Worksheet Name: Chapter 5- Standard: 10th Subject: Mathematics

Arithmetic Progression

Q1. The 8th term of an AP is 17 and its 14th term is 29. The common difference of the AP is:
1. 3
2. 2
3. 5
4. -2
Q2. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
If the 2nd term of an AP is 13 and the 5th term is 25, what is its 7th term?
1. 30
2. 33
3. 37
4. 38
Q3. The first term of an A.P. if its Sn = n2 + 2n is:
1. 3
2. 0
3. 1
4. 2
Q4. The sum of the first 20 terms of the A.P. 10, 6, 2, ... is:
1. -480
2. -500
3. -400
4. -560
Q5. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If Sr denotes the sum of the first r terms of an A.P. Then, S3n : (S2n - Sn) is:
1. n
2. 3n
3. 3
4. None of these.
Q6. The sum of first n terms of an AP is (5n - n2). The nth term of the A.P. is:
1. (2n - 6)
2. (6 - 2n)
3. (2n - 5)
4. (5 - 2n)
Q7. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
The 21st term of the AP whose first two terms are –3 and 4 is:
1. 17
2. 137
3. 143
4. -143
Q8. The 7th term of an AP is -1 its 16th term is 17. The nth term of the AP is:
1. (3n + 8)
2. (4n - 7)
3. (15 - 2n)
4. (2n - 15)
Q9. If the common difference of an A.P. is 3, then a20 - a15 is:
1. 5
2. 3
3. 15
4. 20
Q10. The 9th term of an A.P. is 499 and the 499th term is 9. The term which is equal to zero is:
1. 504th term
2. 510th term
3. 500th term
4. 508th term
Q11. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
The 11th term of the AP: -5, , 0, , ......... is:
−5 5

2 2

1. -20
2. 20
3. -30
4. 30
Q12. If the nth term of an A.P. is (2n + 1), then the sum of its first three terms is:
1. 6n + 3
2. 15
3. 12
4. 21
Q13. If 4, x1, x2, x3, 28 are in AP then x3 = ?
1. 19
2. 23
3. 22
4. Cannot be determined
Q14. The common difference of the A.P whose an = -3n + 7 is:
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. -3
Q15. The 31st term of an A.P. whose first two terms are -3 and 4 is:
1. 210
2. 200
3. 137
4. 207
Q16. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If the sum of P terms of an A.P. is q and the sum of q terms is p, then the sum of p + q terms will be:
1. 0
2. p - q
3. p + q
4. -(p + q)
Q17. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If 18, a, b, -3 are in A.P., the a + b =
1. 19
2. 7
3. 11
4. 15
Q18. If 7th and 13th terms of an A.P. be 34 and 64 respectively, then its 18th term is:
1. 87
2. 88
3. 90
4. 89
Q19. The first three terms of an A.P. respectively are 3y - 1, 3y + 5 and 5y + 1. Then, y equals:
1. -3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 5
Q20. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
 Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and that of the other is – 8. Then the difference between
their 4th terms is:
1. -1.
2. -8
3. 7
4. -9
Q21. If k, 2k - 1 and 2k + 1 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., the value of k is:
1. 2
2. 3
3. -3
4. 5
Q22. What is the common difference of an AP in which a18 - a14 = 32?
1. 8
2. -8
3. 4
4. -4
Q23. The 7th term of an AP is 4 and its common difference is -4. What is its first term?
1. 16
2. 20
3. 24
4. 28
Q24. The 10th term of an A.P. 2, 7, 12, ... is:
1. 49
2. 50
3. 48
4. 47
Q25. The value of x for which 2x, (x + 10) and (3x + 2) are the three consecutive terms of an AP, is:
1. 6
2. -6
3. 18
4. -18
Q26. If the first term of an A.P. is 2 and common difference is 4, then the sum of its first 40 terms is:
1. 200
2. 1600
3. 2800
4. 3200
Q27. The nth term of the A.P. a, 3a, 5a, ___ is.
1. na
2. (2n – 1) a
3. (2n + 1) a
4. 2na
Q28. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If k, 2k - 1 and 2k + 1 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., the value of k is
1. -2
2. 3
3. -3
4. 6
Q29. The 5th term of an A.P. is 20 and the sum of its 7th and 11th terms is 64. The common difference of the A.P. is:
1. 2
2. 4
3. 3
4. 5
Q30. In an A.P. if a = 3.5, d = 0 and n = 101, then an =
1. 0
2. 103.5
 3. 3.5
4. 1
Q31. If the common difference of an A.P. is 5, then the value of a20 - a13 is:
1. 25
2. 35
3. 40
4. 30
Q32. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
The sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2 + 5n, then 164 is its:
1. 24th term
2. 27th term
3. 26th term
4. 25th term
Q33. The sum of first n terms of an A.P. is (4n2 + 2n). The nth term of this A.P. is:
1. (8n - 2)
2. (6n - 2)
3. (7n - 3)
4. (8n + 2)
Q34. In an A.P. if Sn = 3n2 + 2n, then the value of d is:
1. 7
2. 9
3. 8
4. 6
Q35. What is 20th term from the end of the AP 3, 8, 13, ..., 253?
1. 163
2. 158
3. 153
4. 148
Q36. If k, 2k - 1 and 2k + 1 are three consecutive terms of an A.P. the value of k is:
1. -3
2. -2
3. 6
4. 3
Q37. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
In an AP, if d = –4, n = 7, an = 4, then a is:
1. 6
2. 7
3. 20
4. 28
Q38. The 2nd term of an AP is 13 and its 5th term is 25. What is its 17th term?
1. 69
2. 73
3. 77
4. 81
Q39. (5 + 13 + 21 + .... + 181) = ?
1. 2476
2. 2337
3. 2219
4. 2139
Q40. If the sum of three consecutive terms of an increasing A.P. is 51 and the product of the first and third of these terms is 273, then the third
term is:
1. 21
2. 17
3. 13
4. 9
Q41. How many terms of the AP 3, 7, 11, 15, .... will make the sum 406?
1. 10
2. 12
3. 14
4. 20
Q42. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
The sum of first 16 terms of the AP 10, 6, 2, ...... is:
1. -320
2. 320
3. -325
4. -400
Q43. The sum of first 40 positive integers divisible by 6 is:
1. 2460
2. 3640
3. 4920
4. 4860
Q44. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
Which term of the AP: 21, 42, 63, 84,........ is 210?
1. 9th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th
Q45. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
The 9th term of an A.P. is 449 and 449th term is 9. The term which is equal to zero is:
1. 501th
2. 502th
3. 508th
4. None of these.
Q46. In an A.P. if a = 4, n = 7 and an = 4, then the value of d is:
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
Q47. The 5th term of an AP is -3 and its common difference is -4. The sum of its first 10 term is:
1. 50
2. -50
3. 30
4. -30
Q48. If 9 times the 9th term of an A.P. is equal to 11 times the 11th term, then its 20th term is:
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 0
Q49. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 2n2 + 5n, then its nth term is:
1. 4n - 3
2. 3n - 4
3. 4n + 3
4. 3n + 4
Q50. The A.P. whose third term is 16 and the difference of 5th term from the 7th term is 12, then the A.P. is:
1. 4, 6, 8, 10,
2. 4, 14, 24, 34,
3. 4, 10, 16, 22,
4. 4, 11, 18, 25,
Q51. If 18, a, b, -3 are in A.P. then a + b =
 1. 7
2. 15
3. 11
4. 19
Q52. The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 21. The common difference of the AP is:
1. 3
2. 2
3. -3
4. -2
Q53. The nth term of the A.P. 63, 65, 67, 69, ... and the A.P. 3, 10, 17, 24, ... are equal, then the value of n is:
1. 14
2. 15
3. 13
4. 12
Q54. Which term of the AP 21, 42, 63, 84, .... is the 210?
1. 9th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th
Q55. The 7th term from the end of the A.P. -11, -8, -5,..., 49 is:
1. 28
2. 31
3. -11
4. -8
Q56. The first three terms of an AP respectively are 3y - 1, 3y + 5 and 5y + 1. Then y equals:
1. -3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 2
Q57. Which term of the AP 25, 20, 15,....is the first negative term?
1. 10th
2. 9th
3. 8th
4. 7th
Q58. In an A.P. if d = -4, n = 7 and an = 4, then ‘a’ is:
1. 20
2. 6
3. 28
4. 7
Q59. The 7th term of an A.P. is -1 and its 16th term is 17. The nth term of the A.P. is:
1. (2n - 15)
2. (15 - 2n)
3. (3n + 8)
4. (4n - 7)
Q60. The number of two digit numbers divisible by 3 is:
1. 31
2. 29
3. 3
4. 30
Q61. Which term of the A.P. 121, 117, 113, ... is its first negative term?
1. 32
2. 31
3. 30
4. 33
Q62. The sum of first n terms of an AP is (4n2 + 2n). The nth term of this AP is:
 1. (6n - 2)
2. (7n - 3)
3. (8n - 2)
4. (8n + 2)
Q63. In an AP, if d = -2, n = 5 and an = 0, then the value of a is:
1. 10
2. 5
3. -8
4. 8
Q64. The next two terms of the AP: k, 2k + 1, 3k + 2, 4k + 3, ... are:
1. 5k + 5 and 6k + 6
2. 5k + 4 and 6k + 5
3. 4k + 4 and 4k + 5
4. 5k and 6k
Q65. The first four terms of the sequence an = 2n + 3 are:
1. 3, 5, 7, 9
2. 1, 3, 5, 7
3. 5, 7, 9, 11
4. 5, 8, 11, 14
Q66. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2 + 5n then which of its terms is 164?
1. 26th
2. 27th
3. 28th
4. None of these.
Q67. The common difference of the A.P. 1

p
,
1−p

p
,
1−2p

p
, ___ is:
1. 1
2. 1p
3. –1
4. –1p
Q68. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
1. 25
2. 30
3. 32
4. 36
Q69. An AP 5, 12, 19, ....has 50 term. Its last term is:
1. 343
2. 353
3. 348
4. 362
Q70. Which of the following is not an A.P.?
1. −1.2, 0.8, 2.8, …
2. 3, 3 + √2, 3 + 2√2, 3 + 3√2, …

3. , , , , …
4

3
7

3
9

3
12

4. −1

5
,
−2

5
,
−3

5
, …

Q71. The sum of first 16 terms of the AP 10, 6, 2, .... is

1. 320
2. -320
3. -352
4. -400
Q72. If the second term of an A.P. is 13 and its fifth term is 25, then its 7th term is:
1. 33
2. 39
3. 37
4. 35
Q73. The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. The number of terms is:
1. 16
2. 18
3. 17
4. 20
Q74. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
If 7th and 13th terms of an A.P. be 34 and 64 respectively, then its 18th term is:
1. 87
2. 88
3. 89
4. 90
Q75. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
The 4th term from the end of the AP: –11, –8, –5, ..., 49 is:
1. 37
2. 40
3. 43
4. 58
Q76. The first and last terms of an A.P. are 1 and 11. If their sum is 36, then the number of terms will be:
1. 6
2. 5
3. 8
4. 7
Q77. If the nth term of an AP is (2n + 1) then the sum of its first three terms is:
1. 6n + 3
2. 15
3. 12
4. 21
Q78. The first term of an A.P. is m and its common difference is n, then its 10th term is:
1. 9m - n
2. 9m + n
3. m - 9n
4. m + 9n
Q79. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
The first four terms of an AP, whose first term is -2 and common difference is -2, are:
1. -2, 0, 2, 4
2. -2, 4, – 8, 16
3. -2, – 4, – 6, – 8
4. -2, – 4, – 8, –16
Q80. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
If 7 times the 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then its 18th term will be:
1. 7
2. 11
3. 18
4. 0
Q81. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
What is the common difference of an AP in which a18 – a14 = 32?
1. 8
2. -8
3. -4
4. 4
Q82. Two A.P.'s have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is 8 and that of the other is 3. The difference between their
30th terms is:
1. 11
2. 8
3. 5
4. 3
Q83. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is:
1. 100
2. 210
3. 400
4. 420
Q84. The sum of first n term of an AP is (5n2 - n2). The common difference of the AP is:
1. (5 - 2n)
2. (6 - 2n)
3. (2n - 5)
4. (2n - 6)
Q85. The sum of three terms of an A.P. is 72, then its middle term is:
1. 36
2. 18
3. 24
4. 20
Q86. The sum of first n term of an AP is (3n2 + 6n). The common difference of the AP is:
1. 6
2. 9
3. 15
4. -3
Q87. The 13th term of an AP is 4 times its 3rd term. If its 5th term is 16 then the sum of its first ten terms is:
1. 150
2. 175
3. 160
4. 135
Q88. The nth term of an A.P. is 7 - 4n, then its common difference is:
1. -4
2. -3
3. 3
4. 4
Q89. Which of the following is not an A.P.?
1. -1.2, -3.2, -5.2, -7.2, ...
2. a, 2a, 3a, 4a, ...
3. 2, 4, 8, 16, ...
4. 2, 5252, 3, 7272, ...
Q90. How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 9?
1. 86
2. 90
3. 96
4. 100
Q91. Mark the correct alternative in the following:
The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is:
1. 100
2. 210
3. 400
4. 420
Q92. Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
In an AP if a = 1, an = 20 and Sn = 399, then n is:
1. 19
2. 21
3. 38
4. 42
Q93. The first term of an AP is p and the common difference is q, then its 10th term is:
1. q + 9p.
2. p - 9q.
 3. p + 9q.
4. 2p + 9q.
Q94. The next term of the AP√7, √28, √63, ... is:
1. √70
2. √84
3. √98
4. √112
Q95. In an A.P., the third term is 16 and the 7th term exceeds the 5th term by 12, then its first term is:
1. 3
2. 1
3. 4
4. 2
Q96. The value of k for which the numbers x, 2x + k, 3x + 6 are in A.P. is:
1. 3
2. 6
3. 5
4. 4
Q97. The 5th term of an AP is 20 and the sum of its 7th and 11th terms is 64. The common difference of the Ap is:
1. 4
2. 5
3. 3
4. 2
Q98. Which term of the AP 72, 63 54, ....is 0?
1. 8th
2. 9th
3. 10th
4. 11th
Q99. If a, 7, b, 23, c are in A.P. then the value of c is:
1. 31
2. 0
3. 8
4. -1
Q100.Mark the correct alternative in the following:
The next term of the A.P. √7, √28, √63, . . . . .
1. √70
2. √84
3. √97
4. √112