Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Progressions

1.

If the first term of an A.P. is a and nth term is b, then its common difference is

  • (A) $$\frac{{b - a}}{{n + 1}}$$
  • (B) $$\frac{{b - a}}{{n - 1}}$$
  • (C) $$\frac{{b - a}}{n}$$
  • (D) $$\frac{{b + a}}{{n - 1}}$$

2.

The 2nd and 6th term of an arithmetic progression are 8 and 20 respectively. What is the 20th term?

  • (A) 56
  • (B) 65
  • (C) 59
  • (D) 62

3.

For A.P. T18 - T8 = ........ ?

  • (A) d
  • (B) 10d
  • (C) 26d
  • (D) 2d

4.

The nth term of an A.P., the sum of whose n terms is Sn, is

  • (A) Sn + Sn - 1
  • (B) Sn - Sn - 1
  • (C) Sn + Sn + 1
  • (D) Sn - Sn + 1

5.

If the fifth term of a GP is 81 and first term is 16, what will be the 4th term of the GP?

  • (A) 36
  • (B) 18
  • (C) 54
  • (D) 24

6.

If in an A.P., Sn = n2p and Sm = m2p, where S denotes the sum of r terms of the A.P., then Sp is equal to

  • (A) $$\frac{1}{2}{p^3}$$
  • (B) mnp
  • (C) p3
  • (D) (m + n)p2

7.

What is the sum of the first 9 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is 7 and last term is 55?

  • (A) 219
  • (B) 279
  • (C) 231
  • (D) 137

8.

If the sums of n terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ration $$\frac{{3n + 5}}{{5n + 7}},$$   then their nth terms are in the ration

  • (A) $$\frac{{3n - 1}}{{5n - 1}}$$
  • (B) $$\frac{{3n + 1}}{{5n + 1}}$$
  • (C) $$\frac{{5n + 1}}{{3n + 1}}$$
  • (D) $$\frac{{5n - 1}}{{3n - 1}}$$

9.

The 4th and 7th term of an arithmetic progression are 11 and -4 respectively. What is the 15th term?

  • (A) -49
  • (B) -44
  • (C) -39
  • (D) -34

10.

The first three terms of an A.P. respectively are 3y – 1, 3y + 5 and 5y + 1. Then, y equals

  • (A) -3
  • (B) 4
  • (C) 5
  • (D) 2