CHAPTER # 1

FUNCTION AND LIMITS

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1) Domain of is ____
x 1

A) R  0
B) R  1
C) R  1
D) None of these

a
2) lim  ___ where a  R
x  x

A) a
B) x
C) 
D) 0
1
3) lim(1  2h) h = ___
h 0

A) 1
B) 0
C) e
D) e 2

sin 
4) lim = ___
 0 7

A) 1
B) 7
C) 0
1
D)
7

5) lim(e x )  ___ and lim (e x ) = ___

A)  and 0
B) 0 and 
C)  and - 
D) 0 and 0
 2n
 3
6) lim 1   = _____
n 
 n

A) e
B) e2
C) e4
D) e6

7) ln x is not defined at x  ____

A) 0
B) 1
C) e
D) none

8) If y is a function of x , then y is called

A) Independent variable
B) Dependent variable
C) Parameter
D) Constant

9) Onto function is also known as

A) Surjective
B) Injective
C) Bijective
D) None of these

10) The function y  log e x is called _________ logarithmic

A) Common
B) Natural
C) General
D) None of these

11) If f ( x)  sin x cos x then f is _______ function

A) Odd
B) Even
C) Implicit
D) None of these
12) Domain of f ( x)  2  x  1, x  R is

A) [1, )
B) [1, )
C) (1, )
D) R

1
13) If g ( x)  , then gog ( x )  ___
x2

1
A)
x2
B) x 4
1
C) 4
x
D) x 2

14) lim[ f ( x)]n = ____

A) lim f ( x)
x c

B) lim f ( xn )
xc

C) [lim f ( x)]n
xc
D) none

15) If lim f ( x)  f (c) , then f is

A) Continuous at x=c
B) Differentiable at x=c
C) Discontinuous at x=c
D) None

16) Which one of them is not a polynomial function?

A) x 2  x  1
1 3
B) x 2  x  1
2 5
C) x  1
1
D) x 2  2
x
17) For y  sec x , Range = ___

A) R  ( 1,1)
B) R  [1,1)
C) R  ( 1,1]
D) R  [1,1]

18) For y  Sin 1 x , Domain = ___

A) [1,1]
B) [1,1)
C) (1,1]
D) ( 1,1)

19) If f ( x)  2 x  1 , then f 1 ( x) = ____

1
A) ( x  1)
2
1
B) x  1
2
C) x  1
1
D) ( x  1)
2

20) If f ( x)   f ( x) then f is called

A) Even
B) odd
C) implicit
D) explicit

21) The function f ( x)  x is called

A) Linear function
B) identity function
C) quadratic function
D) cubic function

x3  a3
22) lim  ___
x a xa

A) Undefined
B) 3a 2
C) a 2
D) 0
23) If a graph expresses a function, then a vertical line must cut the graph at

A) One point only

 x, 0  x  1 
24) If f ( x)    , then domain of f is
 x  1,1  x  2

A) [0, 2]
B) (0, 2)
C) [1, 2]
D) All real numbers

25) The quadratic function f ( x)  ax 2  bx  c is linear function if

A) a  0, b  1
B) a  1, b  0
C) a  1, b  1
D) a0

26) If x  a y , then y  log a x is called logarithmic function when

A) a0
B) a0
C) a0
D) a  0, a  1

27) A function f has an inverse function, f 1 if and only if f is ______ function.

A) Into
B) Onto
C) One to one
D) Trigonometric

4n
 1
28) lim 1   Equals
n 
 n

A) e 1
1
B) e 2
C) e 2
D) e 4
29) x 2  y 2  4 Is

A) Function
B) Not function
C) Ellipse
D) Line

sin ax
30) lim =
x 0 sin bx

a
A)
b
b
B)
a
C) 0
D) 1

31) In (2, ), f ( x)  4 x  x 2 is

A) Increasing function
B) Decreasing function
C) Neither increasing nor decreasing
D) Constant function
 x 
 , x  0
32) The value of k which the function f ( x)   tan 3 x  is continuous at x = 0
k , x  0 
A) 0
1
B)
3
C) 3
1
D)
2

33) If f ( x)  2 x  c and f 1 (4)  2 then c is

A) 2
B) 0
C) 4
D) 1

2
34) The function f ( x)  x  6 will be
3

A) Even
B) Odd
C) Linear
D) Quadratic
 x4
35) lim Equals to
x 4 x 2

A) 0
B) 2 2
C) 2
D) 4

x3  3x 2  3x  1
36) lim Equals to
x 1 x 1

A) 0
B) 1
C) -1
D) 2

ex 1
37) lim 
x 0 x

A) e x
B) e
C) 1
D) 0

 1 
38) The greatest lower bound (g.l.b) of 10, 5, 8, ,15,16  is:
 3 

A) -10
B) 8
C) 21
D) 15

39) If f :[1,5]  R is defined by f ( x)  x 2 , then f (2) =

A) 4
B) -2
C) Undefined
D) -4

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40) Limit of sequence an  is:
n

A) -1
B) 1
C) 0
D) 
 2
sin x
41) lim 3 
x 0 2x

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

42) A function f ( x)  x  x2 is

A) Odd
B) Even
C) Neither even nor odd
D) Modulus

x 1
43) If f and g are two functions defined by f ( x)  x 2  1 and g ( x)  , then fog 
x 1

4x
A)
( x  1) 2
2
B)
x 1
4x  2
C)
( x  1) 2
x 1
D)
x 1

44) If p( x)  3x 2  9 x  7 and p (a )  1 , then a =?

A) Only -2
B) Only -1
C) 0.736 or 2.264
D) -2, -1

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45) If f ( x)  2 x, g ( x)  x and fog ( x)  6 , what is x ?
2

A) 4
B) 12
C) 6
D) 2
ANSWER KEY

1 C 21 B 41 D
2 D 22 B 42 B
3 D 23 A 43 A
4 D 24 A 44 D
5 A 25 D 45 C
6 D 26 D
7 A 27 C
8 B 28 D
9 A 29 B
10 B 30 A
11 A 31 B
12 A 32 B
13 B 33 B
14 C 34 A
15 A 35 D
16 D 36 A
17 A 37 C
18 A 38 A
19 D 39 C
20 B 40 C