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CHAPTERWISE - TEST 5
QUESTION PAPER CHAPTER: SEQUENCE AND SERIES
DIFFERENTIAL & INTEGRAL
CALCULUS
Marks – 30
Duration – 50 mins

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 ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1. The nth element of the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7….…...is
(a) n
(b) 2n – 1
(c) 2n +1
(d) none of these

2. Which term of the progression –1, –3, –5, …. Is –39

(a) 21st
(b) 20th
(c) 19th
(d) none of these

3. The value of x such that 8x + 4, 6x – 2, 2x + 7 will form an AP is

(a) 15
(b) 2
(c) 15/2
(d) none of the these

4. The last term of the A.P. 0.6, 1.2, 1.8,… to 13 terms is:
(a) 8.7
(b) 7.8
(c) 7.7
(d) none of these

5. The sum of the series 9, 5, 1,…. to 100 terms is

(a) –18,900
(b) 18,900
(c) 19,900
(d) none of these

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6. The number of numbers between 74 and 25,556 divisible by 5 is
(a) 5,090
(b) 5,097
(c) 5,095
(d) none of these

7. The arithmetic mean between 33 and 77 is

(a) 50
(b) 45
(c) 55
(d) none of these

8. The sum of the series –2, 6, –18, …. to 7 terms is

(a) –1094
(b) 1094
(c) – 1049
(d) none of these

9. The second term of a G P is 24 and the fifth term is 81. The series is
(a) 16, 36, 24, 54,..
(b) 24, 36, 53,…
(c) 16, 24, 36, 54,..
(d) none of these

10. If you save 1 paise today, 2 paise the next day 4 paise the succeeding day and so
on, then your total savings in two weeks will be
(a) Rs. 163
(b) Rs. 183
(c) Rs. 163.83
(d) none of these

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11. The slope of the tangent at the point (2, -2) to the curve x2 + xy + y2-4 = 0 is given
by:
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) None

12. Given x = 2t + 5;y = t2 - 2, then dy/dx is calculated as:

(a) t
(b) 1/t
(c) 1/t
(d) None

13. Find the second derivative of y = √x + 1

(a) 1/2 (x + 1) −1/2
(b) -1/4 (x + 1)-3/2
(c) 1/4 (x + 1) −1/2
(d) None of these.

14. For the functions y = x3 - 3x, the value of d2y/dx2 at which dy/dx is zero, is
(a) ±1
(b) ±3
(c) ± 6
(d) None of these.

15. The equation of the tangent to the curve, f = x2 - 3x + 2, at the point (2, 7) is –
(a) y = 2x - 13
(b) y = 10x
(c) y = 10x - 13
(d) y = 10

16. If exy - 4xy = 4 then dy/dx = __________

(a) y/x
(b) −y/x
(c) x/y
(d) −x/y
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17. If x = at3 + bt2 – t and y = at2 - 2bt, then the value of dy/dx at t = 0 is :
(a) 2b
(b) -2b
(c) 1/2b
(d) – 1/2b

18. If x = at2 ,y = 2at then the value of 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 at t = 2 is:

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) ½
(d) ¼

19. The slope of the tangent to the curve y = x−1/x+2 at x = 2 is:

(a) 3/16
(b) – 3/16
(c) 1/4
(d) – ¼

20. The sum of all natural numbers between 100 and 1000 which are multiple of 5 is:
(a) 98,450
(b) 96,450
(c) 97,450
(d) 95,450

21. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 250 and 1,000 which are exactly
divisible by 3:
(a) 1,56,375
(b) 1,56,357
(c) 1,65,375
(d) 1,65,357

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22. A person pays Rs. 975 in monthly instalments, each instalment is less than former
by Rs. 5. The amount of first instalment is Rs. 100. In what time will the entire amount
be paid?
(a) 26 months
(b) 15 months
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) 18 months

23. Find the sum of the series: 2 + 7 + 12+ ………………… 297.

(a) 8970
(b) 8870
(c) 7630
(d) 9875

24. A contractor who fails to complete a building in a certain specified time is

compelled to forfeit Rs. 200 for the first day of extra time required and thereafter
forfeited amount is increased by Rs. 25 for every day. If he loses Rs. 9,450, for how
many days did he over-run the contract time?
(a) 19 days
(b) 21 days
(c) 23 days
(d) 25 days

25. The first, second and seventh term of A.P. are in G.P. and the common difference is
2, the 2nd term of A.P. is:
(a) 5/2
(b) 2
(c) 3/2
(d) ½

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26. A man employed in a company is promised a salary of Rs. 3,000 every month for
the first year and an increment of Rs. 1,000 in his monthly salary every succeeding
year. How much does the man earn from the company in 20 years?
(a) Rs. 30,00,000
(b) Rs. 27,50,000
(c) Rs. 19,10,000
(d) Rs. 7,90,000

27. Insert 4 A.M.'s between 3 and 18:

(a) 12, 15,9,6
(b) 6,9, 12, 15
(c) 9,6,12,15
(d) 15,12,9,6

28. On 1st January every year a person buys National Saving Certificates of value
exceeding that of his last year’s purchase by Rs. 100. After 10 years, he finds that the
total value of the certificates purchased by him is Rs. 54,500. Find the value of
certificates purchased by him in the first year:
(a) Rs. 6,000
(b) Rs. 4,000
(c) Rs. 5,000
(d) Rs. 5,500

29. Find three numbers in G.P. such that their sum is 21, and the sum of their squares
is 189:
(a) 5, 7, 9
(b) 3, 7, 11
(c) 3, 6, 12
(d) 4, 8, 9

30. The sum of how many terms of the sequence 256, 128, 64,........ is 511.
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) None of these.

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