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Q1

If 2, 7, 9 and 5 are subtracted respectively from four numbers in geometric progression, then the resulting

numbers are in arithmetic progression. The smallest of the four numbers is

(1) −24

(2) −12

(3) 6

(4) 3

Q2
2
a1 +a2 +……+ap p a6
Let a 1, a2 , a3 , … … … be terms of an A.P. If a1 +a2 +……+a2
=
q
2
,p ≠ q , then a21
equals -

(1) 41/11
(2) 7/2

(3) 2/7
(4) 11/41

Q3

For any three positive real numbers a, b and c if 4 (a 2 2

+ 9b ) + 3 (3c
2
− 2ac) = 6b(2a + 3c) , then

(1) a, b, c are in A ⋅ P .
(2) a, b, c are in G. P .
(3) b, c, a are in A. P .

(4) a, c, b are in G. P .

Q4

If a, b&3c are in arithmetic progression and a, b&4c are in geometric progression, then the possible values of
a

b
are

(1) {
2
, 2}
3

(2) { 3

2
,
1

2
}

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(3) {
2 3
, }
3 2

(4) { 1

2
, 2}

Q5

In a sequence of 21 terms first 11 terms are in A.P. with common difference 2 and last 11 terms are in G.P.
with common ratio 2 . If middle term of A.P. is equal to middle term of G.P. then, middle term in the complete
sequence is

(1)
10

5
1−2
11
10(1−2 )
(2) 10
(2 −1)

11
1−2
(3) 2
10
−1
+ 10

(4) 20

10
2 −1

Q6

Consider two positive numbers a and b. If arithmetic mean of a and b exceeds their geometric mean by 3

2
and
geometric mean of a and b exceeds their harmonic mean by , then the absolute value of (a
6

5
2 2
− b ) is equal
to:

(1) 153
(2) 135
(3) 154
(4) 136

Q7

If a 1, a2 , a3 … a24 are in arithmetic progression, such that a 1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 225 , then the
value of a 1 + a2 + … + a24 is equal to:

(1) 909
(2) 750
(3) 900

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(4) 740

Q8

If a 1, a2 , a3 , … , a4001 are terms of an AP such that 1

a1 a2
+
1

a2 a3
+ … +
1

a4000 a4001
= 10 and a 2 + a4000 = 50 ,
then |a 1 − a4001 | is equal to -

(1) 20
(2) 30
(3) 40
(4) none of these

Q9

Let T be n term of a sequence for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, … … If 3T

n
th
n+1 = Tn and T 4 =
1

81
, then the value of
Tn ⋅Tn+1
∑
∞

n=1
(
Tn+2
) is equal to

(1)
1

(2) 1
(3) 3

(4) 0

Q10

If a, b, c are real numbers forming an A.P. and 2 + a, 3 + b, 2 + c are in G. P., then minimum value of ac is

(1) 4
(2) 5

(3) 6
(4) 8

Q11

The sum of the series 1 + 2

3
+
6

2
+
10

3
+
14

4
+ … is
3 3 3

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(1) 3
(2) 4

(3) 6
(4) 2

Q12

The sum of the first 20 terms common between the series 3 + 7 + 11 + 15 + … and 1 + 6 + 11 + 16 + … is

(1) 4000
(2) 4200

(3) 4220
(4) 4020

Q13
3 3 3 3
50 1 +3 +5 +…+(2r−1)
The value of ∑ r=1 1+3+5+…+(2r−1)

(1) 85800

(2) 85700
(3) 85600

(4) 85500

Q14

The sum to n terms of the series is

1 3 7 15
+ + + + …………
2 4 8 16

(1) n − 1 − 2 −n

(2) 1
(3) n − 1 + 2 −n

(4) 1 + 2 −n

Q15

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The sum of the series to ∞, is

3 5 7

3
+ 3 3
+ 3 3 3
+ ……
1 1 +2 1 +2 +3

(1) 1

(2) 4
(3) 5

(4) 6

Q16
∞ √a+√b
If ∑ , where a, b, c ∈ N and a, b, c ∈ [1, 15], then a + b + c is equal to
1
=
k=1
(k+2)√k+k√k+2 √c

Q17

If ∑ n

r=1
Tr = (3
n
− 1) , then find the sum of ∑ n

r=1
1

Tr

(1)
3 1
[1 − ( ) ]
4 3

(2)
3 n
(3 − 1)
2

(3) 3

4
(1 − 3 )
n

(4) 1

2
[1 − (
1

3
) ]

Q18

The sum of the series 1 ⋅ 3 + 2 ⋅ 4 + 3 ⋅ 5 + … … up to 30 terms, is equal to ____

(1) 10385

(2) 41155
(3) 20770

(4) 13850

Q19

If α, β are natural numbers such that

100
α
− 199β = (100)(100) + (99)(101) + (98)(102) + … … + (1)(199) , then the slope of the line passing

through (α, β) and origin is:

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(1) 540

(2) 550
(3) 530

(4) 510

Q20

The minimum value of 7 sin θ

+ 7
cos θ
is equal to

(1) 2 × 7 −1/√2

(2) 2 × 7 √2

(3) 2 × 7 1/√2

(4) 2 × 7 − √2

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