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1. If tan (A +B) , tan B, tan (B + C) are in AP, then tan A, cot B ,tan C are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None of these
2. Consider an acute-angled triangle ABC having P as its orthocentre. If the distance of P from the
sides BC, CA and AB are in AP, then
(a) Cos A, Cos B, cos C are in AP (b) sin A , sinB, sin C are in AP
(c) Cos A, Cos B, Cos C are in GP (d) Cos A, Cos B, Cos C are in HP
3. Let a, b and c be positive real numbers such that a + b + c = 6. Then, the range of ab2c3 is
(a) (0,  ) (b) (0, 1) (c) (0,108] (d) (6, 108]
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4. Let a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5 be such that a1, a2 and a3 are in AP; a , a3and a4 are in GP;a3, a4 and a5
are in HP. Then a1,a3 and a5 are in
(a) GP (b) AP (c) HP (d) none of these
5. If three positive real numbers a, b, c are in AP such that abc = 4, then the minimum value of b is
(a) 2 1/3 (b) 2 2/3 (c) 2 1/2 (d) 2 3/2
6. If the sides of a triangle are in GP, and its largest angle is twice the smallest, then the common
ration r satisfies the inequality
(a) 0 < r < 2 (b) 1 < r < 2 (c) 1 < r < 2 (d) none of the above
7. If the sides of a triangle are in AP, and the greatest angle of the triangle is double the smallest
angle, then ration of the sides of the triangle is
(a) 3:4:5 (b) 4: 5: 6 (c) 5: 6:7 (d) 7: 8: 9
8. The number of common terms to the two sequences 17, 21, 25,417 and 16, 21, 26,….. 466, is
(a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 91
 x  x  x
9. If b – c, 2b – x and b – a are in HP, then a   , b    and c    are in
2 2 2
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
10. The sixth term of an AP is 2, and its common difference is greater than one. The value of the
common difference of the progressions so that the product of the first, fourth and fifth terms is
the greatest, is
8 2 5 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 3 8 2
11. If ax3 +bx2 +cx +d is divisible by ax2 + c, then a, b, c, d are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None of these

12. The sum of the series a – (a + b) + (a +2d) – (a + 3d) + …… upto (2n + 1 ) terms is

(a) –nd (b) a + 2nd (c) a + nd (d) 2nd

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13. If the first two terms of a HP are and , respectively, then the largest term is
5 13

(a) 5th term (b) 6th term (c) 4th term (d) 7th term

1 1 1
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(a) AP (b) HP (c) GP (d) none of these

15. If the sum of the first 2n terms of the AP 2, 5 8, …… is equal to the sum of the first n terms of
the AP 57 , 59,61 …… then n equals

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

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16. Suppose a, b, c are in AP and a2, b2 , c2 are in GP, if a a< b and a + b + c = , then the value
2
1 1 1 1 1 1
of a is (a) (b) (c)  (d) 
2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
n
17. If (1 + a) (1+ a2) (1+a4) ….. (1+ a128) = a
r 0
r
, then n equal to

(a) 255 (b) 127 (c) 63 (d) None of these

18. The 10th common term of between the series 3 +7 +11+ ….. , and 1+ 6 +11+ …….. is

(a) 191 (b) 193 (c) 211 (d) None of these

19. The largest term common to the sequences 1, 11, 21, 31….. to 100 terms and 31,36,41,46 ……
to 100 terms is

(a) 381 (b) 471 (c) 281 (d) None of these

20. The 5th term of the series 2 + 3 + 6+11+18 + ….. is

(a) 492 -1 (b) 492 (c) 502 +1 (d) 492+ 2

 5c   3g   a 
21. If log   , log   and log   are in AP where a, b, c are in GP , then a, b, c are the
a  5c   3b 
lengths of sides of

(a) an isosceles triangle (b) an equilateral triangle

(c) a scalene triangle (d) None of above

22. 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, 1025th term will be :

(a) 29 (b) 210 (c) 211 (d) 28

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23. The value of 1 is
i 1 j 1 k 1

(a) n (b) n 2
(c) n 3
(d) None of these

24. Three non- zero real numbers form an A.P. and the square of the numbers taken in the same
order constitute a G.P. Then the number of all possible common ratios of the G.P are

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

25. Let a , b, c be the pth , qth , and rth term respectively of a H.P, then ab ( p-q )+ bc (q – r) +ca (r-p)
is
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) none of these
26. Four geometric means are inserted between the numbers 2 11-1 and 211 +1. The product of these
geometric means is
(a) 244 -223+1 (b) 244- 222+1 (c) 222-212 +1 (d) 222 -212 +1
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27. If the sum of n terms of an A.P is given by Sn = A. n + B. n , where A and B are constants,
then the common difference of the A.P is
(a) A (b) B (c) 2A (d) 2B
28. The sum of the latter half of the first 1000 terms of any A.P is equal to one-third of the sum of
the first n terms of the A.P .Then, n is equal to
(a) 1000 (b) 1500 (c) 2000 (d) 3000
29. If the sum of the four numbers in A.P. be 96 and that the ratio of the product of the means to the
product of the extremes is 35 to 27, then the numbers are
(a) 6 , 18, 30 ,42 (b) 12 ,20 ,28 ,36

(c) 4 ,16,18, 40 (d) 21 ,2 3, 25 ,27

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30. The term of the sequence 25 , 22 ,20 ,18 ……. Which is numerically smallest is
4 2 4

(a) eleventh (b) twelfth (c) thirteenth (d) fourteenth

31. The third term of a G.P is 4. The product of its first 5 terms is

(a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) none of these

32. The middle term of the progression 2 , 5 , 8 ,11 ,….. 92 is

(a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 49

33. The first term of a G.P is 729 and the seventh term is 64. The sum of the G.P to infinity is

(a) 2148 (b) 2187 (c) 2047 (d) 4095

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34.The common ratio of a G.P is  and the sum to infinity is .Its first term is
5 9

(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 8

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35. A ball is dropped from a height of 48 ft and it rebounds of the height it falls. If it continues to
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fall and rebound, the total distance that the ball can travel before coming to rest is

(a) 240ft (b) 192ft (c) 144ft (d) 288 ft

36. If x, y, z are in A.P as well as in G.P., then

(a) x = y ≠ z (b) x ≠ y = z (c) x ≠ y ≠ z (d) x = y = z

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

c2
(a) a2 = b2 = (b) b2 = ac (c) a = b = c (d) 2b2 = ac
2

38. If m , 2m+2 ,3m+3 are in G.P., then the fourth term is

(a) -27 (b) -13.5 (c) 13.5 (d) 27

39. The sum of three numbers in G.P is 14. If 1 is added to the first and the second and 1 is subtracted
from the third, the new numbers are in A.P. The smallest of them is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

40. The sum of first two terms of an infinite G.P is 1 and every term is twice the sum of the successive
terms. Its first term is

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

41. If x, y, z are the pth, qth and rth terms respectively of an A.P and also of a G.P, then xy-z . yz-x. zx-y
equals

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) xyz (d) 2

42. The G.M between -9 and -25 is

(a) -15 (b) 15 (c) ± 15 (d) none of these

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43. The second, third and the sixth terms of an A.P. are consecutive terms of a G.P. The common ratio
of the G.P is

(a) -3 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 3

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44. A.G.P consists of an even number of terms . If the sum of all the terms is 5 times the sum of the
terms occupying odd places, the common ratio will be equal to

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

45. If a, b, c are in A.P. b –a , c-b and a are in G.P., then a: b: c is

(a) 1:2:3 (b) 1:2 :4 (c) 1:3 : 5 (d) 2: 3:4

46. In a G.P of positive terms ,any term is equal to the sum of the next two terms The common ratio of
the G.P is

(a) sin 18° (b) 2 cos 18° (c) cos 18° (d) 2 sin 18°

47. The third term of geometric progression is 4, the product of the first 5 terms is ,

(a) 43 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) none

48. If x > 1, y> 1, z > 1 are in G.P. then 1 /1 + ln x, 1 /1 + ln y, 1 /1 + ln z are in

(a) A.P (b) H.P (c) G.P (d) none of these

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

(a) Not in A.P /G.P /H.P (b) in A.P

(c)in G.P (d) in H.P

    
50. The H.M of the roots of the equation 5  2 x 2  4  5 x  8  2 5  0 is 
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

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