1

(d) f (x) is discontinuous at x =

Continuity 2
(x 2 / a) − a, when x < a
1. If f (x) =| x − 2 | , then [Roorkee 1984] 
8. If f (x) =  0, when x = a, then
(a) lim f (x) ≠ 0  2
x → 2+
a − ( x / a), when x > a
(b) lim f (x) ≠ 0
x → 2− (a) lim f (x) = a
x →a
(c) lim f (x) ≠ lim f (x)
x → 2+ x → 2− (b) f (x) is continuous at x = a
(d) f (x) is continuous at x = 2 (c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = a

 k cos x π (d) None of these

 π − 2 x , when x ≠ 2 e1 / x , when x ≠ 0
2. If the function f ( x) =  be 9. If f (x) =  , then
3, π 0, when x = 0
when x =
 2
(a) lim f (x) = e
π x →0 +
continuous at x = , then k =
2 (b) lim f (x) = 0
x →0 +
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0
(c) 12 (d) None of these
(d) None of these
log(1 + ax) − log(1 − bx )
3. The function f ( x) = is not  x2 − 4x + 3
x  , for x ≠ 1
10. If f (x) =  x 2 − 1 , then [IIT 1972]
defined at x = 0 . The value which should be
 2, for x = 1
assigned to f at x =0 so that it is continuos at 
x = 0 , is [IIT 1983; MP PET 1995; (a) lim f (x) = 2
x →1 +
Karnataka CET 1999; Kurukshetra CEE 2002; AMU
2002] (b) lim f (x) = 3
x →1−
(a) a − b (b) a + b
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(c) log a + log b (d) log a − log b
(d) None of these
 x 3 + x 2 − 16 x + 20 x +1
 , if x ≠ 2 11. The points at which the function f (x) =
4. Let f (x) =  (x − 2)2 . If f (x) be 2
x + x − 12

 k , if x = 2 is discontinuous, are
continuous for all x, then k = (a)
[IIT –3, 4
1981] (b) 3, –4
(a) 7 (b) –7 (c) –1,–3, 4 (d) –1, 3, 4
(c) ±7 (d) None of these  sin x
 + cos x, when x ≠ 0
12. If f (x) =  x then [DSSE 1986]
 x + k, when x ≥ 0
2
5. Let f (x) =  . If the function f (x)  2, when x = 0

− x 2 − k, when x < 0
(a) lim f (x) ≠ 2 (b) lim f (x) = 0
be continuous at x = 0 , then k = x →0+ x →0−

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these

(c) 2 (d) –2  2 1
 x sin , when x ≠ 0
6. In order that the function f (x) = (x + 1)1 / x is 13. If f (x) =  x , then
 0, when x = 0
continuous at x = 0 , f (0) must be defined as [MNR 1989] 
(a) f (0) = 0 (b) f (0) = e (a) f (0 + 0) = 1 (b) f (0 − 0) = 1
(c) f (0) = 1 / e (d) f (0) = 1 (c) f is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
14. The value of k so that the function
 x, when 0 < x < 1 / 2
 k(2 x − x 2 ), when x < 0
7. If f (x) = 1, when x = 1 / 2 , then f ( x) =  is continuous at x = 0 ,
1 − x, when 1/2 < x < 1  cos x, when x ≥ 0

is
(a) lim f (x) = 2
x →1 / 2 + (a) 1 (b) 2
(b) lim f (x) = 2 (c) 4 (d) None of these
x →1 / 2 −

1
(c) f (x) is continuous at x =
2
  x x
 , when x ≠ 0 22. At which points the function f (x) = , where [.] is
15. If f (x) =  e1 / x + 1 , then [ x]
 0 , when x = 0 greatest integer function, is discontinuous

(a) lim f (x) = 1 (b) lim f (x) = 1 (a) Only positive integers
x →0 + x →0 −
(b) All positive and negative integers and (0, 1)
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
(c) All rational numbers
(1 + 2 x)1 / x , for x ≠ 0
16. If f (x) =  , then (d) None of these
 e 2 , for x = 0
 sin2 ax
 , when x ≠ 0
(a) lim f (x) = e 23. For the function f ( x) =  x 2 which
x →0 +
 1, when x = 0

(b) lim f (x) = e2 one is a true statement
x →0 −

(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0 (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0

(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0 , when a ≠ ±1
(d) None of these
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = a
2 , for x ≠ 0
1/ x
17. If f (x) =  , then (d) None of these
 3, for x = 0
 − x 2 , when x ≤ 0
(a) lim f (x) = 0 (b) lim f (x) = ∞ 
x →0 + x →0 −  5 x − 4, when 0 < x ≤ 1
24. If f (x) =  , then
2
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these 4 x − 3 x, when 1 < x < 2
 3 x + 4, when x ≥ 2
1 2

 sin x , x ≠ 0
18. If f (x) =  x , then (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
 0 , x = 0
 (b) f (x) is continuous x = 2
(a) lim f (x) ≠ 0 (b) lim f (x) ≠ 0 (c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
x →0 + x →0 −

(c) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these (d) None of these

sin | x |, when x ≠ 0
−1
 x − 1, x < 0 25. If f (x) =  then
  0, when x = 0
 1
19. If f (x) =  , x = 0 , then [Roorkee 1988]
 4 (a) lim f (x) ≠ 0
x →0 +
 x 2, x > 0
(b) lim f (x) ≠ 0
x →0 −
(a) lim f (x) = 1
x →0 +
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
(b) lim f (x) = 1 (d) None of these
x →0 −

(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0  sin 2 x

 , when x ≠ 0
26. If f (x) =  5 x is continuous at x = 0 ,
(d) None of these  k , when x = 0

20. Which of the following statements is true for then the value of k will be
graph f (x) = log x
2
(a) 1 (b)
(a) Graph shows that function is continuous 5
(b) Graph shows that function is discontinuous 2
(c) − (d) None of these
(c) Graph finds for negative and positive values 5
of x
1 + x 2 , when 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
(d) Graph is symmetric along x-axis 27. If f (x) =  , then
1 − x , when x > 1
 x2 − 1
 , when x ≠ 1 (a) lim+ f (x) ≠ 0
21. If function f (x) =  x − 1 is continuous at x →1
 k , when x = 1 (b) lim− f (x) ≠ 2

x →1
x = 1 , then the value of k will be
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(a) –1 (b) 2
(d) None of these
(c) –3 (d) –2
 x2 −1 3π
 , when x ≠ −1 (d) f (x) is discontinuous at x =
28. If f (x) =  x + 1 ,then 4
 − 2, when x = −1  π
 x sin x, when 0 < x ≤
 2 , then
(a) lim f (x) = −2 35. If f (x) =  [IIT 1991]
x →(−1)−
 π sin(π + x), when π < x < π
 2 2
(b) lim f (x) = −2
x →(−1)+
(a) f (x) is discontinuous at x = π / 2
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = −1 (b) f (x) is continuous at x = π / 2
(d) All the above are correct (c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
5 (d) None of these
 2 − x , when x < 2 
  1 − cos 4 x
29. If f (x) =  1 , when x = 2 , then , when x < 0
  x2
3 
 x − , when x > 2 36. If f (x) =  a, when x = 0 ,
 2

(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 2  x
, when x > 0

(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 2  (16 + x ) − 4
(c) lim f (x) = 1 is continuous at x = 0 , then the value of 'a' will be
x→2
[IIT 1990; AMU 2000]
(d) None of these
(a) 8 (b) –8
30. If f (x) =| x − b |, then function [AI(c)
CBSE
4 1984] (d) None of these
(a) Is continuous at x = 1 (b)Is continuous at x = b ax 2 − b, when 0 ≤ x < 1
(c) Is discontinuous at x = b (d) None of these 
37. If f ( x) =  2, when x = 1 is continuous at
| x − a| 
31.

If f (x) =  x − a
, when x ≠ a
,then [AI CBSE 1983]  x + 1, when1 < x ≤ 2
 1, when x = a x = 1 , then the most suitable value of a, b are [BIT Ranchi 1

(a) a = 2, b = 0 (b) a = 1, b = −1
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = a
(c) a = 4, b = 2 (d) All the above
(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = a
(c) lim f (x) = 1  x−| x |
 , when x ≠ 0
x →a 38. If f (x) =  x , then [AI CBSE 1982]
(d) None of these  2, when x = 0

 x 2 , when x ≠ 1 (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
32. If f (x) =  then
 2, when x = 1 (b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0
(a) lim f (x) = 2 (c) lim f (x) = 2
x →1 x →0

(b) f (x) is continuous at x = 1 (d) None of these

(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1  x 4 − 16
 , when x ≠ 2
39. If f (x) =  x − 2 , then [AISSE 1984]
(d) None of these
 16 , when x = 2
1 + x, when x ≤ 2 
33. If f (x) =  , then (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 2
5 − x, when x ≤ 3
(b) f (x) is discountinous at x = 2
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 2
(c) lim f (x) = 16
(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 2 x →2

(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 3 (d) None of these

(d) None of these  x 2 , when x ≤ 1
40. If f (x) =  , then
 3π  x + 5, when x > 1
1, when 0 < x ≤
 4 , then (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 1
34. If f (x) =  [IIT 1991]
2 sin 2 x, when 3π < x < π (b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
 9 4 (c) lim f (x) = 1
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 x →1

(d) None of these

(b) f (x) is continuous at x = π
3π
(c) f (x) is continuous at x =
4
  x 2 + 3 x − 10 47. The value of f (0) , so that the function
 , when x ≠ −5
41. If f (x) =  x 2 + 2 x − 15 is continuous at (27 − 2 x)1 / 3 − 3
 a f ( x) = , (x ≠ 0) is continuous, is given
 , when x = −5 9 − 3(243 + 5 x)1 / 5
x = −5 , then the value of 'a' will be [MP PET 1987] by
3 7 (a) 2 / 3 (b) 6
(a) (b)
2 8
(c) 2 (d) 4
8 2
(c) (d)
7 3 (cos x)1 / x , x ≠ 0
48. If the function f (x) =  is continuous
 x + λ, x < 3  k, x = 0

42. If f (x) =  4, x = 3 is continuous at x = 3 , then at x = 0 , then the value of k is
3 x − 5, x > 3
 (a) 1 (b) –1
λ= (c) 0 (d) e
[MP PET 1994, 2001; RPET 1999]
 x − 1, x < 2
(a) 4 (b) 3 49. Function f ( x) =  is a continuous
(c) 2 (d) 1 2 x − 3, x ≥ 2
 1 function
sin , x ≠ 0
43. The value of k which makes f ( x) =  x [MP PET 1996]
 k, x = 0 (a) For all real values of x

continuous at x = 0 is [MNR 1995] (b) For x = 2 only
(a) 8 (b) 1 (c) For all real values of x such that x ≠ 2
(c) –1 (d) None of these (d) For all integral values of x only
sin x, x ≠ nπ , n ∈ Z  πx
44. If f (x) =  and 1 + sin 2 , for − ∞ < x ≤ 1
 2, otherwise 
50. If the function f (x) =  ax + b, for 1 < x < 3 is
 x 2 + 1, x ≠ 0, 2
  xπ
g(x) =  4, x = 0 , then lim g { f (x)} is [Kurukshetra CEE 1996]  6 tan , for 3 ≤ x < 6
 x →0  12
 5, x = 2
continuous in the interval (−∞, 6) , then the values
(a) 5 (b) 6 of a and b are respectively
(c) 7 (d) 1 (a) 0, 2 (b) 1, 1
 x−4 (c) 2, 0 (d) 2, 1
| + a, x < 4
x − 4|  1

45. Let f (x) =  a + b, x = 4 . Then f (x) is continuous  x sin , x ≠ 0
51. If f (x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 , then
 x−4  k , x = 0
 + b, x > 4 
| x − 4| the value of k is[MP PET 1999; AMU 1999; RPET 2003]
at x = 4 when (a) 1 (b) –1
(a) a = 0, b = 0 (b) a = 1, b = 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
(c) a = −1, b = 1 (d) a = 1, b = −1  sin[ x]
 , for x > 0
 [ x] + 1
 x 4 − 5x 2 + 4
 , x ≠ 1, 2  π
| (x − 1)(x − 2)|  cos 2 [ x]
 52. If f ( x) =  , for x < 0 ; where [x] denotes
46. Let f (x) =  6, x = 1
 [ x]
 12, x = 2 
 k, at x = 0

 

Then f (x) is continuous on the set
the greatest integer less than or equal to x, then
(a) R (b) R − { 1} in order that f be continuous at x = 0 , the value of
(c) R − { 2} (d) R − { 1,2} k is
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) Equal to 0 (b) Equal to 1
(c) Equal to –1 (d) Indeterminate
 x + 2 , 1 ≤ x ≤ 2 (c) 0 (d) 2

53. The function f (x) = 4 , x=2 is continuous  sinπx
 , x≠0
3 x − 2 , x > 2 61. Let f (x) =  5 x . If f (x) is continuous at
  k, x=0
at
x = 0, then k = [Karnataka CET 2002]
[DCE 1999]
π 5
(a) x = 2 only (b) x ≤ 2 (a) (b)
5 π
(c) x ≥ 2 (d) None of these (c) 1 (d) 0
 5x − 4 , if 0 < x ≤ 1 2− x + 4
54. If the function f (x) =  2 is 62. If f (x) = , (x ≠ 0), is continuous function at
4 x + 3bx , if 1 < x < 2 sin 2 x
continuous at every point of its domain, then the x = 0 , then f (0) equals [MP PET 2002]
value of b is [RPET 2000]
1 1
(a) (b) −
(a) – 1 (b) 0 4 4
(c) 1 (d) None of these 1 1
(c) (d) −
55. The values of A and B such that the function 8 8
 π  x , if x is rational
 − 2 sin x, x≤− 63. If function f (x) =  , then f (x) is
 2 1 − x, if x is irrational
π π continuous at ...... number of points [UPSEAT 2002]
f (x) =  A sin x + B, − < x < , is continuous
 2 2 (a) ∞ (b) 1
 cos x, π
x≥ (c) 0 (d) None of these
 2
everywhere are x − 9
[Pb. CET 2000]
2
 , if x ≠ 3 , is continuous at x = 3,
64. If f (x) =  x − 3
(a) A = 0, B = 1 (b) A = 1, B = 1  2 x + k , otherwise
(c) A = −1, B = 1 (d) A = −1, B = 0 then k =
(a) 3 (b) 0
x 2 − 10 x + 25
56. If f (x) = for x ≠ 5 and f is continuous (c) –6 (d) 1/6
x 2 − 7 x + 10
65. The function defined by
at x = 5, then f (5) = [EAMCET 2001]
 1 
−1
(a) 0 (b) 5  x 2 + e 2 − x 
f (x) =  , x ≠ 2 , is continuous from
(c) 10 (d) 25 
 
57. In order that the function f (x) = (x + 1)cot x is  k , x=2
continuous at x = 0 , f (0) must be defined as right at the point x = 2, then k is equal to
[UPSEAT 2000; Kurukshetra CEE 2001; Pb. CET 2004] [Orissa JEE 2002]
1 (a) 0 (b) 1/4
(a) f (0) = (b) f (0) = 0
e (c) –1/4 (d) None of these
(c) f (0) = e (d) None of these loge (1 + x) − loge (1 − x)
66. For the function f (x) = to be
58. The function f (x) = sin| x | is [DCE 2002] x
(a) Continuous for all x continuous at x = 0, the value of f (0), should be
(b) Continuous only at certain points [MP PET 2003]
(c) Differentiable at all points (a) –1 (b) 0
(d) None of these (c) –2 (d) 2
59. If f (x) =| x | , then f (x) is [DCE 2002]
 1 + kx − 1 − kx
(a) Continuous for all x  , for − 1 ≤ x < 0 ,
67. If f ( x) =  x is
(b) Differentiable at x = 0  2x 2 + 3 x − 2
 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
(c) Neither continuous nor continuous at x = 0 , then k =
differentiable at x = 0
(a) – 4 (b) – 3
(d) None of these
(c) – 2 (d) – 1
 1 − sin x π
, x≠ 1 − sin x + cos x
 π − 2 x 2, 68. The function f (x) = is not defined at
60. If f ( x) =  be continuous at
π 1 + sin x + cos x
 λ, x =
 2 x = π . The value of f (π ), so that f (x) is continuous
x = π / 2, then value of λ is at x2002]
[RPET = π , is
(a) –1 (b) 1 [Orissa JEE 2003]
 1 1 (d) Discontinuous at the origin because both |x|
(a) − (b)
2 2 | x|
and are discontinuous there
(c) – 1 (d) 1 x
75. The value of f at x = 0 so that the function
 1 − cos x
 ,x ≠ 0 2 x − 2−x
69. If f (x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 then f ( x) = , x ≠ 0 , is continuous at x = 0 , is
 k , x = 0 x

[Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
k=
[Karnataka CET 2004]
(a) 0 (b) log 2
1 (c) 4 (d) e 4
(a) 0 (b)
2 (e) log 4
1 1 2x 2 + 7
(c) (d) − 76. The function f (x) = is discontinuous
4 2 x + 3x 2 − x − 3
3

70. A function f on R into itself is continuous at a for

point a in R, iff for each ∈> 0 , there exists, [J&K 2005]
δ > 0 such that [UPSEAT 2004] (a) x = 1 only
(a) | f (x) − f (a)| <∈ ⇒| x − a| < δ (b) x = 1 and x = −1 only
(c) x = 1, x = −1, x = −3 only
(b) | f (x) − f (a)| >∈ ⇒| x − a| > δ
(d) x = 1, x = −1, x = −3 and other values of x
(c) | x − a| > δ ⇒| f (x) − f (a)| >∈
 p 1
(d) | x − a| < δ ⇒| f (x) − f (a)| <∈  x sin , x ≠ 0
77. Let f ( x) =  x then f (x) is continuous
 e1 / x − 1 0 , x = 0

 ,x≠0
71. For the function f (x) =  e1 / x + 1 , which of but not differential at x = 0 if
0 , 0
 x = (a) 0 < p ≤ 1 (b) 1 ≤ p < ∞
the following is correct [MP PET 2004] (c) −∞ < p < 0 (d) p = 0
(a) lim f (x) does not exist  1 − ( x)
x →0
 , x ≠ −1
78. If f (x) =  1 + x , then the value of
(b) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
 1 , x = −1

(c) lim f (x) = 1
x →0 f (| 2k |) will be (where [ ] shows the greatest
(d) lim f (x) exists but f (x) is not continuous at integer function)
x →0
[DCE 2005]
x=0
(a) Continuous at x = −1
72. The function 'f' is defined by f (x) = 2 x − 1, if x > 2 ,
(b) Continuous at x = 0
f (x) = k if x = 2 and x 2 − 1, if x < 2 is continuous, 1
then the value of k is equal to (c) Discontinuous at x =
[Pb. CET 2002] 2
(a) 2 (b) 3 (d) All of these
(c) 4 (d) –3 1 − cos 4 x
79. Function f (x) = , where x ≠ 0 and f (x) = k
2 x − sin −1 x 8x 2
73. In the function f ( x) = , (x ≠ 0) is
2 x + tan −1 x where x = 0 is a continous function at x = 0 then
continuous at each point of its domain, then the the value of k will be [AMU 2005]
value of f (0) is
[RPET 2000]
(a) k = 0 (b) k = 1
(a) 2 (b) 1 / 3
(c) k = −1 (d) None of these
(c) 2 / 3 (d) −1 / 3
 ex ; x ≤ 0
| x| 80. If f (x) = , then [Roorkee 1995]
74. The function f (x) =| x | + is [Karnataka
|CET
1 − x2003]
|; x > 0
x 
(a) Continuous at the origin (a) f (x) is differentiable at x = 0
(b) Discontinuous at the origin because |x| is (b) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
discontinuous there
(c) f (x) is differentiable at x = 1
| x|
(c) Discontinuous at the origin because is (d) f (x) is continuous at x = 1
x
discontinuous there
Differentiability
1. Which of the following statements is true  x2
 ,x ≠ 0
(a) A continuous function is an increasing 9. Consider f (x) = | x | [EAMCET 1994]
function  0, x = 0

(b) An increasing function is continuous
(a) f (x) is discontinuous everywhere
(c) A continuous function is differentiable
(d) A differentiable function is continuous (b) f (x) is continuous everywhere

 x + 1, when x < 2 (c) f ' (x) exists in (−1,1)

2. If f (x) =  , then f ' (2) equals
2 x − 1, when x ≥ 2 (d) f ' (x) exists in (−2,2)
[MP PET 1997] 10. At the point x = 1 , the given function
(a) 0 (b) 1  x 3 − 1; 1 < x < ∞
f ( x) =  is [Roorkee 1993]
(c) 2 (d) Does not exist  x − 1; − ∞ < x ≤ 1
 e (1 / x )
−e (−1 / x )
(a) Continuous and differentiable
x ,x ≠ 0
3. If f (x) =  e(1 / x ) + e(−1 / x ) then which of the (b) Continuous and not differentiable
 0 , x = 0
 (c) Discontinuous and differentiable
following is true [Kurukshetra CEE 1998] (d) Discontinuous and not differentiable
(a) f is continuous and differentiable at every 11. Let [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or
point
equal to x. If f (x) = [ x sinπx] , then f (x) is
(b) f is continuous at every point but is not
differentiable (a) Continuous at x = 0 (b) Continuous in (−1,0)
(c) f is differentiable at every point (c) Differentiable in (–1,1) (d) All the above
(d) f is differentiable only at the origin | x − 3 | ; x ≥1

4. If f (x) =| x − 3 |, then f is [SCRA 1996; RPET 1997] 12. The function defined by f (x) =  1 2 3 13
4 x − 2 x + 4 ;x < 1
(a) Discontinuous at x = 2 
is
(b) Not differentiable x = 2
[IIT 1988]
(c) Differentiable at x = 3
(a) Continuous at x = 1 (b) Continuous at x = 3
(d) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 3
(c) Differentiable at x = 1 (d) All the above
5. Let h(x) = min{ x, x 2 } , for every real number of x.
 e + ax, x < 0
x
Then 13. If f (x) =  is differentiable at x = 0,
b(x − 1)2 , x ≥ 0
[IIT 1998]
(a) h is continuous for all x then (a, b) is [MP PET 2000]

(b) h is differentiable for all x (a) (−3, − 1) (b) (−3, 1)

(c) h' (x) = 1 , for all x > 1 (c) (3, 1) (d) (3, − 1)
(d) h is not differentiable at two values of x 14. The function y =| sin x | is continuous for any x but
6. There exists a function f (x) satisfying f (0) = 1 , it is not differentiable at [AMU 2000]
f ' (0) = −1, f (x) > 0 for all x and [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) x = 0 only
(a) f (x) < 0 , ∀x (b) −1 < f ' ' (x) < 0, ∀x (b) x = π only
(c) −2 < f ' ' (x) ≤ −1, ∀x (d) f ' ' (x) < −2, ∀x (c) x = k π (k is an integer) only
 x, if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 (d) x = 0 and x = k π (k is an integer)
7. The function f (x) =  is [SCRA 1996]
1, if 1 < x ≤ 2 15. The function y = e−| x| is [AMU 2000]
(a) Continuous at all x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and differentiable (a) Continuous and differentiable at x = 0
at all x, except x = 1 in the interval [0,2]
(b) Neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 0
(b) Continuous and differentiable at all x in [0,2]
(c) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(c) Not continuous at any point in [0,2]
(d) Not continuous but differentiable at x = 0
(d) Not differentiable at any point [0,2]
8. The function f (x) =| x | at x = 0 is [MP PET 1993] 1 + x, x ≤ 2
16. A function f (x) =  is [AMU 2001]
(a) Continuous but non-differentiable 5 − x, x > 2
(b) Discontinuous and differentiable (a) Not continuous at x = 2
(c) Discontinuous and non-differentiable (b) Differentiable at x = 2
(d) Continuous and differentiable (c) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
 (d) None of these (a) 0 (b) 1
17. The left-hand derivative of f (x) = [ x] sin(πx) at (c) 2 (d) 3
x = k, k is an integer and [x] = greatest integer 25. The value of m for which the function
≤ x, is mx 2 , x ≤ 1
f ( x) =  is differentiable at x = 1 ,is
[IIT Screening 2001]  2 x, x > 1
(a) (−1) (k − 1)π
k
(b) (−1)k −1 (k − 1)π (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) (−1) kπ
k
(d) (−1) k −1
kπ (c) 2 (d) Does not exist

 x + 1, when x<2  sin x, for x ≥ 0

18. Let f (x) =  , then f ′(2) = 26. Let f (x) =  and g(x) = e x . Then
1 − cos x , for x ≤ 0
2 x − 1, when x≥2
(gof )' (0) is [UPSEAT 2004]
[Karnataka CET 2002]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) Does not exist (c) 0 (d) None of these

 0, x < 0 27. Suppose f (x) is differentiable at x =1 and

19. Let f (x) =  2 , then for all values of x 1
x , x ≥ 0 lim f (1 + h) = 5 , then f ' (1) equals [AIEEE 2005]
h→ 0 h
[IIT 1984; MP PET 2002]
(a) 5 (b) 6
(a) f is continuous but not differentiable
(b) f is differentiable but not continuous (c) 3 (d) 4

(c) f ′ is continuous but not differentiable 28. If f is a real- valued differentiable function
satisfying | f (x) − f (y)| ≤ (x − y)2 , x, y ∈ R and f (0) = 0 ,
(d) f ′ is continuous and differentiable
then f (1) equal [AIEEE 2005]
 e2 x − 1 , x≤0
 (a) 2 (b) 1
20. The function f (x) =  bx 2 is
ax + 2 − 1 , x > 0 (c) –1 (d) 0

continuous and differentiable for 29. Let f [AMU
be differentiable
2002] for all x . If f (1) = −2 and
(a) a = 1, b = 2 (b) a = 2, b = 4 f ' (x) ≥ 2 for x ∈ [1,6] , then
[AIEEE 2005]
(c) a = 2, any b (d) Any a, b = 4
(a) f (6) < 5 (b) f (6) = 5
21. Which of the following is not true [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(c) f (6) ≥ 8 (d) f (6) < 8
(a) A polynomial function is always continuous
(b) A continuous function is always differentiable 30. f (x) = x − 1 is not differentiable at [IIT Screening

(c) A differentiable function is always continuous 2005]

(d) e x is continuous for all x (a) 0 (b) ±1, 0

1 (c) 1 (d) ± 1
22. The function f (x) = x 2 sin , x ≠ 0, f (0) = 0 at x = 0
x
31. If f (x) is twice differentiable polynomial function
[MP PET 2003]
such that f (1) = 1, f (2) = −4, f (3) = 9 , then
(a) Is continuous but not differentiable [IIT Screening 2005]
(b) Is discontinuous (a) f " (x) = 2, ∀x ∈ R
(c) Is having continuous derivative
(b) There exist at least one x ∈ (1, 3) such that
(d) Is continuous and differentiable
f " ( x) = 2
 x −1
 2 x 2 − 7 x + 5 for x ≠ 1 (c) There exist at least one x ∈ (2, 3) such that
23. If f (x) =  , then f ' (1) =
 1 f ' ( x) = 5 = f " ( x)
− for x = 1
 3 (d) There exist at least one x ∈ (1, 2) such that
[EAMCET 2003] f ( x) = 3
(a) –1/9 (b) –2/9
32. If f (x) is a differentiable function such that
(c) –1/3 (d) 1/3
1
f : R → R and f   = 0 ∀ n ≥ 1, n ∈ I then
x n
24. If f (x) = for x ∈ R, then f ' (0) = [EAMCET 2003]
1+ | x | [IIT Screening 2005]
 (a) f (x) = 0 ∀ x ∈ (0,1) (d) If a function is constant, then its derivative is
zero at all points
(b) f (0) = 0 = f ' (0)
(c) f (0) = 0 but f ' (0) may or may not be 0  x + 2 ,−1 < x < 3

41. If f (x) = 5 , x = 3 , then at x = 3 , f ' (x) =
(d) | f (x)| ≤ 1 ∀ x ∈ (0,1) 8 − x , x > 3

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 [MP PET 2001]

[Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (a) 1 (b) – 1

(a) f (5) ≥ 33 (b) f (5) ≥ 36 (c) 0 (d) Does not exist
(c) f (5) ≤ 36 (d) f (5) ≥ 9  x, 0≤ x ≤1
42. If f (x) =  , then
(e) f (5) ≤ 9 2 x − 1, 1 < x
34. Let f (x + y) = f (x) f (y) and f (x) = 1 + sin(3 x)g(x) where [Orissa JEE 2002]
g(x) is continuous then f ' (x) is (a) f is discontinuous at x = 1
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (b) f is differentiable at x = 1
(a) f (x)g(0) (b) 3g(0)
(c) f is continuous but not differentiable at x = 1
(c) f (x) cos 3 x (d) 3 f (x)g(0)
(d) None of these
(e) 3 f (x)g(x)
 1, x < 0
1 ∀x < 0 
43. If f (x) =  π then f ' (0) = [MP PET 1994]
35. Let f (x) =  , then what is the
1 + sin x ∀0≤ x ≤π /2 1 + sin x, 0 ≤ x < 2

value of f ' (x) at x = 0 [Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) ∞ (d) Does not exist
(c) ∞ (d) does not exist
f (5) − f (1) ax + b; x ≤ 0
2

36. If f (x) = x − 2 x + 4 and

2
= f ' (c) then value 44. If f (x) =  possesses derivative at
5 −1  x 2; x > 0
of c will be [AMU 2005] x = 0 , then
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) a = 0, b = 0
(c) 2 (d) 3
(b) a > 0, = 0
37. Let f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) and f (x) = x 2 g(x) for all
x, y ∈ R , where g(x) is continuous function. Then (c) a ∈ R, = 0
f ' (x) is equal to (d) None of these
(a) g' (x) (b) g(0) 45. The set of all those points, where the function
(c) g(0) + g' (x) (d) 0 x
f ( x) = is differentiable, is
1+ | x |
38. The function f (x) = (x − 1)| x 2 − 3 x + 2 | + cos(| x |)
2
is
not differentiable at [IIT 1999] (a) (−∞, ∞) (b) [ 0, ∞]
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞) (d) (0, ∞)
(c) 1 (d) 2
 2x 
39. The function which is continuous for all real 46. Function y = sin−1  2
 is not differentiable for
values of x and differentiable at x = 0 is 1+ x 
[MP PET 1996] [IIT Screening]
(a) | x | (b) log x (a) | x | < 1 (b) x = 1,−1
1
(c) sin x (d) x2 (c) | x | > 1 (d) None of these
40. Which of the following is not true 47. If f (x) = x( x − x + 1), then
[Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
[IIT 1985]
(a) Every differentiable function is continuous
(a) f (x) is continuous but non- differentiable at
(b) If derivative of a function is zero at all points,
then the function is constant x=0
(c) If a function has maximum or minima at a (b) f (x) is differentiable at x = 0
point, then the function is differentiable at (c) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 0
that point and its derivative is zero
(d) None of these
48. The number of points at which the function 1  πx 
f (x) =| x − 0.5 | + | x − 1| + tan x does not have a 7. If function f ( x) = − tan   ; (−1 < x < 1) and
2  2
derivative in the interval (0, 2), is
[MNR 1995] g(x) = 3 + 4 x − 4 x 2 , then the domain of gof is[IIT 1990]
(a) 1 (b) 2  1 1
(a) (−1, 1) (b) − , 
(c) 3 (d) 4  2 2
 1  1 
(c) − 1,  (d) − , − 1
 2  2 
8. The domain of the function
1
f ( x) = + x + 2 is
log 10 (1 − x)
[DCE 2000]
cos2 x + sin4 x (a) ] − 3, − 2.5[ ∪] − 2.5, − 2[ (b) [ −2, 0[ ∪]0, 1[
1. If f (x) = for x ∈ R , then f (2002 ) =
sin2 x + cos4 x
(c) ]0, 1[ (d) None of these
[EAMCET 2002]
9. The domain of definition of the function y(x)
(a) 1 (b) 2
given by 2 x + 2 y = 2 is [IIT Screening 2000; DCE 2001]
(c) 3 (d) 4
(a) (0, 1] (b) [0, 1]
2. If f : R → R satisfies f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) , for all
(c) (−∞, 0] (d) (−∞, 1)
n
x, y ∈ R and f (1) = 7 , then ∑ f (r) is 10. Let f ([AIEEE b 2 )x 2 + 2bx + 1 and m(b) the minimum
x) = (1 +2003]
r =1 value of f (x) for a given b. As b varies, the range of
7n 7(n + 1) m(b) is
(a) (b)
2 2 [IIT Screening 2001]
7n(n + 1)  1
(c) 7n(n + 1) (d) (a) [0, 1] (b)  0, 
2  2
3. Suppose f : [ 2, 2] → R is defined by 1 
(c)  , 1 (d) (0, 1]
−1 for − 2 ≤ x ≤ 0 2 
f ( x) =  , then { x ∈ (−2, 2) : x ≤ 0
 x − 1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 11. The range of the function f (x) = 7 − x Px − 3 is [AIEEE 2004]
and f (| x |) = x} = [EAMCET 2003] (a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} (b) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
(a) { −1} (b) {0} (c) {1, 2, 3, 4} (d) {1, 2, 3}
(c) { −1 / 2} (d) φ 12. Let 2 sin 2 x + 3 sin x − 2 > 0 and x 2 − x − 2 < 0 (x is
measured in radians). Then x lies in the interval[IIT 1994]
4. If f (x) = sgn( x 3 ) , then [DCE 2001]
 π 5π   5π 
(a)  ,  (b)  − 1, 
(a) f is continuous but not derivable at x = 0 6 6   6 
(b) f ' (0 + ) = 2 π 
(c) (−1, 2) (d)  , 2 
(c) f ' (0 − ) = 1 6 
(d) f is not derivable at x = 0 13. Let f (x) = (x + 1) 2 − 1, (x ≥ −1) . Then the set
5. If f : R → R and g : R → R are given by f (x) = | x | S = { x : f ( x) = f −1
(x)} is [IIT 1995]
and g(x) = | x | for each x∈R, then (a) Empty
{ x ∈ R : g( f (x)) ≤ f (g(x))} = [EAMCET 2003] (b) {0, –1}
(a) Z ∪ (−∞, 0) (b) (−∞,0) (c) {0, 1, –1}

(c) Z (d) R  − 3 + i 3 − 3 − i 3 
(d) 0, − 1, , 
6. For a real number x, [ x] denotes the integral part  2 2 
of x. The value of 14. If f is an even function defined on the interval
1 1 1  1 2   1 99  (–5, 5), then four real values of x satisfying the
 2  +  2 + 100  +  2 + 100  + .... +  2 + 100  is  x +1
        equation f (x) = f   are
[IIT Screening 1994]
 x + 2
(a) 49 (b) 50 −3− 5 −3+ 5 3− 5 3+ 5
(a) , , ,
(c) 48 (d) 51 2 2 2 2
 −5+ 3 −3+ 5 3+ 5 3− 5 22. lim sin[π n 2 + 1] =
(b) , , , n→ ∞
2 2 2 2
(a) ∞ (b) 0
3− 5 3+ 5 −3− 5 5+ 3
(c) , , , (c) Does not exist (d) None of these
2 2 2 2
23. If [.] denotes the greatest integer less than or
(d) − 3 − 5 , − 3 + 5 , 3 − 5 , 3 + 5 equal to x, then the value of
lim(1 − x + [ x − 1] + [1 − x]) is
 π  π x →1
15. If f (x) = sin2 x + sin2  x +  + cos x cos x +  and
 3   3 (a) 0 (b) 1
5 (c) –1 (d) None of these
g  = 1 , then (gof )(x) = [IIT 1996]
4 24. The values of a and b such that
(a) –2 (b) –1 x(1 + a cos x) − b sin x
lim = 1 , are [Roorkee 1996]
(c) 2 (d) 1 x →0 x3
5 3 5 3
16. If g( f (x)) =| sin x | and f (g(x)) = (sin x ) 2 , then [IIT 1998] (a) , (b) , −
2 2 2 2
(a) f (x) = sin 2 x, g(x) = x 5 3
(c) − , − (d) None of these
(b) f (x) = sin x, g(x) =| x | 2 2

(c) f (x) = x 2 , g(x) = sin x ax − x a

25. If lim = −1 , then [EAMCET 2003]
(d) f and g cannot be determined
x →a x x − aa
(a) a = 1 (b) a = 0
17. If f (x) = 3 x + 10 , g(x) = x 2 − 1 , then ( fog) −1 is equal
to (c) a = e (d) None of these
[UPSEAT 2001] 26. If x1 = 3 and x n+1 = 2 + x n , n ≥ 1, then lim x n is equal
n→∞
1/ 2 1/ 2
 x −7  x +7 to
(a)   (b)  
 3   3  (a) –1 (b) 2
1/ 2 1/ 2
 x − 3  x + 3 (c) 5 (d) 3
(c)   (d)  
 7   7  x

18. If f : R → R and g:R→ R are defined by

27. The value of lim
∫π /2
t dt
is [MP PET 1998]
f (x) = 2 x + 3 and g(x) = x 2 + 7 , then the values of x x→
π sin(2 x − π )
2
such that g( f (x)) = 8 are [EAMCET 2000, 03]
π
(a) 1, 2 (b) –1, 2 (a) ∞ (b)
2
(c) –1, –2 (d) 1, –2
π π
 πx  (c) (d)
19. lim(1 − x) tan   = [IIT 1978, 84; RPET 1997, 2001; 4 8
x →1  2
28. The lim(cos x) cot x
is [RPET 1999]
UPSEAT 2003; Pb. CET 2003] x →0

π (a) –1 (b) 0
(a) (b) π
2 (c) 1 (d) None of these
2
(c) (d) 0 (cos x − 1) (cos x − e x )
π 29. The integer n for which lim is a
x →0 xn
1+ x − 1− x finite non-zero number is
20. True statement for lim is
x →0 2 + 3x − 2 − 3x (a) 1 (b) 2
[BIT Ranchi 1982] (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) Does not exist (b) Lies between 0 and 30. If f is strictly increasing function, then
1 f ( x 2 ) − f ( x)
2 lim is equal to
x → 0 f ( x) − f (0)
1
(c) Lies between and 1 (d) Greater then 1 (a) 0 (b) 1
2
(c) –1 (d) 2
xn
21. lim = 0 for [IIT 1992]  x − 3, 2 < x < 3
2
ex
x →∞
31. If f (x) =  , the equation whose roots
(a) No value of n (b) n is any whole 2 x + 5, 3 < x < 4
number are lim− f (x) and lim+ f (x) is
x →3 x →3
(c) n = 0 only (d) n = 2 only
 (a) x 2 − 7 x + 3 = 0 (b) x 2 − 20 x + 66 = 0  1
 x sin , x ≠ 0
38. Let g(x) = x. f (x), where f (x) =  x at x = 0
(c) x − 17 x + 66 = 0
2
(d) x − 18 x + 60 = 0
2

 0, x = 0
 2x − 1 
32. The function f (x) = [ x] cos π , where [.] denotes [IIT Screening 1994; UPSEAT 2004]
 2 
(a) g is differentiable but g' is not continuous
the greatest integer function, is discontinuous at[IIT 1995]
(b) g is differentiable while f is not
(a) All x
(c) Both f and g are differentiable
(b) No x
(d) g is differentiable and g' is continuous
(c) All integer points
39. The function f (x) = max[(1 − x), (1 + x), 2], x ∈ (−∞, ∞), is
(d) x which is not an integer
[IIT 1995]
33. Let f (x) be defined for all x > 0 and be continuous.
(a) Continuous at all points
x (b) Differentiable at all points
Let f (x) satisfy f   = f (x) − f (y) for all x, y and
y (c) Differentiable at all points except at x = 1 and
f (e) = 1, then x = −1
[IIT 1995] (d) Continuous at all points except at x = 1 and
(a) f (x) = ln x (b) f (x) is bounded x = −1 where it is discontinuous
40. The function f (x) =| x | + | x − 1| is
1
(c) f   → 0 as x → 0 (d) x f (x) → 1 as x → 0 [RPET 1996; Kurukshetra CEE 2002]
x
(a) Continuous at x = 1, but not differentiable at
34. The value of p for which the function
x =1
 (4 − 1)x 3
 ,x ≠ 0 (b) Both continuous and differentiable at x = 1
 x  x2 
f ( x) =  sin log 1 +  may be continuous at (c) Not continuous at x = 1
p  3 
 (d) Not differentiable at x = 1

 12(log 4)3 , x = 0
x = 0 , is [Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
35. The function f (x) = [ x] 2 − [ x 2 ] , (where [y] is the
greatest integer less than or equal to y),is
discontinuous at [IIT 1999]
(a) All integers
(b) All integers except 0 and 1
(c) All integers except 0
(d) All integers except 1
 −  1 + 1 
  | x| x 
36. If f (x) =  xe  
, x ≠ 0 , then f (x) is[AIEEE 2003]
 0 , x=0

(a) Continuous as well as differentiable for all x
(b) Continuous for all x but not differentiable at
x=0
(c) Neither differentiable nor continuous at x = 0
(d) Discontinuous every where
1 − tan x π  π
37. Let f ( x) = , x ≠ , x ∈ 0,  , If f (x) is
4x − π 4  2
 π π 
continuous in 0,  , then f   is [AIEEE 2004]
 2 4
1
(a) –1 (b)
2
1
(c) − (d) 1
2