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1.

If f(x) \( = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\rm x;if\;x\;is\;rational}\\ { \rm- x;if\;x\;is\;irrational} \end{array}} \right.\), then which of the following statement is true:

A. f(x) is an odd function
B. f(x) is continuous at \(x = \frac 1 2\)
C. f(x) is continuous at x = 0
D. f(x) is a periodic function
Answer» B. f(x) is continuous at \(x = \frac 1 2\)
2.

If f(4) = 4, f '(4) = 1, then \(\displaystyle\lim_{x \rightarrow 4} \dfrac{2- \sqrt{f(x)}}{2-\sqrt x}\) is equal to:

A. -2
B. 2
C. 1
D. -1
Answer» D. -1
3.

If the function \(f(x)=\dfrac{2x-\sin^{-1}x}{2x+\tan^{-1}x}, x\neq 0\) is continuous at each point of its domain, then the value of f(0) is:

A. 2
B. \(\dfrac{1}{3}\)
C. \(\dfrac{2}{3}\)
D. \(-\dfrac{1}{3}\)
Answer» C. \(\dfrac{2}{3}\)
4.

\(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 1 - } \frac{{\sqrt {\rm{\pi }} - \sqrt {2{\rm{si}}{{\rm{n}}^{ - 1}}{\rm{x}}} }}{{\sqrt {1 - {\rm{x}}} }}{\rm{\;}}\)is equal to

A. \(\sqrt {\frac{{\rm{\pi }}}{2}}\)
B. \(\sqrt {\frac{2}{{\rm{\pi }}}}\)
C. \({\rm{\;}}\sqrt {\rm{\pi }}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{{\sqrt {2{\rm{\pi }}} }}\)
Answer» C. \({\rm{\;}}\sqrt {\rm{\pi }}\)
5.

\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{y \to a} (\sin \frac{{y - a}}{2}\tan \frac{{\pi y}}{{2a}})\) is equal to

A. 0
B. 1
C. \(\frac{\pi}{a}\)
D. \(-\frac{a}{\pi}\)
Answer» E.
6.

\(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{n}} \to - \infty } \left( {\frac{{\rm{n}}}{{{{\rm{n}}^2} + {1^2}}} + \frac{{\rm{n}}}{{{{\rm{n}}^2} + {2^2}}} + \frac{{\rm{n}}}{{{{\rm{n}}^2} + {3^2}}} + \ldots + \frac{1}{{5{\rm{n}}}}} \right)\) is equal to

A. tan-1(3)
B. tan-1(2)
C. π/4
D. π/2
Answer» C. π/4
7.

If\(\;{\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right) = \left[ {\rm{x}} \right] - \left[ {\frac{{\rm{x}}}{4}} \right]\) , x ∈ R, where [x] denotes the greatest integer function, then:

A. f is continuous at x = 4
B. \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 + } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right){\rm{\;exists\;but\;}}\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 - } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right)\) does not exist
C. Both \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to {4^ - }} {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right){\rm{\;and\;}}\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 + } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right){\rm{\;}}\)exist but are not equal.
D. \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 - } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right)\;{\rm{exists\;but}}\;\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 + } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right)\) does not exist
Answer» B. \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 + } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right){\rm{\;exists\;but\;}}\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 4 - } {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right)\) does not exist
8.

If \(f\left( x \right) = \sqrt {25 - {x^2},} \) then what is \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} \frac{{f\left( x \right) - f\left( 1 \right)}}{{x - 1}}\) equal to?

A. \( - \frac{1}{{\sqrt {24} }}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{{\sqrt {24} }}\)
C. \( - \frac{1}{{4\sqrt 3 }}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{{4\sqrt 3 }}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{1}{{\sqrt {24} }}\)
9.

Let S be the set of all values offor which the tangent to the curvey = f(x) = x3 – x2 – 2x at (x, y) is parallel to the line segment joining the points (1, f(1)) and (-1, f(-1)), then S is equal to:

A. \(\left\{ {\frac{1}{3},1} \right\}\)
B. \(\left\{ { - \frac{1}{3}, - 1} \right\}\)
C. \(\left\{ {\frac{1}{3}, - 1} \right\}\)
D. \(\left\{ { - \frac{1}{3},1} \right\}\)
Answer» E.
10.

\(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{y}} \to 0} \frac{{\sqrt {1 + \sqrt {1 + {{\rm{y}}^4}} } - \sqrt 2 }}{{{{\rm{y}}^4}}}\)

A. Exists and equals \(\frac{1}{{4\sqrt 2 }}\)
B. Exists and equals \(\frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\sqrt 2 + 1} \right)}}\)
C. Exists and equals \(\frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\)
D. Does not exist
Answer» B. Exists and equals \(\frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\sqrt 2 + 1} \right)}}\)
11.

\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{{1 - {{\cos }^3}4x}}{{{x^2}}}\) is equal to

A. 0
B. 12
C. 24
D. 36
Answer» D. 36
12.

Let f(x) = 5 – |x – 2 | and g(x) = |x + 1|, x ∈ R. If f(x) attains maximum value at α and g(x) attains minimum at β, then \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{x \to - \alpha \beta } \frac{{\left( {x - 1} \right)\left( {{x^2} - 5x + 6} \right)}}{{{x^2} - 6x + 8}}\) is equal to:

A. 1/2
B. -3/2
C. -1/2
D. 3/2
Answer» B. -3/2
13.

If the fourth term in the binomial expansion of \({\left( {\sqrt {\frac{1}{{{x^{1 + {\rm{lo}}{{\rm{g}}_{10}}x}}}}} + {x^{\frac{1}{{12}}}}} \right)^6}\) is equal to 200, and x > 1, then the value of x is:

A. 100
B. 10
C. 103
D. 104
Answer» C. 103
14.

For the function f(x) = |x – 3|, which one of the following is not correct?

A. The function is not continuous at x = 3
B. The function is continuous at x = 3
C. The function is differentiable at x = 0
D. The function is differentiable at x = -3
Answer» B. The function is continuous at x = 3
15.

If \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 1} \frac{{{{\rm{x}}^4} - 1}}{{{\rm{x}} - 1}} = \mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to {\rm{k}}} \frac{{{{\rm{x}}^3} - {{\rm{k}}^3}}}{{{{\rm{x}}^2} - {{\rm{k}}^2}}}\), then k is:

A. 8/3
B. 3/8
C. 3/2
D. 4/3
Answer» B. 3/8
16.

For each t ∈ R, let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then, \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{x \to 1 + } \frac{{\left( {1 - \left| x \right| + {\rm{sin}}\left| {1 - x} \right|} \right){\rm{sin}}\left( {\frac{\pi }{2}\left[ {1 - x} \right]} \right)}}{{\left| {1 - x} \right|\left[ {1 - x} \right]}}\)

A. Equals 1
B. Equals 0
C. Equals -1
D. Does not exists
Answer» C. Equals -1
17.

Consider the following in respect of the function \({\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right) = {\rm{\;}}\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {2 + {\rm{x}},{\rm{\;\;x}} \ge 0}\\ {2 - {\rm{x}},{\rm{\;\;x}} < 0} \end{array}} \right.\)1. \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 1} {\rm{f}}\left( {\rm{x}} \right)\) does not exist.2. f(x) is differentiable at x = 03. f(x) is continuous at x = 0Which of the above statement is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 3 only
Answer» C. 2 and 3 only
18.

Let K be the set of all real values of x where the function f(x) = sin|x|-|x| + 2(x - π) cos|x| is not differentiable. Then the set K is equal to:

A. ϕ (an empty set)
B. {π}
C. {0}
D. {0, π}
Answer» B. {π}
19.

Examine the continuity of a function f(x) = (x - 2) (x - 3)

A. Discontinuous at x = 2
B. Discontinuous at x = 2, 3
C. Continuous everywhere
D. Discontinuous at x = 3
E. None of these
Answer» D. Discontinuous at x = 3
20.

Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then: \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{{{\rm{tan}}\left( {\pi {\rm{si}}{{\rm{n}}^2}x} \right) + {{(\left| x \right| - {\rm{sin}}\left( {x\left[ x \right]} \right))}^2}}}{{{x^2}}}\)

A. Does not exist
B. Equals π
C. Equals π + 1
D. Equals 0
Answer» B. Equals π
21.

Let f : R → R be differentiable at c ∈ R and f(c) = 0. If g(x) = |f(x)|, then at x = c, g is:

A. Not differentiable if f'(c) = 0
B. Differentiable if f'(c) ≠ 0
C. Differentiable if f'(c) = 0
D. Not differentiable
Answer» D. Not differentiable
22.

If \(f\left( x \right) = \frac{x}{2} - 1\), then on the interval [0, π] which one of the following is correct?

A. tan [f(x)], where [⋅] is the greatest integer function, and \(\frac{1}{{f\left( x \right)}}\) are both continuous
B. tan [f(x)], where [⋅] is the greatest integer function, and f-1(x) are both continuous
C. tan [f(x)], where [⋅] is the greatest integer function, and \(\frac{1}{{f\left( x \right)}}\) are both discontinuous
D. tan [f(x)], where [⋅] is the greatest integer function, is discontinuous but \(\frac{1}{{f\left( x \right)}}\) is continuous
Answer» D. tan [f(x)], where [⋅] is the greatest integer function, is discontinuous but \(\frac{1}{{f\left( x \right)}}\) is continuous
23.

If a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 1 intersects the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q, then the locus of the mid-point of PQ is:

A. x2 + y2 – 4x2y2 = 0
B. x2 + y2 – 2xy = 0
C. x2 + y2 – 16x2y2 = 0
D. x2 + y2 – 2x2y2 = 0
Answer» B. x2 + y2 – 2xy = 0
24.

If f(x) is a non-zero polynomial of degree four, having local extreme points at x = -1, 0, 1; then the setS = {x ∈ R : f(x) = f(0)} contains exactly:

A. Four irrational numbers.
B. Four rational numbers.
C. Two irrational and two rational numbers.
D. Two irrational and one rational number.
Answer» E.
25.

Let \(f\left( {x,y} \right) = \;\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\frac{{xy}}{{\sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} }}\;\;\;{x^2} + {y^2} \ne 0}\\ {0\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;x = y = 0} \end{array}} \right.\), Then

A. f(x, y) is not differentiable at the origin
B. f(x, y) is continuous at the origin
C. fx (0,0) = f(0,0)
D. fy (0,0) = f(0,0)
Answer» B. f(x, y) is continuous at the origin
26.

For what value of k is the function \(f\left( x \right) = \;\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {2x + \frac{1}{4},\;\;\;\;\;x < 0}\\ {k,\;\;\;\;\;\;\;x = 0}\\ {{{\left( {x + \frac{1}{2}} \right)}^2},\;\;\;\;\;\;\;x > 0} \end{array}} \right.\) continuous ?

A. \(\frac{1}{4}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» B. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
27.

\(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{{\rm{x}} \to 0} \frac{{{\rm{si}}{{\rm{n}}^2}{\rm{x}}}}{{\sqrt 2 - \sqrt {1 + {\rm{cos\;x}}} }}\) equals:

A. \(4\sqrt 2\)
B. \(\sqrt 2\)
C. \(2\sqrt 2\)
D. 4
Answer» B. \(\sqrt 2\)
28.

Let g be the greatest integer function. Then the function f(x) = (g(x))2 - g(x) is discontinuous at

A. all integers
B. all integers except 0 and 1
C. all integers except 0
D. all integers except 1
Answer» E.
29.

Let f be a differentiable function such that \({f'}\left( x \right) = 7 - \frac{3}{4}\frac{{f\left( x \right)}}{x}\), (x > 0) and f(1) ≠ 4. Then \(\mathop {{\rm{lim}}}\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} xf\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)\):

A. Exists and equals \(\frac{4}{{7}}\).
B. Exists and equals 4.
C. Does not exist.
D. Exists and equals 0.
Answer» C. Does not exist.
30.

Consider the function\(f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\frac{{sin2x}}{{5x}}\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;if\;x \ne 0\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;}\\ {\frac{2}{{15}}\;\;\;\;\;if\;x = 0} \end{array}} \right.\)Which one of the following is correct in respect of the function?

A. It is not continuous at x = 0
B. it is continuous at every x
C. It is not continuous at x = π
D. It is continuous at x = 0
Answer» B. it is continuous at every x
31.

If f(x) = |x| + |x – 1|, then which one of the followings is correct?

A. f(x) is continuous at x = 0 and x = 1
B. f(x) is continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1
C. f(x) is continuous at x = 1 but not at x = 0
D. f(x) is neither continuous at x = 0 nor at x = 1
Answer» B. f(x) is continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1
32.

For each x ∈ R, let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then \(\underset{x\to {{0}^{-}}}{\mathop{\text{lim}}}\,\frac{x\left( \left[ x \right]+\left| x \right| \right)\text{sin}\left[ x \right]}{\left| x \right|}\) is equal to:

A. - sin 1
B. 1
C. sin 1
D. 0
Answer» B. 1