uenn

terms 3Pr
and the sum of q
is a
If the sum of p terms of an A.P
P+q terms will be (d) -(P+
(c) p+9 is 6, then it
(a) 0 (b) p-9 common
difterence

and its
A.P. be 3 n-n
terms of an
3. It the sum of n
(d) 4
first term is (c) 1 as remainder js
(a) 2
(b) 3
by 4 yield unity
when divided
numbers which none of these.
4. Sum of all
two digit (c) 1250 (d)
r a t i o of
the last mean t
(a) 1200
(b) 1210 that the
between 3 and 17 such
introduced
S. In n A.M.'s
are is
mean is 3: 1,
then the value ofn none of these.
the first (d)
(b) 8
(c)4
(a) 6
such that then "
A.?. <an>
terms of an
6. If S, denotes thesum offirstn
mt
2 m+1 2 m-1 (c)-1 (d) 1+1
(a) 2n+1 (6) 2n-1 n
sum of its terms is 36, then the
terms of an A.P. are 1 and 11. If the
last
7. The first and
number of terms will
be
(d) 8
5 (b) 6 (c)7
then which of its terms is
164?
8. If the sum of n terms ofan A.P., is 3 n+ 5n
(c) 28th (d) none of these.
a) 26th b) 27th
then its nth term is
9. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 2 n* + 5 n,
(a) 4n-3 (b) 3n-4 (c) 4n+3 (d) 3n+4
10. If a, a, A . , are in A.P. with common difference d,
then the sum of the serie:
sin d lcoseca cosec a2 + COsec a1 COsec a3 + +COsec an- COSec a, ] is

(a) sec a1- sec a (b) coseca1-cosecan

(c) cot a-cot a, (d) tan a- tan a
11. In the arithmetic progression whose common difference is non-zero, the sum of
3n terms is equal to the sum of next n terms. Then the ratio of the sum of the first2
firs
n terms to the next 2 n terms is
(a) 1/5 (b) 2/3 (c) 3/4 (d) none of these
12. If a1, a2, dzy ..a are in A.P. with common difference d, then the sum of the series
sin d [ sec a1 sec a t 9ec a2 sec agt+sec a -1 Sec a,l, is
(a) sec a- sec a
(b) coseca- cosec an
(c) cot a- cot a (d) tan a,-tan a
13. If four numbers in A.P. are such that their
sum is 50 and the
times the least, then the numbers are greatest number is 4
(a) 5,10,15, 20 (b) 4,10, 16, 22
(c) 3,7,11, 15 (d) none of these
14. If arithmetic means are inserted between 1 and 31 such
n

mean and nth mean is 3:29, then the

that the ratio of the first
value of n is
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14
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terms of A.P. whose first term is a. If the

15. Let S,, denote the sum of n an commaon

S, -k S, -1 + Sn -2, then k
=
difference d is given by d

(a) 1 b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these

16. The first and last term of an A. P. are a andl respectively. If S is the sum of all the
1- a
termsof the A.P. and the common difference is given by ddtnen x
(a) S (b) 2S (c) 3S (d) none of these
17. If the sum of first n even natural numbers is equal to k times the sum of first n odd
natural numbers, then k =
1
(a) (b)-1 n+1 (d) n+1
n
n (c)
2 n
18. It the first, second and last term of an A.P are a, b and 2a respectively, then its sum
is

ab 3 ab
(a) 2 (b- a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
2 (b -a)
19. If, S1 is the sum of an arithmetic progression of 'n' odd number of terms and S2 the
sum of the terms of the series in odd S1
places,
then-
S2
2n n
(a) +1 (b)
n+1 c) n 2n
+1 (d) 2+1
n

20. If in an A.P., S, =
n^p and S =
mp, where S, denotes the sum of r terms of the A.P,
then S, is equal to

(a) (b) mn p (c) (d) (m + n) p

ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b)
9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (b)
17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (c)