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EXERCISE – I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. The interval in which the function x3 increases less

y y
rapidly than 6x2 + 15x + 5 is
(A) (– ,– 1) (B) (–5, 1) (C) (–1, 5) (D) (5, )
(C) (D)
x x
| x  1| 0 0
2. The function is monotonically decreasing in
x2
(A) (2, ) (B) (0, 1) 8. For which values of ‘a’ will the function
(C) (0, 1) and (2, ) (D) (–)
3x 2
3 2 f(x) = x4 + ax3 + + 1 will be concave upward
3. If y = (a + 2) x – 3ax + 9ax – 1 decreases 2
monotonically  x  R then ‘a’ lies in the interval along the entire real line
(A) (– , – 3] (B) (– , – 2)  (–2, 3) (A) a  [0, ) (B) a  (–2, 2)
(C) (–3, ) (D) None of these (C) a  [–2, 2] (D) a  (0, )

4. The values of p for which the function 9. If the point (1, 3) serves as the point of inflection
of the curve y = ax3 + bx2 then the value of ‘a’ and
 p4  ‘b’ are
f(x)=  1  p  1 x5 – 3x + ln 5 decreases for all real x is
 
(A) a = 3/2 & b = –9/2 (B) a = 3/2 & b = 9/2
  (C) a = –3/2 & b = –9/2 (D) a = –3/2 & b = 9/2

 3  21  10. The function f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + ax + b satisfy the

(A) (– ) (B)   4, 
 2  (1, ) conditions of Rolle’s theorem in [1, 3]. The value of
a and b are
(A) 11, –6 (B) –6, 11 (C) –11, 6 (D) 6, –11
 5  27 
(C)   3,  (2, ) (D) (1, ) 11. The function f(x) = x(x + 3) e–x/2 satisfies all the
 2  conditions of Rolle’s theorem in [–3, 0]. The value of
c which verifies Rolle’s theorem, is
5. The true set of real values of x for which the (A) 0 (B) –1 (C) –2 (D) 3
function, f(x) = x ln x – x + 1 is positive is
| x| | x|
(A) (1, ) (B) (1/e, ) 12. If f(x) = a { a sgn x } ; g(x) = a[ a sgn x ] for a > 1, a  1
(C) [e, ) (D) (0, 1) and (1, )
and x  R, where {*} & [*] denote the fractional
part and integral part functions respectively, then
6. The set of all x for which ln (1 + x)  x is equal to which of the following statements holds good for the
(A) x > 0 (B) x>–1 (C) –1 < x < 0 (D) null set function h(x), where (ln a) h(x) = (ln f(x) + ln g(x)).
(A) ‘h’ is even and increasing
7. The curve y = f(x) which satisfies the condition (B) ‘h’ is odd and decreasing
f(x) > 0 and f(x) < 0 for all real x, is (C) ‘h’ is even and decreasing
(D) ‘h’ is odd and increasing
y y

13. Let f(x) = (x – 4) (x – 5) (x – 6) (x – 7) then,

(A) (B) (A) f (x) = 0 has four roots
x x (B) Three roots of f (x) = 0 lie in (4, 5) (5, 6)  (6, 7)
0 0
(C) The equation f (x) = 0 has only one real root
(D) Three roots of f (x) = 0 lie in (3, 4) (4, 5)  (5, 6)

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14. For what values of a does the curve 21. A function is matched below against an interval
f(x) = x(a2 – 2a – 2) + cos x is always strictly where it is supposed to be increasing. Which of the
monotonic  x  R. following pairs is incorrectly matched ?
(A) a  R (B) |a| < 2 Interval Function
(C) 1– 2  a  1+ 2 (D) |a| < 2 –1 (A) (–, –4] x3 + 6x2 + 6

 1
15. Given that f is a real valued differentiable function (B)   ,  3x3 – 2x + 1
 3
such that f(x) f(x) < 0 for all real x, it follows that
(A) f(x) is an increasing function (C) [2, ) 2x3 – 3x2 – 12x + 6
(B) f(x) is a decreasing function (D) (–) x3 – 3x2 + 3x + 3
(C) |f(x)| is an increasing function
(D) |f(x)| is a decreasing function 22. A function y = f(x) has a second order derivative
f = 6(x – 1). If its graph passes through the point (2, 1)
x2 x2 and at that point the tangent of the graph is y = 3x – 5,
16. If f(x) = ; g(x) =
2  2 cos x 6 x  6 sin x then the function is
where 0 < x < 1, then (A) (x–1)2 (B) (x–1)3 (C) (x+1)3 (D) (x+1)2
(A) both ‘f’ and ‘g’ are increasing functions
(B) ‘f’ is decreasing & ‘g’ is increasing function 23. If f(x) = [a sin x + b cosx] / [c sin x + d cos x] is
(C) ’f’ is increasing & ‘g’ is decreasing function monotonically increasing, then
(D) both ‘f’ & ‘g’ are decreasing function (A) adbc (B) ad<bc (C) ad  b c (D) ad>bc

17. If the function f(x) = x3 – 6ax2 + 5x satisfies the 24. x3 – 3x2 – 9x + 20 is

conditions of Lagrange’s mean theorem for the interval (A) –ve for x < 4 (B) +ve for x > 4
[1, 2] and the tangent to the curve y = f(x) at x = 7/4 (C) –ve for x  (0, 1) (D) –ve for x  (–1, 0)
is parallel to the chord joining the points of intersection
of the curve with the ordinates x = 1 and x = 2. Then 25. f(x) = x2 – x sin x is
the value of a is (A)  for 0  x /2 (B)  for 0  x /2
(A) 35/16 (B) 35/48 (C) 7/16 (D) 5/16 (C)  for [/4,/2] (D) None of these

18. f : R  R be a differentiable function  x  R. If 26. The number of values of ‘c’ of Lagrange’s mean
tangent drawn to the curve at any point x  (a, b) value theorem for the function,
always lie below the curve, then f(x) = (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3), x  (0, 4) is
(A) f(x) > 0 f(x) < 0  x  (a, b) (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these

(B) f(x) < 0 f(x) < 0  x  (a, b)

27. The equation xex = 2 has
(C) f(x) > 0 f(x) > 0  x  (a, b) (A) one root of x < 0 (B) two roots for x > 1
(D) None of these (C) no root in (0, 1) (D) one root in (0, 1)

19. A value of C for which the conclusion of Mean 

28. If f(x) = 1 + x ln  x  x 2  1 and g(x) = x2  1
Value Theorem holds for the function f(x) = loge x on  
the interval [1, 3] is then for x  0
(A) f(x) < g(x) (B) f(x) > g(x)
1
(A) 2 log3 e (B) loge 3 (C) log3 e (D) loge 3 (C) f(x)  g(x) (D) f(x)  g(x)
2
20. The function f(x) = tan–1 (sin x + cos x) is an
increasing function in 29. The set of values of the parameter ‘a’ for which
the function; f(x) = 8ax – a sin 6x – 7x – sin 5x
          
(A)  ,  (B)   ,  (C)  0,  (D)   ,  increases & has no critical points for all x  R, is
 4 2  2 4  2  2 2
(A) [–1, 1] (B) (–, –6) (C) (6, +) (D) [6, +)

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30. If f(x) and g(x) are differentiable in [0, 1] such

that f(0) = 2, g(0) = 0, f(1) = 6, g(1) = 2, then Rolle’s
theorem is applicable for which of the following
(A) f(x) – g(x) (B) f(x) – 2g(x)
(C) f(x) + 3g(x) (D) None of these

31. f : [0, 4]  R is a differentiable function then for

some a, b  (0, 4), f2(4) – f2(0) equals
(A) 8f(a) . f(b) (B) 4f(a) f(b)
(C) 2f(a) f(b) (D) f(a) f(b)

32. Equation 3x2 + 4ax + b = 0 has at least one root

in (0, 1) if
(A) 4a + b + 3 = 0 (B) 2a + b + 1 = 0
4
(C) b = 0, a = – (D) None of these
3

 tan b  tan a
33. If 0 < a < b < and f(a, b) = , then
2 ba
(A) f(a, b)  2 (B) f(a, b)  1
(C) f(a, b)  1 (D) None of these

34. Let f(x) = ax4 + bx3 + x2 + x – 1. If 9b2 < 24a,

then number of real roots of f(x) = 0 are
(A) 4 (B) > 2 (C) 0 (D) can’t say

35. Function for which LMVT is applicable but Rolle’s

theorem is not
(A) f(x) = x3 – x, x  [0, 1]
x 2 , 0  x  1
(B) f(x) = 
 x , 1 x  2
(C) f(x) = ex, x  [–3, 3]
3
(D) f(x) = 1 – x 2 , x  [–1, 1]

36. LMVT is not applicable for which of the following ?

(A) f(x) = x2, x  [3, 4] (B) f(x) = ln x, x  [1, 3]
2 2
(C) f(x) = 4x – 5x + x – 2, x  [0, 1]
4 1/ 5  1 1
(D) f(x) = { x ( x  1)} , x   , 
 2 2

37. If f(x) = (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) (x – 4), then roots

of f(x) = 0 not lying in the interval
(A) [1, 2] (B) (2, 3) (C) (3, 4) (D) (4, )

38. If f(x) = 1 + xm (x – 1)n, m, n  N, then f(x) = 0

has atleast one root in the interval
(A) (0, 1) (B) (2, 3) (C) (–1, 0) (D) None of these

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