a1 ·a 22 ·a 33 ·a 44 = pq, p, q  N, then least value of (p + q) is
(A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 90 (D) 100

1 1 1 5
Q.9 If a, x, y, z, b are in AP, then x + y + z = 15 and if a, x, y, z, b are in HP, then   = .
x y z 3
Numbers a,b are
(A) 8,2 (B)11,3 (C) 9,1 (D) None of these

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 1 1 1
Q.10 Let a1, a2, a3, ……. a101 are in A.P. such that   .  = 10 & a2 + a100 = 50,
a1a 2 a 2a 3 a100a101
then the value of (a1 – a101)2 is equal to
(A) 2460 (B) 2500 (C) 5050 (D) 4950

1  
Q.11 It is given that n , 1, 2n sin are in A.P. for some value of  where   0,  .
2 sin   2
Let say for n = 1, the  satisfying the above A.P. is 1, for n = 2, the value is 2 and so on.

If S =  sin i , then the value of S is
i 1

1
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) none
2

5 8 11 14
Q.12 If S is sum of 2 2
 2 2  2 2  2 2 + ……  terms, then S is equal to
1 ·2 ·3 2 ·3 ·4 3 ·4 ·5 4 ·5 ·6
1 1 3
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 4 4

Q.13 If x, y, z are positive reals satisfying xyz = 32 then the minimum value of x2 + 4xy + 4y2 + 2z2 is
(A) 92 (B) 96 (C) 48 (D) 44

Q.14 If x3 – px2 + qx – 27 = 0 has three positive roots where p, q > 0 and p + k + l2 = 4l + 10 where k,
l  R, then the greatest value of k is
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

Q.15 If ,  and  are the negative roots of the equation 27x 3 + 216x2 + 36px + 32p = 0, p  R –{0},
p
then equals

(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 64

Q.16 Four geometric means are inserted between the numbers 211 – 1 and 211 + 1. The product of these
geometric means is
(A) 244 – 223 + 1 (B) 244 – 222 + 1 (C) 222 – 211 + 1 (D) 222 – 212 + 1

Q.17 If f (x) = tan x + 2 tan2 x + 3 tan3 x + 4 tan4 x + …… 

      3 5 
where x   ,  ,  , then number of solution(s) of the equation f (x) = 2, is(are)
 4 4  4 4 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.18 If 4a2 + 9b2 + 16c2 = 2(3ab + 6bc + 4ca), then a, b, c are in (where a, b, c  R – {0})
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) A.G.P.

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Q.19 Given a sequence of 4 numbers, first three of which are in A.P. and the last three in G.P. with common
3
ratio .If 1 is subtracted from the last number, all the four numbers in order form an A.P., then the value
2
of sum of smallest and largest of the four numbers is
(A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 12 (D) 11

( 2n  1)( 2n 2  2n  1) n
Q.20 If Tn =
( n  1) 2 n 2 ( n  1) 2 ( n  2) 2
, n  N, n  2, then Lim
n 
 Tr is equal to
r 2

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 9

Q.21 For a, b > 0, let g1, g2, g3 and g4 be geometric means between a and b,
 g2 
then the roots of the equation g 2 g 3  x 2    x  g1 g 4  0 are
g 
 1 3 g
(A) both negative (B) both positive
(C) one negative and one positive (D) imaginary

Q.22 If n arithmetic means a1, a2, ......, an are inserted between 50 and 200 and n harmonic means h1, h2, ......
hn are inserted between the same two numbers, then a2 hn–1 is equal to
10000 250
(A) 500 (B) (C) 10000 (D)
n n

3 5 7 9
Q.23 The sum of infinity of the series    + ……. is
4 36 144 400
3 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) 2
4 2

Q.24 If in a ABC, cos A + 2cos B + cos C = 2, then sin A, sin B, sin C are in
(A) H.P. (B) G.P. (C) increasing order (D) A.P.

1 1 1
Q.25 The sum to infinite terms of the series   + …….  is
1 1 1
1 (1  3)  (1  3  5) 
4 4 4
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 3
2

1 1 2 1  2  .  n
Q.26 Let Sn = 3
  3  .  3 3 . Then Sn is not greater than
1 1 2 1  2  .  n 3
1 3
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 1
2 2

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  1   1   1 1  1 
Q.27 The sum to infinity of the series 1 + 1      1   2  2  + ……. is
 2   3   2 2  3 
12 9 9
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3
5 5 10

Q.28 If Sn = 1·2·3·4 + 2·3·4·5 + 3·4·5·6 + … + upto n terms and Tn = Sn – Sn–1 then the value of
1
 equals
 1 
  T 
n 1  n 

(A) 16 (B) 17 (C) 18 (D) 19

Q.29 The harmonic mean of roots of cubic equation 2x 3 – 5x2 – 7x + 3 = 0 is

7 9 5 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 7 7 5

sec x  
Q.30 Let f (x) = cos2 x + , where x   ,  , if m is the minimum value of f (x) , then the value
4  2 2
of m is equal to
1 3 5 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 2

Q.31 If a, b, c are positive integers forming an increasing G.P. and b – a is a perfect cube and
log6a + log6b + log6 c = 6, then a + b + c is equal to
(A) 100 (B) 111 (C) 122 (D) 189

1099 1099
Q.32 Let an be the nth term of an A.P. If  a 2r = 10100 and  a 2r 1 = 1099 then common difference of
r 1 r 1
the A.P. is
(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 1099

(a 2  3a  1) (b 2  3b  1) (c 2  3c  1)
Q.33 The minimum value of the quantity where a, b, c  R+ is
abc

113
(A) 3 (B) 125 (C) 64 (D) 27
2

 
1 2 1
Q.34 It is known that  (2r  1)2 8 then
=  r2 is equal to
r 1 r 1

2 2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
24 3 6 4

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Q.35 If a, b, c and d are four positive real numbers such that abcd = 1 then minimum value of
(1 + a) (1 + b) (1 + c) (1 + d) is
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 16 (D) 18


1 1
Q.36 If  =  9n 2  3n  2 , then 
equals
n 1
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 20

S3n
Q.37 Let Sn denote the sum of n terms of an A.P. If S2n = 3Sn then the ratio S is
n
(A) 9 (B) 6 (C) 16 (D) 12

a a a
Q.38 x > 0, y > 0, z > 0, if x + y + z = a and the minimum value of   is (81) , then the value of
x y z
 is
1 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D)
2 4


( 4n  5)
Q.39 The value of  5n ·n (5n  5) is equal to
n 1

1 2 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 25 125

1 2 3
Q.40 Find the sum   + …… 
1  1  1 1  2  2 1  3  34
2 4 2 4 2

1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 3 6

Q.41 If a, a1, a2, ……, a2n, b are in A.P. and a, g1, g2, ……, g2n , b are in G.P. and H is the harmonic mean
g1 g 2n g g g g
of a and b then + 2 2 n 1 + …… + n n 1 equals
a1  a 2 n a 2  a 2n 1 a n  a n 1
n nH
(A) 2nH (B) (C) nH (D)
H 2

Q.42 Let a, G1, G2, G3, ……, G32, b be positive terms of a G.P.
G 32 ·G 2
If 2 is greatest then the common ratio of the G.P. is
G 32  360 G 22
1
(A) 3 (B) (C) 3 (D) 3 3
3

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Q.43 Let a + 2b + 3c + 4d + 5e = 75 (a, b, c, d, e > 0).
If maximum value of (a2 · b4 · c6 · d8 · e10) is (125)p , then p is equal to
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 20

Q.44 If a + 2b = 5, a, b  R+ then maximum value of a3b2 is

(A) 27 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 5

Q.45 If arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two positive numbers a and b are 7 and 6 respectively,,
then the value of (a3 – 15a2 + 20a – 5) is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

1 1 1 1 1
Q.46 The sum of infinite series     …… is equal to
9 18 30 45 63

1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 5 3

 n 
Q.47 If total runs scored by a cricketer in n matches be  2n   1 , n  N, then the match in which he
 2 
secured his first century is
(A) 6th match (B) 7th match (C) 8th match (D) 9th match

Sm Sn
Q.48 If in an A.P. = = k for some m  n, m, n, k  N (k  2)
m2 n 2
[where Sp denotes sum of first p terms of A.P.], then Sk equals
(A) k (B) 3k (C) k2 (D) k3

Q.49 If a, b, c are three distinct positive reals in H.P., then the roots of the quadratic equation
x2 – px + 2b2017 – a2017 – c2017 = 0, where p  R, are
(A) both positive (B) both negative
(C) both imaginary (D) one positive and one negative

Q.50 Let a1, a2, a3, …… be in A.P. with first term 1 and b1, b2, b3, …… be in G.P. with first term 2.
If the common ratio of G.P. is half the common difference of A.P. then the minimum value of
(a4b1 + a3b2 + 2a1b3) is equal to
3 3 25  25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 12 12

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 [COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Paragraph for question nos. 51 & 52
4 ·5n  2·3n
Let nth term of a sequence be given by Tn = n n n 1 n 1 .
(5  3 ) (5  3 )

7 1 1
Q.51 If  Tn =  6
k 2 · 17 
, then (k + ) is equal to
n 1
(A) 305 (B) 355 (C) 706 (D) 708


Q.52 The value of  Tn equals
n 1

1 1 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 8 8

Paragraph for question nos. 53 & 54

Let a, b, b + 2a, …… be a geometric progression and Sn denotes the sum of its first n terms.
Also, S2n+1 – S2n = 2  n  N.
1 1 1 1
Q.53 The sum of the series    + …… up to infinite, is
a b 2 a 3 b4
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 3

n
Q.54 The value of  n 4  ab is
n 1

1 3 3
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 8 4

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.55 Let a1, a2, ……. be in A.P. with common difference 'd' and g1, g2, ……. be in G.P. with common ratio
'r'. If a1 = g1 = 2 and a10 = g10 = 3, then
(A) a7 g19 is an integer (B) a19 g7 is an integer
1
(C) a7 g19 = a19 g10 (D) value of dr9 is .
6

Q.56 Let ,  be the roots of the equation x2 – 9x + p = 0 and ,  be the roots of the equation
x2 – 6x + q = 0 if the real numbers , , ,  in order form a decreasing G.P. with common ratio r, then
(A) p = q = 
1
(B) r =
2
(C) p, , q are in H.P.
(D) the sum of infinite G.P. whose first term is 2 and common ratio r is 4.

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Q.57 If the sequence a1, a2, a3 ......... a10 has the property that for each k, ak is k less than the sum of other
10
9 numbers then the  a k lies in the interval
k 1

(A) (4, 6) (B) (5, 7) (C) (6, 8) (D) (7, 9)

Q.58 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(A) The smallest natural number n so that (2 – n) x 2 – n < 8 x + 4  x  R is equal to 5

 16 x2 x2 
(B) Let x1, x2 be two positive real numbers, then the minimum value of  2  2  12  is 2.
 x1 2 x2 

( x 2  4 x  5)( x  1) 2 ( x  1)3
(C) Number of integer satisfying the inequality  0 is equal to 3.
x 4 ( x  2)
(D) Let sequence < un> be an arithmetic sequence. If vn = un2 and wn = vn + 1 – vn,
then the sequence < wn > is an A.P.

1 1 1
Q.59 For the series S = 1 + (1 + 2)2 + (1 + 2 + 3)2 + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)2 + ……
1 3 1 3  5 1 3  5  7
(A) 7th term is 16 (B) 7th term is 18
505 405
(C) sum of first 10th term is . (D) sum of first 10th term is .
4 4

[INTEGER TYPE]

Q.60 Suppose {a1, a2, a3, ……} is a geometric sequence of real numbers. The sum of the first n terms is
S40
denoted by Sn. If S10 = 10 and S30 = 70, then find the value of . 3
50

Q.61 If a, b, c, d, e are positive real numbers such that a + b + c + d + e = 15 and ab2c3d4e5 = (120)3 · 50,
then find the value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 – e2 . 5

Q.62 If x = cos 2 – 2 cos2 2 + 3 cos3 2 – 4 cos4 2 + …… 

and y = cos 2 + 2 cos2 2 + 3 cos3 2 + 4 cos4 2 + …… 

  1 1
where   0,  , then find least integral value of    . 5
 4 x y

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Q.63 Consider a sequence a1, a2, a3, …… of real numbers and let the sequence T1, T2, T3 …defined by
Tr = ar+1 – ar be such that its terms are in A.P. with common difference 2. If T1 = 2 and

 10 
a1 = 3, then find the value of  365   a n  . 5
 
 n 1 

Q.64 A set of consecutive positive integers starting with 1 is written. If one number is deleted except extreme
numbers and thus the A.M. of the remaining numbers is found to be 10. If deleted number is k, then find
(k – 5). 5

Q.65 If a, b, c are unequal real numbers and a, b, c are in G.P. and a + b + c = bx, then find the least positive
integral value of x. 4

ANSWER KEY
4 Q.65 5 Q.64 5 Q.63 5 Q.62 5 Q.61
3 Q.60 AC Q.59 AD Q.58 BC Q.57 ABCD Q.56
ACD Q.55 C Q.54 D Q.53 A Q.52 B Q.51
D Q.50 D Q.49 D Q.48 C Q.47 A Q.46
A Q.45 A Q.44 B Q.43 C Q.42 D Q.41
B Q.40 A Q.39 C Q.38 B Q.37 B Q.36
C Q.35 C Q.34 B Q.33 B Q.32 D Q.31
B Q.30 B Q.29 C Q.28 B Q.27 C Q.26
B Q.25 D Q.24 A Q.23 C Q.22 C Q.21
D Q.20 D Q.19 C Q.18 B Q.17 A Q.16
B Q.15 B Q.14 B Q.13 B Q.12 A Q.11
A Q.10 C Q.9 A Q.8 B Q.7 B Q.6
C Q.5 C Q.4 A Q.3 A Q.2 A Q.1