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ONE-MARKS QUESTIONS (MCQs)

Mark the correct alternative in each of the following :
Q 1. The sum of all 2-digit odd numbers is :
(A) 2475 (B) 2530 (C) 4905 (D) 5049
Q 2. The fourth term of an A.P. is 4. Then the sum of the first 7 terms is :
(A) 4 (B) 28 (C) 16 (D) 40
Q 3. In an A.P. s1 = 6, s7 = 105, then sn : sn-3 is same as :
(A) (n + 3) : (n – 3) (B) (n + 3) : n (C) n : (n – 3) (D) None of these
Q 4. The number of terms common to the two A.P. s
2 + 5 + 8 + 11 + ….+ 98 and 3 + 8 + 13 + 18 + … + 198
(A) 33 (B) 40 (C) 7 (D) None of these
Q 5. (p + q)th and (p – q)th terms of an A.P. are respectively m and n, The P th term is :
1
(A) (m + n) (B) mn (C) m + n (D) mn
2
Q 6. The first, second and last terms of an A.P. are a, b and 2a. The number of terms in the A.P. is:
b b a a
(a) (B) (C) (D)
ba ba ba ab
Q 7. Sum of first 5 terms of an A.P. is one fourth of the sum of next five terms. If the first term = 2, then
the common difference of the A.P. is :
(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 3 (D) None of these
Q 8. If x, y, z are in A.P., then the value of (x + y – z) ( y + z –x) is equal to :
(A) 8yz – 3y2 – 4z2 (B) 8yz – 3z2 – 4y2 (C) 8yz + 3y2 – 4z2 (D) 8yz – 3y2 + 4z2
Q 9. The number of numbers between 105 and 1000 which are divisible by 7 is :
(A) 142 (B) 128 (C) 127 (D) None of these
Q 10. If the numbers a, b, c, d, e form an A.P. then the value of a – 4b + 6c – 4d + e is equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) None of these
Q 11. If sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P., whose common difference is d, then s n – 2sn-1 + sn-2
(n > 2) is equal to :
(A) 2d (B) – d (C) d (D) None of these
Q 12. The sum of all 2-digited numbers which leave remainder 1 when divided by 3 is:
(A) 1616 (B) 1602 (C) 1605 (D) None of these
Q13. If the last term of an AP is 119 and the 8th term from the end is 91 then the common difference of
the AP is –
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) – 3
Q 14. (p + q)th and (p – q)th terms of an A.P. are respectively m and n, The P th term is :
1
(A) (m + n) (B) mn (C) m + n (D) mn
2
Q 15. Let s1, s2, s3 be the sums of n terms of three series in A.P., the first term of each being 1 and the
common differences 1, 2, 3 respectively. If s1 + s3 = s 2 , then the value of  is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these
Answers
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (A)
9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (B)

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TWO-MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 1. If the sum of a certain number of terms starting from first of an AP 25, 22, 19,…, is 116. Find the
last term.
Q 2. The first and the last terms of an AP are 17 and 350 respectively. If the common difference is 9, how
many terms are there and what is their sum?
Q 3. If in an A.P., the sum of 12 terms is equal to 18 and the sum of 18 terms. is equal to 12, then prove
that the sum of 30 terms is – 30
Q 4. If the mth term of an A.P. is 20 and nth term is 10, then show that sum of it’s first (m + n) terms is
mn 10 
30 
2  m  n 
Q 5. The first, second and the last terms of an A.P. are m, n and 2m respectively. Show that it’s sum is
3mn
2  n  m
Q 6. The sum of n terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ratio (3n + 8) : (7n + 15).Find the ratio
of their (i) 12th terms (ii) 15th terms.
Q 7. Divide 20 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the product of the first and fourth and the
product of the second and third is in the ratio 2 : 3.
Q 8. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 21 and their product is 231. Find the numbers.
1 1
Q 9. If the pth term of an A.P. is , and qth term of an A.P. is , then show that its (pq)th term is 1.
q p
a n  bn
Q 10. If a, n 1 n 1 and b are in A.P. and a  b, then find the value of n.
a b
Q 11. Find 10th term from end of an A.P. 4, 9, 14,…, 254
Q 12. Which term of the sequence 114, 109, 104,… is the first negative term?
Answers
1. 4 2. 38, 6973 6. (i) 7 : 16 (ii) 95 : 218 7. 2, 4, 6 and 8 8. 3, 7, 11 or 11, 7, 3 10. n=1 11. 209 12. 24th
THREE-MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 1. The sum of first six terms of an arithmetic progression is 42. The ratio of its 10th term to its 30th
term is 1 : 3. Calculate the first and the thirteenth term of the A.P.
Q 2. If pth, qth and rth terms of an AP are a, b, c respectively, then show that :
(i) a(q – r) + b (r – p) + c (p – q) = 0, (ii) (a – b)r + (b – c)p + (c – a)q = 0
Q 3. In a garden bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, twenty one in the second row, nineteen in
the third row and so on. There are five plants in the last row. How many rows are there of rose
plants?
1 1 1
Q 4. If the mth term of an AP is and the nth term is , show that the sum of mn terms is (mn + 1).
n m 2
Q 5. If the sum of m terms of an AP is the same as the sum of its n terms, show that the sum of its (m + n)
terms is zero.

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Q 6. The sum of the first p,q,r terms of an AP. are a,b,c respectively. Show that:
a b c
(q  r )  (r  p)  ( p  q)  0
p q r
Q 7. If m times the mth terms of an A.P. is equal to n times its nth term, find its (m + n)th term.
Q 8. The sum of the first n terms of an A.P. is given by S n = 3n2 – n. Determine the A.P. and its 25th term.
Q 9. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 27 and their product is 405. Find the numbers.
Q 10. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an A.P. is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find
the first three terms of the A.P.
Answers
1. a = 2, a13 = 26 3. 10 rows 7. 0 8. 146 9. 3, 9,15 or 15, 9,3 10. –13, – 8, –3
FIVE-MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 1. A piece of equipment cost a certain factory Rs. 600.000. If it depreciates in value, 15% the first,
13.5% the next year, 12% the third year and so on. What will be it’s value at the end of 10 years, all
percentages applying to the original cost?
Q 2. A man arranges to pay off a debt of Rs. 3600 by 40 annual installments which form an arithmetic
series. When 30 of the installments are paid, he dies leaving one-third of the debt unpaid, find the
value of the first installment.
Q 3. The interior angles of a polygon are in arithmetic progression. The smallest angle is 120 o, and the
common difference is 5o. Find the number of sides of the polygon.
Q 4. 150 workers were engaged to finish a piece of work in a certain number of days. Four workers
dropped the second day, four more workers dropped the third day and so on. It takes 8 more days to
finish the work now. Find the number of days in which the work was completed.
Q 5. Two cars start together in the same direction from the same place. The first goes with uniform speed
1
of 10 km/h. The second goes at a speed of 8 km/h in the first hour and increases the speed by km
2
each succeeding hour. After how many hours will the second car overtake the first car if both cars
go non-stop?
Q 6. The digits of a positive integer, having three digits, are in A.P. and their sum is 15. The number
obtained by reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number. Find the number.
Q 7. A man is employed to count Rs. 10710. He counts at the rate of Rs. 180 per minute for half an hour.
After this he counts at the rate of Rs 3 less every minute thatn the preceding minute. Find the time
taken by him to count the entire amount.
Q 8. A manufacturer of radio sets produced 600 units in the third year and 700 units in the seventh year.
Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed number every year, find
(i) the production in the first year
(ii) the total production in 7 years and
(iii) the production in the 10th year.
Answers
1. 10500 2. Rs. 51 3. 9 sides 4. 25 days 5. 9 hours 6. 852 7. 89 minutes
8. (i) 550 (ii) 4375 (iii) 775

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