SECTION-I

OBJECTIVE
LEVEL-I

Multiple Choice Questions with Single Answer:

1. Let a1, a2, a3, ... be in AP and ap, aq, ar be in GP. Then aq : ap is equal to

rp qp
(A) (B)
qp rq

rq
(C) (D) none of these
qp

2. If a, b, c, d are nonzero real numbers such that (a2 + b2 + c2) (b2 + c2 + d2)  (ab + bc + cd)2, then
a, b, c, d are in
(A) AP (B) GP
(C) HP (D) none of these

3. If a, a1, a2, a3, ... a2n–1, b are in AP, a, b1 , b2 , b3 ..., b2n–1, b are in GP and a, c1, c2, c3, ... , c2n–1, b
are in HP, where a, b are positive, then the equation anx2 – bnx + cn = 0 has its roots
(A) real and unequal (B) real and equal
(C) imaginary (D) none of these

a1 a2 an
4. If a1, a2, a3 ….. an are in H.P., then a  a  ...a , a  a  ...  a ,... a  a  ...  a are in
2 3 n 1 3 n 1 2 n 1

(A) A.P. (B) G.P.

(C) H.P. (D) none of these

1
5.  (n  1) (n  2) (n  3)....(n  k) is equal to
n 1

1 1
(A) (k  1) k  1 (B) k k

1 1
(C) (k  1) k (D) k
6. If 2p + 3q + 4r = 15, the maximum value of p3q5 r7 will be

54.35
(A) 2180 (B)
215

55.7 7
(C) (D) 2285
217.9

1
7. The minimum value of x4 + is
x2

1/ 3
1 1
(A) 3   (B)
4 2

1/ 3
1
(C) 2   (D) 2
3
G13  G 32
8. If A1 be the A.M. and G1, G2 be two G.Ms between two positive numbers a and b, then
G1G 2 A1
is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) none of these

9. If a1, a2, ... an are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then the minimum
value of a1 + a2 + ... an–1 + 2an is
(A) n(2c)1/n (B) (n + 1)c1/n
(C) 2nc1/n (D) (n + 1) (2c)1/n

n r 1
 1
10.  r 1  
r 1  n
is equal to

(A) 2n2 (B) 3n2

(C) n2 (D) none of these
 LEVEL-II

Multiple Choice Questions with one or more than one correct Answers:

1. Sr denotes the sum of the first r terms of an AP. Then S3n : (S2n – Sn) is
(A) n (B) 3n
(C) 3 (D) independent of n

2. If ax = by = cz and x, y, z are in GP then logc b is equal to

(A) logba (B) logab
(C) z/y (D) none of these
n
1
3. The value of  is
r 1 a  rx  a  (r  1)x

n a  nx  a
(A) (B)
a  a  nx x

n( a  nx  a)
(C) (D) none of these
x

4. If A.M. of the numbers 51 + x and 51 – x is 13 then the set of possible real values of x is
 1
(A) 5,  (B) {1, –1}
 5

(C) {x : x 2  1  0, x  R} (D) none of these

5. In a GP the product of the first four terms is 4 and the second term is the reciprocal of the fourth
term. The sum of the GP up to infinite terms is
(A) 8 (B) -8
(C) 8/3 (D) –8/3

6. If a, b, c, d are four positive numbers then

 a b  c d  a a c b d a
(A)       4. (B)        4.
 b c  d e  e b dc e e

a b c d e b c d e a 1
(C)     5 (D)     
b c d e a a b c d e 5
7. Three positive numbers form a GP. If the middle number is increased by 8, the three numbers form
an AP. If the last number is also increased by 64 along with the previous increase in the middle
number, the resulting numbers form a GP again. Then
(A) common ratio = 3 (B) first number = 4/9
(C) common ratio = –5 (D) first number = 4

8. Let the sets A = {2, 4, 6, 8, .....} and B = {3, 6, 9, 12, .....}, and n(A) = 200, n(B) = 250. Then
(A) n(A  B)  67 (B) n(A  B)  450
(C) n(A  B)  66 (D) n(A  B)  384

9. If x, y, z are positive numbers in AP then

(A) y2  xz (B) y  2 xz
xy yz xy yz
(C)  has the minimum value 2 (D)  4
2y  x 2y  z 2y  x 2y  z

10. Between two unequal numbers, if a1, a2 are two AMs; g1, g2 are two GMs and h1, h2 are two
HMs then g1.g2 is equal to
(A) a1h1 (B) a1h2
(C) a2h2 (D) a2h1
Multiple Choice Questions with Single Answer from other competitive exams:

1. If an > 1 for all n  N, then log a 2 a1  log a 3 a 2  .....  log a n a n 1  log a1 a n has the minimum
value
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 0 (D) none of these

2. If 0 < x <  / 2 then the minimum value of (sin x + cos x + cosec 2x)3 is
(A) 27 (B) 13.5
(C) 6.75 (D) none of these

3. If the roots of the equation a(b – c)x2 + b(c – a) x + c(a – b) = 0 are equal, then a, b, c will be in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) none of these

1 1 1 1
4. The sum of the series log 4  log 4  log 4  .....  log 4 is
2 4 8 2n

n(n  1) n(n  1)(2n  1)

(A) (B)
2 12

1 n(n  1)
(C) (D)
n(n  1) 4


1 2 
1
5. It is known that  2
 . Then 
r 1 r
2 is equal to
r 1 (2r  1) 8
2 2
(A) (B)
24 3
2
(C) (D) none of these
6

6. 21/ 4 . 41/ 8 . 81/16 ......to  is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2

3
(C) (D) none of these
2
7. If 4a2 + 9b2 + 16c2 = 2(3ab + 6bc + 4ca), where a, b, c are nonzero numbers, then a, b, c are in
(A) AP (B) GP
(C) HP (D) none of these

8. If a, b, c are in H.P., then c, c – a, c – b are in :

(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) none of these

9. If a1, a2, a3 are in AP, a2, a3, a4 are in GP and a3, a4, a5 are in HP, then a1, a3, a5 are in
(A) AP (B) GP
(C) HP (D) none of these
n n
 1
10. Maximum value of n for which  1    n   is
14 1  2

(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 7

11. a, b, c are distinct real numbers such that a, b, c are in A.P. and a2, b2, c2 are in H.P. then
(A) 2b2 = – ac (B) 4b2 = – ac
(C) 2b2 = ac (D) 4b2 = ac
35 16
(A) (B)
16 35
15 7
(C) (D)
16 4
1 1 1
13. Value of 1 +   ...  is equal to
1 2 1 2  3 1  2  3  ...n
2n 3n
(A) (B)
n 1 2n  1
4n
(C) (D) none of these
3n  1
 SECTION-II
SUBJECTIVE
LEVEL-I

1. The r th, sth and t th terms of a certain G..P. are R, S and T respectively. Prove that
Rs–t . St–r. Tr–s = 1.

2. If one G.M. G and two arithmetic means p and q be inserted between any given numbers, then
show that G2 = (2p – q) (2q – p).

3. If pth, qth, rth terms of an A.P. be a, b, c respectively, then prove that

p(b – c) + q (c – a) + r (a – b) = 0.

4. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 42. If the first two numbers are increased by 2 and third is
decreased by 4, the resulting numbers form an A.P. Find the numbers of G.P.

5. The ratio between the sum of n terms of two A.P.’s is 7n + 1 : 4n + 27. Find the ratio between their
nth terms.

6. Evaluate: 1 + 2.2 + 3.22 + 4.23 + ... + 100.2 99 .

7. Find the sum of n terms of the series, the rth term of which is (2r + 1) 2r.

8. Let Sn denote the sum of first n terms of an A.P. If S2n = 3Sn , then show that the ratio S3n/Sn is
equal to 6.

9. If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle , then prove that a2 + b2 + c2  ab + bc + ca.

10. Let p, q, r  R  and 27pqr  (p  q  r)3 and 3p + 4q + 5r = 12, then find the value of
p3 + q4 + r 5 .
 LEVEL-II

1. If the A.M. of a and b is twice as great as their G.M., then show that a : b = (2  3):(2  3) .

13 13  23 13  23  33
2. Evaluate:    ...16 terms.
1 1 3 1 3  5
3. An A.P. and a G.P. with positive terms have the same number of terms and their first terms as well
as last terms are equal. Show that the sum of the A.P. is greater than or equal to the sum of the G.P.

4. If the roots of 10x3 – cx2 – 54x – 27 = 0 are in harmonic progression, then find c and all the roots.

5. Sum to n terms the series : 12 – 22 + 32 – 42 + 52 – 62 + ...

6. Find the sum of the following series ; 1.1! + 2.2! + 3.3! + ..... + n.n!.

 1   1  1 
7. If x, y, z are postive and x + y + z = 1, prove that   1   1   1  8
 x   y  z 

3 a b c
8. In a triangle ABC prove that    2.
2 bc ca a b

9. The first and last terms of an A.P. are a and b. There are altogether (2n + 1) terms. A new series is
formed by multiplying each of the first 2n terms by the next term. Show that the sum of new series
(4 n 2  1)(a 2  b 2 )  (4 n 2  2)ab
is .
6n

10. Sum the following series to n terms and to infinity :

n
1 1 1 1
(i)
1.35
 
. 3.5.7 5.7.9
........... (ii)  4r
r 1
2
1
 SECTION-III-A
Matrix–Match Type p q r s
This section contains 2questions. Each question contains statements A p q r s
given in two column which have to be matched. Statements (A, B, C, D)
in Column I have to be matched with statements (p, q, r, s) in Column II. B p q r s
The answers to these questions have to be appropriately bubbles
C p q r s
as illustrated in the following example.
If the correct matches are A–p, A–s, B–q, B–r, C–p, C–q and D–s, p q r s
D
then the correctly bubbled 4 × 4 matrix should be as follows :

1. If a, b, c are in H.P. then

Column I Column II
a b c
(A) , , (p) H.P.
bca ca b abc
1 1 1
(B) , , (q) G.P.
ba b bc
b b b
(C) a  , ,c  (r) A.P.
2 2 2
a b c
(D) , , (s) A.G.P.
bc ca ab
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
2. Let , ,  be three numbers such that    , 2  2  2  , and  +  +  = 2.
   2    4
Column I Column II
(A)    (p) 6
(B)  +  +  (q) 8
(C) 2 + 2 + 2 (r) –2
(D) 3 + 3 + 3 (s) –1

3. Match the following, if f(n) denotes the sum of the series

12 + 2.22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 + 2.62 + …. Upto n terms, then
Column I Column II
1
(A) f(49) (p) (49) 2 .50
2
(B) f(50) (q) 25(51)2
1
(C) f(51) (r) (51) 2 52
2
(D) f(52) (s) 27(53)2
 SECTION-III-B
Linked Comprehension Type
This section contains 3 paragraphs. Based upon each paragraph, 3 multiple choice questions have to be
answered. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

I. An A.P. is a sequence whose terms increase or decrease by a fixed number, called the common
difference of the A.P.. If ‘a is the first term and ‘d’ the common difference, the A.P. can be written
as a, a+d, a + 2d,…… The nth term an is given by an = a + (n – 1)d. The sum sn of the first n terms
n n
of such an A.P. is given by : sn = (2a + (n – 1)d) = (a + l) where l is the last term (i.e., the nth
2 2
ac
term of the A.P. ). If a, b, c are in A.P., then b 
is the A.M. of a and c. The n numbers A1,
2
A2,….., An are said to be A.M.’s between the numbers a & b if
ba
a, A1, A2, …..,An, b are in A.P. If ‘d’ is the common difference of this A.P., then d 
n 1
(b  a)
 Ar  a  r , where Ar is the rth mean
n 1
1. If 6 A.M.’s are inserted between 1 and 9/2, then the 4th arithmetic mean is equal to
3
(A) (B)3 (C) 2/3 (D)13/5
2
2. If log 2, log (2x – 1) and log (2x + 3) are in A.P., then the value of x is
(A)5/2 (B)log25 (C)log35 (D)log53

3. If am be the mth term of an A.P., then a12  a 22  a 32  a 42  ......  a 2n

2 2
1  a 2n is equal to

2n  1 2 n n 2n  1 2
(A)
n
 2
a1  a 2n  (B)
2n  1
 a12  a 2n
2
 (C)
2n  1
 a12  a 2n
2
 (D)
n
 2
a1  a 2n 
II If x1, x2,.. . . . . xn are ‘n’ positive real numbers; then A.M.  G.M.  H.M.
x1  x 2  .......x n n
 (x1 x 2 .......x n )1/ n 
n 1 1 1
  ......  equality occurs when numbers are same
x1 x 2 xn
using this concept.
4. If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 and the minimum value of a(b2 + c2) + b(c2 + a2)+ c(a2 + b2) is abc, then 
is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
5. If a, b, c, d, e, f are positive real numbers such that a + b + c + d + e + f = 3, then
x = (a + f)(b + e)(c + d) satisfies the relation
(A) 0 < x  1 (B) 1  x  2 (C) 2  x  3 (D) 3  x  4
6. If a and b are two positive real numbers, and a + b = 1, then the greatest value of a3b4 is
32 43 33 44 77
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
75 77 33 44
 SECTION-III-C
(Assertion – Reason Type)
Each question contains STATEMENT – 1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT – 2 (Reason). Each question has
4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

Instructions:
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement–2 NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1.
(C) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, statement–2 is True.

1. Statement–1 : In the expression (x + 1) (x + 2) . . . (x + 50), coefficient of x49 is equal to 1275.

n
n  n  1
Statement–2 : r 
r 1 2
, nN .

(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
2. Let a, b, c, d are four positive number
 a b  c d  a
Statement–1 :       4
 b c  d e  e
b c d e a
Statement–2 :     5.
a b c d e
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
3. Let a, b, c and d be distinct positive real numbers in H.P.
Statement–1 : a + d > b + c
1 1 1 1
Statement–2 :   
a d b c
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
4. Let a, r  R – {0, 1, – 1} and n be an even number.
Statement–1 : a. ar. ar2 . . . arn – 1 = (a2 rn – 1)n/2.
Statement–2 : Product of kth term from the beginning and from the end in a G.P. is independent
of k.
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
 OBJECTIVE
(A) Fill in the blanks
1. The sum of integers from 1 to 100 that are divisible by 2 or 5 is.................

2. The sum of the first n terms of the series 12 + 2.22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 + 2.62 + ..........is n (n + 1)2/2,
when n is even. When n is odd, the sum is...........

3. Let the harmonic mean and geometric mean of two positive numbers be in the ratio 4 : 5. Then the
two number are in the ratio............

4. For any odd integer n  1 , n3 - (n - 1)3 + ..........+ (-1)n-1 13 = ..............

5. x = 1 + 3a + 6a2 + 10a3 + ..........| a | < 1

y = 1 + 4b + 10b2 + 20b3 + ....... | b | < 1, find S = 1 + 3ab + 5(ab)2 + ..........in terms of x and y.
6. Let x be the arithmetic mean and y, z be the two geometric means between any two positive
y3  z 3
numbers. Then = ............
xyz
(B) Multiple choice questions with one or more than one correct answer :
1. If the first and the (2n – 1)th terms of an A.P., a G.P. and an H.P. are equal and their nth terms are
a, b and c respectively, then
(A) a = b = c (B) a  b  c (C) a + c = b (D) ac – b2 = 0

2. Indicate the correct alternative(s), for 0     / 2 , if :

  
x   cos2 n , y   sin 2 n , z   cos2 n  sin 2 n  then :
n 0 n 0 n 0

(A) xyz = xz + y (B) xyz = xy + z (C) xyz = x + y + z (D) xyz = yz + x

3. Let Tr be the rth term of an AP, for r = 1, 2, 3...........If for some positive integers m, n we
1 1
have Tm = and Tn = , then Tmn equals :
n m
1 1 1
(A) (B)  (C) 1 (D) 0
mn m n
1 1 1
4. If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in GP, then , , are in :
1  n x 1  n y 1  n z
(A) AP (B) HP (C) GP (D) none of these
 n 
1 1 1
5. Given Sn =  r ,S   r . If S - Sn < , then least value of n is
r 0 2 r 0 2 1000
(A) 8 (B) 9
(C) 10 (D) 11
1 1 1 1
6. For a positive integer n, let a(n) = 1     ........ n , then
2 3 4 (2 )  1
(A) a (100)  100 (B) a (100)  100
(C) a ( 200)  100 (D) a(200) > 100

(C) Multiple choice questions with one correct answer :

1. The third term of geometric progression is 4. The product of the first five terms is
(A) 43 (B) 45 (C) 44 (D) none of these

2. The rational number, which equals the number 2.357 with recurring decimal is
2355 2379 2355
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
1001 997 999

3. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then ab + bc + ca lies in the interval.

1 
(A)  , 2  (B) [–1, 2]
2 
 1   1
(C)   ,1 (D)  1, 
 2   2
1 3 7 15
4. Sum of the first n terms of the series     ........ is equal to
2 4 8 16
(A) 2n – n – 1 (B) 1 – 2–n (C) n + 2n – 1 (D) 2n + 1

5. The number log2 7 is

(A) an integer (B) a rational number
(C) an irrational number (D) a prime number

6. If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers such that a + b + c + d = 2, then M = (a + b) (c + d) satisfies

the relation :
(A) 0 < M  1 (B) 1  M  2 (C) 2  M  3 (D) 3  M  4
7. Let a1, a2, ........a10, be in A.P. and h1, h2, ........, h10 be in H.P. If a1 = h1 = 2 and a10 = h10 = 3 then
a4 h7 is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6

8. Consider an infinite geometric series with first term ‘a’ and common ratio r. If the sum is 4 and the
second term is 3/4, then :
7 3 3 3 1 1
(A) a = ,r= (B) a = 2, r = (C) a = ,r= (D) a = 3, r =
4 7 8 2 2 4

9. If the sum of the first 2n terms of the A. P. 2, 5, 8, .............is equal to the sum of the first n
terms of the A.P. 57, 59, 61,..........., the n equals
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D)13

10. Let the positive numbers a, b, c, d be in A.P. Then abc, abd, acd and bcd are
(A) Not in A.P./G.P./H.P. (B) in A.P.
(C) in G.P. (D) H.P.

11. The number of solutions of log4(x – 1) = log2(x – 3) is

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0

3
12. Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. a2, b2, c2 are in G.P. If a < b < c and a + b + c = , then the value of
2
a is
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C)  (D) 
2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2

13. An infinite G.P. has first term ‘x’ and sum ‘5’, then x belongs to
(A) x < – 10 (B) –10 < x < 0 (C) 0 < x < 10 (D) x > 10

Comprehension Passage

I. Let Vr denote the sum of the first r terms of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) whose first term is r
and the common difference is (2r – 1). Let
Tr = Vr+1 – Vr – 2 and Qr = Tr+1 – Tr for r = 1, 2, ...

14 The sum V1 + V2 + ... + Vn is

1 1
(A) n(n + 1) (3n2 – n + 1) (B) n(n + 1) (3n2 + n + 2)
12 12
1 1
(C) n(2n2 – n + 1) (D) (2n3 – 2n+ 3)
2 3
15 Tr is alway
(A) an odd number (B) an even number
(C) a prime number (D) a composite number

16 Which one of the following is a correct statement?

(A) Q1, Q2, Q3, .... are in A.P. with common difference 5
(B) Q1, Q2, Q3, .... are in A.P. with common difference 6
(C) Q1, Q2, Q3, .... are in A.P. with common difference 11
(D) Q1 = Q2 = Q3 = ....

II. Let A1, G1, H1 denote the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, respectively, of two distinct
positive numbers. For n  2, let An-1 and Hn-1 have arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means as
An, Gn, Hn respectively.

17. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) G1 > G2 > G3 > ... (B) G1 < G2 < G3 < ...
(C) G1 = G2 = G3 = ... (G) G1 < G3 < G5 < ... and G2 > G4 > G6 > ...

18. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) A1 > A2 > A3 > ... (B) A1 < A2 < A3 <
(C) A1 > A3 > A5 > ... and A2 < A4 < A6 < ... (D) A1 < A3 < A5 < ... and A2 > A4 > A6 > ...

19. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) H1 > H2 > H3 > ...
(B) H1 < H2 < H3 < ...
(C) H1 > H3 > H5 > ... and H2 < H4 < H6 < ...
(D) H1 < H3 < H5 < H2 > H4 > H6 > ...

20 A straight line through the vertex P of a triangle PQR intersects the side QR at the point S and the
circumcircle of the triangle PQR at the point T. If S is not the centre of the circumcircle, then
1 1 2 1 1 2
(A) PS  ST  QS  SR (B) PS  ST  QS  SR

1 1 4 1 1 4
(C) PS  ST  QR (D) PS  ST  QR

n n 1
n n
21. Let Sn   2 2 and T = n 2
 kn  k 2
for n = 1, 2, 3, ... then ,
k 1 n  kn  k n k 0

 
(A) Sn < (B) Sn >
3 3 3 3
 
(C) Tn < (D) Tn >
3 3 3 3
 SUBJECTIVE
1. If a1, a2,........, an are in arithmetic progression, where ai > 0  i  N , then show that
1 1 1 n 1
  .........   .
a1  a 2 a2  a3 a n 1  a n a1  a n
2. Does there exist a geometric progression containing 27, 8 and 12 as three of its terms ? If it exits,
how many such progressions are possible ?
3. Find three numbers a, b, c between 2 and 18 such that (i) their sum is 25 (ii) the numbers 2, a, b
sare consecutive terms of an A.P. and (iii) the numbers b, c, 18 are consecutive terms of a G.P.

4. If 1, a1, a2,...,an – 1 are the n roots of unity, then show that (1 – a1) (1 – a2) (1 – a3)....(1 – an–1)
=n
1 1 1
5. If a > 0, b > 0 and c > 0, prove that (a  b  c)      9 .
a b c
   k
6. If n is a natural number such that n  p1 1 .p 2 2 .p 3 3 .........p k and p1, p2,....., pk are distinct primes,
then show that n n  k n 2 .
7. The sum of the squres of three distinct real numbers, which are in G.P., is S2. If their sum is a S,
1 
show that a 2   , 1  1, 3 .
3 

 7
8. If log32 . log3(2x – 5) and log 3  2 x   are in arithmetic progression, determine the value of x.
 2

9. If p be the first of n arithmetic means between two numbers and q be the first of n harmonic means
2
 n 1 
between the same two numbers, prove that the value of q cannot be between p and   p.
 n 1 

10. If S1, S2, S3, ... Sn are the sums of infinite geometric series whose first terms are 1, 2,3, ..., n and
1 1 1 1
who se co mmon ratios are , , ,..., respectively, then find the value of
2 3 4 n 1
S12  S22  S32  ...  S2n
2
1 .

11. The real numbers x1, x2, x3 satisfying the equation x 3  x 2   x    0 are in A.P. Find the
intervals in which  and  lie.

12. The fourth power of the common difference of an arithmetic progression with integer entries added
to the product of any four consecutive terms of it. Prove that the resulting sum is the square of and
integer.
13. Let a1, a2,..............an be positive real numbers in G.P. for each n, let An, Gn, Hn , be respectively,
the arithmetic mean, geometric mean and harmonic mean of a1, a2, a3,..............an. Find an expres-
sion for the G.M. of G1, G2, .........Gn in terms of A1, A2...........An, H1, H2, ..........Hn.

14. Let a, b be positive real numbers. If a, A1, A2, b are in arithmetic progression a, G1, G2, b are
geometric progression and a, H 1, H 2, b are in harmonic progression, show that
G1G 2 A1  A 2 (2a  b) (a  2b)
  .
H1 H 2 H1  H 2 9ab
15. If a,b,c are in A.P. a2,b2,c2 are in H.P. Then prove that either a = b = c or a , b, -c/2 form a G..P.

16. Prove that (a + 1)7 (b + 1)7 (c + 1)7 > 77 a4 b4 c4, where a , b, c  R  .

17. An infinite G.P has first term x and sum 5, then find the exhaustive range of x ?
2 3 n
3 3 3 3
18. For n = 1, 2, 3, . . . , let An = –   +   – . . . + (–1)n–1   , and Bn = 1 – An.
4 2 4 n
Find the smallest natural number n0 such that Bn > An for all n n0.
2 3 n
3 3 3 3
19. If A n         .....  (1) n 1   , and Bn = 1 – An , then find the least natural number
4 4 4 4
no such that Bn > An n  n 2 . Find the smallest natural number n0 such that Bn > An for all n  n0
and indicate your answer by darkening the appropriate bubbles given in the OMR.
 ANSWERS
SECTION-I
LEVEL-I
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (C)

7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)

LEVEL-II

1. (C D) 2. (A C) 3. (A B) 4. (B C) 5. (A B C D) 6. (A B C)

7. (A D) 8. (C D) 9. (A D) 10. (B D)

Multiple Choice Questions with Single Answer from other competitive exams. :

1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (A)

7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (A)

13. (A)

SECTION-II

LEVEL-I

4. (i) 6, 12, 24 OR 24, 12, 6

1 1 1
(ii) r  , or n = 4, 2 or 1 and a = 108, 144 or 160
3 9 81

6. 99.2100 + 1 7. n2n+2 – 2n+1 + 2

14n  6 14n  6
5. 5.
8n  23 8n  23
10. 3
 LEVEL-II

3 3
2. 446 4. c = 9, roots are 3,  ,
2 5

n(n  1) n(n  1)
5. , when n be even & , when n be odd
2 2
6. (n + 1)! – 1

10. (i) Sn = (1/12) - [1/{4(2n + 1) (2n + 3)}] ; S  = 1/12 (ii) n/(2n + 1)

SECTION-III-A

1. (A – p), (B – r), (C – q), (D – p) 2. (A – r), (B – s), (C – p), (D – q)

3. (A – p), (B – q), (C – r), (D – s)

SECTION-III-B

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B

SECTION-III-C

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B

PROBLEMS ASKED IN IIT-JEE

(A)

2 n 1  1
1. 3050 2. n   3. 4 : 1 & 1 : 4 4. ( 2 n  1) ( n  1) 2
 2  4

1  ab
5. S = Where a = 1 - x-1/3 and b = 1 - y-1/4 6. 2
(1  ab) 2

(B)
1. B, D 2. B, C 3. C
4. B 5. B 6. A, D
(C)
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A
7. D 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. D
13. B 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. A
19. B 20. (B, D) 21. (A, D)

SUBJECTIVE
2. Yes, infinite 3. 5, 8 , 12 8. 3

n (2n  1) (4n  1)  3  1  1 
10. 11.     ,  ,    ,  
3  3  27 
1
13. bA , A ,.......... A gbH , H ,........... H g
1 2 n 1 2 n
2n

18. least value of n0 = 2

19. 6