IPMAT Indore (MCQ) PYQs

Let $S$ denote an arithmetic progression whose first term is either 132 or 158, and the common difference is an even integer less than 10. If the $n^{\text{th}}$ term of $S$ is 174, then the number of possible distinct values of $n$ is ___

Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of $x^2 - x + p = 0$ and $\gamma, \delta$ be the roots of $x^2 - 4x + q = 0$ where p and q are integers. If $\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta$ are in geometric progression then $p + q$ is

Let $S_1 = \{100, 105, 110, 115, ... \}$ and $S_2 = \{100, 95, 90, 85, ... \}$ be two series in arithmetic progression. If $a_k$ and $b_k$ are the $k$-th terms of $S_1$ and $S_2$, respectively, then $\sum_{k=1}^{20} a_k b_k$ equals __________.