CLASS X ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS
1. If p-1 , p+3, 3p-1 are in AP, then p is equal to
a) 4 b) -4 c) 2 d)-2
2. If the third term of an AP is 12 and seventh term is 24, then the 10th term is
a) 33 b) 34 c) 35 d) 36
3. 9th term of an AP is 499 and 499th term is 9. The term which is equal to zero is
a) 507th b) 508th c) 509th d) 510th
4. In an AP , 5 times the 5th term is equal to 8 times the 8th term, then its 13th term is equal to
a) 5 b) 1 c) 0 d) 13
5. If a, b, c, d, e and f are in AP, then e-c is equal to
a) 2(c-a) b)2(f-d) c) 2(d-c) d) d-c
6. The sum of n terms of the series 2, 5, 8, 11… is 60100, then n is
a) 100 b) 150 c) 200 d) 250
7. The sum of the first ten terms of an AP is 4 times the sum of the first 5 terms, then the ratio of the 1st term
to the common difference is
a) ½ b) 2 c) ¼ d) 4
8. A man receives Rs. 60 for the first week and Rs. 3 more each week than the preceding week. How much does
he earn by the 20th week ?
a) Rs. 1760 b) Rs. 1770 c) Rs. 1780 d) Rs. 1790
9. Find 10 term of an AP whose 5 term is 24 and difference between 7th term and 10th term is 15
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a) 34 b) 39 c) 44 d) 49
10. Find the sum of first n terms of odd natural numbers
a) 𝑛2 b) 𝑛2 -1 c) 𝑛2 +1 d) 2n-1
11. Common difference of an AP is -2 and 1st term is 80. Find the sum if last term is 10
a) 1600 b) 1620 c) 1650 d) 1700
12. Find the 15th term of -10, -5, 0, 5,….
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) none of these
13. If a, b, c, d, e form an AP, then the value of a-4b+6c-4d+e is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) none of these
14. 7 term of an AP is 40. The sum of first 13th term is
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a) 500 b) 510 c) 520 d) 530
15. The sum of first 4 terms of an AP is 28 and sum of first 8 terms of the same AP is 88. Sum of first 16 terms of
the AP is
a) 346 b) 340 c) 304 d) 268
16. Which term of the AP 4, 9, 14, 19, ….. is 109 ?
a) 14th b) 18th c) 22nd d) 16th
17. How many terms are there in the AP series 1 + 3 + 5 + …………. +73 + 75 ?
a) 28 b) 30 c) 36 d) 38
18. 51 + 52 + 53 + 54 + ……… + 100 = ?
a) 3775 b) 4025 c) 4275 d) 5050
19. How many natural numbers between 1 and 1000 are divisible by 5 ?
a) 197 b) 198 c) 199 d) 200
20. If a, a-2 and 3a are in AP, then the value of a is
a) -3 b) -2 c) 3 d) 2
21. How many terms are there in the AP 7, 10, 13, …. , 151 ?
a) 50 b) 55 c) 45 d) 49
22. The 4th term of an AP is 14 and its 12th term is 70. What is its 1st term ?
a) -10 b) -7 c) 7 d) 10
23. The 1 term of an AP is 6 and the common difference is 5. What will be its 11th term ?
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a) 56 b) 41 c) 46 d) none of these
24. Which term of the AP 72, 63, 54, …… is 0 ?
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a) 8th b) 9th c) 11th d) 12th
25. The 8th term of an AP is 17 and 14th term is -29. The common difference of the AP is
a) -2 b) 3 c) 2 d) 5
26. Which term of the AP 2, -1, -4, -7, …. Is -40 ?
a) 8th b) 15th c) 11th d) 23rd
27. Which term of the AP 20, 17, 14, …… is the first negative term ?
a) 8th b) 6th c) 9th d) 7th
28. The 1st , 2nd and last term of an AP are respectively 4, 7, and 31. How many terms are there in the given AP ?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 8 d) 13
29. The number of terms in the AP 2, 5, 8, …. , 59 is
a) 12 b) 19 c) 20 d) 25
30. The first positive term of the AP -11, -8, -5,….. is
a) 1 b) 3 c) -2 d) -4
31. The 4th term from the end of the AP 2, 5, 8, …. 35 is
a) 29 b) 26 c) 23 d) 20
32. The 11th and 13th terms of an AP are 35 and 41 respectively its common difference is
a) 38 b) 32 c) 6 d) 3
33. The next term of the AP √8 , √18 , √32 , …… is
a) 5√2 b) 5√3 c) 3√3 d) 4√3
34. Which of the following is not an AP ?
a) 1, 4, 7, ….. b) 3, 7, 12, 18…. c) 11, 14, 17, 20…… d) -5, -2, 1, 4, ……..
35. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is
a) 281 b) 285 c) 400 d) 421
36. The sum of first 20 natural numbers is
a) 110 b) 170 c) 190 d) 210
37. The sum of first 10 multiples of 7 is
a) 315 b) 371 c) 385 d) 406
38. If the sum of the AP 3, 7, 11, …. Is 210, the number of term is
a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 22
39. Which term of the AP 21, 18, 15 ……. Is zero ?
a) 8th b)6th c) 9th d) 7th
40. The sum of first 100 multiples of 5 is
a) 50500 b) 25250 c) 500 d) none of these
41. The sum of first 100 multiples of 9 is
a) 90900 b) 25250 c) 45450 d) none of these
42. The sum of first 100 multiples of 6 is
a) 60600 b) 30300 c) 15150 d) none of these
43. The sum of first 100 multiples of 4 is
a) 40400 b) 20200 c) 10100 d) none of these
44. The sum of first 100 multiples of 3 is
a) 30300 b) 15150 c) 300 d) none of these
45. The sum of first 100 multiples of 8 is
a) 20200 b) 80800 c) 40400 d) none of these
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46. Determine the AP whose 3 term is 5 and 7 term is 9.
47. The 8th term of an AP is 37 and its 12th term is 57. Find the AP.
48. The 7th term of an AP is -4 and its 13th term is -16. Find the AP.
49. If the 10th term of an AP is 52 and the 17th term is 20 more than the 13th term, find the AP.
50. If the 8th term of an AP is 31 and the 15th term is 16 more than the 11th term, find the AP.
51. Check whether 51 is a term of the AP 5, 8, 11, 14…. ?
52. The 6th term of an AP is -10 and its 10th term is -26. Determine the 15th term of the AP.
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