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Academic Session 2024-2025

Roll No........................ Date........................
Arthmatic Progression

Total Time: 3 Hrs 00 Mins Max Marks: 200

General Instructions
Attempt all questions

Standard/Class: 10th Subject: MATHEMATICS

Section A

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1.
Fillup in the Blanks - (1 Marks)
The sum of first n odd natural numbers is ____________.

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Objective(MCQ) - (1 Marks)
30th term of the AP: 10, 7, 4, . . . , is

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(A) 97 (B) 77 (C) –77 (D) – 87
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(A) 28 (B) 22

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11th term of the AP: – 3, - ½ , 2, . . ., is
(C) –38 (D 54

The nth term of an A.P. is given by an = 3 + 4n. The common difference is

[1]

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5.
(a) 7

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If p, q, r and s are in A.P. then r – q is
(a) s – p (b) s – q
(d) 1

(c) s – r (d) none of these

[1]

6. If the sum of three numbers in an A.P. is 9 and their product is 24, then [1]
numbers are
(a) 2, 4, 6 (b) 1, 5, 3 (c) 2, 8, 4 (d) 2, 3, 4
7. The (n – 1)th term of an A.P. is given by 7,12,17, 22,… is [1]

(a) 5n + 2 (b) 5n + 3 (c) 5n – 5 (d) 5n – 3

8. The nth term of an A.P. 5, 2, -1, -4, -7 … is [1]
(a) 2n + 5 (b) 2n – 5 (c) 8 – 3n (d) 3n – 8
9. The 10th term from the end of the A.P. -5, -10, -15,…, -1000 is [1]

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 (a) -955 (b) -945 (c) -950 (d) -965
10. Find the sum of 12 terms of an A.P. whose nth term is given by an = 3n + 4 [1]
(a) 262 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 292
11. The sum of all two digit odd numbers is [1]
(a) 2575 (b) 2475 (c) 2524 (d) 2425
12. If a, b, c, d, e are in A.P., then the value of a – 4b + 6c – 4d + e is [1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 2

Subjective - (1 Marks)
13. In the following AP, find the missing terms in the boxes : [1]

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☐, 38, ☐, ☐, ☐, –22

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Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common
difference d are given as follows:
[1]

15.
a= –2, d=0

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Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common
difference d are given as follows:
[1]

16.
a = 4, d = – 3

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For the AP : 3, 1, – 1, – 3, . . . . ., write the first term a and the common
difference d.
[1]

17.

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For the AP :– 5, – 1, 3, 7, . . . ., write the first term a and the common
difference d.
[1]

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Find 8th term of the AP if first term = 7 and common difference = 3.

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Find 105th term of the AP if first term = 3.5 and common difference = 0.
Find the common difference of the AP if first term is - 18 and 10th term is
[1]
[1]
[1]

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22.
zero.

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Find the first term of the AP, if common difference is -3 and 18th term is -5.
Find the value of n, if the first term of AP is -18.9 , the common difference
2.5 and the nth term 3.6.
[1]
[1]

23. Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common [1]
difference d are given as follows:
a = 10, d = 10
24. Which term of the AP : 3, 8, 13, 18, . . . ,is 78? [1]
25. Find the number of terms in the AP: 7, 13, 19, . . . , 205 [1]
26. Find the 10th term of the AP : 2, 7, 12, . . . [1]
27. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9. [1]
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28. Find the sum of the first 22 terms of the AP : 8, 3, –2, . . . [1]
29. Find the sum of the first 1000 positive integers. [1]
30. Find the sum of the first n positive integers. [1]
31. Find the sum of the following AP: [1]
2, 7, 12, . . ., to 10 terms.
32. In an AP: given 12th term = 37, d = 3, find a and dassam of first 12 terms. [1]
33. Find the 9th term from the end (towards the first term) of the A. P. 5, 9, 13, [1]
…………., 185.
34. For what value of k will k + 9, 2k – 1 and 2k + 7 are the consecutive terms of [1]
an A.P.?
35.

36.
then find the first term.
Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6.
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In an A.P., if the common difference (d) = – 4 and the seventh term (a7) is 4, [1]

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Section B

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37.
Subjective - (2 Marks)

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Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common
difference d are given as follows:
[2]

38.
a = -1.25 , d = - 0.25

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For the AP: 0.6, 1.7, 2.8, 3.9, . . . ., write the first term a and the common

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difference d.

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39. For the AP: [2]

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common difference d.
write the first term a and the

Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common
difference d and write three more terms.
[2]

(i) 2, 4, 8, 16, . . . (ii) 0, – 4, – 8, –12, . . .

(iii) – 1.2, – 3.2, – 5.2, – 7.2, . . . (iv) – 10, – 6, – 2, 2, . . .
41. Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common [2]
difference d are given as follows:
a = -1 , d=½
42. Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common [2]
difference d and write three more terms.
(i) √2 , √8, √18, √32 ........... (ii) 1² , 3² , 5² , 7²
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43. Which of the following list of numbers form an AP? If they form an AP, write [2]
the next two terms :
(i) 4, 10, 16, 22, . . . (ii) 1, – 1, – 3, – 5, . . .
(iii) – 2, 2, – 2, 2, – 2, . . . (iv) 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, . . .
44. In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : [2]
(i) 2, ☐ , 26 (ii) ☐, 13, ☐, 3

45. Find the number of terms in the AP: 18,15½ ,13, . . . , – 47 [2]
46. Check whether – 150 is a term of the AP : 11, 8, 5, 2 . . . [2]
47. Find the 31st term of an AP whose 11th term is 38 and the 16th term is 73. [2]
48. An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. [2]

49.
Find the 29th term.
The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common
difference.

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50.

51. How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250?

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Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their
100th terms is 100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms?
[2]

[2]
52.

53.
term by 12.

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Determine the AP whose third term is 16 and the 7th term exceeds the 5th

Subba Rao started work in 1995 at an annual salary of ₹5000 and received
[2]

[2]
an increment

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of ₹200 each year. In which year did his income reach ₹7000?
54.

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Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common
difference d and write three more terms.
(i) 3, 3 + √2 , 3 + 2√2 + , 3 + 3 √2 , + . . .
​(ii) 0.2, 0.22, 0.222, 0.2222, . . .
[2]

55.
56. S
How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
If the sum of the first 14 terms of an AP is 1050 and its first term is 10, find
the 20th term.
[2]
[2]

57. How many terms of the AP : 24, 21, 18, . . . must be taken so that their sum [2]
is 78?
58. Find the sum of first 24 terms of the list of numbers whose nth term is given [2]
by 3 + 2n.
59. Find the sum of the following AP: [2]
–37, –33, –29, . . ., to 12 terms.
60. Find the sum of the following APs: [2]
0.6, 1.7, 2.8, . . ., to 100 terms.
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61. Find the sum of the following AP: [2]

62. Find the sum: 34 + 32 + 30 + . . . + 10 [2]

63. Find the sum: –5 + (–8) + (–11) + . . . + (–230) [2]
64. In an AP: Given a = 5, d = 3, nth term= 50, find n and sum of the first n terms. [2]
65. In an AP: given a = 7, 13th term = 35, find d and the sum of first 13 terms. [2]
66. In an AP: given 3rd term= 15, the sum of first 10 terms = 125, find d and [2]
10th term.

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67. In an AP: given d = 5, the sum of first 9 terms= 75, find a and 9th term. [2]
68. In an AP: given a = 2, d = 8, the sum of first n terms= 90, find n and nth term. [2]
69.
and d.

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In an AP: given a = 8, nth term= 62, sum of the first n terms b= 210, find n [2]

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70. In an AP: given nth term= 4, d = 2, the sum of first n terms = –14, find n and [2]
a.
71.
72.
73.
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In an AP: given a = 3, n = 8, S = 192, find d.

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In an AP: given l = 28, S = 144, and there are total 9 terms. Find a.
How many terms of the AP : 9, 17, 25, . . . must be taken to give a sum of
[2]
[2]
[2]

74.
636?

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The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. Find the

n
[2]

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number of terms and the common difference.

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75. The first and the last terms of an AP are 17 and 350 respectively. If the [2]
common difference is 9, how many terms are there and what is their sum?
76.
77.

78.
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Find the sum of first 22 terms of an AP in which d = 7 and 22nd term is 149. [2]
Find the sum of first 51 terms of an AP whose second and third terms are
14 and 18 respectively.
Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8.
[2]

[2]
79. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50. [2]
80. Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8. [2]
81. Check whether 301 is a term of the list of numbers 5, 11, 17, 23, . . . [2]

Section C

Subjective - (3 Marks)

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82. Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common [3]
difference d and write three more terms.
(i) √3, √6, √9, √12, . . . . . (ii) 1² , 5² , 7² , 73, . . . . . .
83. In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : [3]
(i) 5, ☐, ☐, 9½ (ii) –4, ☐, ☐, ☐, ☐, 6

84. If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and – 8 respectively, which term [3]
of this AP is zero?
85. Which term of the AP : 3, 15, 27, 39, . . . will be 132 more than its 54th term? [3]
86. How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 7? [3]
87. For what value of n, are the nth terms of two [3]

88.
APs: 63, 65, 67, . . . and 3, 10, 17, . . . equal?

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Ramkali saved ₹5 in the first week of a year and then increased her weekly [3]
savings by ₹1.75. If in the nth week, her weekly savings become ₹20.75, find
n.
89.
reason for your answer.

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Which term of the AP : 21, 18, 15, . . . is – 81? Also, is any term 0? Give [3]

90.

91.
AP : 10, 7, 4, . . ., – 62.

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Find the 11th term from the last term (towards the first term) of the

In a flower bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 [3]
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in the third, and so on. There are 5 rose plants in the last row. How many
rows are there in the flower bed?

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92. Find the sum: [3]

93.

94. S a
Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers which leave the remainder 3
when divided by 5.
Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common
[3]

[3]
difference d and write three more terms.
(i) 1, 3, 9, 27, . . . (ii) a, 2a, 3a, 4a, . . .
(iii) a, a², a³. . .

Section D

Subjective - (5 Marks)
95. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and [5]
10th terms is 44. Find the first three terms of the AP.

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96. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the [5]
sum of first n terms.
97. If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n – n² , what is the first term? [5]
What is the sum of first two terms? What is the second term? Similarly, find
the 3rd, the 10th and the nth terms.
98. If the sum of the first four terms of an A.P. is 40 and that of first 14 terms is [5]
280. Find the stun of its first M terms.
99. The first term of an A.P. is 3, the last term is 83 and the sum of all its terms [5]
is 903. Find the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.
100. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the [5]
product of the first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is

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7:15. Find the numbers.

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101. If the sum of first 14 terms of an A.P. is 1050 and its first term is 10, find the [5]
20th term.
Or The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45 and sum is 400. Find the
number of terms and the common difference.

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