PART - I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Single choice type

1. If the sum of the co-efficients in the expansion of (1 + 2x)n is 6561, then the greatest term in the expansion
for x = 1/2 is :
(A) 4th (B) 5th (C) 6th (D) none of these
6
 
6  2 
2 2  
2. The expression,  2x  1  2x  1    2 2  is a polynomial of degree
 2 x  1  2 x  1 
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
3. Co-efficient of x5 in the expansion of (1 + x2)5 (1 + x)4 is :
(A) 40 (B) 50 (C) 30 (D) 60
4. Co-efficient of x in (1 + x +x + x ) is :
15 3 4 n

5 5 5 3
(A) 
r 0
n
C15 3r Cr
n
(B) 
r 0
n
C 5r (C) 
r 0
n
C 3r (D)  n n
C 3  r C 5r
r 0

5. If n is even natural and coefficient of xr in the expansion of

1  x n is 2n, (|x| < 1), then –
1 x
(A) r  n / 2 (B) r  (n  2) / 2 (C) r  (n  2) / 2 (D) r  n

6. The coefficient of xn in polynomial (x + 2n+1C0) (x + 2n+1C1)........(x + 2n+1Cn) is -

(A) 2n + 1 (B) 22n+1 – 1 (C) 22n (D) none of these

n  r 1 
7.   
r 1
n
Cr Cp 2p  is equal to -
r

 p 0 
(A) 4 – 3n + 1
n
(B) 4n – 3n – 1 (C) 4n – 3n + 2 (D) 4n – 3n
8. n
C0 – 2.3 nC1 + 3.32 nC2 – 4.33 nC3 +..........+ (–1)n (n +1) nCn 3n is equal to

n n  3n  n 3
(A)  1 2   1 (B) 2  n   (C) 2n + 5n 2n (D) (–2)n.
 2   2

Comprehension
For k, n N, we define
B(k, n) = 1.2.3......... k + 2.3.4........(k+1) + .........+ n(n + 1).......(n + k – 1), S0(n) = n and Sk(n)
= 1k + 2k + ......... + nk.
To obtain value B(k, n), we rewrite B(k, n) as follows

  
B(k, n)  k! k Ck  k 1Ck  k  2Ck  .........  nk 1Ck  k! nk Ck 1 
nn  1........n  k 

k 1

n n!
where Ck 
k! (n  k )!
9. S2(n) + S1(n) equals
1 1
(A) B(2, n) (B) B(2, n) (C) B( 2, n) (D) none of these
2 6
10. S3(n) + 3S2(n) equals
(A) B (3, n) (B) B (3,n) – 2B(2, n) (C) B(3, n) – 2B(1, n) (D) B(3, n) + 2B(1, n)
11. If (1 + x)p = 1 + pC1 x + pC2x2 +..........+ pCp xp, p  N , then k+1C1 Sk(n) + k+1C2 Sk–1(n) +.........+ k+1
Ck S1(n) +
k+1
Ck+1 S0(n) equals
(A) (n + 1)k+1 (B) (n + 1)k+1 – 1(C) nk+1 – (n – 1)k+1 (D) (n+1)k+1 – (n – 1)k+1.
More than one choice type
2n
 n  1
12. nn   is
 2 
3 3
 n  1  n  1
(A) Less than   (B) Greater than or equal to  
 2   2 
(C) Less than (n!)3 (D) Greater than or equal to (n!)3.

1000n
13. Let an  for n  N, then an is greatest, when
n!
(A) n = 997 (B) n = 998 (C) n = 999 (D) n = 1000

PART - II : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS


1. Show that 25n – 20n – 8n + 3n, n  I is divisible by 85.
n 1
C2
 2n 
2. Prove that nC1 (nC2)2 (nC3)3........(nCn)n   
 .
 n  1 
1/ n
(n  1) p  (n  1) q  p 
3. If p is nearly equal to q and n > 1, show that (n  1)p  (n  1) q =   . Hence find the approximate value
q
1/ 6
 99 
of   .
 101 
4. If (18x2 + 12x + 4)n = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + .... + a2n x2n , then prove that
ar = 2n 3r  2n n
Cr  C1 2n 2Cr  nC 2 2n  4
Cr  ... 
5. 1². C0 + 2². C 1 + 3². C 2 + 4². C 3 +.... + (n+1)² Cn = 2n2 (n+1) (n+4).
6. If (1  x) n = a0 + a1 x + a2 x 2 + a3 x 3 +........, find the value of, a0 + a1 + a2 +....... + an.

32
7. Find the remainder when 32 32 is divided by 7.
8. If n is an integer greater than 1, show that : a  nC1(a1) + nC2(a2) ..... + (1)n (a  n) = 0.
9. If (1 + x)n = p0 + p1 x + p2 x 2 + p3 x 3 +......., then prove that :
n n
(a) p0  p2 + p4 ....... = 2n/2 cos (b) p1  p3 + p5 ....... = 2n/2 sin
4 4
42 43 4n1 5n1  1
10. Prove the following 4C0 + . C1 + C2 + .............. + Cn =
2 3 n 1 n 1

PART - I
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (D)

8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (BD) 13. (CD)
PART - II
1198 ( 2 n) !
3. 6. 7. 4
1202 (n ! ) 2