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Question 1. The follow ing consecutive terms [A] [B] [C] [D] H.P. G.P. A.P. A.P., G.P. -of a series are in:

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: NA

Question 2. The sum of the series [A] [B] [C] [D] - 5/6 - 1/2 1 - 3/2 -to 9 terms is:

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: D Explanation: na

Question 3. If the sum of the series 2, 5, 8, 11, ........ is 60100, then n is: [A] [B] [C] [D] 100 200 150 250 --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B Explanation:

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na

Question 4. Let the sequence a1, a2, a3 .. form an A.P. Then is:

[A]

[B]

[C] [D] None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A Explanation:

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Adding, w e get S = - d [a1 + a2 + ....... + a2k ] S = - dk ( a1 + a2k ) We have to eliminate d. Now a2k = a1 + ( 2k - 1) d or Putting the value of - d in (1), w e get :
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Question 5. If [A] [B] [C] [D] 35 36 37 40 -the value of n is:

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A Explanation: na

Question 6. Given tw o numbers a and b . Let A denotes the single A.M. and S denote sum of n A.M.'s betw een a and b , then S/A depends on [A] [B] [C] [D] n, a, b n, b n, a n --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: D Explanation: na

Question 7. If a, 4, b are in A.P., and a, 2, b are in G.P., then a, 1, b are in: [A] [B] [C] A.P. G.P. H.P.
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[D]

None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: na

Question 8. Sum of n A.M. betw een a and b is: [A] [B] [C] [D] None of these -n (a + b )

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A Explanation: na

Question 9. are in A.P. then: [A] [B] [C] [D] p, q, r are in A.P. p2, q2, r 2 are in A.P. 1/p, 1/q, 1/r are in A.P. None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B Explanation: 1/( q + r ), 1/( r + p), 1/( p + q) are in A.P.

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q2 - p2 = r 2 - q2

p2, q2, r 2 are in A.P.

Question 10. The value of 0.423 is: [A] [B] [C] [D] 419/999 419/990 423/100 None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B Explanation: NA

Question 11. If x = 1 + y + y2 + y3 + ....... to [A] [B] [C] [D] x /( x - 1) x /( 1 - x ) ( x - 1) /x ( 1 - x ) /x -, then y is

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: na

Question 12. If a, b, c are in A.P. then a/ bc, 1/ c, 1/ b are in: [A] [B] [C] [D] A.P. G.P. H.P. None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A Explanation: a, b, c are in A.P.

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a/bc, b/bc, c/bc are also in A.P. a/bc, 1/c, 1/b are in A.P.

Question 13. be the roots of x 2 - 3x + a = 0, and [A] [B] [C] [D] a = 3, b = 12 a = 12, b = 3 a = 2. b = 32 a = 4, b = 16 -the roots of x 2 - 12x + b = 0 and numbers (in order) form an increasing G.P., then:

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: Since, from an increasing G.P.,

Now

From (1) and (2),

Question 14. 12 + 1 + 22 + 2 + 32 + 3 + 3 + ......... n2 + n is : [A]

[B] [C] [D] None of these

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Your Answ er:

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Correct Answ er: B Explanation: Tn = 1 + a + a2 + ...... + a n - 1) b n - 1 =

= Putting n = 1, 2, 3 ......... and adding

Question 15. The sum of the infinite series 1+ ( 1+ a) x + ( 1+ a+ a2) x 2 + ( 1+ a + a2 + a3) x 3 + .......,0 < a; x < 1, is: [A] [B] [C] [D] 1/( 1 1/( 1 1/( 1 1/( 1 x) a) x) x) ( 1 - a) ( 1 - ax ) ( 1 - ax ) ( 1 + a) --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: na

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Question 16. 8 + 88 + 888 + ....... is: [A] [B] [C] [D] None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A Explanation: na

Question 17. The n-th term of the series 3 + 7 + 13 + 21 + ....... is: [A] [B] [C] [D] 4n - 1 n2 + 2n n2 + n + 1 n3 + 2 --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: na

Question 18. If | a | < 1 and | b | < 1, then the sum of the series a ( a + b ) + a2 ( a2 + b 2) + a2 ( a3 + b 3) + ....... to [A] is

[B]

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[C]

[D]

Your Answ er:

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Correct Answ er: C Explanation: S = S1 + S2 w here both S1 and S2 are sum of infinite G.P.'s w ith common ratio a2 and ab respectively. Since | a | < 1, | b | < 1 therefore | ab | = | a | | b | < 1

Question 19. Sum of the series n. 1 ( n - 1).2 + ( n - 2).3 + ......... + 1.n is: [A] [B] [C] [D] None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: NA

Question 20. The sum to n terms of the series 1.2 + 2.3 + 3.4 + 4.5 + ......... is: [A] [B]
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[C] [D]

n( n + 1) ( n + 2) None of these --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B Explanation: NA

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