Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: 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 5th term of AP with a=2, d=3? [1]
(A) 14
(B) 11
(C) 17
(D) 20
5. What is the common difference in 2,5,8,11? [1]
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 8
6. What is the sum of the first 3 terms of AP with a=1, d=2? [1]
(A) 9
(B) 6
(C) 3
(D) 12
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 5th term of AP with a=2, d=3? [1]
(A) 14
(B) 11
(C) 17
(D) 20
13. What is the common difference in 2,5,8,11? [1]
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 8
14. What is the sum of the first 3 terms of AP with a=1, d=2? [1]
(A) 9
(B) 6
(C) 3
(D) 12
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