SELF TEST: ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION -X (MATHEMATICS)
Time Allowed 30 Minutes Maximum Marks: 15
Name of Student:___________________________, Class:____________, Achieve Marks:_______
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (Q1-Q5) 1x5=5
Q.N. Question Answer(Write the Ans on given space)
Q1. The first and last term of an A.P. are 1 and 11. If the sum of its terms is 36,
then the number of terms will be (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
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Q2. If 3 times the third term of an A.P. is equal to 5 times the fifth term. Then its
8th term is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
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Q3. For what value of p are 2p + 1, 13 and 5p – 3 three consecutive terms of an
A.P.?
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Q4. If nth terms of the APs 63, 65, 67, ... and 3, 10, 17, ... are equal, then n is
(a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 13
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Q5. If pth term of an A.P. is then sum of first n terms of A.P. is
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SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS(Q6-Q7) 2x2=4
Q6. Solve the equation: 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + ... + x = 287 OR
Find the sum of all three digit numbers which are divisible by 7.
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Find three numbers in A.P. whose sum is 21 and their product is 231.
OR
Q7. Find p and q such that: 2p, 2p, q, p + 4q, 35 are in AP
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LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS(Q6-Q7) 3x2 = 6
Q8. The sum of 4th and 8th terms of an A.P. is 24, and the sum of 6th and 10th
terms is 44. Find the A.P. OR In a school, students thought of planting trees in and
around the school to reduce air pollution. It was decided that the number of trees that
each section of each class will plant will be the same as the class in which they are
studying, e.g., a section of Class I will plant 1 tree, a section of Class II will plant 2 trees
and so on till Class XII. There are three sections of each class. How many trees will be
planted by the students?
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Q9. The Sum of n terms of an A.P. is 5n 2 – 3n. Find the A.P. Hence find its nth and
10th term.
OR
Ramkali saved Rs 5 in the first week of a year and then increased her weekly saving by
Rs 1.75. If in the nth week, her weekly savings become Rs 20.75, find n.
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