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EXERCISE – I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)
1. If 'a' be the sum of the odd terms & 'b' the sum of 3. In the binomial (21/3 + 3–1/3)n, if the ratio of the
the even terms in the expansion of (1+x)n, then (1–x2)n seventh term from the beginning of the expansion to
equals the seventh term from its end is 1/6, then n equals
(A) a2 – b2 (B) a2 + b2 (C) b2 – a2 (D) none (A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 15
Sol. Sol.
2. Given that the term of the expansion (x1/3 – x–1/2)15
which does not contain x is 5m where m N, then m
equals
(A) 1100 (B) 1010 (C) 1001 (D) none
Sol.
4. Let n be a positive integer. Then of the following,
the greatest term is
4n 3n 2n n
1 1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 1
4n 3n 2n n
Sol.
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Sol.
5. If the coefficients of x7 & x8 in the expansion of
n
x
2 3
are equal, then the value of n is
(A) 15 (B) 45 (C) 55 (D) 56
Sol.
7. Number of rational terms in the expansion of
100
2 3
4 is
(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 28
Sol.
7 7
1 1 4x 1 – 1 – 4x 1
6. The expression 4x 1 2 2
is a polynomial in x of degree
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
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8. If n N & n is even, then
1 1 1 1
....... equals
1.(n – 1)! 3!(n – 3)! 5!(n – 5)! (n – 1)!1!
2 n –1
(A) 2n (B) (C) 2n n! (D) none of these
n!
Sol.
10. The last two digits of the number 3400 are
(A) 81 (B) 43 (C) 29 (D) 01
Sol.
9. The sum of the series
(12 + 1) 1! + (22 + 1).2! + (32 + 1).3! ....+(n2 + 1). n!
is
(A) (n + 1).(n + 2) ! (B) n. (n + 1) !
(C) (n + 1).(n + 1) ! (D) none of these
Sol.
n
1
11. The sum of the binomial coefficients of 2x
x
is equal to 256. The constant term in the expansion is
(A) 1120 (B) 2110 (C) 1210 (D) none
Sol.
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12. The sum of the co-efficients in the expansion 14. Set of values of r for which,
of (1 – 2x + 5x2)n is 'a' and the sum of the co-efficients 18
Cr – 2 + 2.18Cr – 1 + 18Cr 20C13 contains
in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is b. Then (A) 4 elements (B) 5 elements
(A) a = b (B) a = b2 (C) a2 = b (D) ab = 1 (C) 7 elements (D) 10 elements
Sol. Sol.
15. The greatest terms of the expansion (2x + 5y)13
when x = 10, y = 2 is
(A) 13C5. 208. 105 (B) 13C6. 207. 104
(C) 13C4. 209. 104 (D) none of these
Sol.
13. The sum of the co-efficients of all the even
powers of x in the expansion of (2x2 – 3x + 1)11 is
(A) 2.610 (B) 3.610 (C) 611 (D) none
Sol.
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3n
k 1
16. The binomial expansion of x 2k , n N
x
contains a term independent of x
(A) only if k is an integer
(B) only if k is a natural number
(C) only if k is rational
(D) for any real k
Sol.
n
18. Let 5 2 6 p f where n N and p N and
0 < f < 1 then the value, f2 – f + pf – p is
(A) a natural number (B) a negative integer
(C) a prime number (D) an irrational number
Sol.
C 0 C1 C 2 C
17. ......... 10
1 2 3 11
211 211 – 1 311 311 – 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
11 11 11 11
Sol.
19. The coefficient of xr(0 r n – 1) in the expression
(x + 2)n–1 + (x + 2)n–2 . (x + 1) + (x + 2)n–3. (x + 1)2 +
.............+ (x + 1)n–1 is
(A) n Cr (2r – 1) (B) n Cr (2n – r – 1)
(C) n Cr (2r 1) (D) n C r (2n – r 1)
Sol.
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21. The co-efficient of x4 in the expansion of
(1 – x + 2x2)12 is
(A) 12C3 (B) 13C3
(C) 14C4 (D) 12C3 + 3 13C3 + 14C4
Sol.
20. If (1 + x + x2)25 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + .........+a50. x50
then a0 + a2 + a4 + ...........+ a50 is
(A) even
(B) odd & of the form 3n
(C) odd & of the form (3n – 1)
(D) odd & of the form (3n + 1) n –r
n –k
Sol. 22. If Cr x C y then
k 1
(A) x = n + 1 ; y = r (B) x = n ; y = r + 1
(C) x = n ; y = r (D) x = n + 1 ; y = r + 1
Sol.
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23. Coefficient of t in the expansion of 25. Number of terms free from radical sign in the
(+p)m–1 + (+p)m–2 (+q) + (+p)m–3 (+q)2 + ....(+q)m–1 expansion of (1 + 31/3 + 71/7)10 is
where – q and p q is (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
m
Sol.
C t (p t – qt ) m
C t (p m – t – qm – t )
(A) (B)
p–q p–q
m
C t (p t qt ) m
C t (p m – t qm – t )
(C) (D)
p–q p–q
Sol.
26. In the expansion of (1 + x)n (1 + y)n (1 + z)n, the
sum of the co-efficients of the terms of degree 'r' is
24. The co-efficient of x401 in the expansion of n3 n 3n 2n
(A) Cr (B) C r 3 (C) Cr (D) 3. Cr
(1 + x + x2 + ........+x9)–1, (|x| < 1) is
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) – 2 Sol.
Sol.
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