PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS BANK

Binomial Theorem
(ONE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
20

1. If 20 r 20
Cr is the coefficient of x in the expansion (1 + x) , Then the value of r
r 0
2 20
Cr is equal to:

(a) 420 × 219 (b) 380 × 219 (c) 380 × 218 (d) 420 × 218
 3200 
2. If {p} denotes the fractional part of the number p, then   , is equal to:
 8 
5 7 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 8 8

   
6 6
If  and  be the coefficients of x4 and x2 respectively in the expression of x  x  1  x  x  1 ,
2 2
3.
then:
(a)  +  = 60 (b)  +  = –30
(c)  –  = 60 (d)  –  = –132
n
 2 1
4. The smallest natural number n, such that the coefficient of x in the expansion of  x  3  is nC23,
 x 
is
(a) 38 (b) 58 (c) 23 (d) 35
6
2 log8 x 
5. If the fourth term in the Binomial expansion of   x 7
 (x > 0) is 20 × 8 , then the value of x
x 
is:
(a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 8 (d) 8–2
6. The sum of the coefficients of all even degree terms in x in the expansion of

x    
6 6
x3  1  x  x 3  1 , (x > 1) is equal to:

(a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 24

a2
7. Let (x + 10)50 + (x – 10)50 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 +...+ a50x50, for all x R , then a is equal to:
0

(a) 12.50 (b) 12.00 (c) 12.25 (d) 12.75

 
5
8. If the third term in the binomial expansion of 1  xlog2 x equals 2560, then a possible value of x
is:
1 1
(a) (b) 4 2 (c) (d) 2 2
4 8
2403 k
9. If the fractional part of the number is , then k is equal to:
15 15
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 14
10. The coefficient of x in the expansion of the product (2 – x).((1 + 2x + 3x2)6 + (1 – 4x2)6) is
2

(a) 106 (b) 107 (c) 155 (d) 108

11. The sum of the coefficient of all odd degree terms in the expansion of

x    
5 5
x3  1  x  x3  1 ,  x  1 is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) –1

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 
 x 1 x 1 
12. The coefficient of x–5 in the bomial expansion of  2  where x  0,1 , is:
1 1

 x3  x3  1 x  x2 
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) –4 (d) –1
18
 31 1 
13. If the coefficients of x and x in expansion of  x  1/ 3  ,  x  0  , are m and n respectively, then
–2 –4

 2x 
m
is equal to:
n
 272   272   251   251 
(a)  14,  (b)  16,  (c)  16,  (d)  14, 
 3   3   3   3 
14. If the coefficient of x3 and x4 in the expansion of (1 + ax + bx2)(1–2x)18 in powers of x are both zero,
then (a, b) is equal to:

 272   272   251   251 

(a)  14,  (b)  16,  (c)  16,  (d)  14, 
 3   3   3   3 

15.  
If X  4  3n  1: n N and Y  9  n  1 : n  N , where N is the set of natural numbers, then X  Y
n

is equal to:
(a) X (b) Y (c) N (d) Y – X
16. The number of terms in the expansion of (1 + x)101 (1 + x2 – x)100 in powers of x is:
(a) 302 (b) 301 (c) 202 (d) 101
10
 21 1

17. The sum of the rational terms in the binomial expansion of  2  3 5
 is:
 
(a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 9 (d) 41
18. For r = 0, 1, ..., 10, let Ar, Br and Cr denote, respectively, the coefficient of xr in the expansions
10
10
of (1 + x) , (1 + x) 20
and (1 + x) . Then 30
 A B
r 1
r 10 Br  C10 A r  is equal to

(a) B10 – C10 (b) A10(B10C10A10) (c) 0 (d) C10 – B10

19. Coefficient of t in (1 + t2)12(1 + t12)(1 + t24) is
24

(a) 12C6 + 3 (b) 12C6 + 1 (c) 12

C6 (d) 12
C6 + 2
20. In the binomial expansion of (a – b)n, n  5 , the sum of the 5 and 6 terms is zero. Then a/b equals
th th

(a) (n–5)/6 (b) (n–4)/5 (c) 5/(n–4) (d) 6/(n–5)

10
x 3 
21. Coefficient of x in   2 
4
is
2 x 
405 504 450
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
256 256 256
22. Given positive integers r > 1, n > 2 and that the coefficient of (3r)th and (r + 2)th terms in the binomial
expansion of (1 + x)2n are equal. Then
(a) n = 2r (b) n = 2r + 1 (c) n = 3r (d) None of these
60
 41 1

23. 
If n is the number of irrational terms in the expansion of  3  5 8
 , then (n–1) is divisible by:
 
(a) 7 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) 30
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 k 
24. If the constant term in the binomial expansion of  x  2  is 405, then |k| equals
 x 
(a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
25. If for some positive integer n, the coefficients of three consecutive terms in the binomial expansion
of (1 + x)n + 5 are in the ratio 5 : 10 : 14, then the largest coefficient in this expansion is:
(a) 462 (b) 330 (c) 792 (d) 252

 
n
26. If the number of integral terms in the expansion of 31/ 2  51/ 8 is exactly 33, then the least value
of n is:
(a) 264 (b) 128 (c) 256 (d) 248
9
3 2 1 
If the term independent of x in the expansion of  x 
3x 
27. is k, then 18 k is equal to:
2
(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 11
28. Let  > 0,  > 0 be such that  +  = 4. If the maximum value of the term independent of x in
2 2

10
 91  
1

the binomial expansion of  x  x 

6
is 10 k, then k is equal to
 
(a) 336 (b) 352 (c) 84 (d) 176
16
 x 1   
29. In the expansion of    , if l1 is the least value of the term independent of x when   
 cos  x sin   8 4

 
and l2 is the least value of the term independent of x when    , then the ratio l2:l1 is equal
16 8
to:
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 16 : 1 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 1:16
60
 51 1

30. 
The total number is irrational termm in the binomial expansion of  7  3 10
 is:
 
(a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 54
th th
31. A ratio of the 5 term from the beginning to the 5 term from the end in the binomial expansion
10
 1 
of  2  
1/ 3

23
1/ 3

 

1:2  6 
1/ 3
(a) (b) 1:4(16)1/3 (c) 4(36)1/3:1 (d) 2(36)1/3:1

10
 x 1 x 1 
32. The term independent of x in expansion of  2 / 3  1/ 2  is
 x  x 1 x  x 
1/ 3

(a) 4 (b) 120 (c) 210 (d) 310

2 20 2 40
33. Let (1 + x + 2x ) = a0 + a1x + a2x + ....+ a40x . Then, a1 + a3 + a5 + ... + a37 is equal to
(a) 219(220–21) (b) 219(220+21) (c) 220(220–21) (d) 220(220+21)
20

34. The value of  r 0

50 r
C6 is equal to:

51
(a) C7 – 30C7 (b) 50
C7 – 30C7 (c) 50
C6 – 30C6 (d) 51
C7 + 30C7

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35. If 20
C1 + (22)20C2 + (32)20C3+.......+(202) 20
C20 = A(2), then the ordered pair (A, ) is equal to:
(a) (420, 19) (b) (420, 18) (c) (380, 18) (d) (380, 19)
36. If the coefficients of x and x are both zero, in the expansion of the expression (1 + ax + bx2)
2 3

(1 – 3x)15 in powers of x, then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to:

(a) (28, 861) (b) (–54, 315) (c) (28, 315) (d) (–21, 714)
37. The sum of the series 2.20C0+ 5.20C1+ 8.20C2 + 11.20C3+ ... + 62.20C20 is equal to:
(a) 226 (b) 225 (c) 223 (d) 224
20
38. The value of r for which Cr20C0+ 20
Cr–120C1 + 20
Cr–220C2 + ...+ 20C020Cr is maximum, is:
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 11 (d) 10
25

39. If 
r 0
50
Cr .50 r C25 r  K   50

C25 , then K is equal to:

(a) (25)2 (b) 225–1 (c) 224 (d) 225

3
 1 t6 
4
40. The coefficient of t in the expansion of  
 1 t 
(a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 12

41. The value of  21

C1 10 C1    21
C2 10 C2    21
C3 10 C3    21
C4 10 C4  ...   21
C10 10 C10 is: 
(a) 220 – 210 (b) 221 – 211 (c) 221 – 210 (d) 220 – 29
n
 2 4
42. If the number of terms in the expansion of  1   2  , x  0 , is 28, then the sum of the coefficients
 x x 
of all terms in the expansion, is:
(a) 243 (b) 729 (c) 64 (d) 2187

 
50
43. The sum of coefficients of integral power of x in the binomial expansion 1  2 x is:

1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50
(a)
2

3 1  (b)
2

2 1  (c)
2
3 1  (d)
2
3  
44. Coefficient of x11 in the expansion of (1 + x2)4(1 + x3)7(1 + x4)12 is
(a) 1051 (b) 1106 (c) 1113 (d) 1120

45. The value of           ....     is, where   

30
0
30
10
30
1
30
11
30
2
30
12
30
20
30
30
n
r
n
Cr

(a)   30
10 (b)   30
15 (c)   60
30 (d)   31
10

46. The sum     , (where    0 , If p > q) is maximum when m is

i 0
10
i
20
m 1
p
q

(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20

47. For 2  r  n ,    2     
n
r
n
r 1
n
r 2

(a)   n 1
r 1 (b) 2  
n 1
r 1 (c) 2  
n r
r (d)   n 2
r

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48. If in the expansion of (1 + x)m(1 – x)n, the coefficient of x and x2 are 3 and –6 respectively, then
m is
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 24

5 5
 1
  1

49. The expression  x  x 3
 1 2 
  x  x 3
 1 2
 
 is a polynomial of degree  
   

(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8

(ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)

n n
1 r
51. If an   r 0
n
Cr
, then 
r 0
n
Cr
equals

1
(a) (n–1)an (b) nan (c) nan (d) None of these
2

n n
2  !   !
52. If Cr stands for Cr then the sum of the series  2   2  C2  2C2  3C2  .........   1n  n  1 C2  ,
n

n!  0 1 2 n


where n is an even positive integer, is equal to

(a) 0 (b) (–1)n/2 (n + 1) (c) (–1)n/2 (n+2) (d) (–1)n n

(INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)

53. If the remainder when x is divided by 4 is 3, then the remainder when (2020 + x)2022 is divided by
8 is __________

       
2 2 2 2
54. Let X  10
C1 2 10
C2 3 10
C3  ....  10 10
C10 ,where 10
Cr ,r 1, 2,...,10 denote binomial

1
coefficients. Then the value of X is _________
1430

55. Let m be the smallest positive integer such that the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of (1 + x)2+
(1 + x)3+...+(1 + x)49 +(1 + mx)50 is (3n + 1)51C3 for some positive integer n. Then the value of n is
56. The coefficients of three consecutive terms of (1 + x)n+5 are in the ratio 5 : 10. Then n =
57. The ratio of the coefficient of the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)20 and the sum of the coefficients
of two middle terms in expansion of (1 + x)19 is______

(NUMERIC/NEW STEM BASED QUESTION)

n
58. Let Cr denote the binomial coefficient of xr in the expansion of (1+x) n. If
10

 2
k 0
2

 3k Ck  .310  .210 , ,  R , then  +  equal to ______

59. The total number of two digit numbers 'n', such that 3n + 7n is multiple of 10, is ______

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 m 1
60. The natural number m, for which the coefficient of x in the binomial expansion of  x  2  is 1540,
 x 

is ______
61. The coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1 + x + x2 + x3)6 in powers of x, is ____

20 a
    ar xr . Then 7 is equal to
10
Let 2x  3x  4
2
62. a
r 0 13

10
 x 1 x 1 
63. The term independent of x in the expansion of  1/ 2  ,x  1, is equal to
 x  x1/ 3
 1 x  x1/ 2 
n
 a 
64. Let the coefficients of third, fourth and fifth terms in the expansion of  x  2  ,x  0 be in the ratio
 x 
12: 8: 3. Then the term independent of x in the expansion, is equal to_______
n
 1
65. For a positive integer, n,  1   is expanded in increasing power of x. If three consecutive coefficientss
 x
in this expansion are in the ratio, 2 : 5 : 12, then n is equal to __________
10
 x 1 x 1 
66. The term independent of 'x' in the expansion of  2 / 3  1/ 2  , where x  0,1 is equal
 x  x 1 x  x 
1/ 3

to ______
67. Let n N and [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If the sum of (n + 1) terms

 n  1
C0, 3.nC1, 5.nC2,7. nC3,.... is equal to 2100.101, then 2 
n
 is equal to ________
 2 

68. Let m, n N and gcd(2, n) = 1, If 30    29    ....  2    1   n.2

30
0
30
1
30
28
30
29
m
, then n + m is equal to
_______
69. The coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1 + x + x2)10 is ________
70. If the sum of the coefficients of all even powers of x in the product (1 + x + x2 +...+ x2n)(1–x + x2–
x3+...+x2n) is 61, then n is equal to _______

 n n

 k  n
Ck k 2 
 k 0 k 0
0 n n
Ck
71. Suppose det  n n n
k holds for some positive integer n. The  k  1 equals _____
 Ck k  n
Ck 3  k 0
 k 0 k 0 

(SUBJECTIVE PROBLEMS)
k

  3 
r 13n
72. Prove that C2r 1  0 , where k = (3n)/2 and n is an even positive integer..
r 1

 
2n 1
73. Let R  5 5  11 and f  R  R , where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function. Prove that
2n+1
Rf = 4

    2    +    ...   1      
n
k n n k 1 n n 1 k 2 n2 k n k
74. Prove that 2 0 k 1 k 1 2 2
k 2
n
k 0
n
k

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75. For any positive integer m, n (with n  m ), let    C . Prove that          ...      
n
m
n
m
n
m
n 1
m
n 2
m
m
m
n 1
m 2

Hence or otherwise, prove that    2    3    ...  n  m  1     

n
m
n 1
m
n2
m
m
m
n2
m2

 
n
76. Let n be a positive integer 1  x  x2  a0  a1x  .........  a2n x 2n . Show that a02  a12 .........  a22n  an

2n 2n

 a  x  2   b  x  3
r r
77. If r r and ak = 1 for all k  n , then show that bn 2n1 Cn 1
r 0 r 0

Prove that C 0  22 C1  32 C2  ......   1  n  1 Cn  0 , n > 2, where Cr n Cr

n 2
78.

2 n
q  1  q  1  q  1
79. Given sn  1  q  q  ....  q ;
2 n Sn  1     ...    ,q  1 . Prove that
2  2   2 
n 1
C1  n 1 C2 s1  n 1 C3 s2  ...  n 1 C n 1sn  2n Sn

If 1  x   C0  C1x  C2 x 2  ...  Cn xn then whos that the sum of products of the Ci s taken two at
n
80.

 2n !
a time, represented by  C C i j is equal to 2
2n 1

2  n!
2
0  i j n

 2n !
GIven that C1  2C2 x  3C3 x 2  ........  2nC2n x 2n1  2n 1  x  where Cr 
2n 1
81.
r!  2n  r !

r = 0, 1, 2, .....,2n prove that C12  2C22  3C32  .........  2nC22n   1 nCn
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82. The sum of the rational terms in the expansion of 2  31/ 5 is _________

83. Let n be positive integer. If the coefficients of 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of (1+x)n
are in A.P. then the value of n is _________
84. The larger of 9950 and 10150 is _______
85. The sum of the coefficients of the polynomial (1 + x – 3x2)2163 is ______

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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS BANK
Topic: Binomial Theorem
Answer Key

1. (d) 16. (c) 31. (c) 46. (c) 62. (8)

2. (d) 17. (d) 32. (c) 47. (d) 63. (210)
3. (d) 18. (d) 33. (a) 48. (c) 64. (60)
4. (a) 19. (d) 34. (a) 49. (c) 65. (118)
5. (b) 20. (b) 35. (b) 51. (c) 66. (210)
6. (d) 21. (a) 36. (c) 52. (c) 67. (98)
7. (c) 22. (a) 37. (b) 53. (1) 68. (45)
8. (a) 23. (b) 38. (b) 54. (646) 69. (615)
9. (b) 24. (c) 39. (d) 55. (5) 70. (30)
10. (a) 25. (a) 40. (b) 56. (6) 71. (6.20)
11. (c) 26. (c) 41. (a) 57. (1) 72-81.(Sub)
12. (a) 27. (c) 42. (b) 58. (19) 82. (41)
13. (b) 28. (a) 43. (c) 59. (45) 83. (7 or 2)
14. (b) 29. (b) 44. (c) 60. (13) 84. (101)50
15. (b) 30. (d) 45. (a) 61. (120) 85. (–1)

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