Arithmetic Progression MCQs

1. If 9,a,b,-6 are in Arithmetic Progression , then a+b=

a) 1
b) 5
c) 15
d) 3
2. For what value of k will k + 9, 2k – 1 and 2k + 7 are the consecutive
terms of an AP?

3. The first and last term of an arithmetic progression are 17 and 332 respectively and if
common difference is 9 then the number of terms will be:
a) 34
b) 35
c) 36
d) 37
3𝑛2 5𝑛
4. In an A.P, sum of first n terms is + . Find its 25th term :
2 2

a) 100
b) 25
c) 75
d) 76
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5. Which term of the progression 20, 19 4 , 18 2 , 17 4 , … is the first negative
term?

6. In an A.P the sum of ‘n’ terms is 5n2-5n. Find the 10th term of the A.P :
a) 80
b) 90
c) 100
d) 110
7. How many terms of the AP 27, 24, 21, … should be taken so that their
sum is zero?

8. nth term of a list of number is given by an=(3+2n). Sum of first 24 terms will be :
a) 672
b) 670
c) 570
d) 572
9. The total number of two digit number which are divisible by three will be :
a) 30
b) 31
c) 32
d) 33
10.The first and the last terms of an AP are 7 and 49 respectively. If sum of
all its terms is 420, find its common difference
11. The first term of an A.P is 5 the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. The fourth term of an
A.P is:
a) 13
b) 11
c) 15
d) 14
12.If m times the nth term of an Arithmetic progression is equal to n times
its nth term , show that the (m + n)the term of the AP is zero.

13. Sum of n terms of the series √2 + √8 + √18 + √32 +…..is :

𝑛(𝑛+1)
a) 2
b) 2𝑛(𝑛 + 1)
𝑛(𝑛+1)
c) √2
d) 1
14.The sum of the 2nd and the 7th terms of an AP is 30. If its 15th term is 1
less than twice its 8th term, find the AP
15. Sum of first n odd natural number is :
a) n2
b) n+1
c) 2n+1
d) n
16.If the sum of the first n-terms of an AP is 12 (3𝑛2 + 7n), then find its nth
term. Hence write its 20th term.
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17. If the mth term of an A.P is 𝑛 and the nthterm of it is 𝑚 , then what is the mnth term equal
to ?
a) 1
b) 2
𝑚
c) 𝑛
𝑛
d) 𝑚
18.Find the sum of all multiple of 8 lying between 201 and 950
2+5+8+.…𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 23
19. If 7+11+15+.…𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 35 then n value is :

a) 17
b) 15
c) 18
d) 23
20. If the pth term of an A.P is q and the qth term is p, then the nth term is:
a) p+q-n
b) p+q+n
c) p-q-n
d) q-p-n
21.If the pth term of an AP is 1/q and qth term is 1/p, prove that the sum of
𝑝𝑞+1
first pq terms of the AP is ( ).
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22.Show that the sum of an AP whose first term is 𝑎, the second term 𝑏 and the last term
𝑐, is equal to
(𝑎 + 𝑐)(𝑏 + 𝑐 − 2𝑎)
2(𝑏 − 𝑎)

23. The 7th term of an A.P is 5 times the first term and its 9 th term exceeds twice the 4th
term by 1 . The first term of the AP is

a) 151
b) -39
c) 3
d) -124

24. How many numbers between 10 to 300, when divided by 4, leave reminder 3 ?
a) 71
b) 72
c) 73
d) 74
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25. Which term of A.P 20, 19 4 , 18 2…….is first negative term ?
a) 18th
b) 15th
c) 28th
d) 27th