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∑ ∑ ∑ cn ,
∞ ∞ ∞
(1) If x = an , y = bn , z = where a, b, c are in A.P. and
n=0 n=0 n=0
l a l < 1, l b l < 1, l c l < 1, then x, y, z are in

om
( a ) G.P. ( b ) A.P. ( c ) Arithmetic-Geometric Progression ( d ) H.P. [ AIEEE 2005 ]

4⋅ 2! 16 ⋅ 4 ! 64 ⋅ 6 !
1 1 1
(2) The sum of the series 1 + + + + ……… d nf. is

e + 1 e + 1

.c
e - 1 e - 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) [ AIEEE 2005 ]
e e 2 e 2 e

ce
∑ ∑
n n tn
1 r
(3) If S n = and tn = , then =
r =0 r =0
n n Sn
Cr C

(a)
1
2
n (b)
1
2
n - 1
ra
(c) n 1 (d)
2n - 1
2
[ AIEEE 2004 ]
m
(4) Let T r be the rth term of an A.P whose first term is a and common difference is
1 1
d. If for some positive integers m, n, m ≠ n, T m =
xa

and T n = , then
n m
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) + [ AIEEE 2004 ]
mn m n
.e

(5) The sum of the f rst n terms of he series

⋅ 42 ⋅ 62 n ( n + 1 )2
w

2 2 2
1 + 2 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 2 + ….. is when n is
2
ven. When n is odd, the sum is
w

3 n ( n + 1) n2 ( n + 1 )
(a) (b)
2 2
w

n ( n + 1 )2  n ( n + 1)
2
 
 
(c) (d) [ AIEEE 2004 ]
4 2

+ + + ..... is
1 1 1
(6) The sum of the series
2! 4! 6!

e2 - 1 ( e - 1 )2 e2 - 1 e2 - 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) [ AIEEE 2004 ]
2 2e 2e e
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- ...... ∞
1⋅ 2 2⋅ 3 3⋅ 4
+
1 1 1
(7) The sum of the series - is

4
( a ) log e 2 ( b ) 2log e 2 ( c ) log e 2 - 1 ( d ) log e [ AIEEE 2003 ]
e

om
2
(8) If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum
a b c
of the squares of their reciprocals, then , , are in
c a b

.c
( a ) A. P. ( b ) G. P. ( c ) H. P. ( d ) A. G. P [ AIEEE 2003 ]

ce
(9) The value of 1. 2. 3 + 2. 3. 4 + 3. 4. 5 + … + n terms is

n ( n + 1) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) n(n + 1 (n + 2)(n + 3)
(a)

(c)
12
n ( n + 1) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 )
4
ra
(b)

(d)
3
n + 2)(n + 3)(n + 4 )
6
[ AIEEE 2002 ]
m
( 10 ) If the third term of an A. P. s 7 and its 7th term is 2 more than three times of its
third term, then the sum o its f st 20 terms is
xa

( a ) 228 ( b ) 74 ( c ) 740 ( 4 ) 1090 [ AIEEE 2002 ]

.e

( 11 ) An infinite G. P. h s first term ‘ x ’ and sum 5, then

( a ) x ≥ 10 ( b ) 0 < x < 10 ( c ) x < - 10 ( d ) - 10 < x < 0 { IIT 2004 }

w
w

( 12 ) If a1, a2, ….. an are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then
the minimum value of a1 + a2 + … + a n - 1 + 2a n is

1/n 1/n 1/n 1/n

w

( a ) n ( 2c ) (b) (n + 1)c ( c ) 2n c ( d ) ( n + 1 ) ( 2c ) [ IIT 2002 ]

2 2 2
( 13 ) Suppose a, b, c are in A. P. and a , b , c , are in G. P. If a < b < c and
3
a + b + c = , then the value of a is
2

1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) - (d) - [ IIT 2002 ]
2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
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( 14 ) 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 equals

( a ) 10 ( b ) 12 ( c ) 11 ( d ) 13 [ IIT 2001 ]

om
( 15 ) If the positive numbers a, b, c, d are in A. P., then abc, abd, acd, bcd ar

( a ) not in A. P. / G. P. / H. P. ( b ) in A. P. ( c ) in G. P. (d) i H P. [ IIT 2001 ]

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

ce
(a) 0 ≤ M ≤ 1 (b) 1 ≤ M ≤ 2 (c) 2 ≤ M ≤ 3 (d) 3 ≤ M ≤ 4 [ IIT 2000 ]

( 17 )
is 4 and the second term is
3
4
ra
Consider an infinite geometric series wi h first erm a and common ratio r. If its sum
, then a nd r are
m
4 3 3 3 1 1
(a) , ( b ) 2, (c) , ( d ) 3, [ IIT 2000 ]
7 7 8 2 2 4
xa

( 18 ) Let a1, a2, …, a10 be n A. P. and h1, h2, …, h10 be in H. P. If a1 = h1 = 2 and

a10 = h10 = 3, then 4 h 7 is
.e

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6 [ IIT 1999 ]

w

+ + + ..... +
1 1 1 1
( 19 ) for a positive integer n, a ( n ) = 1 + , then
w

2 3 4 n
2 - 1

( a ) a ( 100 ) ≤ 100 ( b ) a ( 100 ) > 100

w

( c ) a ( 200 ) ≤ 100 ( d ) a ( 200 ) > 100 [ IIT 1999 ]

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

+
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0 [ IIT 1998 ]
mn m n
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1 1 1
1 + ln x 1 + ln y 1 + ln z
( 21 ) If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G. P., then , , are in

( a ) A. P. ( b ) H. P. ( c ) G. P. ( d ) None of these [ IT 1998 ]

om
m
( 22 ) If n > 1 is a positive integer, then the largest integer m such that ( n + 1 ) divides
2 127
( 1 + n + n + ….. + n ) is

.c
( a ) 127 ( b ) 63 ( c ) 64 ( d ) 32 [ IIT 1995 ]

ce
( 23 ) The product of n positive numbers is unity. Then thei sum is

( a ) a positive integer ( b ) divisible by n

1
( c ) equal to n + ( d ) never less than n [ IIT 1991 ]
n

ra + + + + .....
m
1 3 7 15
( 24 ) The sum of n terms of the se es is equal to
2 4 8 16
xa

n n n n
(a) 2 - n - 1 (b) 1 - 2- (c) n + 2- + 1 (d) 2 - 1 [ IIT 1988 ]

( 25 ) If the first and he ( 2n - 1 )th terms of an A. P., G. P. and H. P. are equal and their
.e

nth terms are a, , c respectively, then

2
(a) a = b = c (b) a ≥ b ≥ c (c) a + c = b ( d ) ac - b = 0 [ IIT 1988 ]
w
w

( 26 ) If a, , c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that

2 2 2 2 2 2
( + b + c ) p - 2 ( ab + bc + cd ) p + ( b + c + d ) ≤ 0, then a, b, c and d
w

( a ) are in A. P. ( b ) are in G. P. ( c ) are in H. P. ( d ) satisfy ab = cd [ IIT 1987 ]

2 2
( 27 ) If a, b, c are in G. P., then the equations ax + 2bx + c = 0 and dx + 2ex + f = 0
d e f
have a common root if , , are in
a b c

( a ) AP ( b ) GP ( c ) HP ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1985 ]

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( 28 ) The third term of a geometric progression is 4. The product of the first five terms is
3 5 4
(a) 4 (b) 4 (c) 4 ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1982 ]

om
( 29 ) If x1, x2, ….. , xn are any real numbers and n is any positive integer, t en

∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
 n   n 
   
2 2
n n
   
(a) n xi2 < xi (b) x i2 ≥ xi
i=1  i=1  i=1  i=1 

.c
∑ ∑
 n 
 
2
n
 
(c) x i2 ≥ n xi ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1982 ]
i=1  i=1 

ce
( 30 ) If x, y and z are the p th, q th and r th erm respectively of an A. P. and also of a
G. P., then

( a ) xyz
xy - z yz - x zx - y

(b) 0 (c) 1 ra
is equal to

( d ) none of these [ IIT 1979 ]

m
1 1
1+
( 31 ) , and are consecutive terms of a series in
xa

x 1- x 1- x

( a ) H. P. ( b ) G. P. ( c ) A. P. ( d ) A. P., G. P.
.e

1
( 32 ) If Sn = n P + n ( n - 1 ) Q, where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of an
2
w

A. P then the common difference is

a) P + Q ( b ) 2P + 3Q ( c ) 2Q (d) Q
w

3 2
w

( 33 ) If Sn = n + n + n + 1, where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of a series

and t m = 291, then m =

( a ) 10 ( b ) 11 ( c ) 12 ( d ) 13

( 34 ) If the first term minus third term of a G. P. = 768 and the third term minus seventh
term of the same G. P. = 240, then the product of first 21 terms =

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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( 35 ) If the sequence a1, a2, a3, … an form an A. P.,

2
then a1 - a22 + a32 - … + a2n – 12 - a2n2 =

n 2n
(a) ( a 12 - a 2n 2 ) (b) ( a 2n 2 - a 12 )

om
2n - 1 n - 1

( a 12 + a 2n 2 )
n
n + 1
(c) ( d ) None of these

.c
T1 - T4 T2 - T5
( 36 ) If Tr denotes rth term of an H. P. and = 7, t en =
T6 - T9 T11 - T8

ce
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8

( b ) ≥ 50
ra
( 37 ) The sum of any ten positive real numbers multiplied by the sum of their reciprocals is

( a ) ≥ 10 ( c ) ≥ 100 ( d ) ≥ 200
m
( 38 ) If S n denotes the sum of ir t n terms of an A. P. and S 2n = 3 S n , then the ratio
xa

S 3n
is equal to
Sn

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 ( d ) 10

.e

( 39 ) If a, b, c a e three unequal positive quantities in H. P., then

w

10 10 10 20 20 20
(a) a c < 2b ( b ) a + c < 2b
3 3 3
(c) + c < 2b ( d ) none of these
w
w

Answers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
d d a a b b d c c c b a d c d a d d a,d c

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
b c d c b,d b a b d c c d a a a b c b d