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Binomial Theorem JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

Binomial Theorem has 161 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 27 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Binomial Coefficient Identities (35 questions), followed by Coefficient Problems (27) and General Term (26).

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161Total PYQs
6Years covered
9Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

Binomial Theorem questions per year

YearQuestions
202521
202421
202344
202222
202134
202019

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Binomial Coefficient Identities3522%2025
Coefficient Problems2717%2025
General Term2616%2025
Binomial Expansion2214%2025
General and Middle Term2012%2025
Applications of Binomial Theorem1811%2025
Multinomial Theorem64%2025
Numerically Greatest Term42%2022
Middle Term32%2022

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Expansion

The number of integral terms in the expansion of (512+718)1016\left( {5^\frac{1}{2}} + 7^\frac{1}{8} \right)^{1016} is:

  1. (A)

    127

  2. (B)

    128

  3. (C)

    130

  4. (D)

    129

Answer: (B)

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JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Coefficient Identities

The sum of the series 2×1×20C4−3×2×20C5+4×3×20C6−5×4×20C7+⋯⋯+18×17×20C202 \times 1 \times{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_4-3 \times 2 \times{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_5+4 \times 3 \times{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_6-5 \times 4 \times{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_7+\cdots \cdots+18 \times 17 \times{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{20}, is equal to ____________.

Answer: 34

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 1 · Applications of Binomial Theorem

The remainder when ((64)(64))(64)\left((64)^{(64)}\right)^{(64)} is divided by 7 is equal to

  1. (A)4
  2. (B)6
  3. (C)3
  4. (D)1

Answer: (D)

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · General and Middle Term

In the expansion of (23+133)n,n∈ N\left(\sqrt[3]{2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{3}}\right)^n, n \in \mathrm{~N}, if the ratio of 15th 15^{\text {th }} term from the beginning to the 15th 15^{\text {th }} term from the end is 16\frac{1}{6}, then the value of nC3{ }^n \mathrm{C}_3 is

  1. (A) 4960
  2. (B) 2300
  3. (C) 1040
  4. (D)4060

Answer: (B)

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JEE Main 2025 · 3 Apr · Shift 2 · Coefficient Problems

Let (1+x+x2)10=a0+a1x+a2x2+…+a20x20\left(1+x+x^2\right)^{10}=a_0+a_1 x+a_2 x^2+\ldots+a_{20} x^{20}. If (a1+a3+a5+…+a19)−11a2=121k\left(a_1+a_3+a_5+\ldots+a_{19}\right)-11 a_2=121 k, then kk is equal to_________ .

Answer: 239

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2025 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · General Term

The term independent of xx in the expansion of ((x+1)(x2/3+1−x1/3)−(x−1)(x−x1/2))10,x>1\left(\frac{(x+1)}{\left(x^{2 / 3}+1-x^{1 / 3}\right)}-\frac{(x-1)}{\left(x-x^{1 / 2}\right)}\right)^{10}, x>1, is :

  1. (A)240
  2. (B)120
  3. (C)150
  4. (D)210

Answer: (D)

Step-by-step solution

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Frequently asked

How many questions come from Binomial Theorem in JEE Main?

161 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 27 per year. In 2025 it had 21.

Which Binomial Theorem topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Binomial Coefficient Identities (22%), Coefficient Problems (17%) and General Term (16%) of all Binomial Theorem questions.

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