JEE Revision Practice Sheet

[11th Adv.]
Sequence and Series
One or More Than One Correct Type Questions 6. Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
1. For a positive integer n, correct?
1 1 1 1
let S ( n ) = 1 + + + + .... + n . Then (A) Sum of the reciprocal of all the n harmonic
2 3 4 2 −1 means inserted between a and b is equal to n
(A) Sn  n (B) Sn > n times the harmonic mean between two given
(C) S2n  n (D) S2n > n
numbers a and b.
(B) Sum of the cubes of first n natural number is
1
2. Tr = , then (here r  N)
r r + 1 + ( r + 1) r
equal to square of the sum of the first n natural
numbers.
(A) Tr > Tr + 1 (B) Tr < Tr + 1
99 n (C) If a, A1, A2, A3, ..........., A2n, b are in A.P. then
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(C) Tr = (D) Tr  1 2n
r =1 10 r =1  Ai = n ( a + b ).
i =1
(D) If the first term of the geometric progression
(1 + 2 )2
1
3. For the series S = 1 +
(1 + 3) g1, g2 , g3,........,  is unity, then the value of
(1 + 2 + 3)2 + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)2 + ...
1 1 the common ratio of the progression such
+
(1 + 3 + 5) (1 + 3 + 5 + 7 )
that ( 4 g2 + 5g3 ) is minimum equals
2
(A) 7th term is 16 .
5
(B) 7th term is 18
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(C) Sum of first 10th terms is 7. If a, b, c are in 3 distinct numbers in H.P., a, b, c >
4
405 0, then
(D) Sum of first 10th term is
4 b+c −a c + a −b a +b −c
(A) , , are in A.P
a b c
4. If a, b, c are in H.P., then
b+c c +a a +b
a b c (B) , , are in A.P
(A) , , will be in H.P. a b c
b+c c +a a +b
a b c (C) a5 + c2  2b5
(B) , , are in H.P.
b+c −a c + a −b a +b −c a −b a
(D) =
1 1 1 1 1 1 b−c c
(C) + , + , + are in H.P.
a b+c b c+a c a +b
bc ca ab 8. All of roots of equation x5 – 40x4 + ax3 + βx2 + γx
(D) , , are in A.P.
b+ c c+ a a+ b + δ = 0 are in G.P. If the sum of their reciprocals is
10, then  can be equal to
5. If a, b, c are in H.P., where a > c > 0, then (A) 32
a+c
(A) b  (B) –32
2
1
1 1 (C)
(B) − 0 32
a −b b −c
(C) ac  b2
1
(D) −
(D) bc (1 − a ) , ac (1 − b ) , ab (1 − c ) are in A.P
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9. Let a1, a2, a3,..….. be a sequence of non-zero real 1 1 1
14. If , , are in A.P. then
numbers which are in A.P. for k  N . Let b+ c c+ a a+ b
fk ( x ) = ak x2 + 2ak +1x + ak +2 9ax + 1, 9bx+1, 9cx+1, x  0 are in
(A) G.P. (B) G.P. only if x < 0
(A) f k ( x ) = 0 has real roots for each k  N .
(C) G.P. only if x > 0 (D) None of these
(B) Each of f k ( x ) = 0 has one root in common.
15. Let Sn , n = 1,2,3, be the sum of infinite
(C) Non-common roots of f1 ( x ) = 0, f 2 ( x ) = 0,
geometric series whose first term is n and the
f3 ( x ) = 0,...... from an A.P. 1
common ratio is . Evaluate
(D) None of these n +1
S S + S2 Sn−1 + S3Sn−2 ++ Sn S1
Limn→ 1 n .
10. Given a, b, c are in A.P., b, c, d are in G.P and S12 + S22 ++ Sn2
c, d, e are in H.P. If a = 2 and e = 18, then the Hand
possible value of ‘c’ can be 2 1
(A) 9 (B) –6 (A) (B)
3 2
(C) 6 (D) –9 4 3
(C) (D)
3 4
Single Correct Type Questions Paragraph Type Questions
x x2 x4 Passage – 1
11. The sum of the series + + + ...... In a sequence of (4n + 1) terms the 1st (2n + 1) terms are
1 − x2 1 − x4 1 − x8
in A.P. whose common difference is 2 and the last
to infinite terms, if x  1 is
1
x 1 (2n + 1) terms are in G.P. whose common ratio is . If
(A) (B) 2
1− x 1− x the middle terms of the A.P. and G.P. are equal, then
1+ x
(C) (D) 1
1− x 16. Middle term of the sequence is
n.2n+1 n.2n+1
12. If a1, a2 , a3 ,...., an are in A.P. with sn as the sum (A) (B)
2n − 1 22n − 1
n
(C) n2n (D) (n + 1)2n + 1
of first ‘n’ terms ( s0 = 0) , then  n Ck sk is equal
k =0
17. First term of the sequence is
to 4n + 2n 2 n 4n − 2n 2 n
(A) (B)
(A) 2n−2  na1 + sn  (B) 2n  a1 + sn  2n − 1 2n − 1
(C) 2  na1 + sn  (D) 2n−1  a1 + sn  2n − n 2 n 2n + n 2 n
(C) (D)
2n − 1 2n − 1
13. Sum of n terms of series
ab + (a + 1)(b + 1) + (a + 2)(b + 2) + ......... 18. Middle term of the G.P. is
1 2n
......... + (a + (n − 1))(b + (n − 1)) if ab = and (A)
6 2n − 1
1 n 2n
(a + b) = , is
3 (B)
2n − 1
n n
(A) (1 − 2n)2 (B) (1 + n − 2n2 ) n
6 6 (C) n
n 2 −1
(C) (1 − 2n + 2n2 ) (D) None of these 2n
6 (D) n
2 −1
 Passage – 2 22. Match the following:
There are two sets A and B each of which consists of three List – I List – II
numbers in A.P. whose sum is 15 and where D and d are I If a, b, c are three positive P 2
p 7 real numbers, then the
the common differences such that D – d = 1. If = minimum value of
q 8
expression
where p and q are the product of the numbers respectively
b+c a+c a+b
and d > 0, in the two sets + + is
19. Value of p is a b c
(A) 100 (B) 120 II Let a, b, c are the sides of the Q 35
triangle ABC. If a, b, c are in
(C) 105 (D) 110
A.P., then the value of
sin A sin C
20. Value of q is + is equal to
(A) 100 (B) 120 sin B sin B
(C) 105 (D) 110 III If R 7
3 + 5 + 7 + .... n terms
=7,
5 + 8 + 11....10 terms
Matrix Match Type Questions then the value of n is
21. Match the following: - IV The sum of first n natural S 6
List – I List – II numbers is 1/5 times the
I Suppose that P 42 sum of their squares, then
2F ( n ) + 1 the value of n is
F ( n + 1) = for n I II III IV
2
= 1, 2, 3, … and F (1) = 2. (A) Q R S P
Then F (101) equals (B) R S P Q
II If a1, a2 , a3,.....a21 are in Q 1620 (C) P Q R S
A.P. and (D) S P R Q
a3 + a5 + a11 + a17 + a19 = 10
21
then the value of  ai is Numerical Type Questions
i =1 23. If 1111......1 − 222.......2 = PPP.......P then P =
III th R
10 term of the sequence 52 2n times ntimes ntimes
S = 1 + 5 + 13 + 29 + …., is
xk 
IV The sum of all two-digit S 2045
24. The sequence is defined by xk +1 = xk2 + xk
numbers which are not
divisible by 2 or 3 is 1  1 1 1 
and x1 = . Then  + + ... + 
 x1 + 1 x2 + 1 x100 + 1
T 2+4+ 2
6 + …
(where [.] denotes the greatest integer function) is
+ 12
equal to
I II III IV

x1, x2 ,......, x50 

(A) S Q P R
25. The sequence has the property
(B) R P, T S Q
that for each k, xk is k less than the sum of other 49
(C) P Q, R R, S S
numbers. The value of 96x20 is
(D) S P, T P Q
 ANSWER KEY
1. (A, D) 15. (B)
2. (A, C, D) 16. (A)
3. (A, C) 17. (B)
4. (A, B, C, D) 18. (D)
5. (B, C, D) 19. (C)
6. (B, C) 20. (B)
7. (A, B, C, D) 21. (B)
8. (A, B) 22. (A)
9. (A, B) 23. (3.00)
10. (B, C) 24. (1.00)
11. (A) 25. (315.00)
12. (A)
13. (C)
14. (A)