1. Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P. for r = 1, 2, 3, ….

If for some positive integers m, n we have

1 1
Tm  and Tn  , then Tmn equals
n m
1 1 1
(A) (B) 
mn m n
(C) 1 (D) 0

1. C
(1 + 31) (1 + 32) (1 + 34) (1 + 38) …. 1  32 
n

2. is equal to
3 3
(A)
2
1  32 n

 (B)
2
1  32
n 1


3
(C) 1  3 2 
n

(D) None of these

2

2. B

3. 11! + 22! + 33! + 44! + … is equal to

(A) n!  1 (B) (n + 1)!
(C) (n + 1)!  1 (D) None of these.

3. C
1 1 1
4. If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G.P., then , , are in
1  log x 1  log y 1  log z
(A) A. P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these.

4. C
bc c a ab
5. a, b, c are positive real numbers, then   is
a b c
(A) > 6 (B) < 3
(C) > 12 (D) < 5.

5. A

6. The minimum value of 4x + 41  x is

(A) 2 (B) 6
(C) 4 (D) 8.
6. C
 15 5 3 
7. If x2 + 9y2 + 25z2 = xyz     , then x, y, z are in
 x y z
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these.
7. C
1 1
n n  1n  2   n  1, then 
n
8. If Sn denotes sum of n terms of a series and Sn  is
6 r 1 T
r

 1   1 
(A) 2 1  (B) 2  
 n  1  n  1
 1 1 
(C) 2   (D) 2.
 n  1 n  2 
8. A

9. P = 31/ 3.32 / 9  33 / 27... , then P1/3 is

(A) 33/4 (B) 31/3
(C) 36 (D) 31/4

9. D

10. If a + b = 3 and a > 0, b > 0, then greatest value of a2b3 is

23.33 38.22
(A) (B)
58 55
22.35
(C) (D) None of these.
56

10. B

11. The ratio between the sum of n terms of two A.P.’s is 3n + 8 : 7n + 15. Then the ratio
between their 12th term is
5 7
(A) (B)
7 16
12
(C) (D) None of these.
11
11. B
12. (666 … n times)2 + (888 … n times) is equal to
4 4
(A) 10n  1 (B) 102n  1
9 9
4
(C) 10n  1
2
(D) None of these.
9
12. B

13. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation 5  2  x   4  5  x  8  2

2
5  0 is
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8.

13. B

1 3 7 15
14. The sum of first n terms of the series     ... is equal to
2 4 8 16
(A) 2n  n  1 (B) 1  2n
(C) n + 2n  1 (D) 2n  1.

14. C

15. If one A.M. A and two G.M.’s p and q be inserted between any two numbers, then the value
of p3 + q3 is
2pq
(A) (B) 2Apq
A
(C) 2Ap2q2 (D) None of these.

15. B
16. If a, b, c, d, e are in A.P, then (e – a) is equal to
(A) 2(b + d) (B) 2(b – d) (C) 2(d – b) (D) none of these

16. C

17. If the product of three positive real numbers say a, b, c be 27, then the minimum value of
ab + bc + ca is equal to
(A) 274 (B) 273 (C) 272 (D) 27

17. D

18. If n = 55 then  n2 is equal to

(a) 385 (b) 506 (c) 1185 (d) 3025

18. A

19. If  an  is an A.P. and a1 + a4 + a7 + …..+ a16 = 147, then a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 =

(a) 96 (b) 98 (c) 100 (d) none of these

19. B

20. a, b, c  R+, then the minimum value of a(b2 + c2) + b(c2 + a2) + c(a2 + b2) is equal to
(A) abc (B) 2abc (C) 3abc (D) none of these

20. D