# Binomial Theorem JEE Advanced PYQ Chapter Wise (2016–2026)

> Binomial Theorem JEE Advanced PYQs: all 7 questions from 22 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 7 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/jee-advanced/chapters/binomial-theorem/

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## Answer first

Binomial Theorem PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Advanced: Binomial Theorem (Mathematics) had **7 questions** across the 22 official JEE Advanced papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 7 of them. Asked in 7 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Binomial Coefficients, Binomial Coefficient Sums, Higher Order Derivatives.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Binomial Theorem PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Binomial Theorem questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Binomial Theorem in other exams

The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: [JEE Main](/jee-main/chapters/binomial-theorem/) (11 questions).

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- [Trigonometry PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/trigonometry/)

## FAQ

### How many Binomial Theorem questions come in JEE Advanced?
In the official papers we tagged: 1 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2018 and 1 in 2016 (2 papers each year). Not asked in the other 4 years. That is 7 questions in all, about 2% of Mathematics.

### Which Binomial Theorem topics repeat in JEE Advanced?
Asked in the most papers: Binomial Coefficients, Binomial Coefficient Sums, Higher Order Derivatives. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official JEE Advanced questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official JEE Advanced paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.