Unit 1 - Practice Quiz

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1 A sequence of numbers is called an Arithmetic Progression (AP) if the difference between any two consecutive terms is:

A. Always one
B. Constant
C. Always zero
D. Variable

2 Which of the following represents the -th term () of an Arithmetic Progression with first term and common difference ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

3 In a Geometric Progression (GP), the ratio of any term to its preceding term is called the:

A. Common ratio
B. Common multiple
C. Common difference
D. Common divisor

4 Which of the following is the formula for the -th term of a Geometric Progression?

A.
B.
C.
D.

5 Three non-zero numbers are in Harmonic Progression (HP) if:

A.
B. are in GP
C. are in AP
D.

6 Find the 10th term of the AP:

A. 52
B. 45
C. 47
D. 50

7 What is the sum of the first natural numbers?

A.
B.
C.
D.

8 If are in Arithmetic Progression, which relation holds true?

A.
B.
C.
D.

9 Find the common ratio of the GP:

A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 0.5

10 The sum of an infinite Geometric Progression exists only if the common ratio satisfies:

A.
B.
C.
D.

11 Calculate the sum of the infinite GP:

A. Infinity
B. 2
C. 1.5
D. 2.5

12 If , , and are the Arithmetic, Geometric, and Harmonic means of two distinct positive numbers, which inequality is correct?

A.
B.
C.
D.

13 What is the Geometric Mean (GM) of the numbers 4 and 16?

A. 12
B. 8
C. 6
D. 10

14 What is the Arithmetic Mean (AM) of the numbers 4 and 16?

A. 8
B. 20
C. 10
D. 12

15 The formula for the Harmonic Mean (HM) of two numbers and is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

16 Which relation connects the Arithmetic Mean (A), Geometric Mean (G), and Harmonic Mean (H) of two numbers?

A.
B.
C.
D.

17 Identify the type of progression:

A. Geometric Progression
B. Harmonic Progression
C. None of the above
D. Arithmetic Progression

18 Identify the type of progression:

A. Harmonic Progression
B. Fibonacci Sequence
C. Geometric Progression
D. Arithmetic Progression

19 Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the AP:

A. 570
B. 600
C. 610
D. 590

20 If are in Arithmetic Progression, find the value of .

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. -3

21 What is the 5th term of the GP: ?

A. 486
B. 162
C. 54
D. 108

22 The sum of the first terms of a GP where is given by:

A.
B.
C.
D.

23 If every term of an AP is multiplied by a non-zero constant , the resulting sequence is:

A. An Arithmetic Progression
B. A Harmonic Progression
C. Neither AP nor GP
D. A Geometric Progression

24 If every term of a GP is raised to the power 2, the resulting sequence is:

A. An Arithmetic Progression
B. A Harmonic Progression
C. A Geometric Progression
D. Constant

25 Which term of the AP is 81?

A. 18th
B. 19th
C. 20th
D. 21st

26 What is the common difference of the AP whose -th term is given by ?

A. 5
B. 8
C. 2
D. 3

27 Find the Harmonic Mean of 3 and 6.

A. 4.5
B. 2
C. 5
D. 4

28 Which of the following sequences can never contain the term 0?

A. Arithmetic Progression
B. Geometric Progression
C. Both GP and HP
D. Harmonic Progression

29 What is the 7th term of the HP: ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

30 The sum of the first odd natural numbers is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

31 If are in GP, then are in:

A. AP
B. None
C. HP
D. GP

32 Find if are in Geometric Progression.

A. 3
B. 1
C. 4
D. 2

33 The recurring decimal can be expressed as a sum of an infinite GP. The common ratio is:

A. 0.3
B. 0.01
C. 0.1
D. 0.9

34 If the sum of three numbers in AP is 15, the middle term is:

A. 3
B. 2.5
C. 5
D. 7

35 Which of the following is NOT an Arithmetic Progression?

A. 1, 3, 9, 27
B. 1, 2, 3, 4
C. 2, 4, 6, 8
D. 5, 5, 5, 5

36 Find the sum of the series: to terms. (General approach)

A.
B.
C.
D.

37 If are in Harmonic Progression, then is called the:

A. Arithmetic Mean of and
B. Harmonic Mean of and
C. Geometric Mean of and
D. Common ratio

38 What is the 8th term of the sequence defined by ?

A. -14
B. -16
C. 16
D. 14

39 Insert two Arithmetic Means between 5 and 11.

A. 6, 8
B. 7, 10
C. 6, 9
D. 7, 9

40 If the -th term of a GP is , what is the first term ?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 5

41 In an AP, if , find the first term .

A. 6
B. 2
C. 5
D. 3

42 The product of three numbers in a Geometric Progression is 216. Find the middle term.

A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 36

43 If and for two numbers, find their .

A. 15
B. 16
C. 22.5
D. 18

44 Which of the following is true for the sequence ?

A. It is neither
B. It is an AP only
C. It is both an AP and a GP
D. It is a GP only

45 Find the value of .

A.
B.
C.
D.

46 If denotes the sum of terms of an AP with common difference , then equals:

A. $0$
B.
C.
D.

47 If positive numbers are in HP, then:

A. and
B.
C. Cannot be determined without values
D.

48 The sum of the first even natural numbers () is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

49 Which term of the AP is -81?

A. 36
B. 34
C. 35
D. 33

50 If the 3rd term of a GP is 4, find the product of its first 5 terms.

A. 512
B. 1024
C. 128
D. 256