Continuity & Differentiability Assignment 01

SOLVED EXAMPLES

 1, when x  1  lim f(x) = lim xk cos (1/x)

 x 0 x 0
Ex.1 Function f(x) =  x, when  1  x  1 is
1, when x  1
 = 0, if k > 0. Ans.[B]

continuous - 1 1
 2  x, 0  x  2
 0, x0
(A) Only at x = 1 
 1 1
Ex.3 If f(x) =  , x
(B) Only at x = – 1  2 2
 3  x, 1  x  1
2 2
(C) At both x = 1 and x = – 1  1, x 1

(D) Neither at x = 1 nor at x = – 1 then wrong statement is -

Sol. f(–1–0) = –1, f(–1) = – (–1) = 1 (A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0

 f( –1–0)  f(–1) (B) f(x) is continuous at x = 1/2

  f(x) is not continuous at x = –1 (C) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 1

Further , f(1) = –1 (D) f(x) is continuous at x = 1/4

f (1+0) = 1  f (1)  f(1+0) Sol. Obviously function f(x) is discontinuous at x

= 0 and x= 1 because the function is not
 f(x) is not continuous at x = 1.
defined, when x< 0 and x> 1, therefore f(0–
Ans.[D]
0) and f(1+0) do not exist. Again
x k cos(1 / x ), x  0
Ex.2 If f(x) =  1  3 
0, x0 f   0   lim   x   1
2  2
x 1 / 2 

is continuous at x = 0, then -
1  1 
f   0   lim   x   0
(A) k < 0 (B) k > 0 (C) k = 0 (D) k 2  x 1 / 2 2 

0
1  1 
 f   0  f   0
2  2 
Sol. Since f(x) is continuous at x = 0

 lim f(x) = f(0)

x 0

but f(0)= 0 ( given)

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 1  1 = lim (ax+ b)
function f(x) is discontinuous at x = x 2
2
 1= 2a + b ...(1)
Ans.[B]
Again f(x) is continuous at x = 4,

 f(4) = lim f(x)

 x 3  x 2  16 x  20 x 4
 ,x  2
Ex.4 If f(x) =  ( x  2) 2 is -
 k, x2  7 = lim (ax+ b)
 x 4

continuous for all values of x, then the value 7 = 4a + b ...(2)

of k is -
Solving (1) and (2), we get a= 3, b = –5.
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
Ans.[B]
Sol.  f(x) is continuous at x =2
x , when x  Q
f(2–0) = f(2+0) = f(2) = k Ex.6 If f(x) =  , then f(x)
 x, when x  Q
But f(2+0)
is continuous at -

(2  h ) 3  (2  h ) 2  16(2  h )  20
= lim (A) All rational numbers
h 0 ( 2  h  2) 2
(B) Zero only
3 2
h  7h
= lim =7 Ans. [C]
h 0 h2 (C) Zero and 1 only

(D) No where
 1, x2
 Sol. Let us first examine continuity at x = 0.
Ex.5 If the function f(x) = ax  b, 2  x  4
 7, x4

f (0) = 0 ( 0  Q)

is continuous at x = 2 and 4, then the values = f (0–0) = lim f( 0- h) = lim f(–h)

h 0 h 0
of a and b are-

(A) 3, 5 (B) 3, –5 = lim { –h or h according as – h  Q or –h

h 0

Q)
(C) 0, 3 (D) 0, 5
=0
Sol. Since f(x) is continuous at x = 2
f( 0+0) = lim f(0+h) = lim f(h)
 f(2) = lim f(x) h 0 h 0
x 2

= lim { h or –h} = 0
h 0

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 f(0) = f(0 – 0) = f(0 + 0) (A) 1/2, 1/4 (B) 2,4

 f(x) is continuous at x = 0. (C) 1/2,4 (D) 1/4,2

Now let a  R, a  0, then  

1  sin 3   h 
   2 
Sol. f   0  = lim
f(a–0) = lim f( a–h)  2  h  0   
h 0 3 cos 2   h 
2 
= lim {(a–h) or – (a–h)}
h 0
1  cos 3 h
= lim
h 0 3 sin 2 h
= a or –a, which is not unique.
(1  cosh)(1  cosh  cos 2 h )
 f(a–0) does not exist = lim
h 0 3(1  cosh)(1  cosh)

 f(x) is not continuous at a  R0.

= 1/2
Hence f(x) is continuous only at x = 0.
  
b 1  sin   h 
  2 
Ans.[B] f   0  = lim 
2  h 0   
  2 2  h 
  

Ex.7 f(x) = x –[x] is continuous at - b(1  cosh)

= lim
h 0 4h 2
(A) x = 0 (B) x = –1
2b sin 2 h / 2 b
= lim 
(C) x = 1 (D) x = 1/2 h 0 4h 2 8

Sol. We know that [x] is discontinuous at every 

Now f(x) is continuous at x =
integer. Therefore it is continuous only at 2
x = 1/2, while the function x is continuous at
     1 b
all points x= 0, –1, 1, 1/2. Thus the given  f   0  = f   0  = f     a
2  2  2 2 8
function is continuous only at x = 1/2.
 a = 1/2, b = 4
Ans.[D]
Ans.[C]
 1  sin 3 x
 2
, x  / 2
 3 cos x
Ex.8 If f(x) =  a, x   / 2 is continuous
 b(1  sin x )
 2
, x  / 2 Ex.9 If the function
 (  2 x )
at x = /2, then value of a and b are-

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   1 cos 4x 2 sin 2 2x
1  sin 2  for    x  1 Sol. f(0–0) = lim = =8
 x 0 x2 x2
f(x) = ax  b for 1  x  3
 x
6 tan for 3  x  6 x 16  x  4
 12 f (0 + 0) = lim 
x 0
( 16  x  4) 16  x  4
is continuous in the interval (– , 6), then
the value of a and b are respectively - x ( 16  x  4)
= lim =8
x 0 16  x  16
(A) 0, 2 (B) 1, 1 (C) 2, 0 (D) 2, 1
 f (0 + 0) = f(0 – 0)
Sol. Obviously the function f(x) is continuous at x
= 1 and 3. Therefore lim f(x) = f(1)  f(x) can be continuous at x = 0, if
x 1

f (0) = a = 8.
a+b=2 ...(1)

Ans.[B]
and lim f(x) = f(3)
x 3

 3a + b = 6 ...(2)
 sin[ x ]
Solving (1) and (2) , we get a = 2, b = 0.  [x ]  1 , x  0

 cos x
 2[ x ]
Ans.[C] Ex.11 If f(x) = lim  ,x  0
x 0
 [ x ]
 k, x  0




 1  cos 4x , x  0
 x2
(Where [x] = greatest integer  x) is

Ex.10 If f(x) =  a , x0 continuous at x = 0, then k is equal to -
 x
 ,x  0
 16  x  4 (A) 0 (B) 1

then at x = 0 - (C) –1 (D) Indeterminate

(A) f(x) is continuous, when a = 0 Sol. As given f (0 – 0) = f(0 + 0) = k

(B) f(x) is continuous, when a = 8 (h )

cos
2[h ]
Now f (0 – 0) = lim
(C) f(x) is discontinuous for every value of a h 0 [h ]

 h 
(D) None of these cos 
 2(1) 
= lim =–1
h 0 1

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 sin[ h ] sin 0 Sol. at x = 0:
f (0 + 0) = lim = lim =0
h 0 [h ]  1 h 0 0  1
| 0  h | 0
f ' (0–0) = lim = –1
h 0 h
 f(0 – 0)  f(0 + 0), so k is indeterminate.
| 0  h | 0
f ' (0+ 0) = lim =1
h 0 h

Ans.[D] Now, since f ' (0–0)  f ' (0+0)

 f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0.

(1 | sin x |) a /|sin x| , / 6  x  0

Ex.12 If f(x) =  b , x0 Ans.[B]
 e tan 2 x / tan 3x , 0  x  /6

 x , if x0

is continuous at x = 0, then value of a, b are - Ex.14 Function f(x) = lim  x 2 , if 0  x  1 , is
h 0
 x 3  x  1, if x  1

(A) 2/3, e2/3 (B) 1/3, e1/3
differentiable at -
(C) 2/3, 1/3 (D) None of
these (A) x = 0 but not at x = 1
Sol. f (0–0) = lim (1+ | sin (–h)|)a/|sin (–h)| (B) x = 1 but not at x = 0
h 0

= (1+ sin h)a/ sin h =ea (C) x = 0 and x = 1 both

tan 2 h  tan 2 h  (D) neither x = 0 nor x = 1

lim  
tan 3 h 
f(0 + 0) = lim e tan 3h  e h0 

h 0 Sol. Differentiability at x = 0

2 sec 2 2 h f (0  h )  f ( 0 )
lim
=e h0 3 sec 2 3 h
= e2/3 R [f ' (0)] = lim
h 0 h

Now f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (0  h ) 2  0

= lim = lim h = 0
h 0 h h 0
 f(0-0) = f(0+0) = f(0)
f (0  h )  f (0)
ea = e2/3 = b L [f ' (0)] = lim
h 0 h
 a = 2/3, b= e2/3
(0  h )  0
= lim =–1
h 0 h
Ans.[A]
 R [f ' (0)]  L [f '(0)]

 f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0

Ex.13 f(x) = |x| is not differentiable at -
Differentiability at x = 1
(A) x = –1 (B) x = 0
f (1  h ) 3  f (1)
(C) x = 1 (D) None of these R [f ' (1)] = lim
h 0 h

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 (1  h ) 3  (1  h )  1  1 31 h  3
= lim = lim
h 0 h h 0 h

2h  3h 2  h 3 3h  1
= lim =2 = 3 lim
h 0 h h 0 h

f (1  h )  f (1) = 3 log 3
L [f '(1)] = lim
h 0 h
f ( x )  f (1)
and f '(1+ 0) lim
(1  h )  1 x 1 x 1
= lim
h 0 h
4 x 3
= lim =–1
 2h  h 2 x 1 x  1
= lim =2
h 0 h
 f ' (1+0)  f '(1–0)
Thus R [f ' (1)] = L f '(1)]
 f(x) is not differentiable at x = 1.
function f(x) is differentiable at x = 1
Ans.[B] Ans.[A]

x
Ex.16 Function f(x) = is differentiable in the set-
 3 x ,1  x  1 1 | x |
Ex.15 If f(x) = 
4  x,1  x  4
(A) (– , ) (B) (–, 0)
then at x = 1, f(x) is -
(C) (–, 0)  (0, ) (D) (0, )
(A) Continuous but not differentiable
x
Sol. When x < 0, f(x) =
1 x
(B) Neither continuous nor differentiable
1
f '(x) = ...(1)
(C) Continuous and differentiable (1  x ) 2

(D) Differentiable but not continuous which exists finitely for all x < 0

Sol. Since f(1–0) = lim 3x = 3 1

x 1 Also when x > 0, f(x) =
1 x
f(1+ 0) = lim (4–x) = 3
x 1 1
 f ' (x) = ...(2)
1 (1  x ) 2
and f(1) = 3 = 3

f(1–0) = f(1+0) = f(1) which exists finitely for all x > 0. Also from (1)
and (2) we have
 f(x) is continuous at x = 1
f ' (0  0)  1
 f ' (0) = 1
f ( x )  f (1) f ' (0  0)  1
 Again f ' (1+ 0) = lim
x 1 x 1

3x  3
= lim
x 1 x  1

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 Hence f(x) is differentiable x  R which exists finitely for all x  0

Ans.[A] f ( x )  f (0 ) x 2 sin 1 / x
and f ' (0) = lim  lim =0
x 0 x0 x 0 x

 f is also derivable at x = 0. Thus

 2 1
x sin , x  0
Ex.17 If f(x) =  x , then  1 1
0, 2x sin  cos , x  0
 x0 f ' (x) =  x x
0, x0

(A) f and f ' are continuous at x = 0
 1 1
(B) f is derivable at x = 0 Also lim f ' (x) = lim  2 x sin  cos 
x 0 x 0  x x
(C) f and f ' are derivable at x = 0
1
= 2 – lim cos
(D) f is derivable at x = 0 and f ' is continuous at x 0 x
x=0
1
But lim cos does not exist, so lim f ' (x)
Sol. When x  0 x 0 x x 0

does not exist. Hence f ' is not continuous (so

1 1  1  not derivable) at x = 0.
f ' (x) = 2x sin + x2 cos .   2 
x x  x  Ans.[B]

1 1
= 2x sin – cos  
x x

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 LEVEL-1
Question
Continuity of a function at a point e 1/ x , x  0
based on (C) f(x) = 
 1, x0
1  x, when x  2
Q.1 Function f(x) =  ; x = 2 is
5  x, when x  2 (D) None of these
continuous at x = 2, if f(2) equals -

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

 6  5 x , x  0
Q.5 If f(x) =  is continuous at
2a  x, x  0

x = 0, then the value of a is -

 1

Q.2 If f(x) = x cos x , x  0 is continuous at
 k
(A) 1 (B) 2
x0

x = 0, then (C) 3 (D) None of these

(A) k > 0 (B) k < 0

(C) k = 0 (D) k 0  x 2  ( a  2) x  a

 x  2 is continuous
Q.6 If f(x) =  x2
 2, x2

at x = 2, then a is equal to-

x 2  2, x  1
Q.3 If function f(x) =  is continuous
 2x  1, x  1 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 2
at x = 1, then value of f(x) for x < 1 is-

(A) 3 (B) 1– 2x
 sin 1 ax

(C) 1– 4x (D) None of these Q.7 If f(x) =  x , x  0 is continuous at x
 k, x0
= 0, then k is equal to-

Q.4 Which of the following function is continuous (A) 0 (B) 1

at x = 0-
(C) a (D) None of these
 2x

(A) f(x) = sin x , x  0
 1, x0
Q.8 What is the value of (cos x)1/x at x = 0 so that it
(1  x ) 1 / x , x  0 becomes continuous at x = 0-
(B) f(x) = 
 1, x0
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) e

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  k cos x (B) continuous nowhere
 , x  /2
Q.9 If f(x) =    2x is a continuous (C) continuous at x = 0
 1, x  / 2
(D) continuous only at x = 0
function at x =/2 , then the value of k is-
2x  tan x
Q.15 If f(x) = is continuous at x = 0, then
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) –2 (D) 2 x
f(0) equals-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

x3  a3 1 x  3 1 x
Q.10 If function f(x) = , is continuous at Q.16 If f(x) = , (x  0) is continuous at
xa x
x = a, then the value of f(a) is - x = 0, then the value of f(0) is-
(A) 1/6 (B) 1/4 (C) 2
(A) 2a (B) 2a2 (C) 3a (D) 3a2 (D) 1/3

ax 2  b when 0  x  1

Q.17 If f(x) =  2 when x 1 is
 1  x  1 when 1  x  2

Q.11 If f(x) = sin x , x  0 is continuous at x 
 k , x0 continuous at x = 1, then the most suitable
= 0, then k is equal to - values of a, b are-
(A) a = 2, b = 0 (B) a = 1, b = –1
(A) 8 (B) 1 (C) a = 4, b = 2 (D) All the above

(C) –1 (D) None of these | x |, when x0


Q.18 If f(x) =  x , when 0  x  1 then f is -
 1, when x 1

 x
1/ x (A) continuous for every real number x
Q.12 Function f(x) = 1   is continuous at
 a
(B) discontinuous at x = 0
x = 0 if f(0) equals-
(C) discontinuous at x = 1
(A) ea (B) e–a (D) discontinuous at x = 0 and x =1

(C) 0 (D) e1/a

sin (1 / x ), x  0
Q.19 If f(x) =  , then it is
1  cos 7( x  )  0, x0
Q.13 If f(x) = , (x ) is continuous at
x discontinuous at -
x = , then f() equals-
(A) x = 0 (B) All points
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1
(D) 7
(C) No point (D) None of these
 tan x
 , x 0
Q.14 If f(x) =  sin x , then f(x) is -
 1, x0
(A) continuous everywhere Q.20 Function f(x) = x – |x| is-

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 (A) discontinuous at x = 0 (D) discontinuous at x = 0 and x = 1

(B) discontinuous at x = 1

(C) continuous at all points  1, x  Q

Q.25 Function f(x) =  is-
 1, x  Q
(D) discontinuous at all points
(A) continuous at x = 0

(B) continuous at x = 1
Q.21 Function f(x) = tan x, is discontinuous at-
(C) every where continuous
(A) x = 0 (B) x = /2
(D) every where discontinuous
(C) x =  (D) x = –

  x2, x0
Q.22 Function f(x) = [x] is discontinuous at- 
 5x  4, 0  x  1
Q.26 If f(x) =  2 , then f(x) is-
(A) every real number 4x  3x, 1  x  2
 3x  4, x2

(B) every natural number
(A) continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1
(C) every integer
(B) continuous at x = 2 but not at x = 0
(D) No where
(C) continuous at x = 0,1, 2

Q.23 Function f(x) = 3x2 –x is- (D) discontinuous at x = 0,1, 2

(A) discontinuous at x = 1  x 2  4x  3

Q.27 Function f(x) =  x 2  1 , x  1 is-
(B) discontinuous at x = 0  2, x 1

(C) continuous only at x = 0

(A) continuous at x = 1
(D) continuous at x = 0
(B) continuous at x = –1

(C) continuous at x = 1 and x = –1

 x 2 , when x0

Q.24 If f(x) =  1, when 0  x  1 , then f(x) is- (D) discontinuous at x = 1 and x = –1
1 / x, when x 1


(A) continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1

Q.28 Let f(x) = 3– | sin x|, then f(x) is-
(B) continuous at x = 1 but not at x = 0
(A) Everywhere continuous
(C) continuous at x = 0 and x = 1
(B) Everywhere discontinuous

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 (C) Continuous only at x = 0 (A) a2 cos a + a sin a (B) a2 cos a + 2a sin a

(D) Discontinuous only at x = 0 (C) 2a2 cos a + a sin a (D) None of these

 x  1, x  2 Q.33 Let f(x) = |x| + |x–1|, then-

Q.29 The function f(x) =  is a
2x  3, x  2
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 and x = 1
continuous function for-
(B) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1
(A) all real values of x
(C) f(x) is continuous at x= 1 but not at x = 0
(B) only x = 2

(C) all real values of x  2

(D) None of these
(D) only all integral values of x

Q.34 Consider the following statements:

 x sin x, 0  x  /2
 I. A function f is continuous at a point
Q.30 If f(x) =    , then -
 2 sin (  x ), 2
x  
x0  Dom (f) if lim f(x) = f(x0).
xx 0

(A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = /2 II. f is continuous in [a, b] if f is continuous in

(B) f(x) is continuous at x = /2 (a, b) and f(a) = f(b).

(C) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 III. A constant function is continuous in an

(D) None of these interval.

Out of these correct statements are

Q.31 The value of k so that
(A) I and II (B) II and III
k (2x  x ) when x  0
2
f (x) =  (C) I and III (D) All the above
 cos x , when x  0

continuous at x = 0 is-
 x  2, when x 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 
Q.35 If f(x) =  4x  1, when 1  x  3 , then correct
x 2  5, when x 3
(C) 4 (D) None of these 
statement is-

(a  x ) 2 sin (a  x )  a 2 sin a (A) lim f(x) = lim f(x)

x 1 x 3
Q.32 If f(x) = , x  0 ; then
x
the value of f(0) so that f is continuous at (B) f(x) is continuous at x = 3
x = 0 is-
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 (C) f(x) is continuous at x = 1
Question
based on Continuity from left and right
(D) f(x) is continuous at x = 1 and 3

 x
 , x0
Q.36 Let f(x) and (x) be defined by f(x) = [x] and Q.40 If f(x) =  e1/ x  1 , then -
 0, x0
0, x  I
(x) =  2
[ . ] = G.I.F. (A) lim f(x) = 1
x , x  R  I x 0

(A) lim ( x ) exist but  is not continuous at x = 1 (B) lim f(x) = 1

x 1 x 0

(B) lim f ( x ) does not exist and f is continuous at x =1 (C) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
x1

(D) None of these

(C)  is continuous for all x

(D) None of these

Q.41 If f(x) = [x], where [x] = greatest integer  x,
then at x = 1, f is-
 x4
 | x  4 |  a, x  4 (A) continuous (B) left continuous

Q.37 f(x) =  a  b, x4 is continuous at
 x4 (C) right continuous (D) None of these
  b, x  4
| x  4 |
x = 4, if- Question Continuity of a function in an
based on interval
(A) a = 0, b = 0 (B) a =1, b =1
 1  px  1  px
(C) a = 1, b = –1 (D) a = –1, b = 1  , 1  x  0
Q.42 If f(x) =  x is
 2x  1
, 0  x 1
cos x  sin x  x2
Q.38 The function f(x) = is continuous
cos 2 x continuous in the interval [–1,1] then p equals
everywhere then f (/4) = -

(A) 1 (B) –1 (A) –1 (B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 1/ 2 (C) 1/2 (D) –1/2

 
tan   x 
4 
Q.39 If f(x) = , x /4 is every where
cot 2x
continuous, then f(/4) equals-

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1

(D) 1/2

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  x2 (C) x = –5 /2 (D) All of these
 , 0  x 1
a

Q.43 If f(x) =  a, 1  x  2 is continuous
 ( 2b 2  4b)
 , 2 x 1
 x2 Q.47 Function f(x) = is discontinuous at -
log | x |
in the interval
[0, ), then values of a and b are respectively -
(A) one point

(A) 1, –1 (B) –1, 1+ 2 (B) two points

(C) –1, 1 (D) None of these (C) three points

(D) infinite number of points

Q.44 Which of the following function is not
continuous in the interval (0, ) Q.48 If f(x) = x – [x], then f is discontinuous at -

1 (A) every natural number

(A) x sin
x
(B) every integer
 3
 1, 0x (C) origin
(B)  4
 2x  3
2 sin  , x
  9  4 (D) Nowhere

(C) tan x

(D) None of these Q.49 Which one is the discontinuous function at any
point -

(A) sin x (B) x2

Question
based on Continuous and discontinuous function
(C) 1/(1– 2x) (D) 1/(1+ x2)

Q.45 Function f(x) = |x| is-

Q.50 The point of discontinuity of cosec x is -
(A) discontinuous at x = 0
(A) x =  (B) x =  /2
(B) discontinuous at x = 1
(C) x = 3 /2 (D) None of these
(C) continuous at all point
Q.51 In the following, continuous function is-
(D) discontinuous at all points
(A) tan x (B) sec x

Q.46 Point of discontinuity for sec x is - (C) sin 1/x (D) None of these

(A) x = –/2 (B) x = 3 /2

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Q.52 In the following, discontinuous function is- (A) x = 0 (B) x = /2

(A) sin x (B) cos x (C) x =  (D) No where

(C) tan x (D) ex

Q.58 Function f(x) = 1+ |sin x| is-

(A) continuous only at x = 0

Q.53 Which of the following functions is every
where continuous- (B) discontinuous at all points

(A) x + |x| (B) x– |x| (C) continuous at all points

(C) x |x| (D) All above (D) None of these

Q.54 Which of the following functions is Q.59 If function is f(x) = |x| + |x – 1| + |x – 2|,
discontinuous at x = a- then it is -

(A) tan (x – a) (B) sin (x – a) (A) discontinuous at x = 0

(C) cosec (x – a) (D) sec (x – a) (B) discontinuous at x = 0, 1

(C) discontinuous at x = 0, 1, 2

Q.55 If f(x) is continuous and g(x) is discontinuous (D) everywhere continuous

function, then f(x) + g(x) is-
x 3 1
(A) continuous function Q.60 Function f(x) = is discontinuous at -
x 2  3x  2

(B) discontinuous function (A) x = 1 (B) x = 2

(C) constant function (C) x = 1, 2 (D) No where

(D) identity function

1
Q.56 Function f(x) = |x–2| –2| x–4| is discontinuous Q.61 If f(x) = and g(x) = f [f{f(x)}], then g(x) is
(1  x )
at
discontinuous at -
(A) x = 2, 4 (B) x = 2
(A) x = 3 (B) x = 2
(C) Nowhere (D) Except x = 2, 4
(C) x = 0 (D) x = 4

Q.57 Function f(x) = |sin x| + |cos x| + |x| is

| 3x  4 |
discontinuous at- Q.62 The function f(x) = is discontinuous at
3x  4

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 (A) x = 4 (B) x = 3/4 (A) sin2 x + cos2 x (B) ex + e–x

(C) x = 4/3 (D) No where (C) ex2 (D) e1/x

  Q.68 If f(x) is continuous function and g(x) is

Q.63 The function f(x) =   x  tan x is discontinuous
2  discontinuous function, then correct
at- statement is -

(A) x =  (B) x = 0 (A) f(x) + g(x) is a continuous function

 (B) f(x) – g(x) is a continuous function

(C) x = (D) None of these
2
(C) f(x) + g(x) is a discontinuous function

(D) f(x) g(x) is a continuous function

Q.64 Which of the following function has finite
number of points of discontinuity- Question
based on Differentiability of function
(A) sin [x] (B) |x|/x

(C) tan x (D) x + [x] Q.69 Which of the following functions is not
differentiable at x = 0-

(A) x |x| (B) x3

Q.65 The points of discontinuity of (C) e–x (D) x + |x|

 x 
f(x) = tan   other than x = –1 are-
 x 1
Q.70 Which of the following is differentiable function-
(A) x =  (B) x = 0
1
(A) x2 sin (B) x |x|
2m  1 x
(C) x =
2m  1
(C) cosh x (D) all above
2m  1
(D) x = , m is any integer
1  2m
Q.71 The function f(x) = sin |x| is-
Q.66 In the following continuous function is-
(A) continuous for all x
(A) [x] (B) x – [x]
(B) continuous only at certain points
(C) sin [x] (D) ex + e–x
(C) differentiable at all points

(D) None of these

Q.67 In the following, discontinuous function is-

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 (A) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0

Q.72 If f(x) = |x–3|, then f is- (B) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0

(A) discontinuous at x = 2 (C) f(x) is continuous no where

(B) not differentiable at x = 2 (D) None of these

(C) differentiable at x = 3

(D) continuous but not differentiable at x = 3 Q.77 Function [x] is not differentiable at -

(A) every rational number

| x 1 | (B) every integer

Q.73 If f(x) = , x  1, and f(1) = 1, then the
x 1
correct statement is- (C) origin

(A) discontinuous at x = 1 (D) every where

(B) continuous at x = 1  | x  3 |, when x 1


Q.78 If f(x) =  x 2 3x 13 , then
(C) differentiable at x = 1  4  2  4 , when x  1

(D) discontinuous for x > 1 correct statement is-

(A) f is discontinuous at x = 1

 x  1, x  1 (B) f is discontinuous at x = 3

Q.74 If f(x) =  0, x  1 , then f '(0) equals-
7  3x , x  1 (C) f is differentiable at x = 1

(D) f is differentiable at x = 3

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) –3 |x|

Q.79 Function f(x) = is-
x

(A) continuous every where

Q.75 The function f(x) = |x| + |x – 1| is not
differential at - (B) differentiable every where

(A) x = 0,1 (B) x = 0, –1 (C) differentiable every where except at x = 0

(C) x = –1, 1 (D) x = 1, 2 (D) None of these

e1/ x , x  0 Q.80 Let f(x) = |x– a| + | x – b|, then-

Q.76 If f(x) =  , then which one is
 0, x0
(A) f(x) is continuous for all x  R
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 (B) f(x) is differential for  x  R  e x , x0
Q.85 If f(x) =  , then f(x) is-
| 1  x |, x  0
(C) f(x) is continuous except at x = a and b

(D) None of these (A) continuous at x = 0

(B) differentiable at x = 0

Q.81 Function f(x) = |x – 1| + |x – 2| is (C) differentiable at x = 1

differentiable in [0, 3], except at-
(D) differentiable both at x = 0 and 1
(A) x = 0 and x = 3 (B) x = 1

(C) x = 2 (D) x = 1 and x = 2 Q.86 The function f(x) = x – | x | is not differentiable

at

(A) x = 1 (B) x = –1
 1, when x  0
Q.82 If f(x) =  , then at
1  sin x, when 0  x   / 2 (C) x = 0 (D) Nowhere
x = 0, f ' (x) equals-

(A) 1 (B) 0
Q.87 Which of the following function is not
(C)  (D) Does not exist differentiable at x = 1

(A) sin–1x (B) tan x

 x
 , x0 (C) ax (D) sin x
Q.83 If f(x) = 1  e1/ x , then the function f(x)
 0, x0
 x 1
is differentiable for -  2 , x1
Q.88 If f(x) =  2 x  7 x  5 , then f '(1)
 1
(A) x  R+ (B) x  R  x 1
 3

(C) x  R0 (D) None of these equals -

2 2
(A) (B) –
 1 9 9
  x0
Q.84 If f(x) = x sin x , is differentiable at
 0, x0 (C) 0 (D) Does not exist
x = 0, then-

(A)  > 0 (B)  > 1

 sin x 2

Q.89 If f(x) =  x , x  0 , then at x = 0, f(x) is
(C)  1 (D)  0
 0 x0

(A) continuous and differentiable

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 (B) neither continuous nor differentiable  x2, x0

Q.91 Function f(x) =  1, 0  x  1 is–
(C) continuous but not differentiable 1 / x, x 1


(D) None of these (A) differentiable at x = 0, 1

(B) differentiable only at x = 0

Q.90 Function f(x) = 1 + | sin x | is– (C) differentiable at only x = 1

(A) continuous no where (D) Not differentiable at x = 0, 1

(B) differentiable no where

(C) everywhere continuous

(D) None of these

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 LEVEL- 2
Q.1 If [.] denotes G.I.F. then, in the following, (A) x = 0 (B) x = 1
continuous function is- 
(C) x = 2 (D) x =
(A) cos [x] (B) sin [x] 2


(C) sin [x] (D) All above
2
a 2  ax  x 2  a 2  ax  x 2
Q.6 If f(x) = is (a > 0)
ax  ax
1  cos (1  cos x )
Q.2 If f(x) = , (x  0) is continuous
x4
continuous for all values of x, then f(0) is equal
everywhere, then f(0) equals-
to-
(A) 1/8 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/4 (D) None of these (A) a a (B) a

(C) – a (D) –a a
 4x 1/ x
 1  , x0
Q.3 For function f(x) =  5  , the
 e4/5 , x0

correct statement is-  (b 2  a 2 )
 , 0xa
(A) f(0 + 0) and f(0 – 0) do not exist  2 2
b x2 a3
Q.7 Function f(x) =    , a  x  b , is
2 6 3x
(B) f(0 + 0)  f(0 – 0) 
 1  b3  a 3 
(C) f(x) continuous at x = 0   , xb
 3  x 
(D) lim f(x)  f(0)
x 0

(A) continue at x = a

 sin(a  1) x  sin x , x  0
 x (B) continue at x = b
Q.4 If f(x) =  c , x  0 , is
 2
 x  bx  x , x  0 (C) discontinue on both x = a, x = b
 bx x
(D) continue at both x = a, x = b
continuous at x = 0, then
(A) a = 3/2, c = 1/2, b is any real number
(B) a = –3/2, c =1/2, b is R – {0}
 e1/ x  1
(C) a = 3/2, c = –1/2, b  R – {0} 
Q.8 The function f(x) =  e1/ x  1 , x  0 ,
(D) None of these  0, x0

Q.5 Function f(x) = 4x3 + 3x2 + ecos x + |x–3| + (A) is continuous at x = 0

log (ax – 1) + x1/3 (a >1) is discontinuous at-
(B) is not continuous at x = 0

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 (C) is continuous at x = 2

(D) None of these Q.13 Let [.] denotes G.I.F. and f(x) = [x] + [–x] and m
is any integer, then correct statement is -

(A) lim f(x) does not exist

1/ x –  x m
 sin x 
Q.9 If function f(x) =   where,  m (m
 sin   (B) f(x) is continuous at x = m
 I) is continuous then -
(C) lim f(x) exists
x m
tan  cot 
(A) f() = e (B) f () = e
(D) None of these
(C) f() = e2 cot (D) f() = cot 

Q.14 If f(x) = (tan x cot )1/(x–) is continuous at

  2 sin x, x   / 2
 x =  , then the value of f() is -
Q.10 If f(x) = a sin x  b, –  / 2  x   / 2 , is a
 cos x, x  / 2
 (A) e2 sin 2 (B) e2cosec 2
continuous function for every value x, then-
(C) ecosec 2 (D) esin 2
(A) a = b = 1 (B) a = b = –1

(C) a = 1,b = –1 (D) a = –1, b = 1

Q.15 Let [.] denotes G.I.F. for the function

tan ( [ x  ])
f(x) = the wrong statement is -
Q.11 2
If function f(x) = x– |x–x |,–1  x 1 then f is- 1  [ x ]2

(A) continuous at x = 0 (A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0

(B) continuous at x = 1 (B) f(x) is continuous for all values of x

(C) continuous at x = –1 (C) f(x) is continuous at x = 0

(D) everywhere continuous (D) f(x) is a constant function

Q.12 f(x) = 1+ 21/x is- Q.16 The point of discontinuity of the function
1  cos 5x
(A) continuous everywhere f(x) = is-
1  cos 4x

(B) continuous nowhere

(A) x = 0 (B) x = 
(C) discontinuous at x = 0
(C) x =  /2 (D) All the above
(D) None of these

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 1  sin x  1  sin x Q.21 Function f(x) = sin ([x]) is-
Q.17 Let f(x) = . The value
x
(A) differentiable every where
which should be assigned to f at x = 0 so that it
is continuous everywhere is- (B) differentiable no where

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) –2 (D) 1/2 (C) not differentiable at x = 1 and –1

Q.18 If the function (D) None of these

 sin (k  1) x  sin x
 , when x  0
 x
f(x) = 1 / 2 , when x  0 is x tan 1 (1 / x ), x  0
 ( x  2x 2 )1/ 2 Q.22 Function f(x) =  at x = 0 is-
 , whenx  0  0, x0
 2x 3 / 2
(A) discontinuous (B) continuous
continuous at x = 0, then the value of k is-

(A) 1/2 (B) –1/2

(C) differentiable (D) None of these
(C) –3/2 (D) 1

cos x  sin x
 3, x0 Q.23 Function f(x) = is not defined at
Q.19 If f(x) =  then - sin 4x
 2 x  1, x0

x= . The value which should be assigned to
4
(A) both f(x) and f( | x |) are differentiable at

f at x = , so that it is continuous there, is-
x=0 4

(B) f(|x|) is differentiable but f(x) is not 1 1

(A) 0 (B) (C) – (D) None
differentiable at x = 0 2 2 2

(C) f(x) is differentiable but f(|x|) is not Q.24 Let f(x) = max {2 sin x, 1 – cos x), x  (0, ).
differentiable at x = 0 Then set of points of non-differentiability is -

(D) both f(x) and f(|x|) are not differentiable (A)  (B) {/2}
at
x=0 (C) { – cos–1 3/5} (D) {cos–1 3/5}

Q.20 The number of points in the interval (0, 2)

 e1/ x  e 1/ x
where the derivative of the function 
Q.25 If f(x) = x e1/ x  e 1/ x , x  0 , then correct
 0 , x0
f(x) = |x –1/2| + |x –1| + tan x does not exist
is- statement is-

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (A) f is continuous at all points except x = 0

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 (B) f is continuous at every point but not

differentiable Q.27 State which of the following is a false

(C) f is differentiable at every point statement -

(D) f is differentiable only at the origin (A) If f(x) is continuous at x = a then

f(a) = lim f(x)

x a

Q.26 Consider the following statements-

(B) If lim f(x) exists, then f(x) is continuous at
x a
(I) If a function is differentiable at some point x=a
then it must be continuous at that point
(C) If f (x) is differentiable at x = a, then it is
(II) If a function continuous at some point
then it is not necessary that it is continuous at x = a
differentiable at that point.
(D) If f(x) is continuous at x= a, then lim f(x)
x a
(III) Differentiability of a function at some
point is the necessary and sufficient exists
condition for continuity at that point.

From above, correct statements are-

(A) I, II, III (B) I, III

(C) I, II (D) II, III

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 LEVEL- 3
Q.1 If the derivative of the function - (D) ƒ(x) & g(x) both are not differentiable at x = 0

 ax 2  b, x  1
ƒx    2
 bx  ax  4, x  1
 x n sin 1 , x  0
 x
is everywhere continuous, then Q.5 Let ƒ(x)   0, x 0 .Then ƒ(x) is


(A) a = 2, b =3 (B) a = 3, b = 2
continuous but not differentiable at x = 0 if -
(C) a = –2, b = –3 (D) a = –3, b = –2
(A) n  (0, 1] (B) n  [0, )

(C) n  (–, 0) (D) n = 0

Q.2 The value of f(0), so that the function

|x|
Q.6 If ƒ(x) = a |sin x| + be + c |x|3 and if ƒ(x) is
ƒx  
27  2x  1/ 3
3
, (x  0)is continuous, differentiable at x = 0,
9  3(243  5x )1/ 5
is given by - then -

(A) 2/3 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 4 (A) a = b = c = 0

(B) a = 0, b = 0; c  R
 |x 4|, for x 1
Q.3 If ƒx    , then (C) b = c = 0; a  R
 
  x 3 / 2   x 2 3x  1/ 2 , for x 1
(D) c = 0, a = 0 ; b  R
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 1 and at x = 4
Q.7 The set of points where function
(B) f(x) is differentiable at x = 4
2
ƒ(x) = 1  e  x is differentiable is -
(C) f(x) is continuous and differentiable at
x=1 (A) (–) (B) (–, 0)  (0, )

(D) f(x) is only continuous at x = 1 (C) (–1, ) (D) none of these

Q.4 Let f(x) = |x| and g(x) = |x3|, then –

 sin 2x, 0  x  π/6

(A) ƒ(x) & g(x) both are continuous at x = 0 Q.8 Let ƒ(x) =  ; If ƒ(x) and
 ax  b, π/6  x 1
(B) ƒ(x) & g(x) both are differentiable at x = 0 
ƒ ' (x) are continuous, then -
(C) ƒ(x) is differentiable but g(x) is not

differentiable at x = 0
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 1  (B) discontinuous exactly at two points
(A) a =1, b = 
2 6
(C) discontinuous exactly at three points
1 1
(B) a = , b (D) none of these
2 2
Q.12 The function ƒ(x) = sin–1 (cos x) is -
3 
(C) a  1, b  
2 6 (A) discontinuous at x = 0

(D) none of these (B) continuous at x = 0

(C) differentiable at x = 0

Q.9 Let ƒ(x) = lim (sin x)2n ; then ƒ is - (D) none of these
n 

(A) discontinuous at x = 3/2

Q.13 The function ƒ(x) = e–|x| is -
(B) discontinuous at x = /2
(A) continuous everywhere but not differentiable
(C) discontinuous at x = – /2 at x = 0

(D) All the above (B) continuous and differentiable everywhere

(C) not continuous at x = 0

Q.10 Let [.] denotes G.I.F. and if function (D) none of these

x 
f(x) =  1 then in the interval [0, ]
2  Q.14 If x + 4 |y| = 6 y, then y as a function of x is -

(A) tan [f(x)] is discontinuous but 1/f(x) is (A) continuous at x = 0 (B) derivable at x = 0

continuous dy 1
(C) = for all x (D) none of these
dx 2
1
(B) tan [f(x)] is continuous but is
f (x )
Q.15 Let ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x) + ƒ(y) and ƒ(x) = x2 g(x) for all
discontinuous x, y,  R, where g(x) is continuous function.
Then ƒ ' (x) is equal to -
(C) tan [f(x)] and f –1 (x) is continuous
(A) g' (B) g(x)
(D) tan [f(x)] and 1/f(x) both are discontinuous
(C) ƒ(x) (D) none of these

4  x2 Q.16 Let ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x) ƒ(y) for all x, y, R, Suppose

Q.11 The function ƒ(x) = is equal to -
4x  x 3 that ƒ(3) =3 and ƒ'(0) =11 then ƒ '(3) is equal to-

(A) discontinuous at only one point

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 (A) 22 (B) 44 Q.19 Statement I:

(C) 28 (D) none of these x

y= ,x R, f(x) is differentiable
1 | x |

 Statement type Questions every where.

Statement II :
All questions are Assertion & Reason type questions.
 1
Each of these questions contains two statements:  ,x0
x (1  x ) 2
Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). f(x) = , x R then f(x) = 
1 | x | 1
Answer these questions from the following four option.  ,x0
2
 (1 – x )
(A) Statement-I and Statement-II are true Statement-
II is the correct explanation of Statement-I
Q.20 Statement-1 : If f(x) = lim (sin x)2n , then the
(B) Statement-I Statement-II are true but Statement- n 
II is not the correct explanation of Statement-I. set of points discontinuities of f is
(C) Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false   
(2n  1) , n  I
 2 
(D) Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true.
Statement-2 : Since – 1 < sin x < 1, as n  ,
(sin x)2n  0, sin x = 1   (1)2n n

Q.17 Statement-1 :

1
f(x) = is discontinuous for integral values Q.21 Statement I :
x  [x]
of x f(x) = |x – 2| is differentiable at x = 2.
Statement-2 : For integral values of x, f(x) is Statement II :
undefined.
f(x) = |x – 2| is continuous at x = 2.

Q.22 Statement-1 : The function

Q.18 Statement-1 :
y = sin–1 (cos x) is not differentiable at
kx
(e  1) sin kx
If f(x) = (x  0) and f(0) = 9 is
4x 2 x = n, n  Z is particular at x = 
continuous at x = 0 then k = ± 6.
dy  sin x
Statement-2 : = so the function is
Statement-2 : For continuous function dx | sin x |
not differentiable at the points where sin x = 0.
lim f(x) = f(0)
x 0

Q.23 Statement-1 :

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 The function f(x) = |x3| is differentiable at x = 0 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Statement-2 : at x = 0, f (x) = 0

Q.24 Statement I : f(x) = sinx and g(x) = sgn(x) then

f(x) g(x) is differentiable at x = 1.

Statement II : Product of two differentiable

function is differentiable function

 Passage Based Questions


 a (1 – x sin x )  b cos x  5
 ,x  0
 x2
Let f (x) =  3 ,x  0
   3 
1/ x
 1   cx  dx  ,x  0
   x 2 

  

If f is continuous at x = 0

On the basis of above information, answer

the following questions : -

Q.25 The value of a is -

(A) – 1 (B) ln 3 (C) 0 (D) – 4

Q.26 The value of b is -

(A) – 1 (B) ln 3 (C) 0 (D) – 4

Q.27 The value of c is

(A) 2 (B) 3

(C) 0 (D) none of these

Q.28 The value of ed is -

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  Column Matching Questions (D) f(x) = x3 sin 1/x, x  0 (S) f ' is continuous

Match the entry in Column I with the entry in f(0) = 0 but not derivable

Column II.

Q.29 Column-I Column-II Q.30 Column I

(A) f(x) = x2 sin (1/x), x  0 (P) continuous but

f(0) = 0 not derivable
1
(B) f(x) = , x  0, (Q) f is differentiable Column II
1 – e –1/ x
(A) f(x) = |x3| is (P) continuous in (–1, 1)
and f(0) = 0 f ' is not
(B) f ( x )  | x | (Q) differentiable in (–1, 1)

continuous (C) f(x) = |sin –1x| is (R) differentiable in (0, 1)

(C) f(x) = x sin 1/x, x  0 (R) f is not continuous (D) f(x) = | x | is (S) not differentiable

atleast at one point in

f(0) = 0
(–1, 1)

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 LEVEL- 4
(C) 2 (D) 1

x xQ
Q.1 If f(x) =  , then f is continuous at- Q.6 Suppose f(x) is differentiable at x = 1 and
 x xQ
1
lim f(1 + h) = 5, then f (1) equals -
h 0 h
(A) only at zero
(B) only at 0, 1 (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
(C) all real numbers
x
(D) all rational numbers Q.7 The set of points where f(x) =
1 | x |
Q.2 If for all values of x & y; f(x + y) = f(x) .f(y) and is differentiable is -
f(5) = 2 f (0) = 3, then f  (5) is-
(A) (–, –1)  (–1, )
(A) 3 (B) 4
(B) (–, )
(C) 5 (D) 6
(C) (0, )
  1  1 
  |x | x  (D) (–, 0)  (0, )
Q.3 If f(x) = x e  , x  0
then f(x) is
0 , x0
 Q.8 The function f : R\{0}  R given by
1 2
f (x)   can be made continuous at
x e 2x  1
(A) discontinuous everywhere x = 0 by defining f(0) as -
(B) continuous as well as differentiable for all x (A) 2 (B) –1
(C) continuous for all x but not differentiable at (C) 0 (D) 1
x=0
Q.9 Let f : R  R be a function defined by
(D) neither differentiable nor continuous at x = 0
f(x) = Min {x + 1, |x| + 1}. Then which of the
1  tan x    following is true?
Q.4 Let f(x) = , x  , x  0,  . If f(x) is
4x   4  2
(A) f(x)  1 for all x  R
  
continuous in 0,  , then f   is- (B) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 1
 2  4
(C) f(x) is differentiable everywhere

(A) 1 (B) 1/2

(D) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(C) – 1/2 (D) –1
Q.5 If f is a real-valued differentiable function  1

Q.10 Let f(x) = ( x  1) sin x  1 , if x  1
satisfying | f(x) – f (y) |  (x – y)2, x, y  R and  0, if x  1
f(0) = 0, then f(1) equals-
Then which one of the following is true?
(A) –1 (B) 0

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  sin(p  1) x  sin x
 , x0
(A) f is differentiable at x = 0 and at x = 1  x
f (x )   q , x0
(B) f is differentiable at x = 0 but not at x = 1
 x  x2  x
(C) f is differentiable at x = 1 but not at x = 0  , x0
 x 3/ 2
(D) f is neither differentiable at x = 0 nor at x = 1
is continuous for all x in R, are :
Statement Based Question : (Q.11 to Q.12 )
(A) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
Statement -2 is a correct explanation for 1 3 5 1
(A) p  ,q   (B) p  ,q 
Statement -1 2 2 2 2
(B) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
3 1 1 3
Statement -2 is not a correct explanation (C) p   , q  (D) p  ,q 
2 2 2 2
for Statement -1
(C) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is false.
(D) Statement -1 is false, Statement -2 is
Q.14 If f: R  R is a function defined by
true.
Q.11 Let f(x) = x | x | and g(x) = sin x.  2x  1 
f(x) = [x] cos   , where [x] denotes
Statement – 1 :  2 
the greatest integer function, then f is :
gof is differentiable at x = 0 and its derivative is
continuous at that point. (A) discontinuous only at x = 0

Statement – 2 : (B) discontinuous only at non-zero integral

values of x
gof is twice differentiable at x = 0.
(C) continuous only at x = 0

(D) continuous for every real x

Q.12 Let f : R  R be a continuous function defined
by f(x) =
1 Q.15 Consider the function, f(x) = |x – 2| + |x –
e  2e – x
x
5|,
x  R.
1
Statement-1 : f(c) = , for some c  R.
3 Statement 1 : f  (4) = 0
1
Statement-2 : 0 < f (x)  , for all x  R Statement 2 : f is continuous in [2, 5],
2 2
differentiable in (2, 5) and f(2) = f(5).

(A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true,

Q.13 The value of p and q for which the function Statement 2 is a correct explanation for
Statement 1.

(B) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true,

Statement 2 is not a correct explanation
for Statement 1.

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 (C) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

(D) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.

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 ANSWER KEY

LEVEL-1
Que 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. D C A D C A C B D D D D A C D A D C A C
Que 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans B C D B D B D A A A D B A C C A C D D C
Que 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. C D C C C D C B C A D C D C B C D C D C
Que 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. C C C B D D D C D D A D A D A B B C C A
Que 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91
Ans. D D C B A C A B A C D

LEVEL-2
Que 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B A C B A C D B B D D C C B A D A C D C
Que 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ans A B B C B C B

LEVEL-3
Que 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C A A A B B C D D C B A A D D A A A A
Que 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans D A A A A D C D

29. A  Q ; B  R ; C  P ; D  S

30. A  P,Q,R ; B  P,R,S ; C  P,R,S ; D  P,R,S

LEVEL- 4

Que 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A D C C B C B D C B C A C D B

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