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DPP – 5
2 3 4
1. Sum to infinite of the series 1 + 5 + 52 + 53 + is-

(A) 5/4 (B) 6/5 (C) 25/16 (D) 16/9

2. Consider the ten numbers ar, ar 2 , ar 3 , ar10 .If their sum is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is 6
then the product of these ten numbers, is

(A) 324 (B) 343 (C) 243 (D) 729

3. The sequence a1 , a2 , a3 , … satisfies a1 = 19, a9 = 99, and for all n ≥ 3, an is the arithmetic mean
of the first (n − 1) terms. Then a2 is equal to

(A) 179 (B) 99 (C) 79 (D) 59

4. If for an A.P. a1 , a2 , a3 , … , an , … . a1 + a3 + a5 = −12 and a1 a2 a3 = 8 then the value of a2 + a4 + a6

equals

(A) -12 (B) -16 (C) -18 (D) -21

5. The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 7 and its 7th term is 2 more than thrice of its 3rd
term. The sum of its first 20 terms equals

(A) 470 (B) 740 (C) 704 (D) 770

6. Given a sequence a1 , a2 , a3 , … … … . an in which the sum of the first m terms is Sm = m2 − 5m then

which of the following is not true?

(A) a5 = 5 (B) a5 = 4 (C) a6 = 6 (D) it is an A.P.

7. Consider a decreasing G.P. : g1 , g 2 , g 3 , … . g n … … such that g1 + g 2 + g 3 = 13 and g12 + g 22 + g 23 = 91

then which of the following does not hold?

(A) The greatest term of the G.P. is 9. (B) 3 g 4 = g 3

(C) g1 = 1 (D) g 2 = 3

8. The value of x that satisfies the relation x = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + x 4 − x 5 + ⋯ … … ∞

(A) 2cos⁡36∘ (B) 2cos⁡144∘ (C) 2sin⁡18∘ (D) none

Integer Type
1 1
9. If 3 + 4 (3 + d) + 42 (3 + 2d) + ⋯ … + upto ∞ = 8, then the value of d is

10. If the sum of the first 11 terms of an arithmetical progression equals that of the first 19 terms,
then the sum of its first 30 terms, is

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ANSWER KEY

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C

8. C 9. 9 10. 0

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DPP – 6

1. Given four positive number in A.P. If 5,6,9 and 15 are added respectively to these numbers, we
get a G.P. , then which of the following holds?

(A) the common ratio of G.P. is 3/2 (B) common ratio of G.P. is 2/3

(C) common difference of the A.P. is 3/2 (D) common difference of the A.P. is 2/3

2. Consider the sequence 8A + 2B, 6A + B, 4A, 2A − B, … …. Which term of this sequence will have
a coefficient of A which is twice the coefficient of B ?

(A) 10th (B) 14th (C) 17th (D) none

3. The maximum value of the sum of the A.P. 50,48,46,44, … … … … is

(A) 325 (B) 648 (C) 650 (D) 652

4. If p, q, r be in H.P. and p and r be different having same sign, then the root of the equation
px 2 + 2qx + r = 0 will be –

(A) real (B) equal (C) Imaginary (D) None of these

5. If a, b, c be in A.P., b, c, d in G.P. and c, d, e in H.P., then a, c, e will be in

(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) A.G.P.

b b b
6. If a, b, c be in H.P., then a − 2 , 2 , c − 2 will be in

(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) A.G.P.

7. If a, b, c are in H.P., then a, a − c, a − b are in :

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

8. If a, b, c are three unequal numbers such that a, b, c are in A.P. and b − a, c − b, a are in G.P., thena
: b: c is :

(A) 1: 2: 3 (B) 1: 3: 5 (C) 2: 3: 4 (D) 1: 2: 4

Integer Type
b+a b+c
9. If a, b, c are distinct positive real in H.P., then the value of the expression, + is equal to
b−a b−c

10. In a potato race , 8 potatoes are placed 6 metres apart on a straight line, the first being 6 metres
from the basket which is also placed in the same line. A contestant starts from the basket and
puts one potato at a time into the basket. Find the total distance he must run in order to finish
the race.
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ANSWER KEY

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C

8. A 9. 2 10. 432

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DPP – 7
x+y y+z
1. If , y, are in H.P., then x, y, z are in
2 2

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

1 1 1 1
2. When a + c + a−b + c−b = 0 and b ≠ a ≠ c, then a, b, c are

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

ax by cz
3. If = = and x, y, z are in H.P. then a, b, c are in
x+b y+b z+b

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

4. Given real numbers a, b, c > 0(≠ 1) such that log (logc ⁡a) ⁡e, log (ac/2 ) ⁡e, log (logb ⁡c) ⁡e are in H.P. then c
equals

(A) log (a) ⁡(log a ⁡b) (B) log (a) ⁡(log b ⁡a) (C) log (b) ⁡(log b ⁡a) (D) log (b) ⁡(log a ⁡b)

5. Consider an infinitely decreasing geometric progression b1 , b2 , b3 … , bn , …. whose sum is 3 and

108
sum of its cubes is , then
13

2 2
(A) b1 = −6 (B) b2 = 3 (C) b3 = 27 (D) b4 = −48

6. A ball is dropped from a height of 5 m. Assuming that on each bounce the ball returns to 60% of
its height attained on the previous bounce and the ball continues to bounce indefinitely. The total
distance the ball will travel is

(A) 25 m (B) 20 m (C) 15 m (D) 12.5 m

7. In a geometric series of real numbers the first term is 2 and the sum of the reciprocals of its third and
fourth terms is 2 more than its second term. The sum of all possible values for its seventh term is
33 65 17 1
(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) (D) 8
8

√2+1
8. Let S(x) = 1 + x − x 2 − x 3 + x 4 + x 5 − x 6 − x 7 + ⋯ …; where 0 < x < 1 If S(x) = then the
2

value of x equals
1 1
(A) 2 − √2 (B) √2 − 1 (C) (D) (1 − )
√2 √2

Integer Type
1 1 1
9. The value of (0.2)log√5 ⁡(4+8+16+⋯..∞) is equal to

10. In a geometric sequence of real numbers, the sum of the first two terms is 7 , and the sum of the
first 6 terms is 91 . The sum of the first 4 term is

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ANSWER KEY

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. C

8. B 9. 4 10. 28

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DPP – 8
1
1. If θ ∈ (π/4, π/2) and ∑∞
n=1   tannθ ⁡θ = sin⁡θ + cos⁡θ then the value of tan⁡θ is

(A) √3 (B) √2 + 1 (C) 2 + √3 (D) √2

∑n
k=1  k
2
8. For which positive integers n is the ratio, an integer?
∑n
k=1  k

(A) odd n only

(B) even n only

(C) n = 1 + 6k only, where k ≥ 0 and k ∈ I

(D) n = 1 + 3k, integer k ≥ 0

1 1 1 1
3. The value of the sum 32 +1 + 42 +2 + 52 +3 + 62 +4 + ⋯ . . ∞ is equal to

13 12 15 18
(A) 36 (B) 36 (C) 36 (D) 36

4. If α = ∑∞ n ∞ n ∞
n=0  a , β = ∑n=0  b , γ = ∑n=0  c
n
where a, b, c (in that order) are in A.P. and
|a| < 1, | b| < 1, |c| < 1, then α, β, γ (in that order) are in

(A) G.P. (B) A.P. (C) A.G.P. (D) H.P.

5. The nth term of a G.P. is 128 , the sum of its first n terms is 225 and the common ratio is 2 . The
first term is

(A) 32 (B) 31 (C) 8 (D) None

1 2 3 n
6. The limiting sum of the infinite series, + 102 + 103 + ⋯. whose nth term is is equal to
10 10n
1 10 1 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 81 8 72

7. The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to 12 . The sum of the third and the fourth
terms is 48 . If the terms of the geometric progression are alternatively positive and negative,
then the first term is

(A) -4 (B) -12 (C) 12 (D) 4

8. Let a1 , a2 , a3 , … … … … , a21 be in arithmetic progression. If ∑21

k=1  a k = 693, then ∑r=0  a 2r+1 equals
10

(A) 363 (B) 330 (C) 297 (D) 396

Integer Type
3 5 7 9
9. Sum of the series, (1⋅2)2 + (2⋅3)2 + (3⋅4)2 + (4⋅5)2 + ⋯ … ∞ is

10. Let a1 , a2 , a3 , … … … be in arithmetic progression and g1 , g 2 , g 3 , … … … … be in geometric

progression. If a1 = 2 = g1 and a10 = 3 = g10 , then the value of (a7 g19 + a19 g 28 ) equals
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ANSWER KEY

1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. B

8. A 9. 1 10. 39

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