Solving Math Problems Rapidly With Practice Questions

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1
Level-1
1. If between numbers 1 and 5, 8 A.M.s are inserted, then sum of A.M.s is :
(A) 12 (B) 6 (C) 24 (D) 18
2. If the 5
th
term of a G.P. is 7, then product of first 9 terms is :
(A)
7
9 (B) ( )
9
7 (C)
9
7 (D) none of these.
3. If
15 3 2 1
,...., , , a a a a are in A.P. and , 15
15 8 1
= + + a a a then
14 13 8 3 2
a a a a a + + + + is equal to :
(A) 25 (B) 35 (C) 10 (D) 15
4. If the ratio between the sum of n terms of two A.P.s is ,
4 3
3 2
+
+
n
n
then the ratio between their 10
th
terms is :
(A)
61
40
(B)
61
41
(C)
60
41
(D)
41
20

5. The coefficient of
49
x in ) 50 ).....( 2 )( 1 ( x x x , is :
(A) 1275 (B) 2550 (C) 2550 (D) 1275
6. The sum of integers between 1 and 100 that are divisible by 2 or 3, is :
(A) 3300 (B) 3330 (C) 3000 (D) none of these
7. If
bc
c b
b
ab
b a
+
1
, ,
1
are in A.P., then c
b
a ,
1
, are in :
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these.
8. If a, b, c are in A.P., then
b a
e e

, and
c
e
are in :
9. If a, b, c are in G.P., then 2 log , 2 log , 2 log
c b a
are in :
10. The sum of n terms of sequence is , 5 7
2
n n + then its nth terms is :
(A) n 12 (B) 2 10 + n (C) 7 5 + n (D) 2 14 n
11. If
18 21 28
x y z = = (x y z), then 3, z y x
x z y
log 7 , log 3 , log 3 are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these
12. If the roots of the equation 0 28 39 12
2 3
= + x x x are in A.P., then their common difference will be :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
13.
n
r
r n r
0
) ( is equal to :
(A)
2
n (B)
2
) ( n (C) n
n
3
(D) n
n
3
1

14. The number of terms in the multiplication of ) 1 ).....( 1 )( 1 )( 1 (
128 4 2 1
+ + + + x x x x is :
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
15. The H.M. of two numbers is 4 and the arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G satisfy the relation
, 27 2
2
= + G A the number are :
(A) (5, 4) (B) (6, 3) (C) (5, - 2.5) (D) (- 3, - 1)
16. If the sum of first n natural numbers is 1/5 times the sum of their squares, then the value of n is :
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
17. Sum of the series ..... 2 log 2 log 2 log
16 8 4
+ is :
(A) 2 log
e
(B) 2 log 1
e
+ (C) 2 log 1
e
(D) none of these
18. If middle term of n odd numbered terms A.P. is 5, then :
(A) product of terms of A.P. is 5n (n is number of terms)
(B) sum of terms of A.P. is 5n (n is number of terms)
(C) sum is terms is
2
5n
(n is number of terms) (D) none of these.
19. If sum of n terms of a sequence is , 5 2 5
2 3
+ + + n n n then :
(A) sequence is an A.P. (B) sequence is a G.P.
(C) sequence is a H.P. (D) none of these
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20. The sum of n terms of the series .......
16
33
8
17
4
9
2
5
+ + + + is equal to :
(A)
n
n 2 2 + (B)
4
2 2

+ n (C)
n
n

+ 2 1 2 (D) none of these
21. The sum of an infinitely decreasing G.P. is equal to 4 and the sum of the cubes of its terms is equal to 64/7. Then
5
th
term of the progression is :
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/8 (C) 1/16 (D) 1/32
22. If 1 , 1 , 1 > > > z y x are in G.P., then
z y x log 1
1
,
log 1
1
,
log 1
1
+ + +
are in :
(A) A.P. (B) H.P. (C) G.P. (D) none of these.
23. If
3 2 1
, , x x x as well as
3 2 1
, , y y y are in G.P. with the same common ratio, then the points ) , ( ), , (
2 2 1 1
y x y x and
) , (
3 3
y x will :
(A) lie on a straight line (B) lie on an ellipse
(C) lie on a circle (D) vertices of a triangle
24. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation 0 5 2 8 ) 5 4 ( ) 2 5 (
2
= + + + + x x is :
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
25. Let , be the roots of 0
2
= + p x x and , be the roots of . 0 4
2
= + q x x If , , , are in G.P. then the
integral value of p and q respectively are :
(A) 2, - 32 (B) 2, 3 (C) 6, 3 (D) 6, - 32
26. Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. and
2 2 2
, , c b a are in G.P. If c b a < < and ,
2
3
= + + c b a then the value of a is :
(A)
2 2
1
(B)
3 2
1
(C)
3
1
2
1
(D)
2
1
2
1

27. The sum to n terms of the series .....
1
1 3
1
1 2 1
2
+ |
\
|
+ + |
\
|
+ +
n n
is given by
(A)
2
n (B) ) 1 ( + n n (C)
2
1
1 |
\
|
+
n
n (D) none of these
28. If sin , sin
2
, 1, sin
4
, sin
5
(- < < ) are in A.P., then lies in the interval
(A)
|
\
|
2
,
2

(B)
|
\
|
3
,
3

(C)
|
\
|
6
,
6

(D) none of these
29. The value of 1! + 2.2! + 3.3! + . + n terms is :
(A) ! 1 + n (B) 3 !+ n (C)
2
) 1 ( ! 1 + n n (D) none of these
30. If the lines 0 3 , 0 2 = + + = + + b by x a ay x and 0 4 = + + c cy x are concurrent, then a, b and c are in :
31. Let
n
S denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P. If , 3
2 n n
S S = then the ratio of
n
n
S
S
3
is equal to :
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
32. If pth, qth and rth terms of a G.P. are x, y, z respectively, then . .
q r r p p q
x y z

is equal to :
33. The sum of n terms of the series: ..... ) 3 2 1 3 ( ) 2 1 3 ( ) 1 3 ( ) 3 ( + + + + + + + + + + is
(A) 1 3 + n n (B) 1 3
2
+ n (C) 1 2 + n (D) none of these
34. If x, y, z R
+
, then (x + y + z)
|
|
\
|
+ +
z y x
1 1 1
is always:
(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 9

35. ' ' ......
16
15
8
7
4
3
2
1
n + + + + + terms is equal to :
(A)
n
n |
\
|
+
2
1
2 2 (B)
n
n |
\
|
+
2
1
2 (C)
n
n |
\
|
+
2
1
1 (D) none of these
36. The sum of all possible products of the first n natural numbers taken two at a time is :
(A) ] [
2
1
2
n n (B) ] ) [(
2
1
2
n n (C) )] 1 ( [
2
1
2
+ n n (D) ] ) [(
2
1
2 2
n n
37.
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 ...... (2 ) n + + + is equal to :
(A)
2 3
n n (B)
2
2 n (C)
2 3
) ( n n (D) none of these
38. The sum of the series + + + ......
! 4
3
! 3
2
! 2
1
2 2 2
is equal to :
(A) e (B) 1 e (C) 1 + e (D) none of these
39. If a, b, c, d, e are five numbers such that bd c c a b = + =
2
, 2 and , 2ce de dc = + then :
(A) ae c =
2
(B) e a c + = 2 (C) ae e a c 2 ) ( = + (D) none of these
40. If
p
S denotes the sum of the series + + + ...... 1
2 p p
r r and
p
s the sum of the series
, 1 , ....... 1
2
< + r r r
p p
then
p p
s S + (in terms of )
2 p
S is :
(A)
p
S
2
2 (B)
p
S
2
2
3
(C)
p
S
2
2
1
(D) none of these
41. The values of
3 3 3 3
100 ....... 12 11 10 + + + + is equal to :
42. The real values of x for which + + + + + = ......
16 8 4 2
1
4 3 2
x x x x
y is finite, is :
(A) (- 2, 2) (B) (- , - 2) (2, ) (C) (2, ) (D) none of these
43. Sum of the n terms of the series .....
18 . 12 . 6
7 . 4 . 1
12 . 6
4 . 1
6
1
1 + + + is a :
(A) finite rational number (B) infinite (C) irrational number (D) none of these
44. If a, b, c, d are four distinct positive real number then :
(A) 16
1 1 1 1
) (
|
\
|
+ + + + + +
d c b a
d c b a (B) 16
1 1 1 1
) ( >
|
\
|
+ + + + + +
d c b a
d c b a
(C) 16
1 1 1 1 1
|
\
|
+ + + |
\
|
+ + + d c b a d c b a
(D) 16
1 1 1 1 1
< |
\
|
+ + + |
\
|
+ + + d c b a d c b a

45. If p, q, r are positive and are in A.P., the roots of quadratic equation 0
2
= + + r qx px are all real for :
(A) 3 4 7
p
r
(B) 3 4 7
r
p
(C) all p and r (D) no p and r
46. Let
10 2 1
,...., , a a a be in A.P. and
10 2 1
,..., , h h h be in H.P. If 2
1 1
= = h a and , 3
10 10
= = h a then
7 4
h a is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
47. The sum of the series ......
4
1
.
3
1
3
1
.
3
1
2
1
.
3
1
3
1
4 3 2
+ + + + is :
(A) 3 log 2 log
e e
(B) 6 log
e
(C) 6 log
e
(D)
|
\
|
2
3
log
e

48. Sum of n terms of sequence 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16,. is :
(A) ) 2 (
2
1
2
+ n n (B) ) 2 (
2
1
2
n n n + (C)
n
n n
2
2
2
+ +
(D) none of these

49. If sum of infinite series 1 ) (
2
1
.....
! 3
1
! 2
1
3
2
= +
+ +
+
+
e e
a a a

Then the value of a is :
50. The natural numbers are arrange in groups thus :
1
2 3
4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

The sum of the numbers in the nth row is
(A) [ ]. 1 2 2 2
2 1 1
+
n n n
(B) [ ]. 1 2 2 2
1 2

n n n
(C) [ ]. 1 2 2 2
1 2
+ +
n n n
(D)None
51. If the ratio of H.M. and G.M. of two numbers is 12 : 13, then the ratio of the numbers is :
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 3 (C) 9 : 4 (D) none
52. Let
10 2 1
..., , a a a be in A.P. and
10 2 1
,..., , h h h be in H.P. if 2
1 1
= = h a and , 3
10 10
= = h a then
7 4
h a is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
53. 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
54. Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. and
2 2 2
, , c b a are in G.P. If c b a > > and 2 / 3 = + + c b a then the value of a is
(A)
2 2
1
(B)
3 2
1
(C)
3
1
2
1
(D)
2
1
2
1

55. The sum of first 10 terms of an A.P. is 155 and the sum of first two terms of a G.P. is 9. If the first term of A.P. and
the first term of G.P. is equal to common difference of A.P., then the sum of first terms of G.P. may be :
(A) 93 (B) 242 (C) 141 (D) none
56. The three numbers a, b, c are in G.P. if first two numbers are increased by 2 and the third is decreased by 4, the
resulting number form an A.P. If , 42 = + + c b a then = + c b a / ) (
(A) 3/2 (B) 6 (C) 3/4 or 6 (D) none
57. If (m + 1)th, (n + 1)th, (r + 1)th term of an A.P. are in G.P. and m, n, r are in H.P., the ratio of common difference
of A.P. to the first term is :
(A) n / 2 (B) n / 2 (C) 2 / n (D) 2 / n
58. If distinct numbers a, b, c are in A.P. and
2 2 2
, , c b a are in H.P. then 2 / , , c b a are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none
59. If

=
=
= = =
0 0 0
; ;
n
n
n
n
n
n
c z b y a x where a, b, c are in A.P. and , 1 , 1 , 1 < < < c b a then x, y, z are in :
(A) H.P. (B) A.P.
(C) G.P. (D) arithmetic-geometric progression
60. If p, q, r in G.P. and r q p
1 1 1
tan , tan , tan

are in A.P. then p, q, r satisfy the relation :
(A) p = q = r (B) p q r (C) p + q = r (D) none of these
61. Given two numbers a and b, let A denote the single A.M. sand 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
62. If the A.M. of the roots of quadratic equation in 8/5 and the A.M. of their reciprocal is 8/7, the equation is :
(A) 0 5 16 7
2
= + + x x (B) 0 5 16 7
2
= + x x (C) 0 7 16 5
2
= + x x (D) 0 7 8 5
2
= + x x
63. Given that n A.M. are inserted between two sets of numbers a, 2b and 2a, b where a, b are real. Suppose further
that mth mean between these sets of the numbers is n, then the ratio b a : is :
(A) n m + : m (B) n m + 1 : n (C) n : n m + 1 (D) m : n m + 1
64. If n-arithmetic mean inserted between 2 and 38, then the sum of resulting series is obtain as 200, then the value
of n is :
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

65. If
1
G and
2
G are the geometric mean of two series of observations and G is the geometric mean of the ratio of
the corresponding observations, then the value of G is :
(A)
2 1
/ G G (B)
2 1
log / log G G (C) ) ( log
2 1
G G (D) none of these
66. If odd numbers of geometric mean are inserted between two given quantities a and b, then middle geometric
mean is :
(A) a + b (B) ab 4 (C) ab (D) none of these
67. If
3 2 1
, , g g g are three geometric mean between a and b then = b a.
(A)
3 1
g g (B)
2
2
g (C)
3 2
g g (D) none of these
68. If H is the harmonic mean between P and Q, then the value of H/P + H/Q is :
(A) 2 (B) PQ/(P + Q) (C) (P + Q)/PQ (D) none of these
69. The H.M. of
ab
a
1
and
ab
a
+ 1
is :
(A)
2 2
1 b a
a
(B)
2 2
1 b a
a
(C)
2 2
1
1
b a
(D) a
70. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation 0 5 2 8 ) 5 4 ( ) 2 5 (
2
= + + + + x x is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
71. a, b, c are the first three terms of a G.P. of H.M. of a and b and that of b and c is 36, then = + + c b a
72. Let x be the arithmetic mean and y, z be the two geometric means between any two positive numbers. Then
=
+
xyz
z y
3 3

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) none
73. Let the H.M. and G.M. of two positive numbers be in the ratio 4 : 5 then the two numbers are in the ratio :
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 3 (D) none
74. If
2 1 2 1
, ; , G G A A ; and
2 1
, H H be two A.M., G.M. and H.M. between two positive numbers x and y,
, ) /( ) ( , /
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
q H H A A P H H G G = + + = then :
(A) q p 2 = (B) q p = 2 (C) q p = (D) none
75. Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the roots of the
quadratic equation :
(A) 0 16 18
2
= + x x (B) 0 16 18
2
= + x x (C) 0 16 18
2
= + + x x (D) 0 16 18
2
= x x
Level-2
1. The sum of the series +
+ +
+
+
+ ......
! 3
5 3 1
! 2
3 1
! 1
1
is:
(A) e 2 (B) 1 2 + e (C) 1 2 e (D) none of these
2. Let ,..... , ,
3 2 1
a a a are in an A.P. with common difference not a multiple of 3. Then maximum number of
consecutive terms so that all the terms are prime number is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) infinity
3. Number of increasing geometrical progression(s) with first term unity, such that any three consecutive terms, on
doubling the middle becomes in A.P. is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinity
4. If a, b, c be three unequal positive quantities in H.P. then :
(A)
10 10 10
2b c a < + (B)
100 100 100
2b c a < + (C)
5 5 5
2b c a < + (D) none of these
5. If
n
a a a ,...., ,
2 1
are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then the minimum value of
n n
a a a a 2 ......
1 2 1
+ + + +
is :
(A)
n
c n
/ 1
) 2 ( (B)
n
c n
/ 1
) 1 ( + (C)
n
nc
/ 1
2 (D)
n
c n
/ 1
) 2 ( ) 1 ( +
6. The first and last term of an A.P. are a and l respectively. If s be the sum of all terms of the A.P., then the
common difference is :
(A)
) ( 2
2 2
a l s
a l
+
(B)
) ( 2
2
a l s
a l

2
(C)
) ( 2
2 2
a l s
a l
+ +
+
(D)
) ( 2
2 2
a l s
a l
+
+


7. The sum to infinite terms of the series ....
6 5 4 3
1
5 4 3 2
1
4 3 2 1
1
+

+

+

is
(A)
18
1
(B)
8
1
(C)
8
3
(D)
8
7

8. Four different integers form an increasing A.P. one of these numbers is equal to the sum of the squares of the
other three numbers. The sum of the squares of these numbers is :
(A)6 (B)12 (C)4 (D)5
9. If
=
+ + + =
n
r
r
n n n
n
t
1
) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 (
8
then
=
10
1
.
1
r r
t
is
(A)
132
65
(B)
32
65
(C)
13
6
(D)
13
7

10. A man invests Rs. P at the end of the first year, Rs 2P at the end of the second year, Rs. 3P at the end of the
third year, and so. on, upto the end of the nth year. If the rate of interest in Rs. r per year & the interest is
compounded annually, the amount the man will receive at the end of the th ) 1 ( + n year is :
(A)
r
r nP
r
r
n
) 1 (
) 1 (
] 1 ) 1 [( Pr
2
2
+
+
+
(B)
r
r nP
r
r r P
n
) 1 ( ] 1 ) [( ) 1 (
2
2
+
+

(C)
r
r nP
r
r r P
n
) 1 ( ] 1 ) 1 [( ) 1 (
2
2
+
+ +
(D) None
11. The sum
=1 k
arc
) 2 (
2
tan
4 2
k k
k
+ +
equals
(A)
4
(B)
2
(C)1 (D) None

12. If a, b, c are in G.P., and c b b a 3 log 2 log , 2 log log and a c log 3 log are in A.P., then a, b, c are the
lengths of the sides of a triangle which is
(A) acute-angled (B) obtuse-angled (C) right-angled (D) equilateral.
13. If
n
x x x ,.... ,
2 1
are n non-zero real numbers such that
2
1 3 2 2 1
2 2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
) ..... ( ) .... ( ) .... (
n n n n
x x x x x x x x x x x x

+ + + + + + + + + then
n
x x x ,..., ,
2 1
are in
14. The sum to n terms of the series .....
1 2
1 2
5
1 2
1 2
3
1 2
1 2
3 2
+ |
\
|
+
+ |
\
|
+
+ |
\
|
+
n
n
n
n
n
n
is
(A) n n 4
2
+ (B) n n +
2
(C)
2
2n (D) none of these.
15. If
n
a a a ,..., ,
2 1
are in A.P. with common difference d o,, then the sum of the series
] cosec cosec ..... cosec cosec cosec cosec [ sin
1 3 2 2 1 n n
a a a a a a d
+ + + is
(A)
n
a a sec sec
1
(B)
n
a a cosec cosec
1
(C)
n
a a cot cot
1
(D) . tan tan
1 n
a a
16. The sum to n terms of the series 1 3 5 + 3 5 7 + 5 7 9 + .. is
(A) 3 2 12 8
2 3
+ n n n (B) ) 3 11 8 (
2 3
+ n n n n
(C) ) 2 7 8 2 (
2 3
+ + n n n n (D) none of these.
17. If the sum to n terms of an A.P. is ), 1 ( n cn where c 0. The sum of the squares of these terms is
(A)
2 2 2
) 1 ( + n n c (B) ) 1 2 ( ) 1 (
3
2
2
n n n c
(C) ) 1 2 ( ) 1 (
3
2
2
+ + n n n
c
(D) none of these
18. An A.P. whose first term is unity and in which the sum of the first half of any even number of terms to that of the
second half of the same number of terms is in constant ratio, the common difference d is given by
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
19. The number of divisors of 1029, 1547 and 122 are in
20. Suppose a, b > 0 and
3 2 1
, , x x x are three roots of
b x
a
a x
b
a
b x
b
a x
such that
3 2 1
x x x > > and
.
3 2 1
c x x x = Then a, b, c are in
21. The sum to n terms of the series ..... ) 5 3 1 ( ) 3 1 ( 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
+ + + + + + is
(A) ) 1 2 2 ( ) 1 (
6
1
2
+ + n n n n (B) ) 2 (
3
1
2 4
n n +
(C) ) 3 (
3
1
2 3
n n n + (D) none of these
22. If A, G and H are respectively the A.M., G.M. and H.M. of three positive numbers a, b and c, then the equation
whose roots are a, b and c is given by
(A) 0 3 3
3 3 2 3
= + G x G Ax x (B) 0 ) / ( 3 3
3 3 2 3
= + G x H G Ax x
(C) 0 ) / ( 3 3
3 3 2 3
= + + G x H G Ax x (D) 0 ) / ( 3 3
3 3 2 3
= + G x H G Ax x
23. If x 1, y 1 and x y, then the sum to n terms of the series
.... ) ( ) ( ) (
3 2 2 3 2 2
+ + + + + + + + + y xy y x x y xy x y x is
(A)
y x
y x
n n
(B)
xy y x
y x y x
n n
) (
+
(C)
2 2
1 1
) (
) ( ) (
y x y x
y x y x
n n

+ +
(D) none of these
24. If , 0 >
r
a r N and
n
a a a a
2 3 2 1
,..., , , are in AP then
1
1
4 3
2 2 3
3 2
1 2 2
2 1
2 1
.....
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
n n
n n n n n
a a
a a
a a
a a
a a
a a
a a
a a
is equal to
(A) 1 n (B)
1 1
2 1
) (
+
+
+
n
n
a a
a a n
(C)
1 1
1
+
+
n
a a
n
(D) none of these
25. If
1 2 3 2 1
,..., , ,
+ n
a a a a are in AP then
n n
n n
n
n
n
n
a a
a a
a a
a a
a a
a a
+
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
2
2
2 2
2 2
1 1 2
1 1 2
..... is equal to
(A)
1
1 2
2
) 1 (
+
+
n
a
a a n n
(B)
2
) 1 ( + n n
(C) ) ( ) 1 (
1 2
a a n + (D) none of these
26. If ), 4 6 3 ( 2 16 9 4
2 2 2
ca b ab c b a + + = + + where a, b, c are nonzero numbers then a, b, c are in
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none of these
27. If a, b, c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that ( ) ( ) ( ) 0 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
+ + + + + + + d c b p cd bc ab p c b a
then a, b, c, d are in
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none of these
28. In the sequence 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, ., where n consecutive terms have the value n, the
1025
th
term is
(A)
9
2 (B)
10
2 (C)
11
2 (D)
8
2
29. Let S be the sum, P be the product and R be the sum of the reciprocals of n terms of a GP. Then
n n
S R P :
2

is equal to
(A) 1 : 1 (B) (common ratio)
n
: 1
(C) (first term)
2
: (common ratio)
n
(D) none of these
30. I If b a a a a a
n
, ,.... , , ,
1 2 3 2 1
are in AP, b b b b b a
n
, ,...., , , ,
1 2 3 2 1
are in GP and b c c c c a
n
, ,...., , , ,
1 2 3 2 1
are in
HP, where a, b are positive, then the equation 0
2
= +
n n n
c x b x a has its roots
(A) real and unequal (B) real and equal (C) imaginary (D) none of these
31. If b a a a a a
n
, ,...., , , ,
2 3 2 1
are in AP and b g g g g a
n
, ,...., , , ,
2 3 2 1
are in GP and h is the HM of a and b then
1
1
1 2 2
1 2 2
2 1
2 1
....
+
+
+
+ +
+
+
+
n n
n n
n
n
n
n
g g
a a
g g
a a
g g
a a
is equal to
(A)
h
n 2
(B) nh 2 (C) nh (D)
h
n

32. Let 0
1
= a and
n
a a a a ,...., , ,
3 2 1
be real numbers such that 1
1
+ =
i i
a a for all i then the AM of the numbers
n
a a a a ,..., , ,
3 2 1
has the value of A where
(A)
2
1
< A (B) 1 < A (C)
2
1
A (D)
2
1
= A
33. If 1 >
n
a for all n N then
n a n a a a
a a a a
n 1 3 2
log log .... log log
1 2 1
+ + + +
has the minimum value

34. The product of n positive numbers is 1. Their sum is
(A) a positive integer (B) divisible by n (C) equal to
n
n
1
+ (D) greater than or equal to n
35. If x, y, z are three real numbers of the same sign then the value of
x
z
z
y
y
x
+ + lies in the interval
(A) [3, ) (B) (3, ) (C) (- , ) (D) None
36. The sum of 0.2 + 0.004 + 0.00006 + 0.0000008 + . to is
(A)
891
200
(B)
9801
2000
(C)
9801
1000
(D) none of these
37. If ( ) n r r n , 2 + N, r N is expressed as the sum of k consecutive odd natural numbers then k is equal to
(A) r (B) n (C) 1 + r (D) 1 + n
38.

= = =
n
r
n
m
m
r
r r
1 1 1
2
is equal to
(A) 0 (B) |
\
|
+

= =
n
r
n
r
r r
1 1
2
2
1
(C) |
\
|

= =
n
r
n
r
r r
1 1
2
2
1
(D) none of these
39. The sum of the products of the ten numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 taking two at a time is
40. The sum of the series
4 log
1
....
4 log
1
4 log
1
4 log
1
2
8 4 2
n
+ + + + is
(A)
2
) 1 ( + n n
(B)
12
) 1 2 ( ) 1 ( + + n n n
(C)
) 1 (
1
+ n n
(D)
4
) 1 ( + n n

41. If

= = =
n
n
n
n
n
n
n n n
1 1
3 2
1
,
3
10
, are in GP then the value of n is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) nonexistent
42. The value of
= )
`
+
n
r
r
b
a r
1
1
) 1 2 ( is equal to
(A)
) 1 (
1
1
1
2
b b
b
an
n
n
(B)
) 1 (
1
2
+
b b
b
an
n
n
(C)
) 1 (
1
1
3
b b
b
an
n
n
(D) none of these
43. If
=
+ + +
=
n
n
n
n
n
s
1
2
2
terms to ... 2 2 1
then
n
s is equal to
(A) ( ) 1 2 + n
n
(B)
n
2
1
1 (C)
n
n
2
1
1+ (D) 1 2
n

44. Let
n
S denote the sum of the cubes of the first n natural numbers and
n
s denote the sum of the first n natural
numbers. then
=
n
r r
r
s
S
1
is equal to
(A)
6
) 2 )( 1 ( + + n n n
(B)
2
) 1 ( + n n
(C)
6
2 3
2
+ + n n
(D) none of these
45. It is known that
=
=
1
2
2
.
8 ) 1 2 (
1
r
r
Then
=1
2
1
r
r
is equal to
(A)
24
2
(B)
3
2
(C)
6
2
(D) none of these

46. It is given that ....
3
1
2
1
1
1
4 4 4
+ + + to .
90
4
= Then ....
5
1
3
1
1
1
4 4 4
+ + + to is equal to
(A)
96
4
(B)
45
4
(C)
90
89
4
(D) none of these

47. If in a series
)! 1 ( +
=
n
n
t
n
then
=
20
1 n
n
t is equal to
(A)
! 20
1 ! 20
(B)
! 21
1 ! 21
(C)
! ) 1 ( 2
1
n
(D) none of these
48. Let . 2 2
2 / 2 / r r
r
t

+ = Then
=
10
1
2
r
r
t is equal to
(A) 20
2
1 2
10
21
+
(B) 19
2
1 2
10
21
+
(C) 1
2
1 2
20
21
(D) none of these

49. The nth term of series ...
! 4
26
! 3
15
! 2
7
! 1
2
+ + + + is
(A)
)! ( 2
) 1 3 (
n
n n
(B)
)! ( 2
) 1 3 (
n
n n +
(C)
)! ( 2
) 3 (
n
n n
(D) none of these
50. = r A
r
; 1, 2, 3, , n are n points on the parabola x y 4
2
= in the first quadrant. If ), , (
r r r
y x A = where
n
x x x x ,...., , ,
3 2 1
are in GP and , 2 , 1
2 1
= = x x then
n
y equal to
(A)
2
1
2
+
n
(B)
1
2
+ n
(C) ( )
1
2
+ n
(D)
2
2
n

Level - 3
More than one option may be correct
1. If
=
+ +
n
r
r r r
1
) 3 2 ( ) 1 ( ,
2 3 4
e dn cn bn an + + + + = then
(A) 2 / 1 = a (B) 3 / 8 = b (C) 2 / 9 = c (D) . 0 = c
2. The values of x for which
x
x
x
+ 1
1
,
1
1
,
1
1
are in A.P. lie in
(A) (0, 1) (B) (1, ) (C) (0, ) (D) none of these
3. If a, b, c are in A.P., and
2 2 2
, , c b a are in H.P., then
(A) c b a = = (B) 2 /
2 2 2
c b a = = (C) c b a , , are in G.P. (D) c b a , , 2 / are in G.P.
4. If ) 1 2 ( log ), 1 2 5 ( log
1
4 2
+ +
x x
and 1 are in A.P., then x is equal to
(A)
2 log
5 log
(B) ) 4 0 ( log
2
(C)
2 log
5 log
1 (D)
5 log
2 log

5. If the first and the (2n + 1)th terms of an A.P., a G.P. and an H.P. of positive terms are equal and their (n +1)th
terms are a, b and c respectively, then
(A) c b a = = (B) c b a (C) b c a 2 = + (D)
2
b ac =

6. If the arithmetic mean of two positive numbers a and b ) ( b a > is twice their geometric mean, then b a : is
(A) 3 2 : 3 2 + (B) 1 : 3 4 7 + (C) 3 4 7 : 1 (D) 3 : 2
7. The determinant 0
0 1 2
=
c b c b
b a b a
if
(A) a, b, c are in A.P. (B) a, b, c are in G.P. (C) a, b, c are in H.P. (D)
2
1
=
8. If AM of the numbers
x + 1
5 and
x 1
5 is 13 then the set of possible real values of x is
(A)
)
`
5
1
, 5 (B) {1, - 1} (C) { } R x x x = , 0 1 |
2
(D) none of these
9. If AM of two positive numbers be three times their geometric mean then the ratio of the numbers is
(A) 3 2 2 (B) 2 1 (C) 17 + 12 2 (D) ( )
2
2 2 3

10. If a, b, c are in HP then
c b a b
+
1 1
is equal to
(A)
b
2
(B)
c a +
2
(C)
c a
1 1
+ (D) none of these
11.
r
S denotes the sum of the first r terms of an AP. Then ) ( :
2 3 n n n
S S S is
(A) n (B) n 3 (C) 3 (D) independent of n
12. If
z y x
c b a = = and x, y, z are in GP then b
c
log is equal to
(A) a
b
log (B) b
a
log (C)
y
z
(D) none of these
13. Let
=
=
n
n
n f r
1
4
). ( Then
n
r
r
1
4
) 1 2 ( is equal to
(A) ) ( 16 ) 2 ( n f n f for all n N (B)
|
\
|
2
1
16 ) (
n
f n f when n is odd
(C)
|
\
|
2
16 ) (
n
f n f when n is even (D) none of these
14. If
3 2 1
, , 2 P P P
n n n
are three consecutive terms of an AP then they are
(A) in GP (B) in Hp (C) equal (D) none of these
15. In a GP the product of the first four terms is 4 and the second term is the reciprocal of the fourth term. The sum of
the GP up to infinite terms is
(A) 8 (B) 8 (C)
3
8
(D)
3
8

16. If e dn cn bn an m
n
k
k
m
+ + + + = |
\
|

= =
2 3 4
1 1
2
then
(A)
12
1
= a (B)
6
1
= b (C)
6
1
= d (D) 0 = e

17. Let
x
x
x f
n
=
+
1
1
) (
1
and .
1
) 1 ( .....
3 2
1 ) (
2 n
n
x
n
x x
x g
+
+ + = Then the constant term in ) ( ) ( ' x g x f is
equal to
(A)
6
) 1 (
2
n n
when n is even (B)
2
) 1 ( + n n
when n is odd
(C) ) 1 (
2
+ n
n
when n is even (D)
2
) 1 (
n n
when n is odd
18. Let =
n
a product of the first n natural numbers. Then for all n N
(A)
n
n
a n (B) !
2
1
n
n
n
|
\
| +
(C)
1 +
n
n
a n (D) none of these
19. Let the sets A = {2, 4, 6, 8, } and B = {3, 6, 9, 12, }, and . 250 ) ( , 200 ) ( = = B n A n Then
(A) 67 ) ( = B A n (B) 450 ) ( = B A n (C) 66 ) ( = B A n (D) 384 ) ( = B A n
20. Let a, x, b be in AP; a, y, b be in GP and a, z, b be in HP. If 2 + = y x and z a 5 = then
(A) xz y =
2
(B) z y x > > (C) 1 , 9 = = b a (D)
4
9
,
4
1
= = b a
21. Let ,.... , ,
3 2 1
S S S be squares such that for each , 1 n the length of a side of
n
S equals the length of a diagonal
of .
1 + n
S If the length of a side of
1
S is 10 cm then for which of the following values of n is the area of
n
S less
than 1 cm
2
?
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
22. Three positive numbers from a GP. If the middle number is increased by 8, the three numbers from an AP. If the
last number is also increased by 64 along with the previous increase in the middle number, the resulting numbers
from a GP again. Then
(A) common ratio = 3 (B) first number
9
4
= (C) common ratio 5 = (D) first number 4 =
23. If a, b, c are in GP and a, p, q are in AP such that 2a, b + p, c + q are in GP then the common difference of the AP
is
(A) a 2 (B) ( )( ) b a +1 2 (C) ( ) b a + 2 (D) ( )( ) a b 1 2
24. Between two unequal numbers, if
2 1
, a a are two AMs;
2 1
, g g are two GMs and
2 1
, h h are two HMs then
2 1
g g
is equal to
(A)
1 1
h a (B)
2 1
h a (C)
2 2
h a (D)
1 2
h a
25. The numbers 1, 4, 16 can be three terms (not necessarily consecutive) of
(A) no AP (B) only one GP (C) infinite number of APs (D) infinite number of GPs
Level - 4
Passage 1
Let
r
V denote the sum of the first r terms of an A.P. whose first term is r and the common difference is ). 1 2 ( r Let
2 1 +
=
r r r
V V T and
r r r
T T Q =
+1
for r = 1, 2,
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
1. = + + +
n
V V V ....
2 1

(A) ) 1 3 ( ) 1 (
12
1
2
+ + n n n n (B) ) 2 3 ( ) 1 (
12
1
2
+ + + n n n n
(C) ) 1 2 (
12
1
2
+ n n n (D) ) 3 2 2 (
3
1
3
+ n n
2.
r
T is always :
(A) an odd number (B) an even number
(C) a prime number (D) a composite number
3. ,... , ,
3 2 1
Q Q Q are in A.P. with common difference :
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 11 (D) not in A.P.

Passage -2
If
n
a a a ,..., ,
2 1
are in H.P.,
n
a a a
1
,....,
1
,
1
2 1
are in A.P. and vice versa. If
n
a a a ,..., ,
2 1
are in A.P. with common
difference d then for any ), 0 (> b the numbers
n
a a a a
b b b b ,...., , ,
3 2 1
are in G.P. with common ratio .
d
b If
n
a a a ,..., ,
2 1

are positive and in G.P. with common ratio r, Then for any base
n b b b
a a a b b log ,..., log , log ), 0 (
2 1
> are in A.P. with
common difference . log r
b

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
4. If x y z are respectively the pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P., as well as of a G.P., then the value of
y x x z z y
z y x

is :
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2
5. If a, b, c, d are in G.P. and ,
v z y x
c c b a = = = then x, y, z, v are in
6. If a, b, c, d are in H.P., then
1 1 1
4 , 4 , 4

c b a
are in
Passage -3
Suppose
2 1
, x x are roots of 0
2
= + + c bx ax and
4 3
, x x are roots of 0
2
= + + r qx px
7. If
4 3 2 1
, , , x x x x are in A.P., then common difference of A.P. is
(A)
|
|
\
|

p
q
a
b
2
1
(B)
|
|
\
|

p
q
a
b
3
1
(C)
|
|
\
|

p
q
a
c
3
1
(D) none of these
8. If a, b, c are in G.P. as well as
4 3 2 1
, , , x x x x are in G.P., then p, q, r are in
9. If
4 3 2 1
, , , x x x x are in G.P. then common ratio of G.P. is
(A)
4
1
|
|
\
|
ap
cr
(B)
3
1
|
|
\
|
ap
cr
(C)
ap
cr
(D)
bq
ap

Passage -4
We define three terms arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between three given numbers a, b and c, i.e.
Arithmetic mean
3
c b a
A
+ +
= =
Geometric mean
3 / 1
) (abc G = =
Harmonic mean
c b a
H
1 1 1
3
+ +
=

3
, 3 G abc A c b a = = + + and
H
G
ca bc ab
ca bc ab
abc
H
3
3 3
= + +
+ +
=
From above discussion we can say then equation having a, b, c as its roots is
. 0
3
3
3 3 2 3
= + G x G
H
Ax x Now cubic equation 0 1
2 3
= + Qx Px x and quadratic equation
0 ) ( ) ( ) (
2
= + + b a c x a c b x c b a having two roots in common and satisfy the relation ,
2
c a
ac
b
+
= where a, b, c
are real numbers.
10. Which statement is correct ?
(A) P + Q = 1 (B) P + Q = 0 (C) P Q = 1 (D) none of these
11. Find the value of
) (
) (
c a b
c b a

(A) 2 (B) 2 (C)
2
1
(D) none of these
12. Find the value of P
13. Find the value of Q
14. Find the ratio of the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means of the roots of the given cubic equation
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 1 : 1

Passage -5
Sometimes the nth terms of a sequence or a series cannot be determined because I is not direct form (i.e. arithmetic
progression, geometric progression etc.). In such cases, we use the following steps to find nth term ) (
n
T of the given
sequence.
(i) Compute the difference between the successive terms of the given sequence. If these differences are in arithmetic
progression (A.P.), then take ,
2
c bn ab T
n
+ + = where a, b, c are constants. Determine a, b, c by putting n =
1, 2, 3 and putting the values of . , ,
3 2 1
T T T
(ii) If the successive differences computed in step (i) are in geometric progression (G.P.) with common ratio r, then
take ,
2
c bn an T
n
+ + =
(iii) If the differences of the differences computed in step (i) are in arithmetic progression (A.P.) then take
d cn bn an T
n
+ + + =
2 3
(say second successive differences).
(iv) If the differences of the differences computed in step (i) are in geometric progression (G.P.) with common ratio r,
then take
d cn bn ar T
n
n
+ + + =
2 1
(say second successive differences)
Let A sequence is 1, 2, 4, 9, 19, 36,
B sequence is log 3, log 9, log 81, log 2187,
C sequence is 1, 1, 11, 121, 1231
15. Second successive differences of the A and C sequence formed
(A) A.P. and G.P. respectively (B) both A.P.
(C) both G.P. (D) none of these
16. The format of the
n
T of sequence B
(A) c bn an + +
2
(B) d cn bn an + + +
2 3
(C) c bn ar
n
+ +
1
(D) d cn bn ar
n
+ + +
2 1

17. The correct statement for sequence A is :
(A) second successive differences make A.P. with common difference 2
(B) second successive differences make the A.P. with common difference 1
(C) second successive differences make the G.P. with common ratio 2
(D) none of these
18. If the
n
T of the sequence A is ,
2 3
d cn bn an + + + then find c d b a + + +
(A) log 3 (B) log 9 (C) 3 (D) none of these
19. The correct statement for sequence C is
(A) first successive differences from the A.P. with common difference 2
(B) second successive differences from the G.P. with common ratio 2
(C) second successive difference from the G.P. with common ratio 10
(D) none of these
Passage -6
Let us consider the cubic equation . 0 48
2 3
= + Qx px x The positive roots of the cubic equation is 3 arithmetic
means
2 1
, A A and
3
A between 0 and b. Now 8 , , , ,
3 2 1
G G G C are in geometric progression where , , ,
3 2 1
G G G are
three geometric mean between C and 8. Product of these geometric means is one-sixth of the product of the roots of
the cubic equation.
20. Find the value of C
(A)
3 / 2
6 (B)
2 / 3
6 (C)
1
2
(D) none of these

21. Find the value of
Q
P
2

(A)
11
36
(C)
13
36
(C)
15
36
(D) none of these
22. Find the value of b in terms of P
(A)
3
P
(B)
3
2P
(C)
2
P
(D) none of these
23. Find the value of Q in terms of b
(A)
2
16
11
b (B)
2
15
12
b (C)
15
2
b
(D) none of these
24. Find the common difference of the sequence b A A A , , , , 0
3 2 1


Level - 5
Type-II Column Matching
1.
Column I Column II
(A) The arithmetic of two numbers is 6 and their geometric mean G and the
harmonic mean H satisfy the relation , 48 3
2
= + H G then numbers are
(P) 240/77
(B)
The sum of the series ...
10 7
17
7 4
11
4 1
5
2 2 2 2 2 2
+

(Q) (4, 8)
(C) If the first two terms of H.P. be 1/2 and 1/3 Then, the harmonic mean of
first four numbers
(R) 1/3

2.
Column I Column II
(A) The A.M. of two positive integers a and b exceed their G.M. by 3/2 and
G.M. exceed their H.M. by 6/5 such that x b a = + and , y b a = then
(P)
96
2
= + y x
(B) The A.m. of two positive numbers a and b exceed their G.M. by 2 and
H.M. of one-fifth of the greater of a and b, such that x b a = + and
, y b a = then
(Q)
74
2
= + y x
(C) The H.M. of two positive numbers a and b is 4, their A.M. is A and
geometric mean G satisfy the relation . 27 24
2
= +G If x b a = + and
, y b a = then
(R)
234
2 2
= + y x
(S)
84
2
= + y x

3.
Column I Column II
(A)
Suppose that .
2
1 ) ( 2
) 1 (
+
= +
n F
n F For n = 1, 2, 3,. and 2 ) 1 ( = F
then ) 101 ( F is
(P) 42
(B)
If
21 3 2 1
,..., , , a a a a are in A.P. and , 8
19 17 11 5 3
= + + + + a a a a a then the
value of
=
21
1 i
i
a is
(Q) 1620
(C) 10th term of the sequences S = 1 + 5 + 13 + 29 + is (R) 52
(D) The sum of all two digit numbers which are not divisible by 2 or 3 is (S) 1021

4. If
n n
n n
b a
b a
+
+
+ + 1 1
then
Column I Column II
(A) A.M. of a and b (P) 1
(B) G.M. of a and b (Q) 0
(C) H.M. of a and b then n = (R) 1/2

5.
Column I Column II
(A)
In an A.P., , , . c S b S a S
r q p
= = = then
= + + ) ( ) ( ) ( q p
r
c
p r
q
b
r q
p
a

(P) -1
(B)
In a G.P., , , , T T T R T
i s r
= = = then =
s r r t s
T S R . .
1

(Q) 0
(C)
In a H.P. , , , c T b T a T
r q p
= = = then
= + + ) ( ) ( ) ( q p ab p r ca r q bc
(R) 1
(D)
If both in A.P. and G.P., , , , z T y T x T
p n m
= = = then
1
y x x z z y
z y x is
(S) 2
(E)
If both in G.P. and H.P., , , , c T b T a T
r q p
= = = then
= + + c b a c b a c b a c b a log ) ( log ) ( log ) (
(T) 5

6.
Column I Column II
(A) Sum of n A.M.s between a and b is (P)
( )
n
ab
(B) Product of n G.M.s between a and b is (Q)
pq A 2
(C) If A, G, H are A.M., G.M., H.M. between the same two numbers, such
that A G = 15 and A H = 27, then the numbers are
(R)
2 1
2 1
H H
G G

(D)
2 1 2 1
, ; , G G A A and
2 1
, H H are respective two A.M.s two G.M.s and
two H.M.s between the same two numbers, then =
+
+
2 1
2 1
H H
A A

(S)
2
) ( b a n +

(E) If one A.M. A and two G.M.s p and q be inserted between any two
numbers then the value of
3 3
q p + is
(T) 120, 30
Level - 6
Subjective problems
1. If 3, z y x
x z y
log 7 , log 3 , log 3 be in AP, show that .
28 21 18
z y x = =
2. If x, y, z are real numbers satisfying the equation 0 ) 3 5 ( 15 9 ) 9 ( 25
2 2 2
= + + + + zx yz xy z y x then prove that
x, y, z are in A.P.
3. Let r be the common ratio of the GP . ,...., , ,
3 2 1 n
a a a a Show that
) (
1 1
.....
1 1
1
) 1 (
1 3 2 2 1
m m m
n m
m
n
m
n
m m m m
r r a
r
a a a a a a

=
+
+ +
+
+
+
.
4. The sum of squares of three distinct real numbers which are in GP is .
2
S If their sum is , S, show that
|
\
|
1 ,
3
1
2
(1, 3).
5. Prove that the natural number 777.7 consisting of 77 sevens is a composite number divisible by a multiple of 7.
6. If , 0
1 1 1 1
=
+ +
b c b a c a
prove that a, b, c are in HP or a, c
b
,
2
are in A.P.
7. If x, y, z are positive and , 1 = + + z y x prove that |
\
|

|
|
\
|
|
\
|
1
1
1
1
1
1
z y x
8.
8. If 0 , 0 > > b a and , 1 = + b a show that . 5 . 12
1 1
2 2
|
\
|
+ + |
\
|
+
b
b
a
a
9. Prove that the sum of produces of r consecutive integers at a time, taking from the first n natural numbers
) ( r n > is equal to .
)! )( 1 (
)! 1 (
r n r
n
+
+

10. Prove that ....
4 3 2 1
9
3 2 1
7
2 1
5
1
3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
+
+ + +
+
+ +
+
+
+ to n terms = .
1
6
+ n
n

Also find the sum to infinite terms of the series on the left-hand side.
11. If
n
a a a a ,..., , ,
3 2 1
are in AP where k a
i
for all , i prove that
.
) sin(
cot cot
cos cos ..... cos cos cos cos
1 2
1
1 3 2 2 1
a a
a a
a ec a ec a ec a ec a ec a ec
n
n n
= + + +

12. If there be m qualities in a GP whose common ratio is r and
n
S denotes the sum of the first n terms of the GP,
prove that the sum of their products (two by two) is .
1
1
+
m m
S S
r
r

13. Let
n
a be the nth terms of A.P. If
100
10
1
2
10
99
=
= r
r
a and
=
99
10
1
99
1 2
, 10
r
r
a then the common difference of A.P. is :

14. The minimum value of ,
) 1 3 ( ) 1 3 ( ) 1 3 (
2 2 2
abc
c c b b a a + + + + + +
where a, b, c are real positive numbers is :

15. The roots
4 3 2 1
, , , r r r r of the equation 0 5 4
2 3 4
= + + cx bx ax x are positive and satisfying
, 1
8 5 4 2
4 3 2 1
= + + +
r r r r
then value of c is :
16. Let A be a subset of {1, 3, 5, 7, , 131}. The maximum number of elements A can have such that no two elements
of A and add up to 132 is :
17. If b a a a a b , , , , ,
4 3 2 1
are in G.P. where b is positive real, then the roots of equation
0 ) (
4 2 3 1
2
= + + + a a x a a x and 0 ) (
3 1 4 2
2
= + + + a a x a a x are :
18. Let ) (x f is a polynomial function of second degree. If ) 1 ( ) 1 ( = f f and a, b and c are in A.P. then
) ( ' ), ( ' b f a f and ) ( ' c f are in :
19. If = i y x A
i i i
), , ( 1, 2, 3, , n be point on the curve . 2 x y = If
100 4 3 2 1
,...., , , , x x x x x are in G.P. with
2 , 1
2 1
= = x x then
n
y is equal to :
20. If r r r r r r r r .... . . . . . ) ( = (n-times) and
n n
b a ) 8 ( , ) 6 ( = = and , ) 4 (
n
c = then
2 2
b a + in terms of c is
21. The digit of three digit numbers are in G.P. and the digit of the numbers which is smaller by 400 form an A.P. then
the sum of the squares of the light is :
22.
=
+
n
r
r
r
1
) 1 2 ...( 9 . 7 . 5 . 3 . 1
is equal to :
23. The sum of all terms of A.P. except for the first term is 36, the sum of all terms, except for the last term is zero
and 6th term is 16 more than 10th term, then the mean of the series is :
24. If 1 , x x and 1 + x are the first three terms of A.P. then sum of first 10 terms is equal to :
25. The value of ) 1 (
1 1 1
= = =
n
i
i
j
j
k
is equal to :
Answers
Level - 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
c d a b d d c b c d a c d b b c c b d c b b a b a
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
d a d d c b b d b c d d b a a a b a b a d d b a d
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
c d c d b c b b a a d c d b a c ab a d b a a a c b

Level 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
a b b d a a a a a c d b b c c b b a c a b d b a
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
c b b a c a c d d a b a c b d c b c a c a b b b c

Level 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
abcd ab acd bc bd abc bd bc cd ac cd ac a abc abcd
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
ac bc ab cd ac bcd ad bd bd cd

Level 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
a b c a c b b b b d c a d d a a a d c c a b a a

Level 5
1 2 3 4 5 6
(a) q (b)r
(c)p
(a)rs (b)q
(c)s
(a)r (b)p
(c)s (d)q
(a) q (b)r
(c)p
(a)q (b)q
(c)q (d)q (E) q
(a) s (b)p
(c)t (d)r (E) q

Level 6
13. (1) 14. (125) 15.(
2
43
) 16. (33) 17. ( b and b) 18. (A.P.) 19. (
1
) 2 (
+ n
)
20. (3c) 21. (91) 22. (
|
|
\
|
+
) 1 2 ....( 7 . 5 . 3 . 1
1
1
2
1
n
) 23. ( 2) 24. (25) 25. ( ) 2 ( ) 1 (
6
1
+ + n n n )

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