CA Foundation Paper 3

Sequence and Series MCQ

Chapter 6 • 151 Questions from ICAI Study Material

Questions

151

Est. Time

113 min

Source

ICAI Book

Sample Questions: Sequence and Series

Preview 8 of 151 MCQs from Chapter 6

1. The nth element of the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7,......... is

A) n
B) 2n - 1
C) 2n + 1
D) none of these

2. The nth element of the sequence -1, 2, -4, 8 ..... is

A) (-1)^n 2^(n-1)
B) 2^(n-1)
C) 2^n
D) none of these

3. Sum(i=4 to 7) sqrt(2i-1) can be written as

A) sqrt(7) + sqrt(9) + sqrt(11) + sqrt(13)
B) 2sqrt(7) + 2sqrt(9) + 2sqrt(11) + 2sqrt(13)
C) 2sqrt(7) + 2sqrt(9) + 2sqrt(11) + 2sqrt(13)
D) none of these.

4. The sum to infinity of the series -5, 25, -125, 625, ..... can be written as

A) Sum(k=1 to inf) (-5)^k
B) Sum(k=1 to inf) 5^k
C) Sum(k=1 to inf) -5^k
D) none of these

5. The first three terms of sequence when nth term t_n is n^2 - 2n are

A) -1, 0, 3
B) 1, 0, 2
C) -1, 0, -3
D) none of these

6. Which term of the progression -1, -3, -5, .... is -39

A) 21st
B) 20th
C) 19th
D) none of these

7. The value of x such that 8x + 4, 6x - 2, 2x + 7 will form an AP is

A) 15
B) 2
C) 15/2
D) none of the these

8. The mth term of an A.P. is n and nth term is m. The rth term of it is

A) m + n + r
B) n + m - 2r
C) m + n + r/2
D) m + n - r