Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · Mathematics - Algebra (बीजगणित)
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Arithmetic Progression
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is an arithmetic progression? [1]
(A) A sequence with a constant common difference
(B) A sequence with no pattern
(C) A sequence that always decreases
(D) A sequence with random differences
2. What is the nth term formula? [1]
(A) aₙ=a+(n-1)d
(B) aₙ=a×n×d
(C) aₙ=a+n+d
(D) aₙ=a-n-d
3. What is the sum formula for n terms? [1]
(A) Sₙ=n/2×[2a+(n-1)d]
(B) Sₙ=n×a×d
(C) Sₙ=a+d
(D) Sₙ=a×n
4. What is the 6th term of AP with a=3, d=2? [1]
(A) 13
(B) 11
(C) 15
(D) 10
5. What is the common difference in 5,9,13,17? [1]
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 9
(D) 13
6. What is the sum of the first 4 terms of AP with a=2, d=3? [1]
(A) 26
(B) 20
(C) 24
(D) 30
7. What real-life situation uses AP? [1]
(A) Regular savings growth
(B) Only abstract maths
(C) Nothing real-life
(D) Only geometry
8. Why learn arithmetic progressions? [1]
(A) For quick calculations avoiding term-by-term addition
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is an arithmetic progression? [1]
(A) A sequence with a constant common difference
(B) A sequence with no pattern
(C) A sequence that always decreases
(D) A sequence with random differences
10. What is the nth term formula? [1]
(A) aₙ=a+(n-1)d
(B) aₙ=a×n×d
(C) aₙ=a+n+d
(D) aₙ=a-n-d
11. What is the sum formula for n terms? [1]
(A) Sₙ=n/2×[2a+(n-1)d]
(B) Sₙ=n×a×d
(C) Sₙ=a+d
(D) Sₙ=a×n
12. What is the 6th term of AP with a=3, d=2? [1]
(A) 13
(B) 11
(C) 15
(D) 10
13. What is the common difference in 5,9,13,17? [1]
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 9
(D) 13
14. What is the sum of the first 4 terms of AP with a=2, d=3? [1]
(A) 26
(B) 20
(C) 24
(D) 30
15. What real-life situation uses AP? [1]
(A) Regular savings growth
(B) Only abstract maths
(C) Nothing real-life
(D) Only geometry
16. Why learn arithmetic progressions? [1]
(A) For quick calculations avoiding term-by-term addition
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests