JEE (Mains + Advanced)2019

NCR-1920-01

DPP#03 SEQUENCE & SERIES

Time:1 Hr Max.Marks:120
Topics General Term of H.P,H.M, Relation Between A.P,G.P,H.P
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1. The fifth term of the H.P. 2,2 , 3 , ...will be
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(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 1/10 (D) 10
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2. If fourth term of an HP is 3/5 and its 8th term is 1/3, then its first term is
(A) 2/3 (B) 3/2 (C) 1/4 (D) None of these
3. The HM between 1/21 and – 1/5 is
(A) 1/8 (B) – 1/8 (C) 1/4 (D) – 1/4
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4. If H is H.M. between two numbers a and b, then + equals
Ha Hb

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(A) a – b (B) a + b (C)  (D) 
a b a b

5. Roots of equation 10x3 – cx2 – 54x – 27 = 0 are in H.P then value of c – ( +  + ) is, {here , ,  are roots}
(A) 75/13 (B) 6 (C) 81/12 (D) 81/10
6. If 9 A.M.’s and H.M.’s are inserted between the 2 and 3 and if the harmonic mean H is corresponding to
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arithmetic mean A, then A + equal to
H
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
7. If a, b, c be in A.P. and b, c, d be in H.P., then
(A) ad = bc (B) a + d = b + c (C) ac = bd (D) None of these
8. If 2 (y – a) is the H.M. between y – x and y – z then x – a, y –a, z – a are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P (D) None of these
9. If between any two quantities, there be inserted 2n –1 arithmetic, geometric & harmonic means, then nth
means are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) A.G.P.
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10. If a, b, c are in H.P. then + , + , + are in
a bc b a c c a b
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) None of these
11. If a, b, c be in A.P. and b, c, d be in H.P., then
(A) ab  cd (B) ad  bc (C) ac  bd (D) abcd  1

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12. If a, b, c are in A.P., then , , are in
bc c b
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
13. If the roots of a (b  c)x 2  b (c  a)x  c (a  b)  0 be equal, then a, b, c are in
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
14. If loga x, log b x, logc x be in H.P., then a, b, c are in
(A)A.P. (B)H.P. (C)G.P. (D)None of these
15. If p th , q th , r th and s th terms of an A.P. be in G.P., then (p  q), (q  r), (r  s) will be in
(A)G.P. (B)A.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
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16. If , , be consecutive terms of an A.P., then (b  c)2 , (c  a)2 , (a  b) 2 will be in
bc ca a b
(A)G.P. (B) A.P. (C)H.P. (D) None of these
17. If a1/x  b1/y  c1/z and a, b, c are in G.P., then x, y, z will be in
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
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18. If    , then a, b, c are in
ba bc a c
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)In G.P. and H.P. both
19. If b2 , a 2 , c 2 are in A.P., then a  b, b  c, c  a will be in
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
20. If a, b, c are in A.P. as well as in G.P., then
(A) a  b  c (B) a  b  c (C) a  b  c (D) a  b  c
21. If a, b, c are in A.P. and a, b, d in G.P., then a, a  b, d  c will be in
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
22. If a 2 , b2 , c2 are in A.P., then (b  c)1, (c  a)1 and (a  b)1 will be in
(A)H.P. (B)G.P. (C)A.P. (D)None of these
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23. If a, b, c are in A.P., then , , will be in
bc ca ab
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
24. If x, 1, z are in A.P. and x, 2, z are in G.P., then x, 4, z will be in
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
25. Given a x  b y  cz  d u and a, b, c, d are in G.P., then x, y, z, u are in
(A)A.P. (B)G.P. (C)H.P. (D)None of these
26. If a, b, c, d are in G.P. then a + b, b + c, c + d are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) None of these
 n  a a a a
27. If a1, a2, a3 ……an are in H.P. & f(k)=   a r  – ak then 1 , 2 , 3 ,…….., n are in
 r 1  f (1) f (2) f (3) f (n)

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 (A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) None of these
28. If an = the digit at units place in the number 1! + 2! + 3! + ….+ n! for n  4, then a4, a5, a6, ….. are in
(A) A.P. only (B) G.P only (C) A.P. and G.P. only (D) A.P., G.P. and H.P
29. For any three positive real numbers a, b and c, such that 9(25a2 + b2) + 25(c2 – 3ac) = 15b(3a + c), Then
[IIT MAINS-2017]
(A) b , c and a are in G.P. (B) b, c and a are in A.P.
(C) a, b and c are in A.P. (D) a, b and c are in G.P.
30. Let the positive numbers a,b,c,d be in A.P. Then abc, abd, acd, bcd are [IIT -2001]
(A) Not in A.P.,G.P,H.P (B) in A.P. (C) in G.P. (D) in H.P.

ANSWER KEY
DPP#03 (SEQUENCE & SERIES)

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. D B A D D C A B B C
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B D C C A B A C C D
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. B C A C C B C D B D

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