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PROGRESSIONS& SERIES The common ratio of the GP is

(a) –4/5 (b) 1/5 (c) 4 (d) none of these
1. If the sum of 99 terms of AP is 198, then the
11. Let a = 1 1 1…1 (55 digits), b = 1 + 10 + 10 2 +
value of the 50th term is
…+ 104, c = 1 + 105 + 1010 + 1015 + …+ 1050,
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
then
2. In an AP is S1 = T1 + T2 + T3 + …+Tn (n odd) (a) a = b + c (b) a = bc (c) b = ac (d) c = ab
S2 = T2 + T4 + T6 + … + Tn-1, then S1/S2 =
12. The arithmetic mean of two positive numbers
2n n n 1 n 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) is 6 and their geometric mean G and harmonic
n 1 n 1 2n n
mean H satisfy the relation G2 + 3H = 48, then
3. If the ratio of sums to n terms of two AP’s is product of the two numbers is
(5n+3) : (3n + 4), then the ratio of their 17 th (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 64
terms is
13. If x =1 + a + a2 +…+, , y=1 + b + b2 + … + ,
(a) 172 : 99 (b) 168 : 103 2 3
(c) 175 : 99 (d) 171 : 103  a a a
and z = 1        … , then
b  b  b
1 1  1 1  1 1
4. If a    , b    , c    are in AP, (a) xy + yz + zx = x (b) xy + yz – zx = y
 b c c a a b
(c) xy – yz + zx = x (d) none of these
then
(a) a, b, c are in AP (b) a, b, c are GP 14. If a, b, c are in AP, a, b, d are in GP then a,
a – b, d – c are in
1 1 1
(c) a, b, c are HP (d) , , are in GP (a) AP (b) GP
a b c
(c) HP (d) none of these
5. The number of common terms to the two
sequences 17, 21, 25,…, 417 and 16, 21, 26, 15. The sum : (x+2)n–1 + (x+2)n–2 (x+1) + (x+2)n–3
…., 466 is (x+1)2 + …+ (x+1)n–1
(a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 91 (a) (x+2)n–2 – (x+1)n (b) (x+2)n–1 – (x+1)n–1
(c) (x+2)n – (x+1)n (d) none of these
6. If a1, a2, a3… is an arithmetic progression with
common difference 1 and a1 + a2 + a3 + …+ a98 16. The harmonic mean of the roots of the
= 137 then the value of a2 + a4 + a6 + …+ a98 is equation 5   
2 x  4
2
 
5 x  8  2 5  0 is
(a) 100 (b) 85 (c) 93 (d) 107
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
7. If the sides of a right-angled triangle are in AP
17. Consider an infinite geometic series with the
then the sines of the acute angles are
first term a and common ratio r. If its sum is 4
3 4 1 2 and the second term is 3/4, then
(a) , (b) ,
5 5 3 3 4 3 3
(a) a = ,r= (b) a = 2, r =
1 3 7 7 8
(c) , (d) none of these
2 2 3 1 1
(c) a = ,r= (d) a = 3, r =
8. If x, 2y, 3z are in AP, where the distinct 2 2 4
numbers x, y, z are in GP, then the common 18. If the sum of the first 2n terms of the AP 2, 5,
ratio of the GP is 8,…, is equal to the sum of the first n terms of
(a) 3 (b) 1/3 (c) 2 (d) 1/2 AP 57, 59, 61, …, then n equals
9. If n!, 3 x n!, and (n + 1)! Are in GP, then n!, (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 13
5 x n!, and (n+1)! are in 19. An infinite GP has the first term as a and sum
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these 5, then
10. In a GP of even number of terms, the sum of (a) a < –10 (b) –10 < a < 10
all terms is 5 times the sum of the odd terms. (c) 0 < a < 10 and a ≠ 5 (d) a > 10

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20. Fifth term of a GP is 2, then the product of its (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 6
first 9 terms is 
n 1  n
(a) 256 (b) 512 (c) 1024 (d) none of these 30. The value of    1  n  equals
5
n 1
21. Sum of infinite GP is 20 and sum of their
5 5 5 5
sqares is 100. The common ratio of GP is (a) (b) (c) (d)
3 8 1 12 24 36 16
(a) 5 (b) (c) (d)
5 5 5 31. If the first term of a GP a 1, a2, a3, … is unity
such that the quantity 4a 2 + 5a3 has the least
22. 13 – 23 + 33 – 43 + … + 93 =
value then the sum to infinite number of terms
(a) 425 (b) –425 (c) 475 (d) –475
of the sequence
23. If f(x) is a polynomial function of the second (a) cannot be found out as diverges
degree. If f(1) = f(–1) and a, b, c are in AP, 5 7 5
then f’(a), f’(b) f’(c) are in (b) (c) (d)
3 5 7
(a) GP (b) HP
32. Let a + + … +  and a + ar2 + ar22 + …+ 
ar12
(c) arithmetic-geometric progression (d) AP
be two infinite series of positive numbers with
24. Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and he same first term. The sum of the first series
geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are is r1 and the sum of the second series is r2.
then roots of the equation. The value of (r1 + r2) is
(a) x2 + 18x + 16 = 0 (b) x2 – 18x + 16 = 0
5 1
(c) x2 + 18x – 16 = 0 (d) x2 – 18x – 16 = 0 (a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) (d) 2
   2
25. If x  a , y b , z c
n n n
where a, b, c 33. The value of x that satisfies the relation
n0 n0 n0
x = 1 – x + x2 – x3 + x4 – x5 + … 
are in AP and l a l < 1, l b l < 1, l c l < 1 then x, (a) 2 cos 36° (b) 2 cos 144°
y, z are in (c) 2 sin 18° (d) none of these
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP
34. The value of n where n is a positive integer
(d) arithmetic-geometric progression
satisfying the equation 2 + (6.2 2 – 4.2) + (6.32
26. Let a1, a2, a3, … be terms of an AP if – 4.3) + … + (6. N2 – 4. N) = 140
a1  a 2  ...  a p p
2
a6 (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 7
 p≠ q, then equals
a1  a 2  ...  a q
2
q a 21 1 2 3 n

35. Given the sequence 1 0 , 1 0 , 1 0 ,…,1 0 .

11 11 11 11
(a) 41/11 (b) 7/2 (c) 2/7 (d) 11/41
The smallest value of n  N such that the
27. In a geometric progression consisting of
product of the first n terms of the sequence
positive terms, each term equals the sum of
exceeds one lac is
the next two terms. Then the common ratio of
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
this progression equals
36. Consider the sequence S = 7 + 13 + 21 + 31 +
 
1 1 1
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 5 1 (d)  5 …+ Tn. The value of T70 is
2 2 2
(a) 5013 (b) 5050 (c) 5113 (d) 5213
28. The difference between the sum of the first k
37. In an AP the series containing 99 terms, the
terms of the series 13 + 23 + 33 +…+ n3 and the
sum of all the odd-numbered terms is 2550.
sum of the first k terms of 1+2+3+…+ n is
The sum of all the 99 terms of the AP is
1980. The value of k is
(a) 5010 (b) 5050 (c) 5100 (d) 5049
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11
38. For which positive integers n is the ratio, an
29. For a, b > 0, let 5a – b, 2a + b, a + 2b be in AP n n
and (b+1)2, ab + 1. (a –1)2 are in GP, then the
 k /  k integer ?
2

value of (a–1 + b–1) is k 1 k 1

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(a) odd n only (b) even n only 1 1 1
49. The sum of the series + +
(c) n = 1 + 6k only, where k ≥ 0 and k  I 37 7  11 11  15
(d) n = 1 + 3k, integer k ≥ 0 +… to  is
39. The maximum value of the sum of the AP 50, (a) 1/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/9 (d) 1/12
48, 46, 44, …., is 50. In a GP, T2 + T5 = 216 and T4 : T6 = 1 : 4 and
(a) 648 (b) 450 (c) 558 (d) 650 all terms are integers, the its first term is
40. The coefficient of x49 in the product (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) none of these
(x –1) (x – 3)… (x – 99) is 51. The sum of all the products of the first 10
(a) –992 (b) 1 (c) – 2500 (d) none of these natural numbers taken two at a time is
41. If n = 55, then n2 is equal to (a) 1320 (b) 1500 (c) 3300 (d) none of these
(a) 385 (b) 506 (c) 1115 (d) 3025 4 5 4 5
52. Sum of the series S =    +… up
42. The next term of the GP x, x + 2, x3 + 10 is 2
7 7
2
7
3
7
4

729 to is
(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) (d) 54
16 (a) 23/24 (b) 23/48 (c) 4/43 (d) 3/11
43. Number of increasing geometrical progression 53. If tn denotes the nth term of the series 2 + 3 +
(s) with first term unity, such that any three 6 + 11 + 18 + … then t50 is
consecutive terms, on doubling the middle (a) 492 – 1 (b) 492 (c) 502 + 1 (d) 492 + 2
become in AP is
54. If a, x, b are in AP, a, y, b are in GP, and a, z,
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinity
b are in HP such that x = 9z and a > 0, b > 0
44. Let a1, a2, a3, …, a11 be real numbers satisfying then
a1 = 15, 27 – 2a2> 0 and ak = 2ak–1 – 2k–2 for (a) lyl = 3z (b) x = 3 lyl
a1  a 2  ...  a11
2 2 2
(c) 2y = x + z (d) none of these
k = 3,4,…,11.If = 90, then the
11 55. Let sum of the first three terms of GP with real
a1  a 2  ...  a11 terms is 13/12 and their product is –1. Then
value of is equal to
11 the sum of infinite terms of GP is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) none of these 4 2 7
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
45. The sum of the first 24 terms of the AP a 1, a2, 7 3 8
k 1
a3, …, if it is known that a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 56. If log 2 4, log 2
8, and log 3 9 are consecutive
+ a24 = 225, is terms of a geometric sequence, then the
(a) 1800 (b) 1350 (c) 900 (d) none of these number of integers that satisfy the system of
46. The fourth, seventh, and the last term of GP inequalities x2– x > 6 and lxl <k2 is
are 10, 80, and 2560 respectively. Then the (a) 193 (b) 194 (c) 195 (d) 196
first term and number of terms in the GP are
57. If the first term of a GP a 1, a2, a3, … is unity
5 5 4 4
(a) , 10 (b) ,12 (c) ,10 (d) ,12 such that the quantity 4a 2 + 5a3 has the least
4 4 5 5 value then the sum to infinite number of terms
47. Two numbers whose arithmetic mean is 34 of the sequence
and the geometric mean is 16, then the ratio of (a) cannot be found out as it diverges
numbers is 5 7 5
(b) (b) (d)
(a) 5 or 1/5 (b) 4 or 1/4 3 5 7
(c) 2 or 1/2 (d) 16 or 1/16
48. If the first two terms of an HP are 2/5 and
12/13 respectively. Then the largest term is
(a) 2nd term (b) 6th term
(c) 4th term (d) 6th term
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