NSH SIR

ab 2
1. If the sum of the series S  ( 2  1)  1  ( 2  1)  .... is given as (where a, b, c
c

ab
 N) then the value of is
c

7
(1) 1 (2) 7 (3) (4) 4
2
Ans. (3)
1
Sol.: Infinite G.P. r   2 1
2 1

a 2 1
S  
1r 2 2

43 2

2

ab 7
So, 
c 2
2. If 2, h1, h2, ....., h20, 6 are in harmonic progression and 2, a1, a2, ......, a20, 6 are in arithmetic
progression then the value of a3h18 is equal to
(1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 3 (4) 9
Ans. (2)
Sol.: Property, a3h18 = 2 × 6 = 12

n2  n  2
3. Let the nth term of a series be given by tn  , n  3. Then product of t3· t4· ... t50
n2  3n
is equal to

1 1 1 1
(1) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4)
5  7  13  53 5  7  13  53 5  7  13  53 5  7  13  532
Ans. (2)
(n  2)(n  1)
Sol.: tn 
n(n  3)

 1.4 2.5 3.6 (n  2)(n  1) 

t3· t4· ... t50 =    ......
 3.6 4.7 5.8 n(n  3) 

14 25

(n  1)(n  2)n(n  3)

14 25
Put n = 50,
5  72  13  53

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 x 50
4. If x > 0 then the greatest value of the expression .
1  x  x 2  .....  x100

1 1
(1) (2) (3) 50 (4) 100
100 101
Ans. (2)
1
Sol.: 50 49
x x  .....  1  x  x 2  ....x 50
Now, A.M.  G.M.

1
x 50  x 49  .....  x50
 (1)101
101

1
So, expression 
101

1
Max. value =
101
5. If the arithmetic mean of two numbers a and b (0 < a < b) is 6 and their geometric mean
G and harmonic mean H satisfy the relation G2 + 3H = 48. Then the value of (2a – b) is,
(1) 0 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 8
Ans. (1)
ab
Sol.: 6
2
G2 + 3H = 48
6ab
ab   48
ab
ab = 32
a = 4, b = 8
6. Sum of the first 100 terms of the sequence form by common terms of
17, 21, 25, ...... and 16, 21, 26, ....... is
(1) 110010 (2) 101100 (3) 110100 (4) 101010
Ans. (2)
Sol.: d1 = 4, d2 = 5
d = L.C.M. {4, 5} = 20
100
S= (42 + 99 × 20) = 101100
2
7. The sum of the first three of the geometric progression with positive first term in which
the difference between the second and the first term is 6 and the difference between
the fourth and the third term is 54, is
(1) 39 (2) 40 (3) 42 (4) 45

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Ans. (1)
Sol.: ar – a = 6
ar3 – ar2 = 54
r = 3, –3
3
a = 3,
2
So, a + ar + ar2 = 39
50
8. The sum  r  (2r  250r ) equals,
r 1

(1) 25 (250  1) (2) 50 (250  1) (3) 25 (251  1) (4) 50 (251  1)

Ans. (4)
Sol.: (1.21  2.22  3.23  .....  50.250 )  (1.249  2.248  ......  50.20 )
= 50 + 50.(2) + 50.(22) + .... + 50.250
= 50(251 – 1)
n
(n  a)(n  b)(n  c)
9. If  r(r  1)  3
. Then the value of a + b + c is,
r 1

(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6

Ans. (1)
n
n(n  1)(2n  1) n(n  1)
Sol.:  r(r  1)  6

2
r 1

n(n  1)(n  2)

3
a+b+c=3

10. If x2 + x = 1 – y2, where x > 0, y > 0 then maximum value of x y is

1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 4 2 2
Ans. (2)
Sol.: Apply AM  GM
x2 + x + y2 = 1

x x
x2    y2  4 2 1/4
2 2 x y
 
4  4 

1
x y
2 2

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