Week 5 PYQs
Mathematics for Data Science - 1
April 2025
Instructions:
• There are some questions which have functions with discrete valued domains (such as
day, month, year etc).
• For NAT type questions, enter only one right answer even if you get multiple answers
for that particular question.
• Notations:
• R= Set of real numbers
• Q= Set of rational numbers
• Z= Set of integers
• N= Set of natural numbers
• The set of natural numbers includes 0.
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Quiz 2 Jan 25
1. Choose the set of correct options.
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(a) The function f : R → R such that f (x) = −x2 + x2 is onto.
(b) The function f (x) = x2 − 5x + 6 is a one-one function.
(c) The function f (x) = ex+5 is one-one.
(d) If f is an invertible function, then f −1 is a one-one function.
[Ans: (c)]
2. Let f be a function whose domain is [−5, 7]. If g(x) = |2x + 5| and [a, b] denotes the
largest interval which can be a domain for the composition function (f ◦ g)(x), then
the value of a + b is
[Ans: -5]
3. Consider a function f (x) defined as f (x) = 2x+4
3x
. If g(x) is the inverse function of f (x),
then which of the following option(s) is (are) true?
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(a) g(x) = 2x−3
4
(b) g(x) = 3x−2
(c) g ′ (1) = −12
(d) g ′ (7) = − 12
1
[Ans: (b), (c)]
16m 27n
4. If 4m − n = 0 then find the values of 2n
+ 96m
.
[Ans: 2]
End Term Jan 25
NO QUESTIONS
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Quiz 2 Sep 24
Use the following
√ table for
√ Questions 1 to 4
Let f (x) = x and g(x) = 3 − x.
Composition of functions Function Domain
p √
i) f ◦g a) 3− x 1) [0, ∞)
√
ii) g ◦ f b) p
4
x 2) [−6, 3]
√
iii) f ◦ f c) √ 3 − 3 − x 3) (−∞, 3]
iv) g ◦ g d) 4 3 − x 4) [0, 9]
1. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) i) − b) − 3)
(b) i) − c) − 1)
(c) i) − d) − 2)
(d) i) − d) − 3)
[Ans: (d)]
2. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) ii) − a) − 4)
(b) ii) − b) − 3)
(c) ii) − c) − 2)
(d) ii) − d) − 3)
[Ans: (a)]
3. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) iii) − b) − 3)
(b) iii) − b) − 1)
(c) iii) − d) − 3)
(d) iii) − c) − 2)
[Ans: (b)]
4. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) iv) − c) − 3)
(b) iv) − a) − 1)
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(c) iv) − c) − 2)
(d) iv) − b) − 2)
[Ans: (c)]
5. If f (x) = x2 and h(x) = x − 1, then which of the following options is(are) correct?
(a) f ◦ h is a one-one function.
(b) f (f (h(x))) × h(x) = (x − 1)5 .
(c) There are three distinct solutions for h(h(f (x))) = 0.
(d) h ◦ f is a one-one function.
[Ans: (b)]
End Term Sep 24
NO QUESTIONS
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Quiz 2 May 24
1. Which of the following statements is/are true about the function f (x) = |x2 − 4x +
3| + 17?
(a) f is defined only for all x ∈ N.
(b) f is a bijective function.
(c) The range of f is [0, ∞).
(d) The minimum value of f is 17.
[Ans: (d)]
2. Find the domain of the inverse function of y = x3 − 1.
(a) R
(b) R\{1}
(c) [1, ∞)
(d) R\[1, ∞)
[Ans: (a)]
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End Term May 24
√
1. Consider the functions f (x) = x + 4 and g(x) = log(1 + x2 ). Which of the following
options is/are true?
(a) (f ◦ g)(x) = log(2x + 5) on its domain of definition.
(b) The domain of the function (g ◦ f )(x) is (−5, ∞).
(c) The domain of the function (g ◦ f )(x) is [−6, −1].
(d) (g ◦ f )(x) = log(x + 5) on its domain of definition.
[Ans: (d)]
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Quiz 2 Jan 24
1. Choose the correct option(s) from the following:
(a) If g is an even function, then f ◦ g is always an even function.
(b) If f is an invertible increasing function, then f −1 is a decreasing function.
(c) The function f : N → N given by f (0) = f (1) = f (2) = 1 and f (x) = x − 1 for
x ≥ 3 is onto but not one-one.
(d) There exists a function g which is not one-one and a function f which is one-one
such that f ◦ g is one-one.
[Ans: (a), (c)]
2. Find the number of solution(s) of the equation 9x + 3x − 6 = 0.
[Ans: 1]
√ √
3. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = 3 − x.
Composition of functions Function Domain
p √
i) f ◦g a) 3− x 1) [0, ∞)
√
ii) g ◦ f b) p
4
x 2) [-6,3]
√
iii) f ◦ f c) √ 3 − 3 − x 3) (−∞, 3]
iv) g ◦ g d) 4 3 − x 4) [9]
From the above table, answer the given subquestions.
4. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) i)-b)-3)
(b) i)-c)-1)
(c) i)-d)-2)
(d) i)-d)-3)
[Ans: (d)]
5. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) ii)-a)-4)
(b) ii)-b)-3)
(c) ii)-c)-2)
(d) ii)-a)-3)
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[Ans: (a)]
6. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) iii)-b)-3)
(b) iii)-b)-1)
(c) iii)-d)-3)
(d) iii)-c)-2)
[Ans: (b)]
7. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) iv)-c)-3)
(b) iv)-a)-1)
(c) iv)-c)-2)
(d) iv)-b)-2)
[Ans: (c)]
(
− |x2 − 1| x < a
Let f (x) = √
x+2 x≥a
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
8. Find the smallest value of a such that the function f is defined for all real numbers.
[Ans: -2]
9. Find the largest value of a such that the function f is defined for all real numbers and
satisfies the horizontal line test.
[Ans: -1]
End Term Jan 24
NO QUESTIONS
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Quiz 2 May 23
1. Define a function (
x2 + 1 if x < 1
f (x) =
x3 if x ≥ 1
Which of the following options is/are true?
(a) f (x) is invertible in its domain.
(b) f (x) is invertible when the domain is restricted to [1, ∞).
(c) f (x) is invertible when the domain is restricted to [−1, 1].
√
(d) The inverse of f (x) when the domain is restricted to [1, ∞) is f −1 (x) = x.
3
√
(e) The inverse of f (x) when the domain is restricted to (−∞, 0) is f −1 (x) = x − 1.
[ans: (b), (d)]
2. Consider the functions f (x) = log x2 and g(x) = 2x + 1. Which of following options
is/are true?
(a) The domain of the function (f ◦ g)(x) is R \ {− 12 }.
(b) (f ◦ g)(x) = log(2x + 1).
(c) The domain of the function (g ◦ f )(x) is R \ {− 12 }.
(d) (g ◦ f )(x) = 2 log x2 + 1.
(e) The domain of the function (g ◦ f )(x) is R \ {0}.
[ans: (a), (d), (e)]
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End Term May 23
1. Consider the following functions:
• f (x) = log |x − 1|
• g(x) = log x3
Which of the following option is true?
(a) f (x) is invertible.
(b) g(x) is invertible.
(c) Domain of (f ◦ g)(x) is the interval (0, ∞).
(d) Domain of (g ◦ f )(x) is the interval (2, ∞).
[ans: (b)]
2. Consider the following piecewise function:
x
5 ,
x<0
f (x) = 1, x=0
1/5
x + 2, x > 0
Use this information to answer the given sub-questions.
(a) The solid points denote the value of the function at the points, and the function
does not take the values denoted by the hollow points. Which of the following
figures may represent the graph of the function?
i.
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ii.
iii.
iv.
[ans: (1)]
(b) Which of the following options is (are) true?
i. f (x) is a bounded function.
ii. f (x) is differentiable at x = 0.
iii. f (x) is continuous at x = 0.
iv. lim f (x) = 0.
x→−∞
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v. lim− f (x) = 1.
x→0
[ans: (4), (5)]
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Quiz 2 Jan 23
√
1. Consider two functions f (x) = x4 log2 x and g(x) = 2x in their respective domains.
Let h(x) = (f ◦ g)(x). Use this information to answer the given subquestions.
(a) Which of the following options is/are true?
i. Domain of the function f (x) is the interval (0, 1) ∪ (1, ∞).
√ √
√
ii. h(x) = ( 2x)4 log 2x 2x .
√ √
√
iii. h(x) = ( 2x)4 log x 2x .
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iv. Domain of the function p is the interval [0, ∞).
g(x)
[ans: (a), (b)]
(b) For what value of x does the function h(x) have value 64?
[ans: 4]
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End Term Jan 23
1. Consider a function f : R → R defined as
(
x if x ∈ Q
f (x) =
0 if x ∈ R \ Q
Then the range of the function f is
(a) {0}
(b) (R \ Q) ∪ {0}
(c) R \ Q
(d) Q
[ans: (d)]
2. The function f : R → R given by f (x) = sin x is
(a) one-one.
(b) onto.
(c) onto but not one-one.
(d) none of these.
[ans: (d)]
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Quiz 2 Sep 22
1. Choose the set of correct options.
√
(a) The function f : R → R such that f (x) = x + x2 is not onto.
(b) The function f (x) = x2 − 2x + 3 is increasing.
(1 + 3x2 )2
(c) The function f (x) = is odd.
3x
(d) If f is an invertible decreasing function, then f −1 is also a decreasing function.
[ans: (a), (d)]
2. Let f be a function whose domain is [−5, 7]. If g(x) = |2x + 5| and [a, b] ⊂ R denotes
the largest interval which can be a domain for the composition function (f ◦g)(x), then
the value of a + b is
[ans: -5]
3. Consider two functions f (x) = log2 (log3 x) and g(x) = −x2 + 4x + 77. Let h(x) =
(f ◦ g)(x).
Find the maximum value of h(x).
[ans: 2]
4. Find the maximum value of g(x), where g(x) = −x2 + 4x + 77.
[ans: 81]
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