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1−√5 √5+1
(a) 2 (b)
1. The third term of a G.P. is 4. The product of first 2
√5−1
five terms is (c) 2 (d) 0
(a) 43 (b) 45 9. The first two terms of a geometric progression add
(c) 44 (d) None of these up to 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms
𝑎
2. If 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , … , 𝑎10 are in G.P. such that 𝑎7 = 25, then is 48. If the terms of the geometric progression are
5
𝑎10
= alternatively positive and negative, then the first
𝑎8
term is
(a) 25 (b) 28
(a) 12 (b) 4
(c) 35 (d) 37
(c) – 4 (d) – 12
3. If a, b, c be respectively the pth, qth and rth term of
10. Let a, b and c form a GP of common ratio r, with
log 𝑎 log 𝑏 log 𝑐
a G.P., then ∆= | 𝑝 0 < 𝑟 < 1. If a, 2b and 3c form an AP, then r equals
𝑞 𝑟 | equals
1 1 1 (a) 1/2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (b) 1/3
(c) – 1 (d) None of these (c) 2/3
4. The first and second terms of a G.P. are 𝑥 −4 and 𝑥 𝑛 (d) None of these
respectively. If 𝑥 52 is the eighth term of the same 11. If 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 (𝑎1 > 0) are three successive terms of
progression, then n is equal to a GP with common ratio r, the value of r for which
(a) 13 (b) 4 𝑎3 > 4𝑎2 − 3𝑎1 holds is given by
(c) 5 (d) 3 (a) 1 < 𝑟 < 3 (b) −3 < 𝑟 < −1
5. Let 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , … , 𝑎𝑛 , … be a G.P. such that
𝑎4
=
1
and (c) 𝑟 > 3 or 𝑟 < 1 (d) None of these
𝑎6 4
12. If the first and the nth terms of a GP are a and b
𝑎2 + 𝑎5 = 216. Then, 𝑎1 = respectively and P is the product of the first n
(a) 12 or 108/7 (b) 10 terms, then 𝑃2 =
(c) 7 or 54/7 (d) None of these (a) ab (b) (𝑎𝑏)𝑛
6. If a, b, c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that
(c) (𝑎𝑏)𝑛/2 (d) (𝑎𝑏)2𝑛
(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 )𝑝2 − 2𝑝(𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑑) + (𝑏 2 +
13. Three positive numbers form an increasing G.P. if
𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 ) ≤ 0, then a, b, c, d are in the middle term in this G.P. is doubled, the new
(a) A.P. (b) G.P. numbers are in A.P. then the common ratio of the
(c) H.P. (d) ab = cd G.P. is
7. In a G.P. of positive terms, any term is equal to the
(a) 2 − √3 (b) 2 + √3
sum of the next two terms. Then, the common ratio
(c) √2 + √3 (d) 3 + √2
of the G.P. is
14. If the sum of second, third and fourth terms of a
√5−1 √5+1
(a) (b) positive term G.P. is 3 and the sum of its sixth,
2 2

(c)
√5+1
− 2
1−√5
(d) 2 seventh and eighth terms is 243, then the sum of
its first 50 terms is
8. Every term of a G.P. is positive and also every term 2 1
is the sum of two preceding terms. Then, the (a) 13 (350 − 1) (b) 26 (349 − 1)
1 1
common ratio of the G.P. is (c) 13 (350 − 1) (d) 26 (350 − 1)

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15. Three numbers form an increasing G.P. if the 23. Consider an infinite geometric series with first
middle number is doubled, then the new numbers term a and common ratio r. If its sum is 4 and the
are in A.P. the common ratio of the G.P. is second term is 3/4, then
4 3 3
(a) 2−√3 (b) 2+√3 (a) 𝑎 = 7 , 𝑟 = 7 (b) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑟 = 8
(c) √3 − 2 (d) 3+√2 3
(c) 𝑎 = 2 , 𝑟 = 2
1
(d) 𝑎 = 3 , 𝑟 = 4
1
16. If the roots of the cubic equation
24. If |𝛼| < 1, |𝛽| < 1
𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 = 0 are in G.P., then
1 − 𝛼 + 𝛼 2 − 𝛼 3 + ⋯ 𝑡𝑜 ∞ = 𝑆1
(a) 𝑐 3 𝑎 = 𝑏 3 𝑑 (b) 𝑐𝑎3 = 𝑏𝑑3
1 − 𝛽 + 𝛽 2 − 𝛽 3 + ⋯ 𝑡𝑜 ∞ = 𝑆2 , then
(c) 𝑎3 𝑏 = 𝑐 3 𝑑 (d) 𝑎𝑏 3 = 𝑐𝑑3
1 − 𝛼𝛽 + 𝛼 2 𝛽2 − 𝛼 3 𝛽3 + ⋯ 𝑡𝑜 ∞ equals
17. The sum of the first three terms of a G.P. is S and 𝑆 𝑆
1 2
their product is 27. Then all such S lie in (a) 𝑆1 𝑆2 (b) 1+𝑆 𝑆 1 2
(a) (−∞, −3] ∪ [9, ∞) (b) (−∞, −9] ∪ [3, ∞) 𝑆1 𝑆2 1
(c) (d)
1−𝑆1 −𝑆2 +2𝑆1 𝑆2 1+𝑆1 𝑆2
(c) [−3, ∞) (d) (−∞, 9]
25. If f(x) is a function satisfying 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑓(𝑦)
18. The second, third and sixth terms of an A.P. are
for all 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁 such that 𝑓(1) = 3 and
consecutive terms of a G.P. The common ratio of
∑𝑛𝑥=1 𝑓(𝑥) = 120. Then, the value of n is
the G.P. is
(a) 4 (b) 5
(a) 1 (b) – 1
(c) 6 (d) None of these
(c) 3 (d) – 3
26. If 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑓(𝑦) for all 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁 and
19. The fourth, seventh and tenth terms of a G.P. are p,
𝑓(4)
q, r respectively, then ∑∞
𝑥=1 𝑓(𝑥) = 2, then the value of is
𝑓(2)
(a) 𝑝2 = 𝑞 2 + 𝑟 2 (b) 𝑞 2 = 𝑝𝑟 (a) 2/3 (b) 1/3
2
(c) 𝑝 = 𝑞𝑟 (d) 𝑝𝑞𝑟 + 𝑝𝑞 + 1 = 0 (c) 1/9 (d) 4/9
20. If the 2nd , 5th and 9th terms of a non-constant A.P. 27. Let 𝑎𝑛 be the nth term of the G.P. of positive
are in G.P., then the common ratio of this G.P., is numbers. Let ∑100 100
𝑛=1 𝑎2𝑛 = 𝛼 and ∑𝑛=1 𝑎2𝑛−1 = 𝛽 ,
8 4
(a) 5 (b) 3 such that 𝛼 ≠ 𝛽, then the common ratio is
7 (a) 𝛼/𝛽 (b) 𝛽/𝛼
(c) 1 (d) 4
(c) √𝛼/𝛽 (d) √𝛽/𝛼
21. Let a, b, c, d and e be distinct positive numbers. If
1 1 1 28. An infinite G.P. has first term ‘x’ and sum ‘5’, then x
a, b and 𝑐 , 𝑑 , 𝑒 both are in A.P. and b, c, d are in G.P.,
belongs to
then (a) 𝑥 < −10 (b) −10 < 𝑥 < 0
(a) a, c, e are in GP (b) a, b, e are in GP (c) 0 < 𝑥 < 10 (d) 𝑥 > 0
(c) a, b, e are in AP (d) a, c, e are in AP −𝜋 𝜋
29. If 2 < 𝑥 < 2 , and the sum to infinite terms of the
22. If in an increasing G.P., the sum of second and sixth 2 4
25 series cos 𝑥 + 3 cosx sin2 𝑥 + 9 cos 𝑥 sin4 𝑥 + ⋯ is
term is 2
and the product of third and fifth term is
finite, then
25, then the sum of fourth, sixth and 8th term is
(a) 𝑥 ∈ (−𝜋/3, 𝜋/3) (b) 𝑥 ∈ (−𝜋/2, 𝜋/2)
(a) 35 (b) 34
(c) 𝑥 ∈ (−𝜋/4, 𝜋/4) (d) None of these
(c) 36 (d) 30
30. Let 𝑆 ⊂ (0 , 𝜋) denote the set of values of x
satisfying the equation

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1+| cos 𝑥|+cos2 𝑥+| cos3 𝑥|+⋯𝑡𝑜 ∞
8 = 43 then,
S=
(a) {𝜋/3} (b) {𝜋/3 , −2𝜋/3}
(c) {−𝜋/3, 2𝜋/3} (d) {𝜋/3, 2𝜋/3}
𝜋
31. For 0 < 𝜃 < 2, if 𝑥 = ∑∞𝑛=0 cos
2𝑛
𝜃,
𝑦 = ∑∞ 𝑛=0 𝑠𝑖𝑛
2𝑛
𝜙 , 𝑧 = ∑∞ 2𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 sin
2𝑛
𝜙 then
(a) 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑧𝑥 + 𝑧𝑦 + 𝑧 (b) 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑧𝑥 + 𝑧𝑦 − 𝑧
(c) 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥 = 𝑧 (d) None of these
32. If 𝑥 = ∑𝑛=0 𝑎 , 𝑦 = ∑∞
∞ 𝑛 𝑛 ∞
𝑛=0 𝑏 , 𝑧 = ∑𝑛=0(𝑎𝑏) ,
𝑛

where a, b < 1, then

(a) 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 (b) 𝑥𝑧 + 𝑦𝑧 = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧
(c) 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 = 𝑥𝑧 + 𝑦 (d) 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥𝑧 = 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑥
33. If |𝑥| < 1 , |𝑦| < 1 and 𝑥 ≠ 𝑦, then the sum to
infinity of the following series:
(𝑥 + 𝑦) + (𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) + (𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 +
𝑦 3 ) + ⋯, is
𝑥+𝑦+𝑥𝑦 𝑥+𝑦−𝑥𝑦
(a) (1−𝑥)(1−𝑦) (b) (1−𝑥)(1−𝑦)
𝑥+𝑦−𝑥𝑦 𝑥+𝑦+𝑥𝑦
(c) (1−𝑥)(1+𝑦) (d) (1+𝑥)(1+𝑦)
34. If
210 + 29 . 31 + 28 . 32 + ⋯ + 2.39 + 310 = 𝑆 − 211 ,
then S is equal to
(a) 311 (b) 2.311
311
(c) 2
+ 210 (d) 311 − 212

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ANSWER-KEY
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A
6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.B
11.C 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.B
16.A 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.B
21.A 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.A
26.D 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.D
31.B 32.B 33.B 34.A *

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