Mathematical Series and Sequences

Questions about series definitions, arithmetic and geometric progressions, pattern completion, sum of series, and sequence properties.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When each term of a sequence is connected using $a +$ or $a -$ sign, then it is referred to as the _____ of numbers.

  1. Series
  2. Progression
  3. Arithmetic Progression
  4. Geometric Prpgression
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In following symbol series, some of the symbols are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.

$\text{x+ _ xx _+++ _ xxx _ +++x}$

  1. $\text{x++x}$
  2. $\text{+xx+}$
  3. $\text{xxx+}$
  4. $\text{x+x+}$
  5. $\text{x+xx}$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Adding all the terms in a sequence is called

  1. sequence
  2. series
  3. term
  4. constant
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +.....$ is a

  1. sequence
  2. term
  3. constant
  4. series
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sum of an infinite sequence it is called a

  1. term
  2. constant
  3. series
  4. sequence
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the series.

  1. {$1, 2, 3, 4, 5$}
  2. $1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5$
  3. $1 \times 2 \times 3 \times 4$
  4. $2 - 4 \times 3 + 1 - 23$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of first $5$ odd numbers is called

  1. term
  2. constant
  3. series
  4. sequence
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the next term of the series $1 + 3 + 5 + 7 +$ ___?

  1. $9$
  2. $11$
  3. $10$
  4. $8$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Adding first $100$ terms in a sequence is called

  1. term
  2. series
  3. constant
  4. sequence
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A _____ is a sum of numbers.

  1. sequence
  2. series
  3. term
  4. constant
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is series?

  1. adding all the numbers
  2. subtracting all the numbers
  3. multiplying all the numbers
  4. dividing all the numbers
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is not a series?

  1. adding first $n$ natural numbers
  2. multiplying first $10$ odd numbers
  3. adding first $20$ even numbers
  4. adding last $20$ natural numbers
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{8}+....$ is a

  1. sequence
  2. series
  3. term
  4. constant
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Adding and constant difference between the terms is called

  1. sequence
  2. constant
  3. term
  4. series
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ______ is the sum of some set of terms of a sequence.

  1. term
  2. constant
  3. series
  4. sequence
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Expansion of series: $\displaystyle\sum _{n=0}^4 2n$

  1. $0+2+4+8+16$
  2. $0+2+4+6+8$
  3. $2+4+6+8+10$
  4. None of the above
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an example of a series?

  1. $1,2,3,4,5,6,...$
  2. $-2,0,2,4,6,8,...$
  3. $1,1,2,3,5,8,..$
  4. None of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A fibonacci series is:

  1. series of numbers in which each number (Fibonacci number) is the sum of the two preceding numbers.
  2. the simplest is the series $1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,$ etc.
  3. Both are correct
  4. None is correct
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a series?

  1. AP
  2. GP
  3. Fibonacci pattern
  4. None of the above
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A series is:

  1. A number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another.
  2. Combination of terms following a particular pattern.
  3. Both A and B
  4. Non of the above
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Series can be defined as:

  1. a number of things or events that are arranged or happen one after the other.
  2. a set of regularly presented television shows involving the same group of characters or the same subject.
  3. set of books, articles, etc., that involve the same group of characters or the same subject.
  4. All of the above
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A divergent series:

  1. The infinite sequence of the partial sums of the series does not have a finite limit.
  2. $2+4+6+8+......$
  3. Both A and B are correct
  4. Only A is correct
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following option will complete the given series $1,6,15,?,45,66,91$?

  1. $25$
  2. $26$
  3. $27$
  4. $28$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the most appropriate option to identify the INCORRECT number in the series.  $3,5,13,43,176,891,5353$

  1. $5$
  2. $13$
  3. $43$
  4. $176$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\left| x \right| <1$ and $\left| y \right| <1$, the sum to infinity of the series $x+y,({ x }^{ 2 }+xy+{ y }^{ 2 }),({ x }^{ 3 }+{ x }^{ 2 }y+x{ y }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 3 }),.........$ is

  1. $\frac { x+y-xy }{ 1-x-y+xy } $
  2. $\frac { x+y+xy }{ 1-x-y+xy } $
  3. $\frac { x }{ 1-x } +\frac { y }{ 1-y } $
  4. $\frac { (x-y)(x+y-xy) }{ 1-x-y+xy } $
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sum the following series to n terms: $3+5+9+15+23+...$

  1. $\dfrac{n}{3}(n^{2}-8)$
  2. $\dfrac{n}{3}(n^{2}+8)$
  3. $\dfrac{n}{2}(n^{3}+8)$
  4. None of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sequence $1,1,1,.... $ is in

  1. A.P
  2. G.P
  3. A.P and G.P
  4. None
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a series consists only a finite number of terms it is called a ................

  1. infinite series
  2. finite series
  3. real number
  4. geometric series
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the sum of first $75$ terms of an AP is $2625$, then the $38^{th}$ term of an AP is

  1. $39$
  2. $37$
  3. $35$
  4. $38$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle f(n+1)=\frac {2f(n)+1}{2}, n=1,2, .....$ and $f(1)=2$, then $f(101)= ..........$

  1. $53$
  2. $52$
  3. $51$
  4. $50$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a, b, c$ are in AP, $b - a, c - b$ and $a$ are in GP, then $a : b : c$ is

  1. $1 : 2 : 3$
  2. $1 : 3 : 5$
  3. $2 : 3 : 5$
  4. $1 : 2 : 4$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $x _{1}, x _{2}, .....x _{n}$ be in an AP of $x _{1} + x _{4} + x _{9} + x _{11} + x _{20} + x _{22} + x _{27} + x _{30} = 272$, then $x _{1} + x _{2} + x _{3} + ..... + x _{30}$ is equal to

  1. $1020$
  2. $1200$
  3. $716$
  4. $2720$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$S _{n} = 1^{3} + 2^{3} + ..... + n^{3}$ and $T _{n} = 1 + 2 + ..... + n$, then

  1. $S _{n} = T _{n}$
  2. $S _{n} = T _{n}^{4}$
  3. $S _{n} = T _{n}^{2}$
  4. $S _{n} = T _{n}^{3}$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If for $n\in I, n > 10; 1+(1+x)+(1+x)^2+.....+(1+x)^n=\displaystyle\sum^n _{k=0}a _k\cdot x^k, x\neq 0$ then?

  1. $\displaystyle\sum^n _{k=0}a _k=2^{n+1}$
  2. $a _{n-2}=\dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}$
  3. $a _p > a _{p-1}$ for $p < \dfrac{n}{2}, p \in N$
  4. $(a _9)^2-(a _8)^2={^{n+2}C _{10}}({^{n+1}C _{10}}-{^{n+1}C _9})$
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the function for the following sequence $4, 10, 18, 28...$

  1. $2n(n+3)$
  2. $n(n+3)$
  3. $n(n-3)$
  4. $n^2(n+3)$
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the sequence for the following function $n(n+3)$.

  1. $4, 10, 18, 28..$
  2. $4, 12, 18, 28..$
  3. $2, 10, 18, 28..$
  4. $4, 10, 18, 38..$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the next number in the sequence $2, 15, 41, 80, ?$

  1. $111$
  2. $120$
  3. $121$
  4. $132$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the first five terms of the sequence specified by the recursion formula
${a} _{k+1}={a} _{k}+3$, if ${a} _{1}=7$.

  1. $7,10,13,16,19$
  2. $6,9,12,15,18$
  3. $8,11,14,17,20$
  4. $5,8,11,14,17$

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