930 Functions, Limits , Continuity and Differentiability

(d) lim f (x) exists but f (x) is not continuous at x = 0 (d) All of these
x →0
1 − cos 4 x
72. The function 'f' is defined by f (x) = 2 x − 1, if x > 2, 79. Function f ( x) = , where x ≠ 0 and f (x) = k
2
8x 2
f (x) = k if x = 2 and x − 1, if x < 2 is continuous, then the
where x = 0 is a continous function at x = 0 then the
value of k is equal to [Pb. CET 2002] value of k will be [AMU 2005]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) –3 (a) k = 0 (b) k = 1
2 x − sin −1 x (c) k = −1 (d) None of these
73. In the function f (x) = , (x ≠ 0) is continuous at
2 x + tan −1 x  ex ; x ≤ 0
each point of its domain, then the value of f (0) is 80. If f (x) =  , then [Roorkee 1995]
| 1 − x |; x > 0
[RPET 2000]
(a) 2 (b) 1 / 3 (a) f (x) is differentiable at x = 0
(c) 2 / 3 (d) −1 / 3 (b) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
| x| (c) f (x) is differentiable at x = 1
74. The function f (x) =| x | + is [Karnataka CET 2003]
x (d) f (x) is continuous at x = 1
(a) Continuous at the origin
(b) Discontinuous at the origin because |x| is Differentiability
discontinuous there
| x| 1. Which of the following statements is true
(c) Discontinuous at the origin because is
x (a) A continuous function is an increasing function
discontinuous there (b) An increasing function is continuous
| x| (c) A continuous function is differentiable
(d) Discontinuous at the origin because both |x| and
x (d) A differentiable function is continuous
are discontinuous there
75. The value of f at x = 0 so that the function  x + 1, when x < 2
2. If f (x) =  , then f ' (2) equals
2 x − 2−x 2 x − 1, when x ≥ 2
f ( x) = , x ≠ 0 , is continuous at x = 0 , is
x [MP PET 1997]
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) log 2 (c) 2 (d) Does not exist
(c) 4 (d) e 4  e(1 / x ) − e(−1 / x )
x ,x ≠ 0
(e) log 4 3. If f ( x) =  e(1 / x ) + e(−1 / x ) then which of the
2  0 , x = 0
2x + 7 
76. The function f (x) = is discontinuous for
x 3 + 3x 2 − x − 3 following is true [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
[J&K 2005] (a) f is continuous and differentiable at every point
(a) x = 1 only (b) f is continuous at every point but is not differentiable
(b) x = 1 and x = −1 only (c) f is differentiable at every point
(c) x = 1, x = −1, x = −3 only (d) f is differentiable only at the origin
(d) x = 1, x = −1, x = −3 and other values of x 4. If f (x) =| x − 3 |, then f is [SCRA 1996; RPET 1997]

 p 1 (a) Discontinuous at x = 2
 x sin , x ≠ 0
77. Let f (x) =  x then f (x) is continuous but not (b) Not differentiable x = 2
0 , x = 0
 (c) Differentiable at x = 3
differential at x = 0 if [DCE 2005] (d) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 3
(a) 0 < p ≤ 1 (b) 1 ≤ p < ∞ 5. Let h(x) = min{ x, x 2 } , for every real number of x. Then
(c) −∞ < p < 0 (d) p = 0 [IIT 1998]
 1 − ( x) (a) h is continuous for all x
 , x ≠ −1
78. If f (x) =  1 + x , then the value of f (| 2k |) will (b) h is differentiable for all x
 1 , x = −1
 (c) h' (x) = 1 , for all x > 1
be (where [ ] shows the greatest integer function) (d) h is not differentiable at two values of x
[DCE 2005]
6. There exists a function f (x) satisfying f (0) = 1 ,
(a) Continuous at x = −1
f ' (0) = −1, f (x) > 0 for all x and [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(b) Continuous at x = 0
1 (a) f (x) < 0 , ∀x (b) −1 < f ' ' (x) < 0, ∀x
(c) Discontinuous at x =
2
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(c) −2 < f ' ' (x) ≤ −1, ∀x (d) f ' ' (x) < −2, ∀x (d) x = 0 and x = k π (k is an integer)

 x, if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 15. The function y = e−| x| is [AMU 2000]

7. The function f (x) =  is [SCRA 1996]
1, if 1 < x ≤ 2 (a) Continuous and differentiable at x = 0
(a) Continuous at all x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and differentiable at all x, (b) Neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 0
except x = 1 in the interval [0,2] (c) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(b) Continuous and differentiable at all x in [0,2]
(d) Not continuous but differentiable at x = 0
(c) Not continuous at any point in [0,2]
1 + x, x ≤ 2
(d) Not differentiable at any point [0,2] 16. A function f (x) =  is [AMU 2001]
8. The function f (x) =| x | at x = 0 is [MP PET 1993] 5 − x, x > 2

(a) Continuous but non-differentiable (a) Not continuous at x = 2

(b) Discontinuous and differentiable (b) Differentiable at x = 2
(c) Discontinuous and non-differentiable (c) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
(d) Continuous and differentiable (d) None of these
 x2 17. The left-hand derivative of f (x) = [ x] sin(πx) at x = k, k is
 ,x ≠ 0
9. Consider f (x) = | x | [EAMCET 1994] an integer and [x] = greatest integer ≤ x, is
 0, x = 0 [IIT Screening 2001]

k k −1
(a) f (x) is discontinuous everywhere (a) (−1) (k − 1)π (b) (−1) (k − 1)π
(b) f (x) is continuous everywhere (c) (−1)k kπ (d) (−1)k −1 k π
(c) f ' (x) exists in (−1,1)
 x + 1, when x<2
(d) f ' (x) exists in (−2,2) 18. Let f (x) =  , then f ′(2) =
2 x − 1, when x≥2
10. At the point x = 1 , the given function [Karnataka CET 2002]
 x 3 − 1; 1 < x < ∞ (a) 0 (b) 1
f ( x) =  is [Roorkee 1993]
 x − 1; − ∞ < x ≤ 1 (c) 2 (d) Does not exist
(a) Continuous and differentiable  0, x < 0
19. Let f (x) =  2 , then for all values of x
(b) Continuous and not differentiable
x , x ≥ 0
(c) Discontinuous and differentiable
[IIT 1984; MP PET 2002]
(d) Discontinuous and not differentiable
(a) f is continuous but not differentiable
11. Let [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If
(b) f is differentiable but not continuous
f (x) = [ x sinπx] , then f (x) is [IIT 1986]
(c) f ′ is continuous but not differentiable
(a) Continuous at x = 0 (b) Continuous in (−1,0)
(d) f ′ is continuous and differentiable
(c) Differentiable in (–1,1) (d) All the above
 e2 x − 1 , x≤0
| x − 3 | ; x ≥1 
 20. The function f (x) =  bx 2 is continuous
12. The function defined by f (x) =  1 2 3 13 is
ax + 2 − 1 , x > 0
4 x − 2 x + 4 ;x < 1 

and differentiable for [AMU 2002]
[IIT 1988]
(a) a = 1, b = 2 (b) a = 2, b = 4
(a) Continuous at x = 1 (b) Continuous at x = 3
(c) Differentiable at x = 1 (d) All the above (c) a = 2, any b (d) Any a, b = 4

 e x + ax, x < 0 21. Which of the following is not true [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
13. If f (x) =  is differentiable at x = 0, then
b(x − 1)2 , x ≥ 0 (a) A polynomial function is always continuous
(a, b) is [MP PET 2000] (b) A continuous function is always differentiable
(c) A differentiable function is always continuous
(a) (−3, − 1) (b) (−3, 1)
(d) e x is continuous for all x
(c) (3, 1) (d) (3, − 1)
1
14. The function y =| sin x | is continuous for any x but it is not 22. The function f (x) = x 2 sin , x ≠ 0, f (0) = 0 at x = 0
x
differentiable at [AMU 2000]
[MP PET 2003]
(a) x = 0 only
(a) Is continuous but not differentiable
(b) x = π only
(b) Is discontinuous
(c) x = k π (k is an integer) only
(c) Is having continuous derivative
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(d) Is continuous and differentiable (d) There exist at least one x ∈ (1, 2) such that f (x) = 3
 x −1 32. If f (x) is a differentiable function such that f : R → R and
 2 x 2 − 7 x + 5 for x ≠ 1
23. If f (x) =  , then f ' (1) = 1
 1 f   = 0 ∀ n ≥ 1, n ∈ I then [IIT Screening 2005]
− for x = 1 n
 3
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) f (x) = 0 ∀ x ∈ (0,1)

(a) –1/9 (b) –2/9 (b) f (0) = 0 = f ' (0)

(c) –1/3 (d) 1/3 (c) f (0) = 0 but f ' (0) may or may not be 0
x (d) | f (x)| ≤ 1 ∀ x ∈ (0,1)
24. If f (x) = for x ∈ R, then f ' (0) = [EAMCET 2003]
1+ | x | 33. Let f be continuous on [1, 5] and differentiable in (1, 5). If
f (1) =–3 and f ' (x) ≥ 9 for all x ∈ (1, 5) , then
(a) 0 (b) 1
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
(c) 2 (d) 3
(a) f (5) ≥ 33 (b) f (5) ≥ 36
mx 2 , x ≤ 1
25. The value of m for which the function f (x) =  is (c) f (5) ≤ 36 (d) f (5) ≥ 9
 2 x, x > 1
(e) f (5) ≤ 9
differentiable at x = 1 ,is [MP PET 1998]
34. Let f (x + y) = f (x) f (y) and f (x) = 1 + sin(3 x)g(x) where
(a) 0 (b) 1
g(x) is continuous then f ' (x) is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
(c) 2 (d) Does not exist
(a) f (x)g(0) (b) 3g(0)
 sin x, for x ≥ 0
26. Let f (x) =  and g(x) = e x . Then (c) f (x) cos 3 x (d) 3 f (x)g(0)
1 − cos x, for x ≤ 0
(e) 3 f (x)g(x)
(gof )' (0) is [UPSEAT 2004]
1 ∀x < 0
(a) 1 (b) –1 35. Let f (x) =  , then what is the value
1 + sin x ∀0≤ x ≤π /2
(c) 0 (d) None of these
of f ' (x) at x = 0 [Orissa JEE 2005]
27. Suppose f (x) is differentiable at x =1 and
(a) 1 (b) –1
1
lim f (1 + h) = 5 , then f ' (1) equals [AIEEE 2005] (c) ∞ (d) does not exist
h→ 0 h
f (5) − f (1)
(a) 5 (b) 6 36. If f (x) = x 2 − 2 x + 4 and = f ' (c) then value of c
5 −1
(c) 3 (d) 4 will be [AMU 2005]
28. If f is a real- valued differentiable function satisfying (a) 0 (b) 1
| f (x) − f (y)| ≤ (x − y)2 , x, y ∈ R and f (0) = 0 , then f (1) equal (c) 2 (d) 3
[AIEEE 2005] 37. Let f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) and f (x) = x 2 g(x) for all x, y ∈ R ,
(a) 2 (b) 1 where g(x) is continuous function. Then f ' (x) is equal to
(c) –1 (d) 0 (a) g' (x) (b) g(0)
29. Let f be differentiable for all x . If f (1) = −2 and f ' (x) ≥ 2 (c) g(0) + g' (x) (d) 0
for x ∈ [1,6] , then [AIEEE 2005] 38. The function f (x) = (x 2 − 1)| x 2 − 3 x + 2 | + cos(| x |) is not
(a) f (6) < 5 (b) f (6) = 5 differentiable at [IIT 1999]

(c) f (6) ≥ 8 (d) f (6) < 8 (a) –1 (b) 0

(c) 1 (d) 2
30. f (x) = x − 1 is not differentiable at [IIT Screening 2005] 39. The function which is continuous for all real values of x and
differentiable at x = 0 is [MP PET 1996]
(a) 0 (b) ±1, 0
(a) | x | (b) log x
(c) 1 (d) ± 1 1

31. If f (x) is twice differentiable polynomial function such that (c) sin x (d) x 2
f (1) = 1, f (2) = −4, f (3) = 9 , then [IIT Screening 2005] 40. Which of the following is not true [Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
(a) Every differentiable function is continuous
(a) f " (x) = 2, ∀x ∈ R (b) If derivative of a function is zero at all points, then the
(b) There exist at least one x ∈ (1, 3) such that f " (x) = 2 function is constant
(c) If a function has maximum or minima at a point, then
(c) There exist at least one x ∈ (2, 3) such that the function is differentiable at that point and its
f ' ( x) = 5 = f " ( x) derivative is zero
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(d) If a function is constant, then its derivative is zero at all (a) 1 (b) 2
points (c) 3 (d) 4
 x + 2 ,−1 < x < 3

41. If f (x) = 5 , x = 3 , then at x = 3 , f ' (x) =
8 − x , x > 3

[MP PET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) – 1
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist cos2 x + sin4 x
1. If f (x) = for x ∈ R , then f (2002 ) =
 x, 0≤ x ≤1 sin2 x + cos4 x
42. If f (x) =  , then [Orissa JEE 2002] [EAMCET 2002]
2 x − 1, 1 < x
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) f is discontinuous at x = 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) f is differentiable at x = 1 2. If f : R → R satisfies f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) , for all x, y ∈ R
(c) f is continuous but not differentiable at x = 1 n

(d) None of these

and f (1) = 7 , then ∑ f (r) is
r =1
[AIEEE 2003]

 1, x < 0
 7n 7(n + 1)
43. If f (x) =  π then f ' (0) = [MP PET 1994] (a) (b)
2 2
1 + sin x, 0 ≤ x < 2

7n(n + 1)
(c) 7n(n + 1) (d)
(a) 1 (b) 0 2
(c) ∞ (d) Does not exist 3. Suppose f : [ 2, 2] → R is defined by
ax + b; x ≤ 0
2 −1 for − 2 ≤ x ≤ 0
44. If f (x) =  possesses derivative at x = 0 , f ( x) =  , then { x ∈ (−2, 2) : x ≤ 0
 x 2; x > 0  x − 1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
then and f (| x |) = x} = [EAMCET 2003]

(a) a = 0, b = 0 (a) { −1} (b) {0}

(b) a > 0, = 0 (c) { −1 / 2} (d) φ

3
(c) a ∈ R, = 0 4. If f (x) = sgn( x ) , then [DCE 2001]
(a) f is continuous but not derivable at x = 0
(d) None of these
45. The set of all those points, where the function (b) f ' (0 + ) = 2
x (c) f ' (0 − ) = 1
f ( x) = is differentiable, is
1+ | x | (d) f is not derivable at x = 0
(a) (−∞, ∞) (b) [ 0, ∞] 5. If f : R → R and g : R → R are given by f (x) = | x | and
(c) (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞) (d) (0, ∞) g(x) = | x | for each x∈R, then
{ x ∈ R : g( f (x)) ≤ f (g(x))} = [EAMCET 2003]
2x 
−1 
46. Function y = sin   is not differentiable for (a) Z ∪ (−∞, 0) (b) (−∞,0)
 1 + x2 
(c) Z (d) R
[IIT Screening]
6. For a real number x, [ x] denotes the integral part of x. The
(a) | x | < 1 (b) x = 1,−1
value of
(c) | x | > 1 (d) None of these 1 1 1  1 2   1 99 
 2  +  2 + 100  +  2 + 100  + .... +  2 + 100  is
       
47. If f (x) = x( x − x + 1), then [IIT 1985]
[IIT Screening 1994]
(a) f (x) is continuous but non- differentiable at x = 0 (a) 49 (b) 50
(b) f (x) is differentiable at x = 0 (c) 48 (d) 51
(c) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 0 1  πx 
7. If function f ( x) = − tan   ; (−1 < x < 1) and
2  2
(d) None of these
48. The number of points at which the function g(x) = 3 + 4 x − 4 x 2 , then the domain of gof is [IIT 1990]
f (x) =| x − 0.5 | + | x − 1| + tan x does not have a derivative  1 1
in the interval (0, 2), is (a) (−1, 1) (b) − , 
[MNR 1995]  2 2