BINOMIAL THEOREM

Total No. of questions in Binomial Theorem are-

Level # 1 . ............................................................. 60
Level # 2 . ............................................................. 37
Level # 3 . ............................................................. 26
Level # 4 . ............................................................. 29

Total No. of questions .......................................... 152

 LEVEL # 1
Q.10 The coefficients of x7 and x8 in the expansion of
Binomial theorem for +ve integral index n
 x
 2   are equal, then n is equal to-
10  3
a 
Q.1 Fourth term in the expansion of   9b  is- (A) 35 (B) 45
3 
(A) 40 a7 b3 (B) 40a3b7 (C) 55 (D) None of these
(C) 1890 a6b4 (D) 1890a4b6
Q.11 The coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of
5
Q.2 Second term in the expansion of (2x + 3y) will (2 + 3x)12 is -
be -
(A) 12C525.37 (B) 12C626.36
(A) 46 x2y3 (B) 30 x3y2
4
(C) 240 x y (D) 810 xy4 (C) 12C527. 35 (D) None of these

n
Q.3 The 5th term of the expansion of (x – 2)8 is -  2 1
Q.12 If in the expansion of  x   ,the coefficient
(A) 8C5x3( –2)5 (B) 8C5x3 25  4
(C) 8C4x4 (–2)4 (D) 8C6x2 (–2)6 of third term is 31, then the value of n is-
(A) 30 (B) 31
Q.4 If the third term in the binomial expansion of
(C) 29 (D) 32
1 2
(1+ x)m is – x , then the rational value of m is-
8 Q.13 If A and B are coefficients of x r and x n-r
(A) 2 (B) 1/2 respectively in the expansion of (1+ x)n, then-
(C) 3 (D) 4
(A) A = B
Q.5 The term with coefficient 6C2 in the expansion of (B) A  B
(1+ x)6 is- (C) A =  B for some 
(A) T1 and T3 (B) T2 and T4 (D) None of these
(C) T3 and T5 (D) None of these
Q.14 If (1+ by)n = (1+ 8y + 24 y2 + ....) then the value
Q.6 If n is a positive integer, then rth term in the
of b and n are respectively-
expansion of (1-x)n is-
(A) nCr (-x)r (B) nCrxr (A) 4, 2 (B) 2,– 4
n r–1
(C) Cr-1(-x) (D) nCr–1xr–1 (C) 2, 4 (D) – 2, 4
n
 1 Q.15 The number of terms in the expansion of
Q.7 If the 4th term in the expansion of  ax   is
 x
(1 + 5 2 x)9 + (1 – 5 2 x)9 is -
5
, then the values of a and n are- (A) 5 (B) 7
2
(A) 1/2 , 6 (B) 1, 3 (C) 9 (D) 10
(C) 1/2, 3 (D) can not be found
Q.16 The number of non zero terms in the expansion
Q.8 The coefficient of (3r)th term and coefficient of
of [(1 + 3 2 x )9 – (1 – 3 2 x)9] is -
(r + 2)th term in the expansion of (1+ x)2n are
equal then (where r > 1 , n > 2, positive integer)- (A) 9 (B) 10
(A) r = n/2 (B) r = n/3 (C) 5 (D) 15
n 1 n 1
(C) r = (D) r = Q.17 After simplification, the total number of terms in
2 2
the expansion of (x + 2 )4 + (x – 4
2 ) is-
Q.9 The coefficient of a2 b3 in (a + b)5 is -
(A) 10 (B) 20 (A) 10 (B) 5
(C) 30 (D) 40 (C) 4 (D) 3
Q.18 The number of terms in the expansion of Q.26 The term independent of y in the binomial
[(x – 3y)2 (x + 3y)2]3 is-
8
(A) 6 (B) 7  1 1/ 3 
expansion of  y  y 1 / 5  is -
(C) 8 (D) None of these  2 
(A) sixth (B) seventh
Q.19 The number of terms in (x + a)100 + (x – a)100
(C) fifth (D) None of these
after solving the expansion is -
(A) 202 (B) 51
(C) 101 (D) None of these Q.27 If x4 occurs in the rth term in the expansion of
15
 4 1 
Q.20 5
The coefficient of x in the expansion of x  3  , then r equals-
 x 
(1+ x2)5 (1+ x)4 is -
(A) 30 (B) 60 (A) 7 (B) 8
(C) 40 (D) None of these (C) 9 (D) 10

Q. 21 The coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of Q.28 The term containing x in the expansion of
(1 + x)3.(1 – x)6 is -
5
(A) 6 (B) 22  2 1
 x   is -
(C) – 6 (D) 8  x

(A) 2nd (B) 3rd

Q.22 The coefficient of x 4 in the expansion of
(1+ x + x2 + x3)11 is-
(C) 4th (D) 5th
(A) 990 (B) 495
(C) 330 (D) None of these 6
 1 
Q.29 The term independent of x in  2x   is -
 3x 
Particular term in the expansion (A) 160/9 (B) 80/9
Q.23 The coefficient of x 4 in the expansion of (C) 160/27 (D) 80/3
10
x 3  Q.30 The term independent of x in the expansion of
  2 is -
2 x  10
 x 3 
405 504    is-
(A) (B)  3 2x 2 
256 259  
450 (A) 10C1 (B) 5/12
(C) (D) None of these (C) 1 (D) None of these
263

Q.24 The coefficient of x –26 in the expansion of Q.31 If 9th term in the expansion of (x1/3 + x-1/3) n does
2 
11 not depend on x, then n is equal to-
 2
 x  4  is (A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 16 (D) 18
 x 
(A) 330 × 26 (B) – 330 × 26
(C) 330 × 27 (D) – 330 × 27 Q.32 The constant term in the expansion of
2n
 1
Q.25 The term independent of x in the expansion of x   is-
 x
10
 x 3 
   2n! n!
 3 2x 2  will be - (A) (B)
  n! 2n!
(A) 3/2 (B) 5/4 2n! 2n!
(C) 2! n! (D) n! n!
(C) 5/2 (D) None of these
Q.33 The coefficient of the term independent of y in Q.40 The greatest coefficient in the expansion of
3n (1+ x)10 is
 1 
the expansion of  y  2  is - 10 ! 10 !
 y  (A) (B)
3n n-1
5! 6! (5! ) 2
(A) Cn–1 (–1) (B) 3n Cn
(C) 3n Cn(–1)n (D) None of these 10 !
(C) 5! 7! (D) None of these

Q.34 The number of integral terms in the expansion Q.41 The middle term in the expansion of
of (51/2 + 71/6)642 is - (1 – 3x + 3x2 – x3)6 is -
(A) 106 (B) 108 (A) 18C10x10 (B) 18C9(–x) 9
18 9
(C) 103 (D) 109 (C) C9 x (D) – 18C10 x10

Term from end

Middle term
Q.42 The 5th term from the end in the expansion of
2 10
Q.35 Middle term in the expansion of (x – 2x) will 9
 x3 2 
be -   3  is -
 2 x 
(A) 10C4x17 24 (B) –10C5 25 x15  
(C) –10C4 24 x17 (D) 10C5 24 x15 252
(A) 63x3 (B) 
x3
Q.36 The middle term in the expansion of 672
9 (C) (D) None of these
 3 x 3  x18
  is - n
 x2 6   1/ 3 1 
 Q.43 If in the expansion of  2  1/ 3  , the ratio
 3 
189 2 21 7 of 6th terms from beginning and from the end is
(A) x , x
8 16 1/6, then the value of n is -
(A) 5 (B) 7
189 2 21 7
(B) x ,– x (C) 9 (D) None of these
8 16
Binomial Coefficient
189 2 21 7
(C)  x , x
8 16 Q.44 If (1+ x) n = C0 + C1x + C2 x2 + C3x3 + ....+ Cnxn,
(D) None of these then the value of C1+ C2+ C3 + ...+ Cn is-
8 (A) 2n+1 (B) 2n–1
x a n
Q.37 The middle term of the expansion    is- (C) 2 + 1 (D) 2n – 1
a x
(A) 56a2/x2 (B) – 56a2/x2 Q.45 If (1+ x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2 x2 + ...+ Cnxn, then the
(C) 70 (D) –70 value of C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 + ....+(n +1)Cn is -
(A) 2n (n +1) (B) 2n-1 (n +1)
Q.38 The middle term in the expansion of (C) 2n-1 (n +2) (D) 2n (n +2)
10
 3 1  Q.46 If C0,C1,C2,.....,C15 are coefficients of different
x  3  is- terms in the expansion of (1+ x) 15, then
 x 
C0+ C2+C4 + ...+ C14 is equal to-
(A) 252 (B) – 252
(A) 215 (B) 214
(C) 210 (D) – 210 7
(C) 2 (D) 28
n
 2 1
Q.39 If the middle term in the expansion of  x   Q.47 If (1+ x)n = 1 + C1x + C2x2 + ....+ Cnxn, then
 x
6
is 924 x , then n = C1 + C3 + C5 + ..... is equal to-
(A) 10 (B) 12 (A) 2n (B) 2n – 1
(C) 14 (D) None of these (C) 2n + 1 (D) 2n–1
 Q.54 If (1+ x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 +...+ Cnxn, then C0Cr
1 1 1 1 + C1Cr +1 + C2Cr+2 + .....+ Cn–r Cn is equal to-
Q.48 n!     .....   is
 n! 2! (n  2)! 4! (n  4)! n! 
2n! 2n!
equal to - (A) (B)
(n  r )! (n  r )! n! (n  r )!
(A) 2n (B) 2n–1
(C) 2n+1 (D) 2–n+1 2n! 2n!
(C) (D)
n! (n  r )! (n  1)! (n  1)!
1 1 1
Q.49 + + 5! (n  5) ! + .......=
1! (n  1)! 3! (n  3)! Q.55 If (1+ x)n = C0 +C1x + C2x2 + ...Cn. xn then the
value of C0 + 3C1 + 5C2 + .....+ (2n + 1) Cn is-
2n 2 n1 (A) n.2n (B) (n–1). 2n
(A) (B)
n! n! (C) (n+2).2n–1 (D) (n+1).2n
(C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.56 If C0, C1, C2.......Cn are binomial coefficients in
Q.50 8 8 8
The value of C0 + C2 + C4+ C6+ C8 is- 8 8 the expansion of (1 + x) n , n  N, then
(A) 32 (B) 64 C1 C C5 Cn
+ 3 + +…..+ is equal to-
(C) 128 (D) 256 2 4 6 n 1
2 n1  1
n 2 n (A) (B) (n+1) . 2n+1
Q.51 If (1+ x) = C0 + C1x + C2x + ...+ Cnx , then C0C1 n1
+ C1C2 + C2C3 + ....+ Cn–1Cn is equal to- 2n  1
(C) (D) None of these
2n! 2n! n 1
(A) (B)
n! n! n! (n  1)!
Q.57 If (1+x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2x2 + ....+ Cnxn, then for
n odd, C12 + C32 + C52 + .....+ Cn2 is equal to
2n! 2n!
(C) (D) (A) 22n-2 (B) 2n
(n  1)! (n  1)! (n  1)! n!
(2n)! (2n )!
(C) 2 (D)
2(n!) (n!) 2
n
n
1 n 1 n
Cn
Q.52 C0 – C + C2 – ......+ (–1)n =
2 1 3 n 1
Q.58 If (1+ x + x 2)2n = a0+ a1x + a2x2 +....then the
(A) n (B) 1/n
value of a0 – a1 + a2 – a3 + .... is-
1 1 (A) 2n (B) 3n (C) 1 (D) 0
(C) (D)
n 1 n 1

n
Q.59 The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of
 1 (a+2b+c)10 is -
Q.53 In the expansion of (1+x)n 1   , the term
 x (A) 410 (B) 310 (C) 210 (D) 104
independent of x is-
Q.60 The sum of coefficients of even powers of x in
(A) C 02 + 2 C12 + .....+ (n+1) C 2n the expansion of (1+ x + x2 + x3)5 is -
(B) (C0 + C1 + …..+Cn)2 (A) 512 (B) – 512
(C) C 02 + C12 + .....+ C 2n (C) 215 (D) None of these

(D) None of these

 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 If (1 + x– 2x 2 )6 = 1 + C1x + C2x2 + C3x 3 Tr 1
+ ....+ C 12 x 12 , then the value of Q.9 In the expansion of (1+ x)n, T is equal to
r
C2+ C4+ C6 + ...+ C12 is - n1 nr 1
(A) 30 (B) 32 (A) x (B) x
r r
(C) 31 (D) None of these nr 1 nr
(C) x (D) x
r r 1
Q.2 If C0,C1, C2, ....Cn are binomial coefficients
of di f f erent t erm s i n t he expansi on of
Q.10 If (1+ x)n = C0+ C1x + C2 x 2 + ...+ Cnx n,
(1+ x)n then C0 – 2.C1+ 3.C2 – 4.C3 + .....+
then the value of 12 C1 + 22 C2 + 32 C3 +
(–1)n .(n+1) Cn equals- ...+ n2 Cn is -
(A) –n.2n–1 (B) 0 (A) n(n +1) 2n–2 (B) n(n + 1) 2n–1
(C) 2n–1. (2–n) (D) None of these n
(C) n (n +1) 2 (D) None of these

Q.3 If (1+ x)n = C0+ C1x +C2x2 +....+ Cnxn , then

Q.11 The sum of coefficients of odd powers of x in
C1 C2 C3 Cn
C0 – + – + ....+ (–1)n is the expansion of (1+ x)n is -
2 3 4 n1
equal to - (A) 2n + 1 (B) 2n – 1
(A) 1/n (B) 1/ (n+ 1) (C) 2n (D) 2n–1
(C) 2n (D) 2n+1
Q.12 The sum of C02 – C12 + C22 – ....+ (–1)n Cn2
Q.4 If Cr stands for nCr, then the sum of first where n is an even integer, is-
(n+1) terms of the series
(A) 2nC (B) (–1)n 2nC
a C0 – (a+d) C1+ (a+2d) C2– (a+3d) C3 + ... is- n n
(A) a/2n (B) na (C) 2n Cn–1 (D)  1 n/2 n
. Cn / 2
(C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.5 The value of ( 5  1)5 – ( 5  1)5 is - Q.13 If C0, C1, C2,.....Cn denote the binomial
(A) 252 (B) 252 (C) 452 (D) 532 coefficients in the expansion of (1+x)n, then
n
Q.6 If (2x – 3x2 )6 = a0 + a1x + a2 x2 + ...+a12 x12, the value of  (r  1) C r is -
then values of a0 and a6 are - r 0

(A) 0, 6 (B) 0, 26 (C) 1, 6 (D) 0 (A) n 2n (B) (n+1) 2n–1

(C) (n +2) 2 n–1 (D) (n + 2) 2n–2
Q.7 If the (r +1) th term in the expansion of n–1 n–2C
Q.14 If 1  r  n–1 then Cr + + .....+ rCr
Fa  b I21 r

G3
Hb 3 J contains a and b to one and
aK
equals-
(A) nCr (B) nCr+1
the same power, then the value of r is - (C) n+1Cr (D) None of these
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 6
Q.15 The coefficient of 1/x in the expansion of
Q.8 If n is odd, then C 20 – C12 + C 22 – C 23 + ....+ F
G 1I
n
1  J is -
(–1)n Cn2 =
(1+ x)n
H xK
(A) 0 (B) 1 n! (2n)!
(A) (B)
n! (n  1)! (n  1)! (n  1)! (n  1)!
(C)  (D)
(n / 2) 2 ! (2n)!
(C) (D) None of these
(2n  1)! (2n  1)!
Q.16 If 6 th term in the expansion of Q.23 If the coefficients of four consecutive terms
in the expansion of (1+ x)n are a1,a2,a3 and
F
G 1
 x2 log10 x
IJ is 5600, then x is equal to-
8

Hx 8 /3 K a1 a2 a3
a4, then a  a , a  a , a  a are in -
1 2 2 3 3 4
(A) 8 (B) 10
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) 9 (D) None of these
(C) H.P. (D) None of these

Q.17 If the coefficient of third term in the expansion Q.24 If (1+ x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + .....+ Cnxn,
F
G 2/3 1 IJ is
n
then C0C2 + C1C3 + C2C4 + ......+ Cn–2 Cn
of
Hx x

K
27 more than the
1/ 3 is equal to -
coefficient of second term, then the value of 2n! 2n!
(A) (B)
n is - (n  1)!(n  2)! n! (n  2)!
(A) 8 (B) 9 2n! 2n!
(C) (D)
(C) 10 (D) None of these (n  2)! (n  2)! (n  1)! (n  2)!

Q.18 The sum of the terms of the series Q.25 The greatest coefficient in the expansion of
[3.nC0 – 8.nC1 + 13.nC2 – 18. nC3 + .....+ (n +1)] is- (1+ x) 2n+2 is -
(A) 3. 2n –5n.2n-1 (B) 0 2n! (2n  2)!
(A) 2 (B)
(C) 3.2n + 5n.2n-1 (D) None of these (n!) [(n  1)!] 2
(2n  2)! (2n)!
(C) (D)
Q.19 If sum of all the coefficients in the expansion n!(n  1)! n!(n  1)!
of (x3/2 + x -1/3) n is 128, then the coefficient Q.26 The middle term in the expansion of
of x5 is -
F
G 1I
2n
(A) 35
(C) 7
(B) 45
(D) None of these
Hx  2xJK is -

Q.20 If (1+ x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2 x2 + ....+ Cn .xn 1. 3. 5....(2n  3) 1. 3. 5....(2n  1)

(A) (B)
then the value of C0Cn + C1Cn–1 + C2 Cn–2 n! n!
+ ....+ CnC0 is - 1. 3. 5....(2n  1)
(C) (D) None of these
(2n)! n!
(A) 1 (B)
(n)!(n)!
Q.27 The term independent of x in the expansion
F(2n)!I
(C) G J
2

F 1I F 1I
4 3
Hn! K (D) ( 2 ) n 2
of G
Hx  xJKG
Hx  xJK is -
Q.21 Find the value (A) –3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3

e18 3
 7 3  3.18.7.25 j –
Q.28 If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion
6
3  6.243.2  15.814
.  20.27.8  15.9.16  6.3.32  64 of (  2 x2 – 2  x +1) 51 vanishes, then the
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 25 (D)100 value of  is -
(A) 2 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) –2
Q.22 If a1 , a2, a3,a4 are the coefficients of any
four consecutive terms in the expansion of Q.29 If the sum of coefficients in the binomial
expansion of (x + y)n is 4096 then greatest
a1 a3
(1+x)n, then a  a + a  a is equal to- coefficient in the expansion is -
1 2 3 4 (A) 922 (B) 942 (C) 787 (D) 924
a2 1 a2
(A) a  a (B) Q.30 The value of (nC2–2. nC3+3.nC4–4.nC5 + .....)
2 3 2 a2  a3
2a2 2a 3 is equal to -
(C) a  a (D) a  a (A) 1 (B) 0
2 3 2 3
(C) –1 (D) None of these
Q.31 The sum of 12 terms of the series Q.35 The value of
12C .
1 12C .
1 12C
1 ( 2nCn–nC1. 2n–2C
n + nC2.2n–4Cn ...) is equal to-
1 + 2 + 3. + .... is -
3 9 27 (A) 0 (B) n.2n
F
G4I
12
F3I
12
(C) 2n (D) None of these
(A)
H3 JK – 1 (B) G
H4 JK – 1
F3 I
(C) GJ + 1
12
Q.36 The term independen of x in the expansion
H4 K (D) None of these
10
 x 1 x 1 
of  2/3   is -
x  x  1 x  x1 / 2 
1/ 3
Q.32 If n = 10 then ( C 20 – C12 + C 22 – C 23 + ..... +
(–1)n ( C n2 ) equals-
(A) T4 = 180 (B) T5 = – 210
(A) (–1)5.10C5 (B) 0
(C)10C5 (D) (–1)6 10 C6
(C) T4 = – 180 (D) T5 = 210

Q.33 If n = 11 then ( C 20 – C12 + C 22 – C 23 + ..... +

(–1)n ( C n2 ) equals- Q.37 The value of x , for which the 6th term in the
expansion of
(A) (–1)5. 10C
5 (B) 0
(C) 10C6 (D) None of these R
|S2 log2 ( 9 x 1  7 )

1 U
|Vis
7

|
T 2(1/ 5 ) log2 ( 3
x 1
1) |
W 84 is

Q.34 The sum of (n +1) terms of the series equal to -

C02+ 3C12 + 5C22 + ..... is - (A) 4, 3 (B) 0, 3
(A) 2n–1Cn-1 (B) 2n–1 Cn (C) 0, 2 (D) 1, 2
(C) 2(n +1) 2n–1Cn (D) None of these
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 If the coefficients of Tr , Tr+1 , Tr+2 terms of Q.9 In the expansion of (5 1/2 + 7 1/8) 1024, the
(1+x)14 are in A.P., then r - number of integral terms is -
(A) 6 (B) 7 (A) 128 (B) 129 (C) 130 (D) 131
(C) 8 (D) 9
Q.10  
Let R = 5 5  11 2n1 and ƒ = R – [R],
Q.2 The coef ficient of x 53 in the f ollowing where [.] denotes the greatest integer
100
function. The value of R.ƒ is -

expansion  100 Cm ( x  3)100 m .2m is - (A) 42n 1 (B) 42n (C) 42n 1 (D) 4 2n
m 0
Q.11 The greatest integer less than or equal to
(A) 100 (B) 100
C 47 C53
 2  16 is -
(C)  100 (D)  100
C53 C100 (A) 196 (B) 197 (C) 198 (D) 199

Q.3 The coefficient of x5 in the expansion of Q.12 The number of integral terms in the
(1+x)21 + (1+x)22 + ...........+ (1+x)30 is - expansion of (51/2 + 71/6)642 is -
(A) 106 (B) 108 (C) 103 (D) 109
(A) 51 (B) 9
C5 C5
31 Q.13 The remainder when 599 is divides by 13 is -
(C) C 6  21C 6 (D) 30
C5  20 C5
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

Q.4 The coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of Q.14 When 2301 is divided by 5, the least positive
(x2 – x – 2)5 is - remainder is
(A) - 83 (B) - 82 (C) - 81 (D) 0 (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 6

Q.15 If the sum of the coef f icients in the

Q.5 In the expansion of (1+3x+2x 2 ) 6 t he
expansion of (1 – 3x + 10x 2)n is a and if
coefficient of x11 is -
the sum of the coefficients in the expansion
(A) 144 (B) 288 of (1 + x2)n is b, then -
(C) 216 (D) 576 (A) a = 3b (B) a = b3
(C) b = a3 (D) none of these
Q.6 Coefficients of x r [0 < r < (n–1)] in the
expansion of (x+3) n–1 + (x+3) n-2 (x+2) + 10
(x+3)n–3 (x+2)2 + ........ + (x+2)n-1 - Q.16  20 Ck 
k 0
(A) n

Cr 3r  2n  19 1 20
(A) 2  C10 (B) 219
(B) n
C 3
r
n r
 2nr  2
(C) 20 (D) none of these
C10
(C) n
C 3
r
r
2 n r

(D) None of these Q.17 If n  N such that (7 + 4 3 ) n = I + F,,
n where I  N and 0 < F < I, Then the value of
Q.7 If x + y = 1, then  r 2 n Cr xr ynr equals - (I + F) (1 – F) is -
r 0 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 72n (D) 22n
(A) nxy (B) nx (x+ yn) 5
(C) nx(nx + y) (D) None of these. 95 100  j
Q.18 The value of C4  
j 1
C 3 is -

Q.8 The expression [x + (x3 – 1)1/2]5 + 95 100

[x –(x3 –1)1/2]5 is a polynomial of degree - (A) C5 (B) C4
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 99 100
(C) C4 (D) C5
 Q.23 The value of numerically greatest term in the
Q.19 If 5  2 6  n = I + ƒ, where IN , expansion of (3x + 2)9 when x = 3/2
n  N and 0 < ƒ < 1, then I equals - 7  313
(A) (B) 7313
1 1 2
(A) ƒ (B) ƒ
ƒ 1 ƒ 7  314
(C) 7 314 (D)
1 1 2
(C) ƒ (D) ƒ
1 ƒ 1 ƒ Question based on Statements (Q. 24 - 26)
Each of the questions given below consist
Q.20 If 
15
Cr  15
Cr 1   15
C15 r  15
C16r  of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use
the following Key to choose the
= 16
C13  2, then the value of r is - appropriate answer.
(A) r = 3 (B) r = 2 (A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II
are true, and Statement - II is the correct
(C) r = 4 (D) none of these
explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
Passage Based Questions (Q. 21 - 23) are true but Statement - II is not the
The numerically greatest term in the expansion correct explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
n 1 is false
of (x + a)n is given by x  1 = k (say) (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement- II
a is true.
(a) If k is an integer then Tk and Tk+1 are the Q.24 Statement I : The number of terms in (1 + x
numerically greatest term + x2 + ......+ x10 )5 is 51.
(b) If k is not an integer. Let m is its integral Statement II : The sum of the products of nC0,
part then Tm+1 is the numerically greatest nC , nC ..... nC (taken two together) is equal to
1 2 n
term.
(2n)!
22n–1 –
Q.21 The numerically greatest term in the expansion 2.(n! )2
1 Q.25 Statement I : The coefficient of x5 in the
of (3 – 5x)15 when x = is –
5 expansion of (1 + x2)5 (1 + x)4 is 120.
(A) T4 (B) T5 & T6 Statement II : The sum of the coefficients in
(C) T4 & T5 (D) T6 the expansion of (1 + 2x – 3y + 5z)3 is 125.
Q.22 The value of numerically greatest term in the
n
1
expansion of (3 + 5x)11 when x =
5 Q.26 Statement I :  K . (nCK)2 n . 2n–1Cn–1
K 1
(A) 55  310 (B) 110 39 Statement II : If 22003 is divided by 15 the
(C) 55  38 (D) 55 39
remainder is 1.
 LEVEL # 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE & IITJEE)
SECTION - A n
1 n
r tn
Q.1 th
If the coefficient of (r + 2) and (3r) term in the th Q.7 If Sn =  nC and tn =  nC , then s is
n
r 0 r r 0 r
exp. of ( 1+ x)2n are equal then
equal to-
(A) n = 2r + 1 (B) n = 2r – 1
1 1
(C) n = 2r (D) None of these (A) n (B) n–1
2 2

C1 2n  1
n 2 n
(C) n–1 (D)
Q.2 If (1+ x) = C0 + C1x + C2x +....+ Cnx , then C + 2
0
Q.8 If the coefficients of rth, (r + 1)th and (r + 2)th
2C 2 3C 3 nCn terms in the binomial expansion of (1 + y)m are
C1
+ C +.......+ C = in A.P., then m and r satisfy the equation -
2 n1

n (A) m2 –m (4r – 1) + 4r2 – 2 = 0

(A) (B) n ( n+1) (B) m2 – m (4r + 1) + 4r2 + 2 = 0
2
(C) m2 – m (4r + 1) + 4r2 – 2 = 0
n (n  1) n (n  1) (D) m2 – m (4r – 1) + 4r2 + 2 = 0
(C) (D)
12 2
11
 2  1 
Q.3 The coefficient of x 39
in the expansion of Q.9 If the coefficient of x7 in ax    equals
  bx 
15 11
 4 1    1 
x  3  is- the coefficient of x–7 in ax   2  , then a
 x    bx 
and b satisfy the relation -
(A) – 455 (B) – 105
(A) a – b = 1 (B) a + b = 1
(C) + 455 (D) + 105
Q.4 The number of integral terms in the expansion a
(C) =1 (D) ab = 1
b
of  3  5 8 256
is -

(A) 35 (B) 32 Q.10 For natural numbers m, n if (1 – y)m (1 + y)n = 1

(C) 33 (D) 34 + a1y + a2y2 + ...., and a1 = a2 = 10, then (m,
n) is–
Q.5 The coefficient of the middle term in the binomial (A) (35, 20) (B) (45, 35)
expansion in powers of x of (1+ x)4 and of (1– (C) (35, 45) (D) (20, 45)
x)6 is the same if  equals-
5 10 Q.11 In the binomial expansion of (a - b)n, n  5, the
(A) – (B)
3 3
a
3 3 sum of 5th and 6th terms is zero, then equals-
(C) – (D) b
10 5

Q.6 The coef f icient of x n in expansion of

5 6
(1+ x) (1– x)n is- (A) n  4 (B) n  5
(A) (n – 1) (B) (–1)n (1– n)
n5 n4
(C) (–1)n–1 (n– 1)2 (D) (–1)n–1 n (C) (D)
6 5
Q.12 The sum of the series 20C0 – 20C1 + 20C
2 – Q.4 The value of C0 + 3C1 + 5C2 + 7C3 + ........+
20C + …… - ….. + 20C
3 10 is- (2n + 1) Cn is equal to -
20C
1 20C (A) 2n (B) 2n + n.2n – 1 (C)
(A) – 10 (B) 10
2 2n. (n + 1) (D) None of these
(C) 0 (D) 20C
10
Q.5 The largest term in the expansion of
Q.13 Statement- 1:
(3 + 2x)50 where x = 1/5 is -
n
 (r  1) n
Cr = (n +2) 2n–1
(A) 5th (B) 51th
r0

Statement -2: (C) 6th and 7th (D) 8th

n
 (r  1) n
Cr xr = (1 + x)n + nx (1 + x)n–1
r0 Q.6 The sum of the rational terms in the
expansion of ( 2 + 31/5)10 is -
(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for (A) 41 (B) 42
Statement-1 (C) 40 (D) 43
(B) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for n n
Statement-1 1 r
(C) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is false
Q.7 If an = 
r 0
n
Cr
then 
r 0
n
C r equals -

(D) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

(A) (n –1) an (B) nan
Q.14 The remainder left out when 82n –(62)2n+1 is divided (C) 1/2 nan (D) None of these

by 9 is -
n ( 1)r
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) 8 Q.8 If n is an odd natural number, then  n
r 0 Cr
equal
SECTION - B (A) 0 (B) 1/n
(C) n/2n (D) none of these
Q.1 The expansion x  (x 3
 1)1 / 2 
5
+
Q.9 If in the expansion of (1 + x) m (1 – x) n, the
x  (x 3
 1) 
1/ 2 5 is a polynomial of degree - coefficients of x and x 2 are 3 and –6
respectively, then m is -
(A) 6 (B) 9
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
(C) 12 (D)24
Q.2 If the rth term in the expansion of
(x/3 – 2/x2)10 contains x4, then r is equal to - n  n   n 
Q.10 For 2  r  n,   + 2   +   =
r  r  1 r  2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
..........
Q.3 The coefficient of x 53 in the expansion  n  1  n  1
100 (A)   (B) 2  
 r  1  r  1

m 0
100
Cm (x – 3)100–m 2m is -

(A) 100
C47 (B) 100
C53 n  2 n  2
(C) 2   (D)  
(C) – 100
C53 (D) – 100
C100  r   r 
Q.11 In the binomial expansion of (a – b)n, n  5,  30   30   30   30   30 
Q.14     –  1   11 +............ +  
the sum of the 5th and 6th terms is zero.  0  10       20 
a  30 
Then equals-   =
b  30 
n5 n4  30   60 
(A) (B)
6 5 (A) 10  (B)  20 
   
5 6
(C) (D)  31  31
n4 n5 (C)   (D)  
10  11 
Q.12 Find coefficient of t24 in the expansion of
(1 + t2)12 (1 + t12) (1 + t24) is
Q.15 If n is an integer between 0 and 21 ; then
the minimum value of n ! (21 – n) ! is -
12 12
(A) C6  2 (B) C6  1
(C) 12
C6  3 (D) 12
C6 (A) 9 ! 12 ! (B) 10 ! 11 !
(C) 20 ! (D) 2 !
n–1
Q.13 If Cr = (k2 – 3) nCr+1 , then k lies between

(A) (–, –2) (B)(2, )


(C)  3 , 3  (D)  3, 2 
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL # 1
Que s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C C B C C A A A C C D A C A C D B B B
Que s. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. C A A C B A C C C D C D C B B B C B B B
Que s. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. B B B D C B D B B C C C C A D C C C A A

LEVEL # 2
Que s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C B B C B B A A C A D D C B B B B B A B
Que s. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Ans. A C A C B B B C D A A A B C C D D

LEVEL # 3
Ques . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans . D C C C D B C C B A B B B C B A B B C A
Ques . 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ans . C D A D D C

LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. C D A C C B A C D C D B A B

SECTION - B
Que s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C B C C C A C A C D B A D A B