Function Questions
🔰 Basic Level (Q1–Q15)
1. Which of the following is a function?
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a) f={(1,2),(1,3)}f = \{(1,2), (1,3)\}
b) f={(2,3),(3,4)}f = \{(2,3), (3,4)\}
c) f={(4,5),(4,5)}f = \{(4,5), (4,5)\}
d) None
2. The domain of f(x)=x−3f(x) = \sqrt{x - 3} is:
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a) x>3x > 3
b) x≥3x \geq 3
c) All real numbers
d) x<3x < 3
3. The range of f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2, x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} is:
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a) R\mathbb{R}
b) [0,∞)[0, \infty)
c) (−∞,0](-\infty, 0]
d) (−∞,∞)(-\infty, \infty)
4. Which of the following is not a function?
a) f(x)=1xf(x) = \frac{1}{x}
b) f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3
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c) f(x)=xf(x) = \sqrt{x}
d) Circle: x2+y2=1x^2 + y^2 = 1
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5. What is the domain of f(x)=1x2−9f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2 - 9}?
a) x≠3,−3x \ne 3, -3
b) x>3x > 3
c) x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}
d) x<3x < 3
6. If f(x)=2x+3f(x) = 2x + 3, find f(2)f(2):
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a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
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7. If f(x)=x2−4f(x) = x^2 - 4, then f(−2)f(-2) is:
a) 0
b) 4
c) -4
d) 8
8. Which function is one-one (injective)?
a) f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
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b) f(x)=sinxf(x) = \sin x
c) f(x)=exf(x) = e^x
d) f(x)=∣x∣f(x) = |x|
9. Which function is onto (surjective) from R→R\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}?
a) f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
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b) f(x)=sinxf(x) = \sin x
c) f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3
d) f(x)=∣x∣f(x) = |x|
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10.If f(x)=3x+2f(x) = 3x + 2, then f−1(x)=f^{-1}(x) =:
a) x−23\frac{x - 2}{3}
b) 3x−23x - 2
c) x−3x - 3
d) x+23\frac{x + 2}{3}
11.The graph of a function is symmetric about the y-axis if:
a) f(−x)=−f(x)f(-x) = -f(x)
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b) f(x)=−f(x)f(x) = -f(x)
c) f(−x)=f(x)f(-x) = f(x)
d) f(x)=f(x)f(x) = f(x)
12.The function f(x)=∣x∣f(x) = |x| is:
a) One-one
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b) Onto
c) Many-one
d) Constant
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13.If f(x)=x+1f(x) = x + 1, g(x)=x2g(x) = x^2, then f(g(x))f(g(x)) is:
a) x2+1x^2 + 1
b) x+1x + 1
c) (x+1)2(x + 1)^2
d) x2−1x^2 - 1
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14.If f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2, then f(f(x))=f(f(x)) =:
a) x4x^4
b) x3x^3
c) x2x^2
d) 2x22x^2
15.The identity function is:
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a) f(x)=1f(x) = 1
b) f(x)=xf(x) = x
c) f(x)=0f(x) = 0
d) f(x)=−xf(x) = -x
🔶 Intermediate Level (Q16–35)
16.The inverse of f(x)=2x−1x+3f(x) = \frac{2x - 1}{x + 3} is:
a) x+13−2x\frac{x + 1}{3 - 2x}
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b) 3x+12−x\frac{3x + 1}{2 - x}
c) 3x+11−2x\frac{3x + 1}{1 - 2x}
d) None
17.If f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2, then ff is one-one for:
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a) R\mathbb{R}
b) [0,∞)[0, \infty)
c) (−∞,∞)(-\infty, \infty)
d) (−∞,0](-\infty, 0]
18.The number of onto functions from set A with 2 elements to set B with 2
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elements is:
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 1
19.The number of all functions from a set of mm elements to a set of nn elements
is:
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a) mnm^n
b) nmn^m
c) m+nm + n
d) n+mn + m
20.Which function is both one-one and onto (bijective)?
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a) f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
b) f(x)=2x+3f(x) = 2x + 3
c) f(x)=∣x∣f(x) = |x|
d) f(x)=exf(x) = e^x
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21.What is the domain of f(x)=1x2−4f(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2 - 4}}?
a) (−∞,−2)∪(2,∞)(-\infty, -2) \cup (2, \infty)
b) [−2,2][-2, 2]
c) (0,∞)(0, \infty)
d) R\mathbb{R}
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22.If f(x)=4−x2f(x) = \sqrt{4 - x^2}, domain is:
a) ∣x∣≤2|x| \le 2
b) x≥2x \ge 2
c) x<0x < 0
d) x>4x > 4
23.If f(f(x))=xf(f(x)) = x, then ff is:
a) Even
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b) One-one
c) Involution
d) Identity
24.Which of the following is not a function?
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a) f(x)=logxf(x) = \log x
b) f(x)=±xf(x) = \pm \sqrt{x}
c) f(x)=x+2f(x) = x + 2
d) f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3
25.If a function is one-one and onto, it must have:
a) No inverse
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b) At most one inverse
c) Exactly one inverse
d) Infinite inverses
26.The function f(x)=tan−1xf(x) = \tan^{-1}x is:
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a) Many-one
b) One-one
c) Onto
d) Constant
27.The graph of y=f(∣x∣)y = f(|x|) is symmetric about:
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a) x-axis
b) y-axis
c) origin
d) none
28.If f(x)=x3+xf(x) = x^3 + x, then f(x)f(x) is:
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a) Even
b) Odd
c) Neither
d) Constant
29.A constant function is:
a) One-one
b) Onto
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c) Bijective
d) Neither
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30.If f(x)=x2+2x+3f(x) = x^2 + 2x + 3, then minimum value is at:
a) x=−1x = -1
b) x=0x = 0
c) x=2x = 2
d) x=3x = 3
31.If f(x)=ax+bf(x) = ax + b is onto R→R\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, then:
a) a=0a = 0
b) a≠0a \ne 0 ✅
c) b=0b = 0
d) a=1a = 1
32.If f(x)=x3−3xf(x) = x^3 - 3x, then f(x)f(x) is:
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a) One-one
b) Many-one
c) Constant
d) Linear
33.Function f(x)=⌊x⌋f(x) = \lfloor x \rfloor is:
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a) Continuous
b) Discontinuous at integers
c) One-one
d) Even
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34.Which of the following is a bijective function?
a) f(x)=xf(x) = x
b) f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
c) f(x)=∣x∣f(x) = |x|
d) f(x)=tanxf(x) = \tan x
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35.Function f(x)=1xf(x) = \frac{1}{x} is not defined at:
a) x=0x = 0
b) x=1x = 1
c) x=−1x = -1
d) All values of x
🔷 Advanced Level (Q36–50)
36.The number of one-one functions from a set with 4 elements to another with 5
elements is:
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a) 545^4
b) 5P4=1205P4 = 120
c) 454^5
d) 4!4!
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37.Let f(x)=ax+bcx+df(x) = \frac{ax + b}{cx + d}. Then ff is invertible if:
a) ad−bc≠0ad - bc \ne 0
b) ab−cd=0ab - cd = 0
c) a=da = d
d) a+b+c+d=0a + b + c + d = 0
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38.Let f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, f(x)=2x+5f(x) = 2x + 5. Then inverse is:
a) f−1(x)=x−52f^{-1}(x) = \frac{x - 5}{2}
b) 5−x2\frac{5 - x}{2}
c) 2x−52x - 5
d) 5x−22\frac{5x - 2}{2}
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39.If f(x)=log(x2+1)f(x) = \log(x^2 + 1), domain is:
a) x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}
b) x≥0x \ge 0
c) x≠0x \ne 0
d) x>0x > 0
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40.If f(x)=x4+x2+1f(x) = x^4 + x^2 + 1, then range is:
a) [1,∞)[1, \infty)
b) (−∞,1](-\infty, 1]
c) R\mathbb{R}
d) [0,1][0, 1]
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41.f(x)=exf(x) = e^x is invertible. Its inverse is:
a) lnx\ln x
b) xex^e
c) exe^x
d) log10x\log_{10}x
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42.If f(x)=sin−1(x)f(x) = \sin^{-1}(x), then domain is:
a) [−1,1][-1, 1]
b) (−∞,∞)(-\infty, \infty)
c) [0,∞)[0, \infty)
d) [−π,π][-\pi, \pi]
43.Which is a periodic function?
a) x2x^2
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b) ∣x∣|x|
c) sinx\sin x
d) exe^x
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44.Function f(x)=tanxf(x) = \tan x has period:
a) π\pi
b) 2π2\pi
c) π/2\pi/2
d) None
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45.If f(x)=sinxf(x) = \sin x, then f(−x)=f(-x) =:
a) −sinx-\sin x
b) sinx\sin x
c) cosx\cos x
d) tanx\tan x
46.Which function has no inverse?
a) One-one
b) Many-one ✅
c) Bijective
d) Identity
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47.If f(x)=1−x2f(x) = \sqrt{1 - x^2}, domain is:
a) [−1,1][-1, 1]
b) x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}
c) x≥0x \ge 0
d) x<0x < 0
48.If f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3, then it is:
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a) Even
b) Odd
c) Periodic
d) None
49.Which function is bounded?
a) f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
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b) f(x)=exf(x) = e^x
c) f(x)=sinxf(x) = \sin x
d) f(x)=xf(x) = x
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50.For bijective function ff, which is always true?
a) Inverse exists
b) Constant
c) Many-one
d) Discontinuous