1. Twentieth term of the series 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 + …..

is
(A) 51 (B) 61
(C) 71 (D) 58
th
2. n term of the series 10 + 8 + 6 + 4 + …… is
(A) 12 – 2n (B) 10 + 2n
(C) 10 – 2n (B) 12 + 2n
3. In an AP, first term is 4 and ninth term is 20, then fifteenth term is
(A) 16 (B) 32
(C) 18 (D) 36
4. Which term of the AP : 5, 2, – 1, …. is – 22 ?
(A) 8 (B) 9
(C) 10 (D) 11
5. The interior angles of a polygon are in AP. If the smallest angle is 1000 and the common
difference is 40, then the number of sides of the polygon is
(A) 45 (B) 47
(C) 36 (D) 38
6. If p times the pth term of an A.P. be equal to q times the qth term, then (p + q)th term is equal
to
(A) p + q (B) 0
(C) p – q (D) 2p + 3q
7. If a, b, c are the xth, yth and zth terms of an A.P, then a(y – z) + b(z – x) + c (x – y) is equal to
(A) a(b + c) (B) abc
(C) a + b + c (D) 0
8. The number of number which are divisible by 7 between 100 and 1000 is
(A) 7 (B) 128
(C) 132 (D) 127
9. The sum of integers from 1 to 100 that are divisible by 2 or 5 is
(A) 2550 (B) 1050
(C) 3050 (D) none of these.
10. The sum of the numbers between 300 and 700 which are divisible by 11, is equal to
(A) 18018 (B) 19019
(C) 17017 (D) 11011
11. The sum of 50 terms of an arithmetic progression, whose 7 th term is 30 and 13th term is 54, is
(A) 5200 (B) 5400
(C) 6200 (D) 6400
12. How many terms are to be added to make the sum of 52 in the series (– 8) + (– 6) + (– 4) + …… ?
(A) 30 (B) 13
(C) 12 (D) 23
13. If the sum of the series 24 + 20 + 16 + ….. is 60, then the number of terms of the series is
(A) 4 or 10 (B) 3 or 12
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14. The first term of an A.P of consecutive integers is 𝑝2 + 1. The sum of (2p + 1) terms of this series
can be expressed as
(A) (p + 1)2 (B) (2p + 1) (p + 1)2
(C) (p + 1)3 (D) p3 + (p + 1)3
15. If eighth term of an AP is 15, then sum of first fifteen terms is
(A) 220 (B) 125
(C) 320 (D) 225
16. If tenth term of an AP is 13, then sum of first nineteen terms is
(A) 237 (B) 327
(C) 247 (D) 225
17. The sum of n ’terms of an A.P whose first term is x, the last term is y and the common difference
is 1, is
1
(A) 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦)(1 − 𝑥 + 𝑦) (B) (𝑥 + 𝑦)(1 − 𝑥 + 𝑦)
1
(C) (𝑥 − 𝑦)(1 − 𝑥 + 𝑦) (D) (𝑥 − 𝑦)(1 − 𝑥 + 𝑦)
2
18. If the sum of n terms of two series in A.P are in the ratio 2n : n + 1, then the ratio of their 8th
terms is equal to
(A) 15 : 8 (B) 8 : 13
(C) 5 : 17 (D) 17 : 5
19. If the sum of n terms of two series in A.P are in the ratio 5n + 4 : 9n + 6, then the ratio of their
13th terms is equal to
129 12
(A) 231 (B) 13
131 13
(C) 229 (D) 12
20. If the sum of n terms of a series is 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑛(5𝑛 − 3), then the nth term of the series is
(A) 10n + 8 (B) 10n – 8
(C) 10n + 4 (D) 10n – 4
21. The sum of 20 term of an AP where 𝑎3 + 𝑎18 = 86, is equal to
(A) 1720 (B) 860
(C) 1060 (D) 286
22. If 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … , 𝑎𝑛 …. are in A.P such that 𝑎1 + 𝑎5 + 𝑎10 + 𝑎15 + 𝑎20 + 𝑎24 = 225, then
𝑎1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎3 + ⋯ + 𝑎23 + 𝑎24 is equal to
(A) 909 (B) 75
(C) 750 (D) 900
23. If the sum of the first p, q and r terms of an AP are a, b and c respectively, then the value of
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
(𝑞 − 𝑟) + (𝑟 − 𝑝) + (𝑝 − 𝑞) is equal to
𝑝 𝑞 𝑟
(A) 1 (B) (a + b + c)(p + q +r)
(C) – 1 (D) 0
24. If the sum of three consecutive terms of an A.P is 15 and the sum of their squares is 83, then the
terms are
(A) 3, 6 and 9 (B) 2, 4 and 6
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25. If x, y, z are in A.P., then (x + 2y − z) (2y + z − x) (z + x − y) is equal to
(A) xyz (B) 4xyz
(C) 2xyz (D) 8xy
7
26. If log 5 2 , log 5 (2𝑥 − 5) and log 5 (2𝑥 − 2) are in AP, then the value of x is
1 3
(A) or (B) 3
2 2
(C) 4 or 5 (D) 8
𝑎 𝑛 +1 + 𝑏𝑛+1
27. If is the AM between two different terms a and b, then the value of n is equal to
𝑎 𝑛 + 𝑏𝑛
(A) 0 (B) 1
1
(C) – 1 (D) −
2
28. Three numbers are in A.P, their sum is 24 and sum of their squares is 200. The numbers are
(A) 4, 8 and 12 (B) 6, 8 and 10
(C) 5, 8 and 11 (D) 2, 8 and 14
29. If a, b, c are in A.P., then b + c, c + a, a + b are also in
(A) H.P (B) G.P
(C) A.P (D) none of these.
30. If a, b, c are distinct such that ab + bc + ca  0 and in A.P, then 𝑎2 (𝑏 + 𝑐), 𝑏 2 (𝑐 + 𝑎) and 𝑐 2 (𝑎 +
𝑏) are in
(A) A.P (B) G.P
(C) H.P (D) none of these.
1 1 1
31. If , , are in A.P. then
𝑞+𝑟 𝑟+𝑝 𝑝+𝑞
(A) p, q , r are in A.P (B) p2, q2, r2 are in A.P
1 1 1
(C) , , are in A.P (D) none of these
𝑝 𝑞 𝑟
32. One of four AM’s between 2 and 27 is
(A) 6 (B) 8
(C) 17 (D) 21
5 11
33. If 2 , 𝐴1 , 𝐴2 , 𝐴3 , 𝐴4 , 𝐴5 , 2
are in AP, then 𝐴3 is equal to
7
(A) (B) 4
2
9
(C) 2 (D) 5
34. The sum of 14 AM’s between 5 and 8 is
454 456
(A) 5
(B) 5
(C) 92 (D) 91
35. There are n A.M’s between 3 and 54, such that the 8th mean : (n – 2)th mean : : 3 : 5. The value
of n is
(A) 12 (B) 16
(C) 18 (D) 2
nd th
36. If 2 term of a GP is 24 and 5 term is 81, then the first term is
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37. If 5th term of a G.P is 3 and the 9 th term is 243 , then the 4 th term is equal to
1 1
(A) 2 (B) ± 2
3
(C) 4 (D) none of these
38. The third term of a G.P. is 4. The product of the first five terms is
(A) 43 (B) 45
4
(C) 4 (D) none of these.
39. If the first term of a G.P. is 1 and the sum of the third and fifth terms are 90. Then the common
ratio of the G.P. is
(A) ±1 (B) ±2
(C) ± 3 (D) ±4
40. Which term of the series 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 +……is 256 ?
(A) 6 (B) 9
(C) 12 (D) 15
41. Which term of the series 0.004 + 0.02 + 0.1 + …. is 12.5 ?
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8
42. Sum of twenty terms of the series 3 + 6 + 12 + …… is
3 3
(A) 2 (220 − 1) (B) 2 (219 − 1)
(C) 3(220 − 1) (D) 3(219 − 1)
43. The sum of first ten terms of the series √2 + √6 + √18 + √54 + ⋯ is equal to
121
(A) 121(√2 + √6) (B) 2
(√3 + 1)
(C) 243(√3 + 1) (D) 243(√3 − 1)
44. How many terms of the series 1 + 3 + 9 + ….. sum to 29524?
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 7 (D) 9
45. How many terms of the series √3, 3, 3√3 … …. amounts to 39 + 13√3?
(A) 8 (B) 9
(C) 6 (D) 10
46. The sum of the infinite series 1 + 0.04 + (0.04)2+ ……. is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 4
25 24
(C) 24 (D) 25
47. The sum of the infinite series 3, √3, 1, … … is
(A) 4 (B) 4 + √3
3 3
(C)
2
(3 + √3) (D) (4 − √3)
2
1 2 1 2
48. The sum to infinity of 7 + 72 + 73 + 74 + ⋯ is
1 7
(A) 5 (B) 24
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49. If – 1 < x < 1, y = x – x2 + x3 – x4 + …. up to infinite terms, then the value of x in terms of y is
𝑦 𝑦
(A) 𝑦+1 (B) 𝑦−1
𝑦 1−𝑦
(C) 1−𝑦 (D) 𝑦
50. If x = 1 + a + a2 + a3 + …. up to infinite terms and y = 1 + b + b2 + b3 + …. up to infinite terms,
where – 1 < a, b < 1, then 1 + (ab) + (ab)2 + (ab)3 + ….. up to infinite terms is equal to
𝑥𝑦 𝑥 + 𝑦−1
(A) 𝑥 + 𝑦−1 (B) 𝑥𝑦
𝑥𝑦 𝑥+𝑦+1
(C) 𝑥 + 𝑦+1 (D) 𝑥𝑦
51. The least value of n for which 1 + 2 + 22 + 23 + …… to n terms is greater than 1000 is
(A) 7 (B) 8
(C) 9 (D) 10
52. If a, b, c and d are in G.P, then the value of (𝑏 − 𝑐)2 + (𝑐 − 𝑎)2 + (𝑑 − 𝑏)2 is equal to
(A) (𝑏 − 𝑑)2 (B) (𝑎 − 𝑑)2
2
(C) (𝑐 − 𝑑) (D) none of these
53. If the continued product of three numbers in G.P is 216 and the sum of the products taken in
pairs is 156, then find the numbers.
(A) 2, 6 and 18 (B) 3, 6 and 12
(C) 3, 8 and 9 (D) none of these
54. If a, b, c are in A.P. and x, y, z are in G.P, then the value of 𝑥 𝑏−𝑐 . 𝑦 𝑐−𝑎 . 𝑧 𝑎−𝑏 is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 4 (D) 2
55. If 𝑎 𝑥 = 𝑏 𝑦 = 𝑐 𝑧 and x, y, z are in G.P, then
(A) log 𝑏 𝑎 = log 𝑐 𝑏 (B) log 𝑐 𝑎 = log 𝑐 𝑏
(C) log 𝑏 𝑎 = log 𝑏 𝑐 (D) none of these
56. The sum of infinite terms of a G.P is 15 and the sum of their squares is 45. Then the series is
2 4
(A) 1, 3 , 9 , … .. (B) 5, 15, 45,……..
15 45 10 20
(C) 15, , , … .. (D) 5, , , … ..
2 4 3 9
1 1 1
57. The value of 𝑥 2 . 𝑥 4 . 𝑥 8 … … .. up to infinite terms is equal to
(A) x2 (B) x
(C) x3 (D) x-1
1 1
58. The product (32)(32)6 (32)36 … … … ∞terms is equal to
(A) 16 (B) 64
(C) 32 (D) 0
4 8 16
59. If x > 0 and log 2 𝑥 + log 2 √𝑥 + log 2 √𝑥 + log 2 √𝑥 + log 2 √𝑥 + ⋯ = 4, then the value of x is
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
𝑎 𝑛 +1 + 𝑏𝑛+1
60. If is the GM between two different positive terms a and b, then the value of n is
𝑎 𝑛 + 𝑏𝑛
equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1
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61. Let 𝑆𝑛 is the sum of n term s of a GP: 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … , 𝑎𝑛 and 𝑆𝑛′ is the sum of reciprocals of the
terms of the GP. If 𝑆𝑛 = 𝜆𝑆𝑛′ , then 𝜆 is equal to
1
(A) 𝑎 (B) 𝑎1 𝑎𝑛
1 𝑎𝑛
𝑎1 𝑎𝑛
(C) (D)
𝑎𝑛 𝑎1
62. If A and G are arithmetic mean (AM) and geometric mean (GM) between two numbers a and b,
then roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 2𝐴𝑥 + 𝐺 2 = 0 are
(A) a and 2b (B) 2a and b
(C) a and b (D) 2a and 2b
63. If x, y, z are three geometric means between 6 and 54, then z is equal to
(A) 9√3 (B) 18
(C) 18√3 (D) 27
1
64. One of the five geometric means between 3 and 243 is
(A) 79 (B) 80
(C) 81 (D) 82
65. If a, b, c are in an A.P, x is the GM of a, b and y is GM of b, c, then the AM of 𝑥 2 and 𝑦 2 is
(A) 𝑎2 (B) 𝑏 2
(C) 𝑐 2 (D) none of these.
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
66. If √𝑎 = √𝑏 = √𝑐 and a, b, c are in GP, then x, y, and z are in
(A) GP (B) AP
(C) HP (D) AGP
67. One side of an equilateral triangle is 24 cm. The mid-points of its sides are joined to form
another triangle whose mid-points are in turn joined to form still another triangle. This process
continues indefinitely. Then the sum of the perimeters of all these triangles is equal to
(A) 144 cm (B) 212 cm
(C) 288 cm (D) none of these.
68. 7 + 77 + 777 + 7777 + …. up to n-terms is equal to
70 7𝑛 7 7𝑛
(A) 81 (10𝑛 − 1) − 9
(B) 81 (10𝑛 − 1) − 9
70 7𝑛
(C) 81 (10𝑛 − 1) + 9
(D) none of these.
69. The sum of n-terms of the series 6 + 66 + 666 + 6666+ ……. is equal to
20 2𝑛 2 2𝑛
(A) 27 (10𝑛 − 1) − 3
(B) 27 (10𝑛 − 1) − 3
20 2𝑛
(C) 27 (10𝑛 − 1) + 3
(D) none of these.
70. The sum of n-terms of the series 0.5 + 0.55 + 0.555 + 0.5555 + …… is equal to
5𝑛 5 1 5𝑛 5 1
(A) 9
− 81 (1 + 10𝑛 ) (B) 9
− 81 (1 − 10𝑛 )
5𝑛 5 1
(C) 9
+ 81 (1 − 10𝑛 ) (D) none of these
71. The sum of n-terms of the series 0.4 + 0.44 + 0.444 + 0.4444 + …… is equal to
4𝑛 4 1 4𝑛 4 1
(A) 9
− 81 (1 + 10𝑛 ) (B) 9
− 81 (1 − 10𝑛 )
4𝑛 4 1
(C) 9 + 81 (1 − 10𝑛 ) (D) none of these
72. (66666 … . 𝑛. 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑠)2 + (8888 … . 𝑛. 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑠) is equal to
4 4
(A) (10𝑛 − 1) (B) (10𝑛 + 1)
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(C) 9 (102𝑛 − 1) (D) 9 (102𝑛 + 1)

ANSWERS:

1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.B

13.C 14.D 15.D 16.C 17.A 18.A 19.A 20.B 21.B 22.D 23.D 24.C

25.B 26.B 27.A 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.B 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.B 36.A

37.B 38.B 39.C 40.B 41.B 42.C 43.A 44.B 45.C 46.C 47.C 48.D

49.C 50.A 51.D 52.B 53.A 54.B 55.A 56.D 57.B 58.B 59.C 60.D

61.B 62.C 63.C 64.C 65.B 66.B 67.A 68.A 69.A 70.B 71.B 72.C

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