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EXERCISE # 1
Question
based on General Term
1 1 1
Q.7 + + +...is
n 1 ! · (n − 1) ! 3 ! · (n − 3) ! 5 ! · (n − 5) !
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Q.1 If the 4th term in the expansion of  ax +  is equal to -
 x
2 n−1
5 (A) for even values of n only
then the values of a and n respectively are- n!
2
1 2 n −1 + 1
(A) 2, 6 (B) , 6 (B) –1 for odd values of n only
2 n!
1 2 n−1
(C) , 5 (D) None of these (C) for all n  N
2 n!
(D) None of these
Q.2 The 4th term from the end in the expansion of
7 Question
 x3 2  Application of Binomial theorem
 −  based on
 2 x 2  is-
 
Q.8 The coefficient of y49 in
(A) 70x (B) 70x2
(y – 1) (y – 3) ……(y – 99) is-
(C) – 35x6 (D) None of these
(A) 2500 (B) – 2500
Q.3 The coefficient of x5 in the expansion of (C) – 99 × 50 (D) 99 × 50
(1 + x2)5 (1 + x)4 is-
(A) 30 (B) 60 Q.9 The coefficient of xm in
(C) 40 (D) None of these (1 + x)k + (1 + x)k + 1 + ….. + (1 + x)n, (k  m  n),
is given by
Question Middle Term / Numerically greatest term
based on and Algebrically greatest & least term (A) n + 1Cm (B) nCm
(C) n – 1Cm – 1 (D) n + 1Cm + 1
Q.4 The middle term in the expansion of
(1–3x + 3x2 – x3)6 is - Q.10 If mC3 + mC4 > m + 1C3, then least value of m is -
(A) 18C10 x10 (B) 18C9 (–x)9 (A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 18C9 x9 (D) None of these (C) 5 (D) None of these

Q.11 If the coefficients of (2r + 4)th, (r – 2)th terms in

Q.5 The numerically greatest terms in the expansion
1 the expansion of (1 + x)18 are equal, then r is-
of (3 – 5x)15 when x = is-
5 (A) 4 (B) 6
(A) T4 (B) T5 (C) 8 (D) None of these
(C) T6 (D) None of these
Q.12 Number of terms free from radical sign in the
Question expansion of (1 + 31/3 + 71/7)10 is-
based on Properties of Binomial Coefficient
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 8
Q.6 The sum of the last eight coefficients in the
expansion of (1 + x)16 is equal to- Q.13 Let (5 + 2 6 )n = p + f where n  N and p  N
(A) 215 (B) 214 and 0 < f < 1 then the value of f 2 – f + pf – p is
1 (16)! (A) a natural number (B) a negative integer
(C) 215 – (D) None of these
2 (8!) 2
(C) a prime number (D) an irrational number
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Q.14 The term independent of x in the expansion of n
1 n
r
8
Q.18 If an =  n
then  n
equals-
 2 1 r =0 Cr r =0 Cr
(1 – x + 2x3)  x −  is given by -
 x (A) (n –1) an (B) nan
(A) –56 (B) 56 1
(C) na (D) None of these
(C) 0 (D) None 2 n

Q.15 The number of irrational terms in the Question

based on Multinomial theorem
expansion of ( 8 5 + 6 2 )100 is-
(A) 97 (B) 98 Q.19 The coefficient of x3y4z in the expansion of
(C) 96 (D) 99 (1 + x + y – z)9 is-
(A) 2 · 9C7 · 7C4 (B) –2 · 9C2 · 7C3
Q.16 If 1  r  n–1, then n–1C
r + n–2C
r + .....+ rC
r (C) 9C7 · 7C4 (D) None of these
equals-
(A) nCr (B) nCr+1 Q.20 The coefficient of a8b6c4 in the expansion of
(C) n+1Cr (D) None of these (a + b + c)18 is-
(A) 18C14 · 14C8 (B) 18C10 · 10C6
5 5
 1  1  (C) 18C6 · 12C8 (D) 18C4 · 14C6
Q.17 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
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Q.1 If the rth term is the middle term in the expansion of  x 2 −  then the (r + 3)th term is-
 2x 

1 1
(A) 20C14. .x (B) 20C12. .x2
2 14
212
1
(C) – ·20C7 · x (D) None of these
213

Q.2 The greatest value of the term independent of x in the expansion of (x sin  + x–1 cos )10,   R, is-
10 !
(A) 25 (B)
(5 !) 2
1 10 !
(C) 5
. (D) None of these
2 (5 !) 2

Q.3 The coefficient of xk (0  k  n) in the expansion of E = 1+ (1 + x) + (1 + x)2 +......... + (1+x)n is-

(A) n+1Ck+1 (B) n+1Cn–k
(C) nCn–k–1 (D) both (A) and (B)

Q.4 If the second, third and fourth terms in the expansion of (a + b)n are 135, 30 and 10/3 respectively,
then
(A) a = 3 (B) b = 1/3
(C) n = 5 (D) all are correct

Q.5 The middle term of (1 + x)2n is-

1.3.5...(2n + 1) n n
(A) 2 x
n!
1.3.5...(2n − 1) n n
(B) 2 x
n!
1.3.5...(2n + 1) n +1 n
(C) 2 x
n!
1.3.5...(2n − 1) n −1 n
(D) 2 x
n!

Q.6 If n is an integer between 0 and 21, then the minimum value of n  21 − n is attained for n =

(A) 1 (B) 10
(C) 9 (D) 20

Q.7 If the coefficient of the 5th term be the numerically greatest coefficient in the expansion of (1 – x)n,
then the positive integral value of n is-
(A) 9 (B) 8
(C) 7 (D) 10

Q.8 The interval in which x must lie so that the greatest term in the expansion of (1 + x)2n has the greatest
coefficient is -
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 n −1 n 
(A)  , 
 n n −1
 n n +1
(B)  , 
 n +1 n 
 n n + 2
(C)  , 
n+2 n 
(D) None of these

Q.9 The sum of the coefficients of all the integral powers of x in the expansion of (1 + 2 x )40 is-
(A) 340 + 1 (B) 340 – 1
1 40 1 40
(C) (3 – 1) (D) (3 + 1)
2 2

Q.10 If C0, C1, C2, ............ Cn are the Binomial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x) n, n being even,
then C0 + (C0 + C1) + (C0 + C1 + C2) + ..... + (C0 + C1 + C2 + ........+ Cn–1) is equal to
(A) n . 2n (B) n.2n–1
(C) n.2n+3 (D) n.2n–3
n
Q.11 If n > 2 than  (− 1) r (n–r) (n– r + 1) Cr =
r =0
(A) 0 (B) n
(C) 2 n (D) (n– 1) 2n–1
Q.12 The coefficient of xn–2 in the polynomial
(x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) ...(x – n) is-
n (n 2 + 2) (3n + 1)
(A)
24
n (n 2 − 1) (3n + 2)
(B)
24
n (n 2 + 1) (3n + 4)
(C)
24
(D) None of these

Q.13 If n is a positive integer and (3 3 + 5)2n+1 =  +  where  is an integer and 0 <  < 1 then consider
the following statements -
(i)  is an even integer
(ii) ( + )2 is divisible by 22n+1
(iii) the integer just below (3 3 + 5)2n+1 divisible by 3
(iv)  is divisible by 10
In the above correct statements are-
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D) only (ii) and (iii)
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Q.14 Let n be an odd natural number greater than 1. Then the number of zeros at the end of the sum 99n
+ 1 is-
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) None of these

Q.15 Let n  N and n < (2 + 1)6. Then the greatest value of n is -
(A) 199 (B) 198
(C) 197 (D) 196

Q.16 If (1 + x – 2x2)8 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 +......+a16x16, then the sum a1 + a3 + a5 +...+ a15 is equal to
(A) – 27 (B) 27
(C) 28 (D) None of these

Q.17 The coefficient of x10 in the expansion of

(1 + x2 – x3)8 is -
(A) 476 (B) 496
(C) 506 (D) 528

Q.18 If (1 + x+ 2x2)20 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 +......+ a40x40, then a1 + a3 + a5 +.......+ a37 equals -
(A) 219 (220 – 21) (B) 220 (219 – 19)
(C) 219 (220 + 21) (D) None of these
n
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Q.19 The number of terms in the expansion of  x 2 + 1 + 2  , n  N, is-
 x 
(A) 2n (B) 3n
(C) 2n+1 (D) 3n+1

ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE # 1
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A, B) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (B)

9. (D) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (B)

17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (A, B, C, D)

EXERCISE # 2

Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C C D D B B B B D B A B C C C A A A C A
Qus. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. A,C A,B A,B,C B, C A,C A,B,C D A B A