CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA Q6 Progressions & Series

Question 6 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2020 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

Let the m-th and n-th terms of a Geometric progression be \(\frac{3}{4}\) and 12, respectively, when m < n. If the common ratio of the progression is an integer r, then the smallest possible value of r + n - m is
  1. A
    -4
  2. B
    -2
  3. C
    6
  4. D
    2

Answer: (B) -2 Progressions & Series MCQ

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