Functions
Functions
Functions
Easy Questions
Question 1
Let A = [−1, 1] and f : A → A be defined as f(x) = x|x| for all x ∈ A, then f(x) is
Question 2
A. A) (−∞, ∞)
B. B) (−∞, 2) ∪ (3, ∞)
C. C) (2, 3)
D. D) None of these
Question 3
If f(x) = [x] 2 − 5[x] + 6 = 0, where [x] denotes greatest integer function then x ∈
A. A) (2, 4]
B. B) [2, 4]
C. C) [2, 4)
D. D) (2, 4)
Question 4
A. A) 5
B. B) 12
C. C) 7
D. D) 17
Question 5
If f(x) = 2 100 x + 1, g(x) = 3 100 x + 1, then the set of real numbers x such that f[g(x)} = x is
A. A) emply
B. B) a singleton
C. C) a finite set with more than one element
D. D) infinite
Question 6
Let f(x + y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y), ∀x, y ∈ R, suppose that f(3) = 3 and f ′ (0) = 11, then f ′ (3) is
given by
A. A) 22
B. B) 44
C. C) 28
D. D) 33
Question 7
A. A) −1, 3
2
B. B) −1, 32
C. C) 1, 32
D. D) 1, 23
Question 8
A. A) (x + 5) 1/3
B. B) (x − 5) 1/3
C. C) (5 − x) 1/3
D. D) 5 − x
Question 9
If f(x) = 3[x] + {x + 1}, where [x] is greatest integer function of x and {x} is fractional part
function of x, then f(−1.32) =
A. A) -4.6
B. B) -2.6
C. C) -7.4
D. D) -3.4
Question 10
D. D) − 613 ≤ P ≤ 613
√ √
Question 11
Let R be the set of real numbers and the mapping f : R → R and g : R → R be defined by
f(x) = 5 − x 2 and g(x) = 3x − 4, then the value of (f ∘ g)(−1) is
A. A) -44
B. B) -54
C. C) -32
D. D) -64
Question 12
A. A) −3 ≤ x ≤ 3
B. B) R − {−3, 3}
C. C) R
D. D) R − {3}
Question 13
If f(x) = 1−x
1+x the domain of f
−1
(x) is
A. A) R
B. B) R − {−1}
C. C) (−∞, −1)
D. D) (−1, ∞)
Question 14
If f(x) = 2{x} + 5x, where {x} is fractional part function, then f(−1.4) is
A. A) 8.2
B. B) -8.2
C. C) -5.8
D. D) -5
Question 15
The number of onto functions from the set {1, 2, … , 11} to the set {1, 2, … , 10} is
A. A) 5 × 11!
B. B) 10!
C. C) 11!
2
D. D) 10 × 11!
Question 16
sin −1 (x−3)
The domain of the function f(x) =
√9−x 2
A. A) [1,2]
B. B) [2,3)
C. C) [1,2]
D. D) [2,3]
Question 17
A. A) [1, ∞)
B. B) [1, 6]
C. C) (−∞, 6]
D. D) (−∞, 6)
Question 18
Question 19
Let f and g be periodic functions with the periods T 1 and T 2 respectively. Then f + g is
Question 20
f : IN → IN
f(n) = (n + 5) 2 , n ∈ IN
A. A) f is not one-to-one
B. B) f is onto
C. C) f is both one-to-one and onto
D. D) f is one-to-one but not onto
Question 21
Question 22
A. A) {7, 8, 9}
B. B) {5, 6, 7}
C. C) {6, 7, 8}
D. D) {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
Question 23
Question 24
The domain and range of the relation R given by R = {(x, y)/y = x + x6 , x, y ∈ N and x < 6}
are
Question 25
The domain of the real valued function f(x) = √ x−2
3−x is…
A. A) (2,3]
B. B) [2,3)
C. C) (2,3)
D. D) [2, 3]
Question 26
A. A) 14 xy
B. B) 14 (x 2 − y 2 )
C. C) 18 (x 2 − y 2 )
D. D) 12 (x 2 + y 2 )
Question 27
Let R be the set of real numbers and the functions f : R → R and g : R → R be defined by
f(x) = x 2 + 2x − 3 and g(x) = x + 1. Then, the value of x for which f(g(x)) = g(f(x)) is
A. A) -1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 2
Question 28
A. A) 14 [f(2x) − f(2y)]
B. B) 12 [f(2x) − f(2y)]
C. C) 14 [f(2x) + f(2y)]
D. D) 12 [f(2x) + f(2y)]
Question 29
B. B)
5(x−3)
4
C. C)
4(x+3)
5
D. D)
4(x−3)
5
Question 30
The period of |cos x| will be
A. A) π4
B. B) π2
C. C) π
D. D) 2π
Moderate Questions
Question 31
A. A) 15
1
B. B) 16
C. C) 15
D. D) 13
Question 32
A. A)
0
B. B) 1
C. C) 64
D. D) 1+2 5
√
Question 33
The function f : R → R is defined by f(x) = cos 2 x + sin x for x ∈ R, then f(R) is equal to
4
A. A) ( 34 , 1]
B. B) [ 34 , 1)
C. C) [ 34 , 1]
D. D) ( 34 , 1)
Question 34
If f : [−6, 6] → R is defined by f(x) = x 2 − 3 for x ∈ R, then (f \circ f \circ f)(-1)+(f \circ f \circ f)
(0)+(f \circ f \circ f)(1) is equal to
A. A) f(4√2)
B. B) f(3√2)
C. C) f(2√2)
D. D) f(√2)
Question 35
A. A) x−1
2x
B. B) x−1
2
C. C) x−1
x
D. D) 1 − 2x
Question 36
Question 37
Question 38
The domain of the function f(x) = √ [x]+2 , where [x] denotes the greatest integer not more than x,
4−x 2
is
A. A) 0
B. B) 4
C. C) 5
D. D) 2
Question 40
Question 41
A. A) Only I, II
B. B) Only II,III
C. C) Only I,III
D. D) I,II,III
Question 42
Given that a, b and c are real numbers such that b 2 = 4ac and a > γ 0 . The maximal possible set
D ⊆ R on which the function f : D → R given by
f(x) = log {ax 3 + (a + b)x 2 + (b + c)x + c} is defined, is
A. A) R − {− 2a
b
}
B. B) R − ({− 2a
b
} ∪ (−∞, −1))
C. C) R − ({− 2a
b
} ∪ {x : x ≥ 1})
D. D) R − ({−b/2a} ∪ (−∞, −1])
Question 43
Let Q be the set of all rational numbers in [0, 1] and f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be defined by f(x)=\left\{
x for x ∈ Q
1 − x for x ∉ Q
\right. Then, the set S = {x ∈ [0, 21] : (fof)(x)} is equal to
A. A) [0, 1]
B. B) −Q
C. C) [0, 1] − Q
D. D) (0, 1)
Question 44
If [x] denotes the greatest integer function on x, then the number of positive integral divisors of
[(2 + √3) 5 ] is
A. A) 6
B. B) 4
C. C) 2
D. D) 8
Question 45
1 1 1
1 1 + sin x 1
1 + cos x 1 1
A. A) a = −π π
4 ,b = 6
B. B) a = −π
2 ,b =
π
2
C. C) a = −π
6
,b = π
4
D. D) a = −π, b = π
Question 46
A. A) (0, 5)
B. B) (1, 5)
C. C) (−2, 1)
D. D) (2, 3)
Question 47
Question 48
3
(x 2 +1)
The number of real roots of the equation = 0, (x ≠ 0) is
x 2 +1
x3
+ 3x
A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 2
D. D) 3
Question 49
Question 50
If f : R → C is defined by f(x) = e 2ix for x ∈ R, then f is (where C denotes the set of all complex
numbers)
A. A) one-one
B. B) onto
C. C) one-one and onto
D. D) neither one-one nor onto
Question 51
√|x| 2 −2|x|−8
{x ∈ R/ log(2−x−x 2 )
is a real number}
A. A) (−∞, −4]U[4, ∞)
B. B) ϕ
C. C) (−1, 2)
D. D) (−∞, −4] ∪ (−1, 2) ∪ [4, ∞)
Question 52
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4
Question 53
Question 54
+2x+1
A. A) -1
B. B) − 12
C. C) − 14
D. D) − 3
1
Question 55
A. A) 1
B. B) 12
C. C) 13
D. D) 14
Question 56
Question 57
If [x] represent greatest integer ≤ x and [α, β] is the set of all real values of x for which the real
function f(x) = is defined, then f 2 (α + 1) + 5f 2 (β) =
√3+x+√3−x
√[x]+2
A. A) 0
B. B) 36
5
C. C) 12
D. D) 1
Question 58
A function f : R → R is such that f(l) = 2 and f(x + y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y)∀x, y. The area (in square
units) enclosed by the lines 2|x| + 5|y| ≤ 4 expressed interms of f(1), f(2) and f(4) is
A. A) f(1)+2f(2)
f(4)
B. B) 1+f(2)
f(4)
C. C) 2f(1)+f(2)
2f(4)
D. D) 2f(1)+f(2)
f(4)
Question 59
Question 60
A. A) 5
B. B) -17
C. C) 4√3
D. D) −2√3
Hard Questions
Question 61
Question 62
For a real number x, let [x] denote the largest integer less than or equal to x, and let {x} = x − [x].
The number of solutions x to be equation [x]{x} = 5 with 0 ≤ x ≤ 2015 is
A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 2008
D. D) 2009
Question 63
Question 64
Let R be the set of all real numbers and f : R → R be a continuous function. Suppose
|f(x) − f(y)| ≥ |x − y| for all real numbers x and y. Then
A. A) f is one-one, but need not be onto
B. B) f is onto, but need not be one-one
C. C) f need not be either one-one or onto
D. D) f is one-one and onto
Question 65
Paragraph: If a continuous f defined on the real line R, assume positive and negative values in R,
then the equation f(x) = 0 has a root in R. For example, if it is known that a continuous function f
on R is positive at some point and its minimum values is negative, then the equation f(x) = 0 has a
root in R. Consider f(x) = ke x − x for all real x, where k is real constant.Question: The positive
value of k for which ke x − x = 0 has only one root is
A. A) 1e
B. B) 1
C. C) e
D. D) log e 2
Question 66
A. A) 2
3
B. B) − 12
C. C) 12
D. D) − 32
Question 67
Let f(x) = √2 − x − x 2 and g(x) = cos x. Which of the following statements are true? (I) Domain
of f ((g(x)) 2 ) = Domain of f(g(x)) (II) Domain of f(g(x)) + g(f(x)) = Domain of g(f(x)) (III)
Domain of f(g(x)) = Domain of f(g(x)) (V) Domain of g ((f(x)) 3 ) = Domain of f(g(x)) (IV)
Domain of g ((f(x)) 3 ) = Domain of f( g(x))
A. A) Only (I)
B. B) Only (I) and (II)
C. C) Only (III) and (IV)
D. D) Only (I) and (IV)
Question 68
A. A) 125
B. B) 375
C. C) 250
D. D) 147
Question 69
Match the statements/expressions given in Column I with the values given in Column II.
Question 70
If the graph of the function f(x) = ax 3 + x 2 + bx + c is symmetric about the line x = 2, then the
value of a + b is equal to
A. A) 10
B. B) −4
C. C) 16
D. D) −10
Question 71
If the range of the function f(x) = sin −1 x + 2 tan −1 x + x 2 + 4x + 1 is [p, q], then the value of
p + q is
Question 72
Let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x, for a real number x. Then the equation
[x 2 ] = x + 1 has
A. A) two solutions
B. B) one solution
C. C) no solution
D. D) more than two solutions
Question 73
Question 74
The fractional part of a real number x is x − [x], where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal
to x. Let F 1 and F 2 be the fractional parts of (44 − √2017) 2017 and (44 + √2017) 2017
respectively. Then F 1 + F 2 lies between the numbers
A. A) 0 and 0.45
B. B) 0.45 and 0.9
C. C) 0.9 and 1.35
D. D) 1.35 and 1.8
Question 75
A. A) (− π2 , π2 )
B. B) [0, 2 )
π
C. C) [ π3 , π2 )
D. D) (0, π3 ]
Question 76
If P(x) be a polynomial with real coefficients such that P (sin 2 x) = P (cos 2 x), for all x ∈ [0, π/2].
Consider the following statements : I. P(x) is an even function. II. P(x) can be expressed as a
polynomial in (2x − 1) 2 I. P(x) is a polynomial of even degree Then,
Question 77
A. A) − 13
1
B. B) 13
1
C. C) 13
D. D) − 13
Question 78
Let R be the set of all real numbers and let f be a fucntion R to R such that
f(x) + (x + 1
2
)f(1 − x) = 1, for all x ∈ R. Then 2f(0) + 3f(1) is equal to.
A. A) 2
B. B) 0
C. C) −2
D. D) −4
Question 79
2
A. A) f is many-one
B. B) f is into
Question 80
Question 81
sin ax + cos ax and |sin x| + | cos x| are periodic with the same fundamental period, if a equals to
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 4
Question 82
Question 83
π λ−x 2
If f : R → [ 3 , π) defined by f(x) = cos −1 ( x2 +2 ) is a surjective function, then the value of λ is
equal to
A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) 1
Question 84
Question 85
If f(x) = (x 3 + x + 1)tan(π[x]) (where, [x] represents the greatest integer part of x), then
B. B) range of f(x) ∈ R
C. C) f(x) is an even function
D. D) f(x) is a non-periodic function
Question 86
A. A) (−√3, 0) ∪ (√3, ∞)
B. B) (−√3, 0) ∪ (√3, 3)
C. C) (−√3, 0) ∪ (3, ∞)
Question 87
A. A) P = Q
B. B) P ⊂ Q
C. C) P − Q = {0}
D. D) Q ⊂ P
Question 88
The function f(x) = sec[log(x + √1 + x 2 )] is
A. A) an odd function
B. B) an even function
C. C) neither an odd nor an even function
D. D) a constant function
Question 89
Let g(x) = log f(x), where f(x) is a twice differentiable positive function on (0, ∞) such that
f(x + 1) = xf(x). Then, for N = 1, 2, 3, … . g ′′ (N + 1
2
) − g ′′ ( 12 ) is equal to
A. A) −4 {1 + 19 + 25
1 1
+ … + (2N−1) 2 }
B. B) 4 {1 + 19 + 25
1 1
+ … + (2N−1) 2 }
C. C) −4 {1 + 19 + 25
1 1
+ … + (2N+1) 2 }
D. D) 4 {1 + 19 + 25
1 1
+ … + (2N+1) 2 }
Question 90
Let f : [−1, 1] → B be a function defined as f(x) = cot −1 √ . If f is both one-one and onto,
2x
3(1+x 2 )
then B is the interval
A. A) (0, x3 )
B. B) [0, 2π
3 )
C. C) [ π3 , 2π
3
]
D. D) ( π3 , π)
Easy Questions
Question 1
A. A) 0
B. B) -1
C. C) -2
D. D) -3
Question 2