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1. If 7 times the 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11th term, show that the
18th term of the AP is zero.
2. Find the 28th term from the end of the AP 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, …, 102.
3.
4.
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6.
7. A geometric progression (GP) consists of 200 terms. If the sum of odd terms of
the GP is m, and the sum of even terms of the GP is n, then what is its common
ratio?
A. m/n B. C. n/m D.
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9. A geometric progression (GP) consists of 200 terms. If the sum of odd terms of
the GP is m, and the sum of even terms of the GP is n, then what is its common
ratio?
B. m/n B. C. n/m D.
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11. In an arithmetic progression having 30 terms, the sum of 13 terms is equal to the
sum of 27 terms.
Which of the following is necessarily true?
a) The sum of all the terms in the progression is 0.
b) The sum of all the terms of the progression is negative.
c) 14th term of the progression is 0.
d) None of these
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12. Two arithmetic progressions are defined as below
A = {4 , 9 , 14 , 19 . . . . . . . . . .999}
B = {6, 13, 20, 27, . . . . . . . . . . 909}
If the set C = A∩B then how many subsets does C have?
a) 2^27 b) 2^25 c) 4^14 d) 4^13
13. From the first 25 natural numbers, how many arithmetic progressions of 6 terms
can be formed such that common difference of the AP is a factor of the 6th term.
a) 31
b) 32
c) 30
d) 28
14. The internal angles of a convex polygon are in arithmetic progression with a
common difference of 10 degrees. If the smallest angle is 100 degrees, what is the
number of sides of the polygon?
a) 10 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9
15. Find the number of common terms between the following two sequences
3,7,11, 15, 19 . . . . . .191
9, 14, 19, 24 . . . . . .224
a) 8
b) 9
c) 10
d) 7
16. If x, y, z are in G.P., then 1/(1 + log10x), 1/(1 + log10y) and 1/(1 + log10z) will be
in:
(a) A.P.
(b) G.P.
(c) H.P.
(d) Cannot be said
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17. Find the value of the expression
1 – 6 + 2 – 7 + 3 – 8 +……… to 100 terms
(a) –250
(b) –500
(c) –450
(d) –300
18. Find the sum of n terms of the series 1.2.4 + 2.3.5 + 3.4.6 + …
(a) n(n + 1)(n + 2)
(b) (n(n + 1)/12)(3n^2 + 19n + 26)
(c) ((n + 1)(n + 2)(n + 3))/4
(d) (n^2 (n + 1)(n + 2)(n + 3))/3
19. Tom and Jerry were playing mathematical puzzles with each other. Jerry drew a
square of sides 32 cm and then kept on drawing squares inside the squares by
joining the mid points of the squares. She continued this process indefinitely.
Jerry asked Tom to determine the sum of the areas of all the squares that she
drew. If Tom answered correctly then what would be his answer?
(a) 2048
(b) 1024
(c) 512
(d) 4096
20. How many terms of the series 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + …. amount to 1234567654321?
(a) 1110111
(b) 1111011
(c) 1011111
(d) 1111111
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21. An equilateral triangle is drawn by joining the midpoints of the sides of another
equilateral triangle. A third equilateral triangle is drawn inside the second one
joining the midpoints of the sides of the second equilateral triangle, and the
process continues infinitely. Find the sum of the areas of all the equilateral
triangles, if the side of the largest equilateral triangle is 8 units.
(a) 32 √3 units
(b) 64 √3 units
(c) 64 units
(d) 64/√3 units
22. After striking a floor a rubber ball rebounds (5/6)th of the height from which it
has fallen. Find the total distance (in metres) that it travels before coming to rest,
if it is gently dropped from a height of 210 metres.
(a) 2960
(b) 2310
(c) 2080
(d) 2360
23. If 8th term of an A.P. is the geometric mean of the 1st and 22nd terms of the same
A.P. Find the common difference of the A.P., given that the sum of the first
twenty-two terms of the A.P. is 770.
(a) Either 1 or 1/2
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) Either 1 or 2
24. A student takes a test consisting of 100 questions with differential marking is told
that each question after the first is worth 5 marks more than the preceding
question. If the 5th question of the test is worth 25 marks, What is the maximum
score that the student can obtain by attempting 90 questions?
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26. Find the sum of all three-digit natural numbers, which on being divided by 7,
leave a remainder equal to 6.
(a) 70,208
(b) 70,780
(c) 70,680
(d) 71,270
27. The sum of the first three terms of the arithmetic progression is 24 and the sum of
the squares of the first term and the second term of the same progression is 80.
Find the 8thterm of the progression if its fifth term is known to be exactly
divisible by 10.
(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 40
(d) 42
28. Anita and Babita set out to meet each other from two places 200 km apart. Anita
travels 20 km thefirst day, 19 km the second day, 18 km the third dayand so on.
Babita travels 8 km the first day, 10 kmthe second day, 12 km the third day and
so on. Afterhow many days will they meet?
(a) 9 days
(b) 8 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 6 days
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29. If a man saves Rs. 1000 each year and invests at the end of the year at 5%
compound interest, how much will the amount be at the end of 15 years?
(a) Rs 21,478
(b) Rs 21,578
(c) Rs 22,578
(d) Rs 22,478
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31. Aman receives a pension starting with Rs.1000 for the first year. Each year he
receives 80% of what he received the previous year. Find the maximum total
amount he can receive even if he lives forever.
(a) 4000
(b) 5000
(c) 1500
(d) 4900
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