Question Bank No: 1

1. In a geometric progression consisting of positive terms, each term equals the sum of the next two terms. The common ration of the G.P. is

 a)52
 b)5
 c)512
 d)152

2. If p and q are positive real numbers such that p2+q2=1, then the maximum value of (p + q) is

 a)12
 b)12
 c)2
 d)2

3. If x=n=0an, y=n=0bn, z=n=0cn, where a, b, c are in A.P. and |a|<1,|b| <1,|c| <1, then x, y, x are in

 a)A.P
 b)G.P
 c)H.P
 d)A.G.P.

4. Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P. whose first term is a and common difference is d. If for some positive integers m, n, m n,Tm=1n, Tn=1m, then a d=

 a)0
 b)1
 c)1mn
 d)1m+1n

5. Let two numbers have A.M. 9 and G.M. 4. Then the two numbers are the roots of

 a)x2+18x+16=0
 b)x2 18x16=0
 c)x2+18x16=0
 d)x218x+16=0

6. If the fifth term of a G.P is 2, then the product of the first 9 terns is

 a)256
 b)512
 c)1024
 d)none of these

7. The value of 214 · 418 · 8116 .............is

 a)1
 b)2
 c)3
 d)4

8. In a G.P if the sum of infinite terms is 20 and the sum of their squares is 100, then the common ratio is

 a)5
 b)35
 c)25
 d)15

913 23+33 43+........+93=

 a)425
 b)-425
 c)475
 d)-475

10. For 0<θ<π2, if x=n=0cos2nθsin2nθ,then xyz=

 a)xz+y
 b)y+z
 c)yz+x
 d)x+y+z

11. An infinite G.P has first term x and sum 5. Then

 a)x<10
 b)10<x<0
 c)0<x<10
 d)x>10

12113103+9383+73 63 +5343+3323+13 =

 a)756
 b)724
 c)648
 d)812

13. If x and y are positive real numbers and m. n are positive integers, then the minimum value of xmyn(1+x2m)(1+y2n) is

 a)2
 b)14
 c)12
 d)1

14. Let the positive numbers a, b, c, d be in A.P. Then abc, abd, acd, bcd are in

 a)A.P
 b)G.P
 c)H.P
 d)none of these

15. Suppose a, b, c are in A.P., and a2,b2,c2arein G.P. If a<b<cand a + b + c = 32 Then a =

 a)122
 b)123
 c)12 13
 d)1212

16. Let α,β be the roots of x2x+p=0 and γ,δ be the roots of x24x+q=0. If α,β,γ,δ are in G.P. then the integral values of p and q respectively, are

 a)-2, -32
 b)-2, 3
 c)-6, 3
 d)-6, -32

17. If the sum of the first 2n terms of the A.P. 2, 5, 8, ....... is equal to the sum of the first n terms of the A.P. 57, 59, 61, ......., then n =

 a)10
 b)12
 c)11
 d)13

18. If x>1,y>1,z>1 are in G.p, then
1 1 + 1 n x , 11+1ny, 11+1nz are in

 a)A.P
 b)G.P
 c)H.P
 d)none of these

19. The fourth power of the common difference of an A.P with integeter entries is added to the product of any four consecutive terms of it. The resulting sum is

 a)(integer)4
 b)(integer)3
 c)(integer)2
 d)(integer)5

20. If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers such that a + b + c+ d = 2, then M = (a +b) (c + d) satisfies the relation

 a)0<M1
 b)1M2
 c)2M3
 d)3M4

21. Consider an infinite geometric series with first term a and common ratio r. If its sum is 4 and the second term is 34, then

 a)a=74, r = 37
 b)a= 2, r = 38
 c)a=32, r = 12
 d)a=3, r = 14

22. Let a1, a2, ...a10 be in A.P. and h1, h1, ....h10 be in H.P. If a1= h1= 2 and a10= h10=3, then a4h7 is

 a)2
 b)3
 c)5
 d)6

23. Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P. for r = 1, 2, 3, .........If for some positive integers m and n we have Tm= 1n and Tn= 1m, then Tmn=

 a)1mn
 b)1m +1n
 c)1
 d)0

24. Let p and q be the roots of the equation x22x+A=0 and let r and s be the roots of the equation x218x+B=0. If p<q<r<s are in A.P, then A+B=

 a)74
 b)70
 c)68
 d)75

25. If the produc of n positive numbers is unity, then their sum is

 a)a positive integer
 b)divisible by n
 c)n + 1n
 d)never less than n

26. Let x be the arithmetic mean and y, z be the two geometrical means between and two positive numbers. The value of y3+z3xyz is

 a)1
 b)2
 c)3
 d)4

27. If cos(xy),cosx,cos(x+y)areinH.P,thenthevalueofcosxsecy2 is

 a)±1
 b)±12
 c)±2
 d)±3

28. If the function f satisfies the relation f(x+y) = f(x)·f(y) for all natural numbers x, y, f(1) = 2 and r = 1 n f(a+r) = 16 (2n 1), then the natural number a is

 a)2
 b)3
 c)4
 d)5

29. Let the H.m and G.M of two positive numbers a and b be in the ratio 4 : 5 then a : b is

 a)1: 2
 b)2 : 3
 c)3 : 4
 d)1 : 4

30. If s1,s2 , s3..... are the sum of infinite geometirc series whose first terms are 1, 2, 3, ............... and whose common rations 12, 13, 14, ......respectively, then s12+s22+s32+.........+s102 =

 a)485
 b)495
 c)500
 d)505

31. The sum of the first n terms of the series, 12 + 2·22 + 32 + 2·42 + 52 + 2·62+... is n2 (n+1)2, when n is even. When n is odd the sum is

 a)n22 (n+1)
 b)n2(n1)2
 c)n22 (n-1)
 d)n(n+1)2

32. If the first and (2n1)th terms of an A.P., a G.P. and a H.P. are equal and their nthterms are a, b, c respectively, then

 a)a = b= c
 b)a b c
 c)a + c = B
 d)ac b2 = 0

33. If a, b, c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that (a2+b2+c2) p2 2 (ab + bc+ cd)p + b2 + c2+ d2 0. Then a,b, c, d are

 a)in A.P
 b)in G.P
 c)in H.P
 d)satisfy ab = cd

34. The sum of the first n terms of the series 12 + 34 + 78+1516+.... is

 a)2n- n +1
 b)1- 2n
 c)n - 1+2n
 d)2n - 1

35. The sum of integers from 1 to 100 which are divisible by 2 or 5 is

 a)3020
 b)3025
 c)3030
 d)3050

36. Let a, b, c three numbers between 2 and 18 such that their sum is 25. If 2, a, b are in A.P and b, c, 18 are in G.P., then c = --------

 a)10
 b)12
 c)14
 d)16

37. If a1, a2, ........an are in A.P, where ai > 0 for all i, then 1 a 1 + a 2 + 1a2+a3 + .....+ 1an1+an =

 a)1a1+an
 b)na1+an
 c)n+1a1+an
 d)n1a1+an

38. The interior angles of a convex polygon are in A.P. The smallest angle is 120 and the common difference is 5. The number of its sides is

 a)9
 b)10
 c)13
 d)16

39. The H.M of the two numbers a and b is 4.The arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G satisfy the relation 2A + G2 = 27. Then a2 + b2 =

 a)45
 b)40
 c)36
 d)35

40. If the pth, qth, rth terms of a G.P are respectively a, b, c then aqr, brp, cpq =

 a)0
 b)1
 c)abc
 d)1abc

41. The value of x+ y + z is 15 if a, x, y, z, b are in A.P, while the value of 1x+1y+1z is 58 if a, x, y, z, b are in H.P., then a2+b2 =

 a)48
 b)50
 c)52
 d)60

42. If a, b, c are in A.P and a2, b2, c2 are in H.P, then b2 =

 a)ca2
 b)2ca
 c)- ca2
 d)-2ca

43131+ 13+231+313+23+531+3+5+......... to 16 terms=

 a)420
 b)416
 c)436
 d)446

44. Let a, b, c, d, e be five numbers sucht that a, b, c, are in A.P., b, c, d are in G.P. and c, d, e are in H.P. If a= 2 and e= 18, then b=

 a)2
 b)-3
 c)4
 d)-4

45. If x1, x2, x3, ............., xn are in H.P, then x1x2 + x1x3 + x3x4 + ..........+ xn1xn =

 a)n x1xn
 b)(n+1) x1xn
 c)(n-1) x1xn
 d)x1xn

46. The sum of the first n terms of the series 6+66+666+..........is

 a)227 (10n+1+9n+10 )
 b)227 (10n+1+9n-10 )
 c)227 (10n+1-9n+10 )
 d)227 (10n+1-9n-10 )

47. The ration of the sum of first 3 terms to the sum of first 6 terms of a G.P is 125 : 152. The common ration of the G.P is

 a)23
 b)34
 c)35
 d)25

48. There are four numbers of which the first three are in G.P and the last three are in A.P. If the first and the last number are equal, the sum of the four numbers is

 a)14
 b)12
 c)15
 d)18

49. The sum of 20 terms of the series 1 × 32 + 2 × 52 + 3 ×72 + ........... is

 a)18800
 b)188010
 c)188020
 d)188090

50. After sgtriking the floor, a ball rebounces (45)th of its height from which it has fallen. If it is dropped from a height of 120m, the total distance it travels before coming to rest is

 a)960
 b)1020
 c)1080
 d)1200