JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Coefficient Problems
The sum of all possible values of , so that the coefficients of and in the expansion of , are in arithmetic progression is :
- (A)
12
- (B)
9
- (C)
3
- (D)
7
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Answer: (B)
Binomial Theorem has 197 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 28 per year across all shifts. The free PDF has 196 of them, each with its answer. The most asked topic is Binomial Coefficient Identities (42 questions), followed by Coefficient Problems (35) and Applications of Binomial Theorem (34).
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15 of this chapter's questions came back in a later paper (2021–2026). See the most repeated.
Binomial Theorem had about 1.1 questions per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic: Binomial Coefficient Identities. About 17 questions in the 2026 papers. (Some topics were cut in 2024; see what changed.)
It came up in almost every 2024–26 shift in our bank (about 53 shifts). Question types in 2020–2026: about 107 MCQs and about 90 numerical.
| Year | Questions | Per shift | MCQ | Numerical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0.9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1.2 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1.3 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 48 | 2.0 | 22 | 26 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1.1 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 37 | 1.4 | 17 | 20 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1.3 | 13 | 7 |
| 2020–2026 | 197 | 1.3 | 107 | 90 |
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Binomial Coefficient Identities | 42 |
| Coefficient Problems | 35 |
| Applications of Binomial Theorem | 34 |
| General Term | 28 |
| Binomial Expansion | 23 |
Every topic, year by year, is in the topic-wise table further down.
Counted from PrepWiser's question bank of JEE Main papers, 2020–2026. Per shift = questions that year ÷ shifts in our bank. Updated .
Two free sheets, made from the past JEE Main questions on this chapter.
| Year | Asked | In PDF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 26 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 |
in the free PDF asked, not in the PDFThe PDF only has questions we can print in full with a checked answer, so it holds 196 of the 197 asked.
How many Binomial Theorem questions each topic had in every JEE Main year (all shifts), counting every question asked, including ones not in the PDF. Darker cells mean more questions.
| Topic | Asked | Share | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binomial Coefficient Identities | 42 | 21% | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Coefficient Problems | 35 | 18% | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Applications of Binomial Theorem | 34 | 17% | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| General Term | 28 | 14% | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Binomial Expansion | 23 | 12% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| General and Middle Term | 20 | 10% | · | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Multinomial Theorem | 6 | 3% | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Numerically Greatest Term | 5 | 3% | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Middle Term | 4 | 2% | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 2 | · |
| All topics | 197 | 100% | 17 | 23 | 26 | 48 | 26 | 37 | 20 |
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The 12 newest of the 17 JEE Main 2026 Binomial Theorem questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.
JEE Main 2026 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Coefficient Identities
If , then is equal to :
JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Expansion
If , then is equal to .
JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 1 · Middle Term
If the coefficients of the middle terms in the binomial expansions of and , are equal, then the value of is:
JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 2 · General Term
The coefficient of in the expansion of , is :
JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 1 · Coefficient Problems
If the sum of the coefficients of and in the expansion of , is zero, then the value of is .
JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · General Term
In the expansion of , if the term independent of is (221)k, then k is equal to:
JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Coefficient Problems
Let the smallest value of , for which the coefficient of in , is for some , be . Then the value of is :
JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Coefficient Identities
If for , , then m equals :
JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Applications of Binomial Theorem
Given below are two statements :
Statement I :
is divisible by 7.
Statement II :
The integral part of is an odd number.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Binomial Coefficient Identities
The sum of the coefficients of and in is :
JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 1 · Binomial Coefficient Identities
Let up to 13 terms. If , then is equal to
JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Binomial Coefficient Identities
The value of is:
JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Coefficient Problems
The sum of all possible values of , so that the coefficients of and in the expansion of , are in arithmetic progression is :
12
9
3
7
Answer: (B)
JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Applications of Binomial Theorem
Answer: 63
JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Expansion
The number of integral terms in the expansion of is:
127
128
130
129
Answer: (B)
JEE Main 2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · General and Middle Term
In the expansion of , if the ratio of term from the beginning to the term from the end is , then the value of is
Answer: (B)
JEE Main 2025 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · General Term
The term independent of in the expansion of , is :
Answer: (D)
JEE Main 2025 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Multinomial Theorem
The sum of all rational terms in the expansion of is equal to _________.
Answer: 612
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