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QUEST TUTORIALS
Head Office : E-16/289, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi, Ph. 65395439
1. If f(x) = cos (log

x), then
f(x) f(y) -
1
2

( )
[ ]
f
x
y
f xy + ( ) =
(A) - 1 (B)
1
2
(C) - 2 (D) None of these
2. If f(x) =
x
x
x
x
sin ,
,
1
0
0 0

, then
Limit
x 0
f(x) =
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) - 1 (D) None of these
3. The function,
f(x) =
log ( ) log ( ) 1 1 + a x bx
x
i s
not defined at x = 0 . The value which
should be assigned to f at

x = 0, so
that it is continuous at x = 0, is :
(A) a - b

(B) 1 + b
(C) log

a + log

b (D) None of these
4. Let f(x) =
x x x
x
if x
k if x
3 2
2
16 20
2
2
2
+ +

( )
,
,
If

f(x) be continuous for all x, then k
is equal to :
(A) 7 (B) - 7
(C) 7 (D) None of these
5.
Limit
x 1
(1 - x) tan
x
2
|
\

|
=
(A)

2
(B) + 2
(C)
2

(D) None of these

|
\

|
|
x
x
is :
(A) [-

2, 1] (B) (-

2, 1)
(C) [-

2, 1) (D) (-

2, 1]
8. If f(9) = 9, f

(9) = 4, then
Limit
x 9

f x
x
( )

9
3
=
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) -

2 (D) -

4
9.
Limit
h 0

x h x
h
+
=
(A)
1
2 x
(B)
1
x
(C) 2 x (D)
x
10.
Limit
x 0

2 1
1 1
1 2
x
x

+ ( )
/
=
(A) log 2 (B) log 4
(C) log

2
(D) None of these
11. If f(x) =
x x
x
for x
for x
2
2
4 3
1
1
2 1
+

,
,
then :
(A)
Limit
x + 1 0

f(x) = 2 (B)
Limit
x 1

f(x) = 3
(C) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 1
Function, Limits & Continuity
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QUEST TUTORIALS
Head Office : E-16/289, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi, Ph. 65395439
(D) None of these
12. If

f(x) =
sin
cos
x
x
x when x
when x
+
=

0
2 0
then :
(A)
Limit
x + 0

f(x) 0 (B)
Limit
x 0

f(x) = 0
(C) f(x) is continuous at

x = 0
(D) None of these
13.
Limit
x

4

sin cos

4
=
(A) 2 (B)
1
2
(C) 1 (D) None of these
14.
Limit
x

2
tan

x log sin

x =
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) - 1 (D) None of these
15.
Limit
x 0

tan
sin
2
3
x x
x x

=
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C)
1
2
(D)
1
3
16.
Limit
x 0

cos cos a x bx
x

2
=
(A)
a b
2 2
2

(B)
b a
2 2
2

(C) a
2
- b
2
(D) b
2
- a
2
17. If

f(x) =
x
x
x
x
x
<
=
>

1
1
4
0
0
0
2
,
,
,
, then :
(A)
Limit
x + 0
f(x) = 1
(B)
Limit
x 0
f(x) = 1
(C) f(x) is discontinuous at

x = 0
(D) None of these
18. The value of
Limit
x
x bx
x ax
2
2
4
5
+ +
+ +
|
\

| is
(A)
b
a
(B) 1
(C) 0 (D)
4
5
19.
Limit
x 0

|
|

\
|

x
b a
x x
=
(A) log
b
a
|
\

|
(B) log
a
b
|
\

|
(C)
a
b
(D) log a
b
20. If

f(x) =
[ ]
[ ]
sin
, [ ]
, [ ]
x
x
when x
when x
0
0
0

=
where
[x] is greatest integer function, then
Limit
x 0
f(x) =
(A) - 1 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) None of these
21.
Limit
x 0

sinx x
x

3
=
(A)
1
3
(B) -
1
3
(C)
1
6
(D) -
1
6
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QUEST TUTORIALS
Head Office : E-16/289, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi, Ph. 65395439
22.
Limit
x 0

( ) sin( ) sin a h a h a a
h
+ +
2 2
=
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) - 1 (D) - 2
23.
Limit
x a

a x x
a x x
+
+
2 3
3 2
=
(A)
1
3
(B)
2
3 3
(C)
2
3
(D)
2
3
24.
Limit
y 0
( ) sec ( ) sec x y x y x x
y
+ +
=
(A) sec x (x tan x + 1)
(B) x tan x + sec x
(C) x sec x + tan x
(D) None of these
25.
Limit
x 1

1
1 2

x
x ( ) cos
=
(A) 1 (B)
1
2
(C)
1
4
(D) None of these
26.
Limit
x 2

x
x

2
2
=
(A) 1 (B) - 1
(C) Does not exist
(D) None of these
27. If

f(x) =
sin
,
,
2
5
0
0
x
x
k
when x
when x

i s
continuous at x = 0, then the value
of

k will be :
(A) 1 (B)
2
5
(C) -
2
5
(D) None of these
28. If f(x) =

x - b, then function :
(A) is continuous at x = 1
(B) is continuous at x = b
(C) is discontinuous at x = b
(D) None of these
29. If

f(x) =
x a
x a
when x a
when x a

1
,
,
then :
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = a
(B) f(x) is discontinuous at x = a
(C)
Limit
x a
f(x) = 1
(D) None of these
30. If

f(x) =
1
2
2
9
0
3
4
3
4
sin
,
,
x
when x
when x
<
< <

then :
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(B) f(x) is continuous at x =
(C) f(x) is continuous at x =
3
4

(D) f(x) is discontinous at x =

31. If

f(x)

=
x x
x
when x
when x
sin
sin ( )
,
,

2
0
2
2
+
<
< <

then :
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at x =

2
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QUEST TUTORIALS
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(B) f(x) is continuous at x =

2
(C) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(D) None of these
32. If f(x) =
( )
1 4
16 4
2
0
0
0

+
<
=
>

cos
,
,
,
x
x
x
x
a
when x
when x
when x
is continuous at

x = 0, then the value
of a will be :
(A) 8 (B) - 8
(C) 4 (D) None of these
33. Domain of the function,
f(x) =
x
x x

3
1 4
2
( )


is :
(A) (1, 2)
(B) (

,

2) (2, )
(C) (

,

2) (1, )
(D) (

, ) (1, 2)
34.
Limit
h 0
( ) ( )
[ ]
( )
2 3
6 6
3 3
sin cos
cos sin

+ +

h h
h h h
=
(A) -
2
3
(B) -
3
4
(C) - 2 3 (D)
4
3
35. If

f(x) =
a x b
x
when x
when x
when x
2
2
1
0 1
1
1 2

+
<
=
<

,
,
,
is
continuous at x = 1, then the most
suitable value of a, b are :
(A) a = 2, b = 0
(B) a = 1, b = - 1
(C) a = 4, b = 2
(D) All the above
36. If function

f(x) =
1
2
- tan

x
2
|
\

|
;
(

1 < x < 1) & g

(x) =
3 4 4
2
+ x x
,
then the domain of

gof is :
(A) (-

1, 1) (B)

(
1
2
1
2
,
(C)

(
1
1
2
, (D)

(
1
2
1 ,
37.
Limit
x

x
e
n
x
= 0 such t hat n i s an
integer for :
(A) No value of

n
(B) All values of

n
(C) Only negative values of

n
(D) Only positive values of

n
38. If

f(x) =
x x
x
when x
when x

2
0
0
,
,
, then
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(B) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0
(C)
Limit
x 0
f(x) = 2
(D) None of these
39. If

f(x) =
x
x
when x
when x
2
5
1
1 +

>

,
,
then
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 1
(B) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(C)
Limit
x 1
f(x) = 1
(D) None of these
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Head Office : E-16/289, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi, Ph. 65395439
40. If

f(x) =
x x
x x
a
when x
when x
2
2
3 10
2 15
5
5
+
+

=

,
,
is continuous at x = - 5, then the value
of a will be :
(A)
3
2
(B)
7
8
(C)
8
7
(D)
2
3
41. If f :

R R

be a diff. function and
f(1) = 4, then the value of,
Limit
x 1

2
1
4
t
x
f x

( )
dt =
(A) 8

f

(1) (B) 4

f

(1)
(C) 2

f

(1) (D) f

(1)
42. If

f(a)

=

2, f

(a)

=

1, g(a)

=

1, g

(a)

=

2,
then
Limit
x a

g x f a g a f x
x a
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

=
(A)
1
3
(B) -
1
3
(C) 3 (D) - 3
43. The range of f(x) = cos

x - sin

x, is
(A) (-

1, 1) (B) [-

1, 1)
(C)

(

2 2
, (D)
[ ]
2 2 ,
44. If

f(x) =

x
x
x
x
x
+

<
=
>

4
3 4
3
3
3
,
,
,
is continuous
at x = 3, then =
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1
45. Let,
f(x) =
( )
1
6
0
0
0
6
2
3
+ < <
=
<

sin ,
,
,
sin
tan
tan
x
b
e
x
x
x
a
x
x
x

then the values of

|
+
2
1
3
is :
(A) 1 (B) e
(C) e
2
(D) e
3
47. Let function f(x) = x
2
+

x

+ sin

x -
cos

x + log (1

+

x) be defined over
the interval [0, 1] . The odd extentions
of

f(x) to interval [-

1, 1] is :
(A) x
2
+

x

+

sin

x

+

cos

x

log

(1

+

x)
(B)

x
2
+

x

+

sin

x

+

cos

x

log

(1

+

x)
(C)

x
2
+

x

+

sin

x

cos

x

log

(1

+

x)
(D) None of these
48. The value of,

Limit
n
n
n
n
n
n
n n 1 4 9
1
2
2 2 2
+
+
+
+
+
+ +

(
....
is equal to :
(A)

2
(B)

4
(C) 1 (D) None of these
49.
Limit
n

1
1
4
2
1
2
3 3 3 3
+
+
+
+ +
n n n
.....
is
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Head Office : E-16/289, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi, Ph. 65395439
equal to :
(A)
1
3

log
e
3 (B)
1
3

log
e
2
(C)
1
3

log
e

1
3
(D) None of these
50.
Limit
x 0

sin log( ) x x
x
+ 1
2
is equal to :
(A) 0 (B) 1/2
(C) - 1/2 (D) None of these
51. The function, f(x) = px q

+ r

x,
x (

, ), where p > 0, q > 0, r > 0
assumes its minimum value only at
one point, if :
(A) p q (B) q r
(C) r p (D) p = q = r
52. The function, f(x)

= [x] cos
2 1
2
x

(

,
where [.] denotes the greatest integer
function, is discontinuous at :
(A) All

x (B) No

x
(C) All integer points
(D) x

which is not an integer
53. Let

f(x) be defined for all

x > 0 and
be continuous . Let f(x) satisfy,
f

(x/y) = f(x) - f(y) for all x, y and
f(e) = 1, then :
(A) f(x) = ln x
(B) f(x) is bounded
(C) f(1/x) 0

as

x 0
(D) x f(x) 1

as

x 0
54. If a, b, c, d are positive, then
Limit
x
1
1
+
+
|
\

|
+
a bx
c dx
=
(A) e
d/b
(B) e
c/a
(C) e
(c + d)/(a + b)
(D) e
55.
Limit
n

1
1
2
1 1
2 2 2

+ +

(
n n
n
n
....
is equal to :
(A) 0 (B) -
1
2
(C)
1
2
(D) None of these
56.
Limit
x

x x
x x
+

sin
cos
=
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) -

1 (D) None of these
57.
Limit
x 0

( ) { }
tan
/

4
1
+ x
x
=
(A) 1 (B) -

1
(C) e
2
(D) e
58.
Limit
x 0

e e
x x
x x tan
tan

=
(A) 1 (B) e
(C) e
-1
(D) 0
59. The period of the function,
sin

( )
x
2
+ cos

( )
x
2
is :
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 12 (D) 24
60. The function,
f(x) = sin
x
2
+ 2 cos
x
3
- tan
x
4
is periodic with period :
(A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 12
61.
Limit
n

1 2 3
99 99 99 99
100
+ + + + .... n
n
=
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QUEST TUTORIALS
Head Office : E-16/289, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi, Ph. 65395439
(A)
99
100
(B)
1
100
(C)
1
99
(D)
1
101
62. If

f(x) =
sin , ,
,
x x n n Z
otherwise 2

and
g(x) =
x x
x
x
2
1
4
5
0 2
0
2
+
=
=

, ,
,
,
, then
Limit
x 0
g {f(x)} is :
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 1
63. The values of a & b such that,
Limit
x 0

x a x b x
x
( cos ) sin 1
3
+
= 1, are
(A)
5
2
3
2
,
(B)
5
2
3
2
,
(C)
5
2
3
2
, (D) None of these
64. If

f(x) = (a

-

x
n
)
1/n
, where

a > 0 and n
is a positive integer, then

f

[f(x)] =
(A) x
3
(B) x
2
(C) x (D) None of these
65. If

f

is an even function defined on
the interval (-

5, 5), then four real
values of x satisfying the equation,
f(x) = f

x
x
+
+
|
\

|
1
2
are :
(A)
+ + 3 5
2
3 5
2
3 5
2
3 5
2
, , ,
(B)
+ + + 5 3
2
3 5
2
3 5
2
3 5
2
, , ,
(C)
3 5
2
3 5
2
3 5
2
5 3
2
+
, , ,
(C)
+ + 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 , , ,
66. Let

f(x) = [x] sin

[ ] x +
|
\

|
1
, where [.]
denotes the greatest integer function.
The domain of

f

is ______ and the
points of discontinuity of f in the
domain are :
(A) {x R x [

1, 0)} , I {0}
(B) {x R x

[1, 0)} , I {0}
(C) {x R x

[

1, 0)} , I {0}
(D) None of these
67. The inverse of the function,
f(x) = e e
e e
x x
x x

+ 2 is given by :
(A) log
e
x
x

|
\

|
2
1
1 2 /
(B) log
e
x
x

|
\

|
1
3
1 2 /
(C) log
e
x
x 2
1 2

|
\

|
/
(D) log
e
x
x

+
|
\

|

1
1
2
68. If the domain of function,
f(x) = x
2
- 6x + 7 is (

, ), then the
range of function is :
(A) (

, ) (B) (

2, )
(C) (

2, 3) (D) (

,

2)
69. If

f(x) =
x
x 1

, then
f a
f a
( )
( ) +1
=
(A) f

(-

a) (B) f

(1/a)
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QUEST TUTORIALS
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(C) f(a
2
) (D) f

|
\

|
a
a 1
70. Function

f(x) =
x x
x x
<

1 2
2 3 2
,
,
is a
continuous function :
(A) For all real values of x
(B) For x = 2 only
(C) For all real values of x such that
x 2
(D) For all integral values of x only
ANSWERS
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B
7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B 11. C 12.C
13. A 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. C 18.B
19. B 20. D 21. D 22. C 23. B 24.A
25. C 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. B 30.C
31. A 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. D 36.A
37. B 38. B 39. B 40. B 41. A 42.C
43. D 44. D 45. B 46. B 47. B 48.B
49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. A 54.A
55. B 56. B 57. C 58. A 59. A 60.D
61. B 62. D 63. C 64. C 65. A 66.C
67. B 68. B 69. C 70. A
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