Class 10 Mathematics - Assignment
Chapter 5: Arithmetic Progressions
Topic 1: Introduction and General Term
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
● 1. An Arithmetic Progression (AP) is a sequence where: (a) Each term differs from the previous
by a constant (b) Ratio is constant (c) Both (d) None
● 2. The common difference of 5, 8, 11, 14 is: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
● 3. Which of the following is not an AP? (a) 2, 4, 6, 8 (b) 3, 6, 12, 24 (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) –1, –3, –5,
–7
● 4. The nth term of an AP is: (a) a + (n – 1)d (b) a + nd (c) a – nd (d) None
● 5. If the first term is 7 and common difference is 3, the 10th term is: (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) None
Section B: Short Answer Questions
● 6. Find the 15th term of the AP: 2, 7, 12, …
● 7. Which term of the AP: 21, 18, 15, … is –81?
● 8. The 7th term of an AP is 13 and the 13th term is 25. Find the AP.
Section C: Long Answer Questions
● 9. If the 4th term of an AP is 8 and the 9th term is 23, find the AP.
● 10. Find the general term of the AP: 5, 11, 17, …
Section D: HOTS
● 11. The 5th term of an AP is 30 and the 7th term is 40. Find the AP.
Section E: Mixed Practice
● 12. Find the 20th term of the AP: 3, 8, 13, …
Section F: Bonus Challenge
● 13. Which term of the AP: 7, 13, 19, … will be 205?
Topic 2: Sum of First n Terms
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
● 1. The formula for sum of first n terms of an AP is: (a) n/2[2a + (n – 1)d] (b) n(a + d) (c) n/2(a + l)
(d) Both (a) and (c)
● 2. If the first term is 2, common difference 3, and n = 10, the sum is: (a) 155 (b) 160 (c) 165 (d)
None
● 3. If the sum of n terms of an AP is Sn = 5n² + 3n, the common difference is: (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 3
(d) None
● 4. The sum of first 100 natural numbers is: (a) 5050 (b) 5000 (c) 4950 (d) None
● 5. If the nth term of an AP is (7 + 3n), find S20: (a) 370 (b) 380 (c) 400 (d) 420
Section B: Short Answer Questions
● 6. Find the sum of first 30 terms of the AP: 10, 15, 20, …
● 7. The sum of first n terms of an AP is 3n² + 5n. Find its 20th term.
● 8. Find the sum of first 25 multiples of 7.
Section C: Long Answer Questions
● 9. The first term of an AP is 7, the last term is 49, and the sum is 420. Find the number of terms
and the common difference.
● 10. A sum of Rs. 700 is to be used to give 50 cash prizes to students. If each prize differs from
the next by Rs. 2, find the value of the first and last prize.
Section D: HOTS
● 11. Find the sum of first n terms of the AP whose nth term is 2n + 3.
Section E: Mixed Practice
● 12. If S10 = 210 and S15 = 405, find the AP.
Section F: Bonus Challenge
● 13. If the sum of first 7 terms is 161, find the AP.
Topic 3: Applications of AP
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
● 1. Which of these can be modelled by AP? (a) Daily increase of Rs. 10 in wages (b) Compound
interest (c) Population growth (d) None
● 2. Which of the following cannot be an AP? (a) Odd numbers (b) Even numbers (c) Prime
numbers (d) Multiples of 7
● 3. The seats in a stadium are arranged in rows. Each row has 4 more seats than the previous.
This is: (a) AP (b) GP (c) Both (d) None
● 4. The 50th term of AP: 3, 8, 13, … is: (a) 243 (b) 248 (c) 253 (d) None
● 5. The sum of first 20 odd numbers is: (a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 400 (d) None
Section B: Short Answer Questions
● 6. The students of a school are made to stand in rows. Each row has 3 more students than the
previous row. If the first row has 10 students and the last has 50, find the total number of
students.
● 7. The sum of first 15 odd numbers is: (a) 225 (b) 250 (c) 200 (d) None
● 8. The sum of first 12 terms of an AP is 156 and the sum of its first 24 terms is 456. Find the
AP.
Section C: Long Answer Questions
● 9. A sum of Rs. 1000 is to be divided among 20 children such that each child gets Rs. 5 more
than the previous one. Find the share of each child.
● 10. A man repays a loan of Rs. 3250 by paying Rs. 100 in the first month and increasing by Rs.
15 every month. In how many months will the loan be cleared?
Section D: HOTS
● 11. The sum of first n natural numbers is n(n + 1)/2. Show that these numbers form an AP.
Section E: Mixed Practice
● 12. If the sum of first 10 terms of an AP is 210 and its first term is 5, find the common difference.
Section F: Bonus Challenge
● 13. A sum of Rs. 200 is divided among 20 children such that each gets Rs. 2 more than the
previous. Find the share of the last child.
