PROGRESSIONS

Total No. of questions in Progressions are-

Level # 1 ................................................................ 95
Level # 2 ................................................................ 43
Level # 3 ................................................................ 30
Level # 4 ................................................................ 40

Total No. of questions .......................................... 208

LEVEL # 1
Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) Q.10 The 19th term from the end of the series
2 + 6 + 10 + ....+ 86 is –
Q.1 10th term of the progression – 4 – 1+ 2 + 5 +.... (A) 6 (B) 18
is- (C) 14 (D) 10
(A) – 23 (B) 23
(C) – 32 (D) 32 Q.11 In the following two A.P.’s how many terms are
identical?
Q.2 If 4th term of an AP is 64 and its 54th term is 2,5,8,11.... to 60 terms, 3,5,7, ..... 50 terms
– 61, then its common difference is –
(A) 15 (B) 16
(A) 5/2 (B) – 5/2
(C) 17 (D) 18
(C) 3/50 (D) – 3/50

Q.12 The first term of an A.P. is 2 and common differ-

Q.3 Which term of the series 3 + 8 + 13 + 18 + ... is
ence is 4. The sum of its 40 terms will be –
498-
(A) 3200 (B) 1600
(A) 95th (B) 100th
(C) 102 th
(D) 101th (C) 200 (D) 2800

Q.4 The number of terms in the series Q.13 If nth term of an AP is 1/3 ( 2n + 1) , then the
101 + 99 + 97 + .....+ 47 is- sum of its 19 terms is-
(A) 25 (B) 28 (A) 131 (B) 132
(C) 30 (D) 20 (C) 133 (D) 134

Q.5 If ( m+ 2)th term of an A.P. is ( m+2)2 – m2, then Q.14 The sum of numbers lying between 10 and 200
its common difference is- which are divisible by 7 will be-
(A) 4 (B) – 4 (A) 2800 (B) 2835
(C) 2 (D) – 2 (C) 2870 (D) 2849

Q.6 If mth terms of the series 63 + 65 + 67 + 69 + .... Q.15 If the sum of n terms of an AP is 2n2 + 5n, then
and 3 + 10 + 17 + 24 + ... be equal, then m = its nth term is-
(A) 11 (B) 12 (A) 4n-3 (B) 4n + 3
(C) 13 (D) 15 (C) 3n + 4 (D) 3n – 4

Q.7 If the 9th term of an A.P. be zero, then the ratio Q.16 If the ratio of sum of n terms of two A.P’s is
of its 29th and 19th term is- (3n + 8) : (7n + 15), then the ratio of 12th
(A) 1:2 (B) 2:1 terms is-
(C) 1:3 (D) 3:1 (A) 16: 7 (B) 7:16
(C) 7: 12 (D) 12: 5
Q.8 If fourth term of an A.P. is thrice its first term
and seventh term – 2 (third term) = 1, then its Q.17 If the ratio of the sum of n terms of two AP’s is
common difference is- 2n : ( n+1), then ratio of their 8th terms is-
(A) 1 (B) 2
(A) 15 : 8 (B) 8 : 13
(C) – 2 (D) 3
(C) n : ( n– 1) (D) 5 : 17

Q.9 If pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P. are a, b and c Q.18 The sum of three consecutive terms of an in-
respectively, then a(q – r) + b (r – p) + c (p – q) creasing A.P. is 51. If the product of the first and
is equal to - third of these terms be 273, then third term is-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) 13 (B) 17
(C) a + b + c (D) p + q + r (C) 21 (D) 9
Q.19 If we divide 20 into four parts which are in A.P.
such that product of the first and the fourth is to  1 1 1 1  1 1
Q.27 If a    , b   ,c    are in A.P..
the product of the second and third is the same  b c  c a a b
as 2 : 3, then the smallest part is- then a,b,c, are also-
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) H.P. (D) None of these

Q.20 Three numbers are in A.P. The product of the Q.28 If the roots of the equation (b – c) x2 + (c – a)x +
extremes is 5 times the mean, also the sum of (a–b) = 0 are equal , then a, b, c will be in-
the two largest is 8 times the least, the num- (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
bers are-
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
(A) 3,9,15 (B) 6,18,30
(C) 3,8,13 (D) 6,16,26
1 1 1
Q.29 If , , are in A.P. then-
Q.21 If the angles of a quadrilateral are in A.P. whose pq r p qr
common difference is 10º, then the angles of (A) p2, q2, r2 are in A.P.
the quadrilateral are- (B) q2, p2, r2 are in A.P.
(A) 65º, 85º, 95º, 105º (C) q2, r2, p2 are in A.P.
(B) 75º, 85º, 95º, 105º (D) p, q, r are in A.P.
(C) 65º, 75º, 85º, 95º
(D) 65º, 95º, 105º, 115º Q.30 The middle term of the progression
4, 9,14,....104 is-
Q.22 Three numbers are in A.P., If their sum is 33 (A) 44 (B) 49
and their product is 792, then the smallest of
(C) 59 (D) 54
these numbers is –
(A) 14 (B) 11
(C) 8 (D) 4
Artithmetic Mean (A.M.)
Q.23 The sum of first four terms of an A.P. is 56 and
the sum of its last four terms is 112. If its first Q.31 If x, y, z are in A.P. and A.M. of x and y is a and
term is 11, then number of its terms is- that to y and z is b, then A.M. of a and b is -
(A) 10 (B) 11 (A) x (B) y
(C) 12 (D) None of these (C) z (D) 1/2(x+y)
Q.24 If the numbers a,b,c,d,e form an A.P., then the
value of a– 4b+ 6c – 4d + e is-
Q.32 If A1,A2 be two arithmetic means between 1/3
(A) 1 (B) 2 and 1/24 , then their values are-
(C) 0 (D) None of these
(A) 7/72, 5/36 (B) 17/72, 5/36
(C) 7/36,5/72 (D) 5/72, 17/72
Q.25 If a2 (b+c), b2 (c+a) , c2 (a+b) are in A.P., then
a,b,c, are in-
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. Q.33 The AM of 1,3,5, ....,( 2n– 1) is –
(C) H.P. (D) None of these (A) n + 1 (B) n + 2
2
(C) n (D) n
Q.26 If a,b,c are in A.P., then
1 1 1 Q.34 Given two numbers a and b, let A denotes the
, , are in- single A.M. and S denote the sum of n A.M.’s
b c c  a a b
between a and b, then S/A depends on-
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these (A) n, a, b (B) n , b
(C) n, a (D) n
Geometrical Progression (G.P.) Q.44 Total number of terms in the progression
96 + 48 + 24 + 12 + .....+ 3/16 is-
Q.35 If the first term of a G.P. be 5 and common ratio (A) 9 (B) 10
be – 5, then which term is 3125 – (C) 15 (D) 20
(A) 6th (B) 5th
th
(C) 7 (D) 8th Q.45 The sum of the first 10 terms of a certain G.P. is
equal to 244 times the sum of the first 5 terms.
Q.36 The fifth term of a GP is 81 and its 8th term is Then the common ratio is-
2187, then its third term is- (A) 3 (B) 4
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 5 (D) None
(C) 27 (D) None of these
Q.46 The sum of the infinite terms of
Q.37 In any G.P. the first term is 2 and last term is
1 – 1/3 + 1/32 – 1/33 + ... is-
512 and common ratio is 2, then 5th term from
end is- (A) 3/4 (B) 4/3
(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) – 3/4 (D) – 4/3
(C) 64 (D) None of these
2 4 8
Q.47 The sum 1 + + 2 + 3 + .... (upto )
Q.38 Which term of the progression x x x
is finite if –
512
18, –12, 8, .... is ? (A) x < 2 (B) x > 2
729
(C) x < 1 (D) x < 1/2
(A) 9th (B) 10th
th
(C) 8 (D) None of these Q.48 If the sum to n terms of a series be 3(2n –1),
then it is-
Q.39 If third term of a G.P is 4, then product of first 5 (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
term is-
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
(A) 43 (B) 44
(C) 45 (D) None of these
Q.49 The value of 91/3. 91/9. 91/27... upto , is-
Q.40 If third and seventh terms of a GP are 15 and (A) 1 (B) 3
135 respectively, then its fifth term will be- (C) 9 (D) None of these
(A) 5 (B) 9
45
(C) 45 (D) 90 Q.50 If 3 + 3+ 32 + ...  = ( > 0); then 
8
Q.41 For which values of x do the numbers 1, x 2, equals-
6 – x2 taken in that order form a geometric pro- (A) 15/23 (B) 15/7
gression-
(C) 7/15 (D) 23/15
(A) x = ± 2 (B) x = ± 2

(C) x = ± 3 (D) x = ± 3 Q.51 If the sum of an infinite GP be 3 and the sum of

the squares of its term is also 3, then its first
Q.42 Three numbers a,b, 12 are in G.P. and a, b,9 term and common ratio are –
are in A.P., then a and b are – (A) 3/2, 1/2 (B) 1/2, 3/2
(A) 3, 6 (B) – 3, 6
(C) 1, 1/2 (D) None of these
(C) 3, – 6 (D) – 3, – 6

Q.43 The second; third and sixth terms of an A.P. are Q.52 Every term of an infinite GP is thrice the sum of
consecutive terms of a G.P. The common ratio all the successive terms. If the sum of first two
of the G.P. is- terms is 15, then the sum of the GP is-
(A) 1 (B) 3 (A) 20 (B) 16
(C) – 1 (D) – 3 (C) 28 (D) 30
Q.53 A geometric progression consists of an even Q.60 Find three numbers in G.P. such that their sum
number of terms. The sum of all the terms is is 14 and the sum of their squares is 84 -
three times that of the odd terms, the common (A) 3,6,12 (B) 2,6,18
ratio of the progression will be- (C) 1,3,9 (D) 2,4,8
(A) 1/2 (B) 2
Q.61 Determine the first term and the common ratio
(C) 3 (D) 1/3
of the geometric progression, the sum of whose
first and third terms is 40 and the second and
Q.54 If first term of a decreasing infinite G.P. is 1 and fourth term is 80 -
sum is S, then sum of squares of its terms is- (A) 8,3 (B) 8,2
(A) S2 (B) 1/S2 (C) 7,3 (D) 7,2
(C) S2/ (2S–1) (D) S2/(2S+1)
Q.62 The sum of three positive numbers constituting
an arithmetic progression is 15. If we add 1,4,19
Q.55 If sum of three numbers of a G.P. is 19 and their to those numbers respectively. We get a geo-
product is 216, then its c.r. is- metric progression, then the numbers are-
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (A) 2,5,8 (B) 8,5,2
(C) 5,8,2 (D) All of these
(C) 3/2 (D) 3/4

Q.63 The fractional value of 0.125

  is-
Q.56 If the product of three numbers in GP is 3375
(A) 125/999 (B) 23/990
and their sum is 65, then the smallest of these
(C) 61/550 (D) None of these
numbers is -
(A) 3 (B) 5 Q.64 If x,y,z are in G.P. then x2 +y2, xy + yz,y2 + z2
(C) 4 (D) 6 are in -
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
Q.57 If the product of three terms of G.P. is 512. If 8
added to first and 6 added to second term, so Q.65 If a, b, c, d are in G.P. then a + b, b + c, c + d
that number may be in A.P., then the numbers are in-
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
are-
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
(A) 2,4,8 (B) 4,8,16
(C) 3,6,12 (D) None of these 1 1 1
Q.66 If a, b, c are in G.P. then , , are in -
a b c
Q.58 In the four numbers first three are in G.P. and (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
last three are in A.P. whose common difference (C) H.P. (D) None of these
is 6. If the first and last numbers are same, then
first will be- Geometrical Mean (G.M.)
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8 Q.67 If three geometric means be inserted between
2 and 32, then the third geometric mean will be-
Q.59 Break the numbers 155 into three parts so that (A) 8 (B) 4
(C) 16 (D) 12
the obtained numbers form a G.P., the first term
being less than the third one by 120-
Q.68 The product of three geometric means between
(A) 5,65,125 (B) 10,65,120 4 and 1/4 will be -
(C) 5,25,125 (D) None of these (A) 4 (B) 2
(C) – 1 (D) 1
Q.69 The ratio between the GM’s of the roots of the equa- Q.76 1+ 2( 1+1/n) + 3 (1+1/n) 2 + ...  terms,
tions ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  x2 + mx + n = 0 is- equals-
(A) n (1+1/n) (B) n2
b c an cn
(A) (B) (C) (D) (C) n(1+1/n)2 (D) None of these
an an c a

Not in AIEEE syllabus

Q.70 If G be the geometric mean of x and y, then
1 1 Harmonic Progression (H.P.)
2 2 + G2  y 2 =
G x Q.77 If fourth term of an HP is 3/5 and its 8th term is 1/
1 2 3, then its first term is–
(A) G2 (B) 2 (C) (D) 3G2 (A) 2/3 (B) 3/2
G G2 (C) 1/4 (D) None of these

Q.71 The A.M. of two numbers is 34 and GM is 16, 1 1

Q.78 The fifth term of the H.P. 2, 2 , 3 ,..... will be-
the numbers are- 2 3
(A) 2 and 64 (B) 64 and 3 1 1
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 64 and 4 (D) None of these 5 5
(C) 1/10 (D) 10

Q.72 Two numbers are in the ratio 4 : 1. If their AM Q.79 If first and second terms of a HP are a and b,
exceeds their GM by 2, then the numbers are- then its nth term will be-
(A) 4, 1 (B) 16,4 ab ab
(C) 12,3 (D) None of these (A) (B)
a  (n  1)ab b  (n  1)(a  b)

ab
Q.73 a, b, c are in A.P. If x is the GM between (C) (D) None of these
b  (n  1)(a  b)
a and b and y is the GM between b and c, then
the A.M. between x2 and y2 will be- Q.80 If the mth term of a H.P. be n and nth term be m,
then the rth term will be-
(A) a2 (B) b2
r mn
(C) c2 (D) None of these (A) (B)
mn r 1

Questions Arithmetic-Geometrical mn mn
(C) (D)
based on Progression (A.G.P.) r r 1

Q.74 Sum to infinite of the series Q.81 If b + c, c + a, a + b are in H.P., then a2, b2, c2
will be in-
2 3 4 (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
1+ + 2 + 3 + .... is- (C) H.P. (D) None of these
5 5 5
(A) 5/4 (B) 6/5 (C) 25/16 (D) 16/9 b b b
Q.82 If a,b,c be in H.P. then a – , , c – will be
2 2 2
Q.75 The sum of infinite terms of the progression in -
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
1+ 3x + 5x2 + 7x3 + ......(x<1) is-
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
2
1 x 1 x 
(A) (B)   Q.83 If a,b,c are in A.P., then
1 x 1 x 
bc ca ab
1 x , , are in-
ca  ab bc  ab bc  ca
(C) (D) None of these
(1  x ) 2 (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
Harmonic Mean (H.M.) Q.90 If sum of A.M. and H.M. between two positive
numbers is 25 and their GM is 12, then sum of
Q.84 The HM between 1/21 and – 1/5 is - numbers is-
(A) 9 (B) 18
(A) 1/8 (B) – 1/8 (C) 32 (D) 18 or 32
(C) 1/4 (D) – 1/4
Q.91 The A.M. between two positive numbers exceeds
Q.85 If H is H.M. between two numbers a and b, then
the GM by 5, and the GM exceeds the H.M. by
1 1 4. Then the numbers are-
+ equals -
Ha Hb (A) 10, 40 (B)10, 20
(A) a – b (B) a + b (C) 20, 40 (D) 10, 50
1 1 1 1
(C) – (D) + Special Series
a b a b

Q.86 The HM between a/b and b/a is- Q.92 Sum of the series 1+ 3+ 7 + 15 + 31+ .... to n
terms is-
2ab 2a2b2 (A) 2n – 2 – n (B) 2n+1+2 + n
(A) (B)
ab a2  b2 n+1
(C) 2 –2–n (D) None of these
2ab 2a2b2 Q.93 The number of terms in the sequence
(C) 2 2 (D)
a b ab 1,3, 6,10, 15,21,...., 5050 is-
(A) 50 (B) 100
Q.87 If 4 HM’s be inserted between 2/3 and 2/13, (C) 101 (D) 105
then the second HM is-
(A) 2/5 (B) 2/7 Q.94 Sum of n terms of 1+ (1+ x) + (1+ x + x 2)
(C) 2/11 (D) 2/17 + (1+ x + x2+ x3) + .... is-

(A)
1 xn
(B)

x 1  xn 
Relation between A.M., G.M. & H.M. 1 x 1 x

n(1  x)  x(1  xn )
Q.88 If A,G & 4 are A.M, G.M & H.M of two numbers (C) (D) None of these
1  x2
respectively and 2A + G2 = 27, then the num-
n
bers are- 3
(A) 8,2 (B) 8,6 Q.95 k
k 1
is equal to -
(C) 6,3 (D) 6,4 2
n  n 
2  k
Q.89 If x,y,z are AM, GM and HM of two positive num-
(A) 2 k (B)   
k 1  k 1 
bers respectively, then correct statement is - 3
 n  n
(A) x < y < z (B) y < x < z  k 2

(C) z < y < x (D) z < x < y

(C)    (D) 3 k
 k 1  k 1
LEVEL # 2
Q.1 Find the sum of all the even positive integers Q.7 The sum of 10 terms of the series
less than 200 which are not divisible by 6-
F
G 1I
2
Fx  1 IJ + F 2
1I
2

Hx  xJK+ G
H xK G Hx  x JK+ .... is -
2 3
(A) 6535 (B) 6539 2 3

(C) 6534 (D) 6532

Fx  1I Fx  1I
20 22

(A) G
Q.2 The sum of n terms of the series
Hx  1 JKG
2
Hx JK+ 20
20

Fx  1I Fx  1I
18 11

(B) G
Hx  1 JKG
Hx JK+ 20
2 3
a a 2 9
log a + log + log 2 + ... is-
b b
FaI Fx  1I Fx  1I
18 11

(A) n log G
HJK
b
(C) G
Hx  1 JKG
2
Hx JK+ 209

(B) n log (ab) (D) None of these

n2 a n
(C) log + log (ab) Q.8 If 0 < x, y, a,b < 1, then the sum of the
2 b 2
n2 a n infinite terms of the series
(D) log – log (ab)
2 b 2
x ea  x j + x eab  xy j
Q.3 The sum of 40 terms of the series
1+ 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 8 + 7+ 16 + 9 + ... is- e j
+ x b a  y x + ... is-

(A) 398 + 220 (B) 398 + 221 ax x x x

(C) 398 + 219 (D) None of these (A) + 1 y (B) +
1 b 1 b 1 y
x x ax x
Q.4 If first and (2n – 1)th
terms of an A.P., G.P. (C) + (D) + 1 y
1 b 1 y 1 b
and H.P. are equal and their nth terms are
respectively a, b,c, then - Q.9 If sum of 3 terms of a G.P. is S. product is P,
(A) a = b = c (B) a + c = b and sum of reciprocal of its terms is R, then
(C) ac – b2 = 0 (D) None of these P2 R3 equals to -
(A) S (B) S3
Q.5 Certain numbers appear in both the arithmetic (C) 2S2 (D) S2/R
progressions 17,21,25.... and 16,21, 26.... find
the sum of the first two hundred terms
Q.10 If A and G are respectively A.M. and G.M. of
appearing in both- roots of a quadratic equation, then it is -
(A) 4022 (B) 402200 (A) x2 + 2Ax + G2 = 0
(C) 201100 (D) 398000 (B) x2 – 2Ax + G2 = 0
(C) x2 – Ax + G = 0
Q.6 If S denotes the sum to infinity and Sn the sum
(D) None of these
1 1 1
of n terms of the series 1+ + + + ...., such that
2 4 8
1 Q.11 If tn be the nth term of an A.P. and if t7 = 9,
S– Sn .< , then the least value of n is- then the value of the c.d. that would make
1000
t1t2t7 least is-
(A) 11 (B) 9
(C) 10 (D) 8 (A) 33/40 (B) 33/20
(C) 33/10 (D) None of these
Q.12 If mth terms of the series 63 + 65 + 67 + 69 Q.19 In the following two A.P.’s how many terms
+ .... and 3 + 10 + 17 + 24 + ... be equal, are identical ?
then m = 2,5,8,11.... to 60 terms, 3,5,7, ..... 50 terms
(A) 11 (B) 12
(A) 15 (B) 16
(C) 13 (D) 15
(C) 17 (D) 18
Q.13 A ball falls from a height of 100 mts. on a
floor. If in each rebound it describes 4/5 Q.20 If 1 + r + r2 + ....+ rn = ( 1+ r) ( 1+ r2)
height of the previous falling height, then the ( 1+ r4) ( 1+ r8) , then the value of n is-
total distance travelled by the ball before (A) 13 (B) 14
coming to rest is- (C) 15 (D) 16
(A)  (B) 500 mts
(C) 1000 mts (D) 900 mts Q.21 In an A.P. of which a is the first term, if the
sum of the first p terms is zero, then the
Q.14 If A,G and H are respectively A.M., G.M., sum of the next q term is-
and H.M. of three positive numbers a, b and
c, then the equation whose roots are a,b and (A)
b g
a pq q
(B) –
b g
a pq q
c is given by- p 1 p 1
a(p  q)p
(A) x3
– +3Ax2 3G3
x + = 0 G3 (C) (D) None of these
(B) x3 – 3Ax2 + 3(G3/H) x – G3 = 0 p 1
(C) x3 + 3Ax2 + 3(G3/H) x – G3 = 0
Q.22 Find sum of the series 1.32 + 2.52 + 3.72 + ....
(D) x3 – 3Ax2 – 3(G3/H) x + G3 = 0
to 20 terms-
Q.15 The G.M. of roots of the equation x 2 – 2ax (A) 188090 (B) 94045
+ b2 = 0 is equal to which type of mean of (C) 325178 (D) 812715
roots of x2 – 2bx + a2 = 0?
(A) A.M. (B) G.M. Q.23 If a,b,c are in A.P. and x = 1 + a + a2 + ...,y
(C) H.M. (D) None of these = 1 + b+ b2 + ... and z = 1 + c + c2 + ....,
(where a,b,c < 1)), then x,y,z are in-
Q.16 If a and  be the first and last term of an (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
A.P. and S be the sum of its all terms; then
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
its common difference is-
2  a2 2  a2 Q.24 The sum of 10 terms of the series.
(A) (B)
2S    a 2S    a 0.7 + .77 + .777 + ... is-
2  a2
(C) (D) None of these F
7 89  1
G IJ
2S    a (A)
9 H 1010 K
Q.17 If x,y,z are in A.P. , then magnitude of its 7 F 1 I
common difference is- (B) G89 
81 H 10 K
J
10

ex  yzj ey  zxj 7 F 1 I
2 2
(A) (B)
(C) G
89 
81 H 10 K
J
9
(C) ez  xyj
2
(D) None of these
(D) None of these

Q.18 If sum of infinite G.P. is x and sum of square

Q.25 The value of alogbx where a= 0.2, b= 5,
of its terms is y, then common ratio is-
x2  y x2  y F
G1 1 1 I
(A) 2
x y
(B)
x2  y
x = H4  8  16 ... JK, is-
x2  y2 x2  y2
(C) 2 2 (D) (A) 1 (B) 2
x y x2  y2 (C) 1/2 (D) 4
Q.26 Find the sum of the series up to n term Q.32 The sum to infinity of the following series
1.3.5 + 3.5.7 + 5.7.9 + .. 1 1 1
+ + + .... shall be-
(A) 8n3 + 12n2 – 2n– 3 1. 2 2. 3 3. 4
(B) n (8n3 + 11n2 – n – 3) (A)  (B) 1
(C) n (2n3 + 8n2 + 7n – 2) (C) 0 (D) None of these
(D) None of these
Q.33 The number of terms in the sequence
Q.27 If A.M. between p and q (p  q) is two times
the GM, then p: q is- 1,3, 6,10, 15,21,...., 5050 is-

(A) 1: 1 (B) 2 : 1 (A) 50 (B) 100

(C) 101 (D) 105
e
(C) 2  3 : 2  3je j (D) 3:1
Q.34 The sum of the infinite series
Q.28 The sum of the first ten terms of the geometric 12 + 22 x + 32 x 2 + ..... is-
progression is S1 adn the sum of the next
ten terms (11th through 20th) is S2. then the (A) (1+x)/(1–x)3 (B) (1+x)/(1–x)
common ratio will be- (C) x/ (1–x) 3 (D) 1/(1–x)3

10
S1 S2 Q.35 If the sum of four numbers in A.P. be 48 and
(A)  S2 (B)  S1 that the product of the extremes is to the
product of the means is 27 to 35 then the
10
S2 S1 numbers are-
(C)  S1 (D) S2
(A) 3,9,15,21 (B) 9,5,7,3
(C) 6,10,14,18 (D) None of these
Q.29 If a,b,c,x are real numbers and
(a2 + b2 )x2 –2b (a+ c) x + (b2 + c2) = 0, then 3 5 7
a,b,c are in- Q.36 The sum of infinite series 1– + – + ... is-
2 4 8
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (A) 2/9 (B) 2/3
(C) H.P. (D) None of these (C) – 2/9 (D) 9/2

Q.30 If x = a + (a/r) + (a/r2) + ............,

Q.37 If a,b,c are in G.P. and A.M. between a,b,
y = b – ( b/r) + (b/r2) – .... and and b,c are respectively p and q, then (a/p) + (c/q)
z = c + (c/r2) + (c/r4) + ...., then (xy/z) is- is equal to-
ab bc (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) (B)
c a (C) 2 (D) 1/2
ca
(C) (D) abc
b
Q.38 The solution of the equation
Q.31 The series of natural numbers is divided into
8e
bg j=
1|cos x||cos 2 x||cos 3 x|....
43 in the interval
groups as follows ; (1), (2,3), (4,5,6),
(7,8,9,10) and so on. Find the sum of the (–  ,  ) are-
numbers in the nth group is-
  
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  
(A)
1
[n(n2+ 1)] (B)
e j2
n n 1 3

6
2
3
2 4 (C)  ,  (D) None of these
3 3

(C)
b g
2n n  1
(D)
b g
n2 n  1
3 2
Q.39 If a,b,c,d are in G.P., then the value of Q.42 The third term of an A.P. is 9 and the
(a–c)2 + (b–c)2 + (b–d)2 – (a– d)2 is- difference of the seventh and the second term
is 20. If the number 2001 is the nth term of
(A) 0 (B) 1
the sequence then n is-
(C) a + d (D) a – d
(A) equal to 499

Q.40 Sum of n terms of 1+ (1+ x) + (1+ x + x 2) (B) is equal to 500

+ (1+ x + x2+ x 3) + .... is- (C) equal to 501

(A)
1  xn
(B)
e j
x 1  xn (D) can have no value

1 x 1 x

(C)
b g e j
n 1 x  x 1 x n

(D) None of these

Q.43 Given the geometric progression 3,6,12,
24,..... the term 12288 would occur as the-
b1  xg2

(A) 11th term (B) 12th term

(C) 13th term (D) 14th term
Q.41 Given two numbers a and b, let A denotes the
single A.M. and S denote the sum of n A.M.’s
between a and b, then S/A depends on-
(A) n, a, b (B) n , b
(C) n, a (D) n
LEVEL # 3
Q.1 The maximum sum of the series Q.8 If S1, S2, S3 are the sums of first n natural
1 2 numbers, their squares, their cubes
20  19  18  ...... is -
3 3 S3 (1  8 S1 )
respectively, then is equal to -
(A) 310 (B) 300 S22
(C) 320 (D) None of these
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 10
Q.2 Let a, b be the roots of x 2 – 3x + p = 0 and
let c, d be the roots of x 2 – 12 x + q = 0, Q.9 If a1, a2, a3, ......, an are in H.P. and a1a2 +
where a, b, c, d form an increasing G.P. Then
a2a3 + a3a4 + ...... + an–1 an = ka1an, then
the ratio of q + p : q – p is equal to -
k is equal to -
(A) 8 : 7 (B) 11 : 10
(C) 17 : 15 (D) None of these (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) None of these
a  bx b  cx c  dx
Q.3 If   ( x  0) , then a, b, Q.10 The sum of three consecutive terms in a
a  bx b  cx c  dx
c, d are in - geometric progression is 14. If 1 is added to
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. the first and the second terms and 1 is
(C) H.P. (D) None of these subtracted from the third, the resulting new
terms are in arithmetic progression. Then the
Q.4 The sum of the first n terms of the series lowest of the original terms is -
3 5 7 (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
2
 2 2
 2  ...... is -
1 1 2 1  22  3 2
6n 9n 12 n 15 n Q.11 If Sn denotes the sum of n terms of an A.P.,
(A) (B) (C) (D) then Sn+3 – 3Sn+2 + 3Sn+1 – Sn is equal to -
n1 n1 n1 n1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) 2
n n
1
Q.5 If t r  2 (3 n  1) V n  1 , then lim t
r 1
n
r 1 r Q.12 If a 1, a2, a 3, ......, a 24 are in A.P. and
a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 225, then
is equal to -
a1 + a2 + a3 + ...... + a23 + a24 is equal to-
(A) 3 (B) 3/2 (C) 3/4 (D) 3/8
(A) 909 (B) 75 (C) 750 (D) 900

Q.6 Let the sequence a1, a2, a3, ......, an form an

A.P., then a12 – a22 + a32 – a42 + ...... + Q.13 The value of x + y + z is 15 if a, x, y, z, b
a2n–12 – a2n2 is equal to - 5
1 1 1
are in A.P. while the value of   is
n 2 2 2n 2 2 X Y Z 3
(A) (a1  a 2n ) (B) (a 2n  a1 )
2n  1 n 1 if a, X, Y, Z, b are in H.P., then a and b are-
n 2 2 (A) 1, 9 (B) 3, 7 (C) 7, 3 (D) 9, 1
(C) (a1  a 2n ) (D) None of these
n1
/4
Q.7 If 1, log9 (31–x + 2) and log3 (4.3x – 1) are in Q.14 If I n   tan n x sec 2 x dx , then I1, I2, I3,...
0
A.P., then x is equal to -
(A) log43 (B) log34 are in -
(C) 1 – log34 (D) log3 0.25 (A) A. P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these
Q.15 A G.P. consists of 2n terms. If the sum of the Passage Based Questions (Q. 23 - 25)
terms occupying the odd places is S1 and Suppose a series of n terms is given by
that of the terms at the even places is S2,
Sn = t1 + t2 + t3 + ...... + tn,
then S2/S1 is - ,
(A) Dependent on a Then Sn–1 = t1 + t2 + t3 + ...... + tn–1 n > 1 (n N)
(B) Independent of r subtracting we get Sn – Sn–1 = tn, n > 1 Further
(C) Independent of a and r if we put n = 1 in the first sum then S1 = t1 .Thus
(D) Dependent on r
we can write tn = Sn – Sn–1 and t1 = S1. The

Q.16 If x 18 = y21 = z28, then 3, 3 logy x, 3 logz y, above result can be used to find the terms of
7 logx z are in - any kind of series, independent of its nature,
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) None
provided the sum to first n terms is given.

Q.17 The sum of integers from 1 to 100 that are

divisible by 2 or 3, is - Q.23 If sum of n terms of a series is of the form
an2+ bn, where a and b are constants, then the
(A) 3300 (B) 3330
fourth term of the series is–
(C) 3000 (D) None of these
(A) a + b (B) 7a + b
(C) 9 a + 3 b (D) 16a + 4b
Q.18 The real values of x for which
Q.24 The sum of n terms of a series is a.2n – b, where
2 4 8 16
y  1   2  3  4  ......  is finite, is - a and b are constants then the series is –
x x x x (A) A.P.
(A) (–2, 2) (B) (–, –2)  (2, ) (B) G.P.
(C) (2, ) (D) None of these (C) A.G.P.
(D) G.P. from second term onwards
Q.19 The sum of an infinitely decreasing G.P. is
equal to 4 and the sum of the cubes of its Q.25 If the sum to n terms of a series is given by
terms is equal to 64 / 7. Then 5th term of the
progression is - n(n  1)(n  2)
then the nth term of the series is –
6
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/8 (C) 1/16 (D) 1/32
(A) n2 (B) (n)2
Q.20 If the sum of the first 2n terms of the A.P. 2, (C)n (D)n+n
5, 8, ...... is equal to the sum of first n terms
Questions based on Statements (Q. 26-30)
of the A.P. 57, 59, 61, ......, then n equals -
Each of the questions given below consist
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
following Key to choose the appropriate
1 1 2 1  2  ...  n answer.
Q.21 Let S n    ......  3 ; (A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II
13 13  23 1  23  ...n3
n = 1, 2, 3, ... Then Sn is not greater than- are true, and Statement - II is the correct
explanation of Statement– I.
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
are true but Statement - II is not the
Q.22 The number of common terms to the two correct explanation of Statement – I.
sequences 17, 21, 25, ......, 417 and
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
16, 21, 26, ...... 466 is -
is false.
(A) 21 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 91 (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
is true.
Q.26 Statement I : If A and G be the A.M and G.M. Q.29 Statement I : If a, b, c, x are all real numbers
between two positive real numbers a and b then and (a2 + b2) x2 – 2b (a + c)x + (b2 + c2) = 0
a, b are given by A ± (A  G )(A  G) . then a, b, c are in G.P. and x is their common
Statement II : Using x2
– (a + b)x + ab = 0 ; ratio.
where a + b = 2A, ab = G2, we calculate x. Statement II : If the ratio of the sum of m terms
and n terms of an A.P. is m2 : n2 then the ratio
Q.27 Statement I : The sum of all numbers of the
form n3 which lie between 100 and 10,000 is 53261. of its mth and nth terms will be (2m – 1) : (2n–1)
a b a Q.30 StatementI : 1 + 3 + 7 + 13 + ....... up to n
Statement II : If =  then a, b, c are
bc c
in G.P. n ( n 2  2)
terms = .
3
Q.28 Statement I : The number of terms of the A.P.
a n 1  b n 1
3, 7, 11, 15, ..... to be taken so that the sum is Statement II : is Harmonic mean
a n  bn
465 is 15.
Statement II : The sum of the integers from 1
of a and b if n = – .
1 to 100 which are not divisible by 3 or 5 is 2632. 2
LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IITJEE)
SECTION - A is a and common difference is d. If for some
Q.1 The sum of the series 13 – 23 + 33 – ......+ 93 = 1
positive integers m, n, m  n, Tm = and Tn =
n

(A) 300 (B) 125 1

, then a – d equals-
m
(C) 425 (D) 0
(A) 0 (B) 1
Q.2 If the sum of an infinite GP is 20 and sum of their 1 1
(C) 1/mn (D) 
square is 100 then common ratio will be = m n

Q.8 The sum of the first n terms of the series 12 + 2.

(A) 1/2 (B) 1/4
n (n  1)2
(C) 3/5 (D) 1 22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 + 2.62 +..... is when
2
n is even. When n is odd the sum is-
Q.3 If the third term of an A.P. is 7 and its 7th term
is 2 more than three times of its 3rd term, then 3n (n  1) n 2 (n  1)
sum of its first 20 terms is- (A) (B)
2 2
2
(A) 228 (B) 74 n (n  1)2  n (n  1) 
(C) (D)  
(C) 740 (D) 1090 4  2 

  
Q.4 If x1, x2, x3 and y1, y2, y3 are both in G.P. with the
Q.9 If x =  an , y =  bn , z = c n
where a, b,
same common ratio, then the points
n0 n0 n0
(A) are vertices of a triangle c are in A.P. and | a | < 1, | b | < 1, | c | < 1 then
(B) lie on a straight line x, y, z are in -
(C) lie on an ellipse (A) GP
(D) lie on a circle (B) AP
(C) Arithmetic - Geometric Progression
(D) HP
Q.5 If the system of linear equations x + 2ay + az =
0 ; x + 3by + bz = 0 ; x + 4cy + cz = 0 has a Q.10 If in a ABC, the altitudes from the vertices A,
non- zero solution, then a, b, c B, C on opposite sides are in H.P., then sin A, sin
B, sin C are in -
(A) G.P.
(A) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0
(B) A.P.
(B) are in A.P. (C) Arithmetic – Geometric progression
(C) are in G.P. (D) H.P.
(D) are in H.P
Q.11 Let a1, a2, a3, ..... be terms of an A.P. If
Q.6 Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and a1  a 2  ...  a p p2 a6
geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the =
a1  a 2  ...  a q q 2 , p  q then equals –
a 21
roots of the quadratic equation-
7
(A) x2 + 18 x + 16 = 0 (A)
2
(B) x2 – 18x + 16 = 0
2 11
(C) x2 + 18 x – 16 = 0 (B) (C)
7 41
(D) x2 – 18 x – 16 = 0

Q.7 Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P. whose first term

41 Q.5 log3 2, log6 2 and log12 2 are in -
(D) (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
11
Q.12 If a1, a2, ..... an are in H.P., then the expression (C) H.P. (D) None of these
a1a2 + a2a3 + .... + an –1an is equal to –

2n
(A) (n – 1) (a1 – an) (B) na1an
Q.6 For 0 <  < /2 if x =  cos
n 0
,
(C) (n – 1) a1an (D) n (a1 – an)
 
y=  sin2n  ; z =  cos 2n
 sin2n ,
Q.13 In a geometric progression consisting of posi-
n 0 n 0
tive terms, each term equals the sum of the then-
next two terms. Then the common ratio of this (A) xyz = xz + y (B) xyz = xy + z
progression equals-
(C) xyz = yz + x (D) None of these
1 1
(A) (1 – 5 ) (B)
2 2 5 Q.7 If n ( a+ c) ,  n(c–a), n ( a– 2b+c) are in
1 1
(C) (D) ( 5 – 1) A.P., then-
2 5 2
(A) a, b, c are in A.P.
Q.14 The sum to infinity of the series (B) a2, b2, c2 are in A.P.
2 6 10 14 (C) a, b, c are in G.P.
1     .......
3 32 33 34 (D) a, b, c are in H.P.
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
Q.8 For a real number x, [x], denotes the integral
SECTION - B 1 L
1
M O L
1 O
Q.1 Let an be nth term of the G.P. of positive
part of x. The value of 2 +
NP
Q M
2 100 N+ P
Q
100 100 L
M1 2 O L1 99 O
numbers. Let 
n1
a2n =  and 
n1
a2n–1 = , N2 100 P

Q+ ....+ M
N2  100 P
Qis-
such that    then the common ratio is- (A) 49 (B) 50 (C) 48 (D) 51
1
Q.9 If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is nP + n
(A) / (B) / 2
(n– 1) Q then its common difference is -
(C) (  / ) (D) ( /  )
Q.2 If the sum of first n natural numbers is 1/5
(A) P + Q (B) 2P + 3Q
times the sum of their squares, then the value
(C) 2Q (D) Q
of n is-
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 Q.10 If p,q, r in A.P. and are positive, the roots of
the quadratic equation px 2 + qx + r = 0 are
Q.3 If ratio of H.M. and G.M. between two positive num- all real for-
bers a and b (a > b) is 4: 5, then a : b is- r p
(A) 1: 1 (B) 2 : 1 (A) 7 4 (B) 7 < 4 3
p 3 r
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 3 : 1
(C) all p and r (D) No. p and r
Q.4 If f(x) is a function satisfying f(x+y) = f(x) f(y)
for all x, y  N such that f(A) = 3 and Q.11 If cos (x–y), cos x and cos (x+ y) are in
H.P., then cos x sec (y/2) equals-
n
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) None
 f( x) = 120, Then the value of n is- 2
x 1
Q.12 If x be the AM and y,z be two GM's between
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) None
y 3  z3
two positive numbers, then is equal to-
xyz
7 3 3
(A) a = , r = (B) a = 2, r =
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 4 7 8
3 1 1
(C) a = , r = (D) a = 3, r =
Q.13 Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P., for r = 1, 2 2 4
2, 3, ......if for some positive integers m, n we Q.20 Let  ,  be the roots of x 2 – x + p = 0 and
1 1  ,  be the roots of x 2 – 4x + q = 0.If  ,
have Tm = and Tn= , then Tm n equals-
n m   ,  are in G.P., then the integral values
of p and q respectively, are-
1 1 1 (A) – 2, – 32 (B) – 2, 3
(A) (B) + (C) – 6, 3 (D) – 6, – 32
mn m n
(C) 1 (D) 0 Q.21 Let the positive numbers a,b,c,d be in A.P.
Then abc, abd, acd, bcd are-
Q.14 If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G.P., then (A) Not in A.P./G.P./H.P. (B) in A.P.
1 1 1 (C) in G.P. (D) in H.P.
1   n x , 1   n y , 1   n z are in&
Q.22 If the sum of the first 2n terms of the A.P. 2,
(A) A.P. (B) H.P. 5, 8,.... is equal to the sum of the first n
terms of the A.P.57, 59, 61,.... then n equals-
(C) G.P. (D) None of these

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D) 13

Q.15 Let a1, a2, ..... a10 be in A.P. and h1, h2, ...h10
be in H.P. If a1 = h1 = 2 and a10 = h10 = 3, then Q.23 If a1 , a2, ....., an are positive real numbers
a4 h7 is- whose product is a fixed number c , then the
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6 minimum value of a1+ a2+......... + an–1 + anis -

Q.16 The harmonic mean of the root of the equation (A) n (c)1/n (B) (n+1)c 1/n
(C) 2nc1/n (D) (n+1) (2c) 1/n
5  2  x – 4  5  x + 8 + 2
2
5 = 0 is-
Q.24 An infinite G.P. , with first term x & sum of
the series is 5 then -
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (A) x  10 (B) 0 < x < 10
(C) x < – 10 (D) –10 < x < 0
Q.17 If x1, x2, x3 as well as y1, y2, y3 are in G.P.
with the same common ratio, then the points Q.25 Suppose for distinct positive numbers a1, a2,
(x1,y1), (x2,y2) and (x3 , y3) - a3, a4 are in G.P. Let b1 = a1, b2 = b1 + a2,
b3 = b2 + a3 and b4 = b3 + a4.
(A) lie on a straight line
Statement-1 : The number b1, b2, b3, b4 are
(B) lie on an ellipse
neither in A.P. nor in G.P.
(C) lie on a circle Statement-2 : The numbers b1, b2, b3, b4 are
(D) are vertices of a triangle in H.P.
(A) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is True;
Q.18 The sum of the integers from 1 to 100 which Statement–2 is a correct explanation for
are not divisible by 3 or 5 is- Statement–1.
(A) 2489 (B) 4735 (C) 2317 (D) 2632 (B) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is True;
Statement–2 is NOT a correct explanation
Q.19 Consider an infinite geometric series with first for Statement–1
term a and common ratio r. If its sum is 4 and (C) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is False
3 (D) Statement–1 is False, Statement–2 is True
the second term is , then-
4
Q.26 If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is cn2, then the sum
of squares of these n terms are :
n (4n 2  1)c 2 n (4n 2  1)c 2
(A) (B)
6 3
ANSWER KEY
LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B B B B A C B B A C C A C B B B A C B A
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B D B C A A A A A D B B D D B B B A C C
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. B A B B A A B B B C A B B C C B B D C D
Q.No. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. B A A B B B C D B B C B B C C B B D C C
Q.No. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95
Ans. A B C A D C B C C C A C B C B

LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C C B C B A A D B B B C D B A B B B C C
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B A C B D C C C B A A B B A C A C C A C
Q.No. 41 42 43
Ans. D C C

LEVEL # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C B A D A C C D B A D A, D C D A D B B B
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. C C B D C A C B B C

LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. C C C B D B A B D B C C D B

SECTION - B
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C C A C B D B D A C B C B D B A D D A
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ans. D C A B C C