Question Bank on Sequence and Progression

Straight Objective Type

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1. The sum r
r 2
2
1
is equal to

3
(A) 1 (B)
4
4
(C) (D) none
3

2. Consider the ten numbers

ar,ar 2,ar 3 ,..........ar10 .
If their sum is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is 6 then the product of these ten numbers,
is
(A) 324 (B) 343
(C) 243 (D) 729

3. Let Sk be the sum from the first term to the k th term of the arithmetic sequence with the first
100
 1 
term unity and common difference 1. Then  S  equals
k 1  k 

99 200
(A) (B)
50 101
19 100
(C) (D)
10 51

n
4. The value of n
n 1
4
4
is equal to

2 3
(A) (B)
8 8
4 12
(C) (D)
8 8

5. In an A.P. with first term ‘a’ and the common differenced  a,d  0 , the ratio ‘p’ of the sum
of the first n terms to sum of n terms succeeding them does not depend on n. Then the ratio
a
and the ratio ‘p’ respectively are
d
1 1 1
(A) , (B) 2,
2 4 3
1 1 1
(C) , (D) ,2
2 3 2

1 1 1 2 1 1 1
6. If 2  2  2  ............ upto   , then 2  2  2  ................ 
1 2 3 6 1 3 5
 2
 2
(A) (B)
12 24

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 2
(C) (D) none of these
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7. Let Sn,S2n,S3n are the sum of n, 2n, 3n terms of an arithmetic progression, then
S2n  Sn
is equal to
3
(A) 1 (B)
2
(C) 2 (D) 3

8. Let ,  be roots of the equation x2  ax  4  0 a  R . If   , 2  2, 3  3 are in

arithmetic progression, then a lies in interval
(A) (–3, –2) (B) (–2, –1)
(C) (–1, 0) (D) (0, 1)

9. If log2 4,log 2 8, and log3 9k 1 are consecutive terms of a geometric sequence, then the
number of integers that satisfy the system of inequalities x2  x  6 and x  k 2 is
(A) 193 (B) 194
(C) 195 (D) 196

2x x 3 y 4y 2
10. For any x,y  R,xy  0 then the minimum value of   4 equals
y3 3 9x
1
(A) 23 (B) 2
1
(C) 3 3
(D) 3

11. Let ,  R . If , 2 be the roots of quadratic equation x2  px  1  0 and 2 ,  be the

r
roots of quadratic equation x2  qx  8  0 , then the value of ‘r’ if be arithmetic mean of p
8
and q, is
83 83
(A) (B)
8 4
83
(C) (D) 83
2

12. Let gn be the nth term of the geometric progression of positive numbers.
100 100
10 5
If  g2n 
n 1 3
and g
n 1
2n 1 
9
then the common ratio of geometric progression, is

(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8

13. Let a1,a2,a3 ,......... be in arithmetic progression and g1,g2,g3 ............ be in geometric
progression. If a1  2  g1 and a10  3  g10 , then the value of  a7g19  a19g28  equals
(A) 17 (B) 39
(C) 21 (D) 23

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14. Infinite number of triangles are y
formed as shown in figure. If
total area of these triangles is A
then 8A is equal to 3
(A) 3 1
(B) 4 1 9
(C) 1
(D) 2 x
O 1 2 1
3 27 ………

100
 Hi  Hi1 
  1  H  H
i
15. If H1,H2,H3 ,.......,H101 are in H.P. , then  is equal to
i1  i i1 
(A) 99 (B) 101
(C) 100 (D) 1

16. Let , be the roots of ax2  bx  c  0 a  0 and .  be the roots of

px2  qx  r  0 p  0 , and D1,D2 be the respective discriminants of these equations. If
,, ,  are in A.P., then D1 : D2 equals
a2 a2
(A) 2 (B) 2
p b
b2 c2
(C) 2 (D) 2
q r

17. If the sum of first 10 terms of an arithmetic series is to the sum of first 5 terms is 13 : 4, then
the ratio of the first term to the common difference, is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

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18. Let a1,a2,a3 ,........a21 be in arithmetic progression. If  ak  693, then
k 1
a
r 0
2r 1 equals

(A) 363 (B) 330

(C) 297 (D) 396

n2b
19. If Sn  2na  is the sum of first n terms of an A.P. then common difference is
4
ab a  2b
(A) (B)
2 2
2a  b b
(C) (D)
2 2

b4 1
20. The sequence bn  is a geometric progression with  and b2  b5  216 . If
b6 4
bn  In  N, then the value of b1 is
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 12 (D) 14

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21. If a, b, c (in that order) are non zero real numbers in arithmetic progression, then the
equation 3ax2  4bx  c  0 has
(A) two distinct roots (B) no real solution
(C) rational roots (D) equal real roots

22. Suppose A, B, C are defined as A  a2b  ab2  a2c  ac 2; B  b2c  bc 2  a2b  ab2 and
C  a2c  c 2a  cb2  c 2b, where a  b  c  0 and the equation. Ax2  Bx  C  0 has
equal roots then a, b, c are
(A) NOT in a A.P/G.P./H.P. (B) in A.P.
(C) in G.P. (D) in H.P.

23. If sin , 2  sin   1 ,6 1  sin  ,...................... is a geometric progression, then the fifth
term of the progression is
(A) 81 (B) 3 2
(C) 82 2 (D) 162

Let a,b  R be such that a,a  2b, 2a  b are in A.P. and  b  1 , ab  5,  a  1 are in
2 2
24.
G.P. then  a  b  equals
(A) –2 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 7

25. If 1, x, y is a geometric progression and x, y, 3 s an arithmetic progression, then the

maximum value of  x  y  is
9
(A) 0 (B)
2
15
(C) (D) 1
4

x y z
26. If x, y and z are positive real numbers, then the minimum value of   is
y z x
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

27. Let  an  be an arithmetic sequence whose seventh term is 9. If the product of a1 a2a7 is
least then the common difference of arithmetic sequence is
11 33
(A) (B)
30 20
13 32
(C) (D)
10 33

28. In increasing geometric series of positive terms, the difference between the fifth and fourth
terms is 576 and the difference between the second and first term is 9. The sum of the first
five terms of this series, is
(A) 1061 (B) 1023
(C) 1024 (D) 768

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 Paragraph for question nos. 29 and 31

The sum of an infinitely decreasing geometric progression whose first term is a and common
25
ratio r, is equal to least value of the quadratic trinomial P  x   3x 2  x  , in [0, 2]. Also
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the first term of the geometric progression is equal to the square of its common ratio.
29. 
The value of r 2  2r is 
(A) 1 (B) 2
3 1
(C) (D)
2 2

30. If the minimum value of P  x  lies between roots of equation x2  k  1 x  a  2 3  0

then the maximum integral value of k is
(A) –6 (B) –1
(C) –7 (D) –10

Px
31. If the range of function y  is  , p  q,  , then p  q , is
P'  x 
[Note : P’ (x) denotes derivative of P  x  with respect to x.]
1 1
(A) (B)
2 3
1
(C) (D) 0
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Paragraph for question nos. 32 and 33

Let the sum of first 10 terms of an arithmetic progression is equal to 155 and the first two
terms of a geometric progression is 9. Also the first term of the arithmetic progression is
equal to the common ratio of the geometric progression and the first term of the geometric
progression is equal to the common difference of the arithmetic progression.

32. The common difference of arithmetic progression is

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

33. The common ratio of geometric progression is

25 25
(A) 1, (B) 2,
2 2
1 2
(C) 1, 2 (D) ,
2 25

Paragraph for question nos. 34 and 36

Let  gn  be a decreasing geometric progression of positive numbers. The difference

between the first and fifth term of a G.P. is 15 and sum of the first and third term of a G.P. is
20. Also the fifth term of G.P. lies between the roots of the equation
k 2

 4k  5 x 2   k  2  x  k 2  16k  2  0

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34. The value of g
i1
i is equal to

(A) 23 (B) 31
(C) 35 (D) 28

35. The largest integral value of k is

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

36. The value of R  r  in a triangle whose side lengths are  g3  1,  g3 ,  g3  1, is
1 3
(A) (B)
2 2
1 5
(C) (D)
4 2
[Note : R and r denotes circumradius and inradius of the triangle.]

Paragraph for question nos. 37 and 38

Given a, b, c be the three distinct natural numbers which are in H.P. and sum of their
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reciprocals is . Also f  x   x 2  2px   p2  p  q  3  , where p  R .
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37. Which one of the following relations is correct?

1 1 1 1 2
(A)  2 (B)  
a c a c 3
1 1 1 1 1 3
(C)   (D)  
a c 2 a c 2

38. The least natural number ‘p’ so that both roots of the equation f  x   0 are positive and
distinct, is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

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39. Statement – 1 : If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two positive numbers are
3
and 4 respectively then their harmonic mean equals 12.
Statement – 2 : If A, G and H represents arithmetic mean, geometric mean and harmonic
mean of two positive numbers a, b then G2  AH .
(A) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; statement – 2 is a correct explanation for
statement – 1
(B) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True, statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation
for statement – 1
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True

40. Statement – 1 : If the second term of an infinite geometric progression is x and its sum is 8
then the range of x is  16, 2 .

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 Statement – 2 : Sum of an infinite geometric progression is finite provided 0  r  1 where r
denotes the common ratio of geometric progression.
(A) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; statement – 2 is a correct explanation for
statement – 1
(B) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True, statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation
for statement – 1
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True

41. Statement – 1 : If p, q, r are three non zero distinct real numbers in arithmetic progression
and q – p, r – q, p are in geometric progression, then p : q : r  1: 2 : 4 .
Statement – 2 : If a1,a2,a3 are in arithmetic progression then a1  a3  2a2 and if g1,g2,g3
are in geometric progression then g1g3  g22 .
(A) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; statement – 2 is a correct explanation for
statement – 1
(B) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True, statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation
for statement – 1
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

42. If the roots of the cubic x3  6x2  24x  c  0 are the first 3 terms of an A.P. then sum of
first 10 terms of the A.P. is
(A) –250 (B) –190
(C) 230 (D) 290

43. If A1,A 2,G1,G2 and H1,H2 be two arithmetic means, geometric means and harmonic means
respectively between two positive numbers a and b, then which of the following is(are)
correct?
a2  b2 a2  b2
(A) 3 (B) 2
A12  A 22 A12  A 22
(C) A1H2  G1  G2 (D) A 2H1  G2G1

44. An arithmetic sequence consists of ten positive integers. The sum of the terms in the
sequence lies in the interval (180, 190). If the fifth term in the sequence is 17. Then which of
the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) Common difference of sequence equals 3.
(B) Second term in the sequence is 8.
(C) Number of prime numbers in the sequence is 5.
(D) No term in the sequence is perfect square.

45. If the sum of third and ninth term of an arithmetic progression is equal to 8 and sum of its
first seven terms is 14, then which of the following is(are) correct?
(A) Ratio of first term of common difference is one
(B) Sum of first term and common difference is zero
(C) Sum of first eleven terms is 44
(D) Absolute value of the difference of first term and common difference is two.

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46. Given that x1,x3 are roots of the equation ax2  4x  1  0 and x 2 ,x 4 are roots of the
equation bx2  6x  1  0 . If x1,x2,x3 ,x4 are in harmonic progression, then
(A) 3a  b  1 (B) a2  b2  73
1 1
(C) 2a  3b (D) 
a b

47. If the sum of first three numbers in A.P. is 24 and their product is 440, then Sn can be ( Sn
denotes sum of first n terms)
n n
(A)
2
13  3n (B) 19  3n
2
n n
(C)  25  3n (D) 3n  7 
2 2
48. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an Arithmetic progression and an denotes the n th
term of the same A.P. Given Sn  n2p ; where k, p, n N and k  n then
(A) a1  p (B) common difference  2p
(C) Sp  p 3
(D) ap  2p2  p

49. x1,x2 are the roots of the equation x 2  3x  A  0; x3 ,x 4 are roots of the equation
x 2  12x  B  0, such that x1,x2,x3 ,x4 form an increasing G.P. then
(A) A = 2 (B) B = 32
(C) x1  x3  5 (D) x2  x 4  10

[INTEGER TYPE/ SUBJECTIVE]

50. The sum of the first 2012 terms of a geometric progression is 200. The sum of the first
4024terms of the same series is 380. Find the sum of the first 6036 terms of the series.

51. In an arithmetic sequence an , let a1  0 and 3a8  5a13 . If Sn be the sum of first n terms,
then find the value of n  N for which Sn is maximum.

52. If Sn denote the sum of n terms of the series 1.2  2.3  3.4  ......... and n1 that to
1 1 1
n  1 terms of the series 1.2.3.4  2.3.4.5  3.4.5.6  ............ Find Sn 18n1  1 .

1 2 3 4
53. Let       ............. and
1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7 1.3.5.7.9
1 1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7
     ........... . If   k, then find the value of k.
2.4 2.4.6 2.4.6.8 2.4.6.8.10

54. The first second and third terms of an A.P. are x2  6x  4; 3x2  11x  2 and 2x 2  x  12
respectively. The nth term of the progression equals  2011 . Find n.

55. If the sum of first n terms of an A.P. whose first term is the sum of the first n positive integers
 
and whose common difference is n, is 8n  11n  20 , find the sum of all possible values
2

of n.
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56. Let a, b, c be positive numbers such that    1 and S is the minimum value of abc
a b c
then find the characteristic of the logarithm of S to the base 3.

57. Let x, y, z, w be four non – zero real numbers such that x, y, z (in order) are in arithmetic
progression and y, z, w (in order) are in geometric progression. If x  w  16 and y  z  8 ,

then find the value of w 2  x 2  y 2  z2 . 
58. Let x  111...........11 (20 digits)
y  333..........33 (10 digits)
and z  222..........22 (10 digits)
xy 2
then find the value of
z
100
k N
59. The sum k
k 1
4
 k 1
2
is equal to
10101
their find the value of N.

60. If x,y  R satisfy the equation x2  y2  4x  2y  5  0, then compute the value of the sum
99

x  r y .
r 0

61. If the sum of first n terms of a series, the rth term of which is given by  2r  1 2r can be

 
expressed as R n.2n  S.2n  T , then find the value of (R + S + T).

62. Let 1,1 are the roots of x2  6x  p  0 and 2 ,2 are the roots of x2  54x  q  0 . If
1,1, 2,2 form an increasing G.P., then find the value of  q  p .

63. Let an be the n th term of an arithmetic progression. Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of
the arithmetic progression with a1  1 and a3  3a8 . If the largest possible value of Sn can
p
be expressed as (where p and q are in their lowest form), then find p  q .
q

64. Let the equation x4  16x3  px2  256x  q  0 has 4 positive real roots in G.P., then find
 p  q .
Let ’p’ be an integer for which both roots of the quadratic equation x  2 p  3 x  9  0
2
65.
lies in  6, 1 . If 2,g1,g2,............g19,g20,p are in G.P., then find the value of g4g17 .

1099 1099
66. Let an be an arithmetic sequence. If a
r 1
2r  10
100
and a
r 1
2r 1  1099 , then find the

common difference of arithmetic sequence.

67. Consider the graph of a cubic polynomial y  x3  ax2  bx  c as shown in the figure.

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 If roots of the cubic equation x3  ax2  bx  c  0 are  , 1,   ,  I such that , 1, 
(in that order) form the first three terms of an arithmetic progression then find its 5001th term.

y (0, 3)

x
 O 1 

[MATCH THE COLUMN]

68. Let R1,R2,R3 ..............;S1,S2 ,S3 ,......... and T1,T2,T3 ,.............., be 3 sequence of numbers
1 1 n R  Rn1
such that   ; Sn  2Rn 2  3Rn and Tn  n where n  N
Rn Rn1 1  3n  n
2 4
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Column  I Column  II
(A) Value (s) of n for which Rn  0 is/are (P) 2
(B) Value(s) of n for which Sn attains the maximum (Q) 3
value is/are
(C) Value(s) of n for which T  3  1 is/are (R) 4
n

(D) Value(s) of n for which Tn  Rn  2 is/are (S) 5

69.
Column  I Column  II
(A) For an A.P. a1,a2,a3 ,..........,an,.... (P) 9
5 n
a1  ;a10  16 . If
2
a
i1
i  110 then ‘n’ equals

(B) The interior angles of a convex non equiangular (Q) 10

polygon of 9 sides are in A.P. The least positive
integer that limits the upper value of the common
difference between the measures of the angles in
degree is
(C) For an increasing G.P. a1,a2,a3,.........an,.......... (R) 11
n
a6  4a4;a9  a7  192 . If a
i 4
i  1016 then ‘n’

equals
(S) 12

70.
Column  I Column  II
(A) In an A.P. the series containing 99 terms, the sum (P) 5010
of all the odd numbered terms is 2550. The sum of
all the 99 terms of the A.P. is
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(B) F is function for which f 1  1 and (Q) 5049

f n  n  f n  1 for each natural n  2 . The

value of f 100  is
(C) Suppose , (R) 5050
f n  log2 3.log3  4.log4 5..........logn1 n
100
then the sum  f 2 
k 2
k
equals

(D) Concentric circles of radii 1, 2,3……100 cms are (S) 5100

drawn. The interior of the smallest circle is coloured
red and annular regions are coloured alternately
green and red, so that no two adjacent regions are
of the same colour. The total area of the green
regions in sq. cm is k then ‘k’ equals

ANSWERS

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B

5. C 6. C 7. D 8. B

9. A 10. B 11. D 12. C

13. B 14. A 15. C 16. A

17. B 18. A 19. D 20. C

21. A 22. D 23. D 24. C

25 C 26. C 27. B 28. B

29. B 30. A 31. D 32. D

33. B 34. B 35. C 36. B

37. C 38. B 39. D 40. D

41. D 42. BC 43. AD 44. ABCD

45. BCD 46. ABCD 47. CD 48. ABCD

49. ABCD 50. 542 51. 20 52. 2

53. 1 54. 403 55. 9 56. 5

57. 368 58. 1 59. 5050 60. 5150

61. 4 62. 540 63. 119 64. 352

65. 12 66. 9 67. 9999

68. (A) P, Q, R, S; (B) R, S; (C) Q, S; (D) P, Q, R, S

69. (A) R; (B) Q; (C) Q

70. (A) Q; (B) R; (C) Q; (D) R

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