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(1)

Let R = { ( 3, 3 ) ( 6, 6 ) ( ( 9, 9 ) ( 12, 12 ), ( 6, 12 ) ( 3, 9 ) ( 3, 12 ), ( 3, 6 ) } be a relation

on the set A = { 3, 6, 9, 12 }. The relation is
( a ) reflexive and transitive
( c ) an equivalence relation

(2)

( b ) reflexive only
( d ) reflexive and symmetric only

Let f : ( - 1, 1 ) B be a function defined by f ( x ) =

tan - 1

one-one and onto when B is the interval

( a ) 0,
2

(3)

(b) f(x)

, then f is both

( d ) - ,
2 2

(d) f(-x)

( c ) not symmetric

The range of the function f ( x ) = 7 - x Px - 3

( d ) reflexive

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( b ) [ - 1, 1 ]

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is

( b ) { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }
( d ) { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }

If f : R S, defined by f( x ) = sin x ( a ) [ 0, 3 ]

(7)

- 2 , 2

(c) f(a) + f(a - x)

( b ) transitive

( a ) { 1, 2, 3 }
( c ) { 1, 2, 3, 4 }

(6)

(c)

1 - x2

Let R = { ( 1, 3 ), ( 4, 2 ), ( 2, 4 ), ( 2, 3 ), ( 3, 1 ) } be a relation on the set A = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }.

The relation R is
( a ) a function

(5)

0, 2

2x

If a real valued function f ( x ) satisfies the functional equation

f ( x - y ) = f ( x ) f ( y ) - f ( a - x ) f ( a + y ), where a is a given constant and
f ( 0 ) = 1, then f ( 2a - x ) is equal to
(a) -f(x)

(4)

(b)

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[ AIEEE 2004 ]

3 cos x + 1 is onto, then the interval of S is

( c ) [ 0, 1 ]

( d ) [ - 1, 3 ]

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The graph of the function f ( x ) is symmetrical about the line x =2, then
(a) f(x + 2) = f(x - 2)
(c) f(x) = f(-x)

(b) f(2 + x) = f(2 - x)

(d) f(x) = -f(-x)

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(8)

The domain of the function f ( x ) =

( a ) [ 2, 3 ]

(9)

( b ) [ 2, 3 )

If f : { 1, 2, 3, . }

f(x) =

is

9 - x2

( c ) [ 1, 2 ]

( d ) [ 1, 2 )

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{ 0, 1, 2, .. } is defined by

x
if x is even
2 ,

- ( x - 1 ) , if x is odd

( a ) 100

sin -1 ( x - 3 )

( b ) 199

then value of f - ( - 100 ) is

( c ) 200

( d ) 201

( 10 ) Domain of definition of the function f ( x ) =

3
4 - x

+ log 10 ( x - x ) is

( b ) ( - 1, 0 ) ( 1, 2 )
( d ) ( - 1, 0 ) ( 1, 2 ) ( 2, )

( a ) ( 1, 2 )
( c ) ( 1, 2 ) ( 2, )

( 11 ) The function f ( x ) = log ( x +

( a ) even function
( c ) periodic function

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

x 2 + 1 ) is a / an

( b ) odd function
( d ) none of these

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( 12 ) The function f : R R defined by f ( x ) = sin x is

( a ) into

( b ) onto

( c ) one-one

( 13 ) The range of the function f ( x ) =

(a) R

( 14 ) If f ( x ) =

(b) R - {-1}

x,

0,

x Q
x Q

( a ) one-one, onto
( c ) one-one but not onto

( d ) many-one

2 + x
, x 2 is
2 - x

(c) R - {1}

and

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

g(x) =

0,

x,

(d) R - {2}

x Q
,
x Q

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

then ( f - g ) is

( b ) neither one-one nor onto

( d ) onto but not one-one

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( 15 )

If f ( x ) = sin x + cos x and g ( x ) = x

domain
( a ) [ 0, ]

( 16 )

- 4, 4

(b)

( 17 ) f : [ 0, )

( b ) ( 1,

[ 0, ),

( a ) one-one and onto

( c ) onto but not one-one

0, 2

(c)

x2 + x + 2

The range of the function f ( x ) =

( a ) [ 1, )

- 1, then g [ f ( x ) ] will be invertible for the

x2 + x + 1

11
)
7

( c ) ( 1,

f(x) =

x
1+ x

(d)

x (-

7
]
3

- 2, 0

[ IIT 2004 ]

, ) is

( d ) [ 1,

7
]
5

[ IIT 2003 ]

is

( b ) one-one but not onto

( d ) neither one-one nor onto

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( 18 ) If f ( x ) = ( x + 1 ) for x - 1 and g ( x ) is the function whose graph is reflection

of the graph of f ( x ) with respect to the line y = x, then g ( x ) equals
(a) -

x - 1,

x + 1,

(c)

x 0

(b)

x -1

(d)

1
( x + 1 )2

x - 1,

x > -1
x 0

[ IIT 2002 ]

( 19 ) If function f : R R is defined as f ( x ) = 2x + sin x for x R, then f is

( a ) one-one and onto
( b ) one-one but not onto
( c ) onto but not one-one ( d ) neither one-one nor onto
- 1, x < 0

( 20 ) If g ( x ) = 1 + x - [ x ] and f ( x ) = 0, x = 0 ,
1, x > 0

(a) x

(b) 1

(c) f(x)

x +

x2 - 4
2

(b)

x
1 + x2

then for all x, f [ g ( x ) ] =

(d) g(x)

( 21 ) If f : [ 1, ) [ 2, ) is given by f ( x ) = x +

(a)

[ IIT 2002 ]

(c)

x -

[ IIT 2001 ]

1
1
, then f - ( x ) equals
x

x2 - 4
2

(d) 1 +

x2 - 4

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( 22 ) The domain of definition of f ( x ) =
( a ) R - { - 1, - 2 }
( c ) R - { - 1, - 2, - 3 }

log 2 ( x + 3 )
x 2 + 3x + 2

is

( b ) ( - 2, )
( d ) ( - 3, ) - { - 1, - 2 }

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( 23 ) If E = { 1, 2, 3, 4 } and F = { 1, 2 }, then the number of onto functions from E to F is

( a ) 14

( b ) 16

( 24 ) If f ( x ) =
(a)

( c ) 12

(d) 8

[ IIT 2001 ]

x
, x - 1, then for which value of is f [ f ( x ) ] = x ?
x + 1
(b) -

(c) 1

(d) -1

[ IIT 2001 ]

( 25 ) Let f : R R be any function. Define g : R R by g ( x ) = l f ( x ) l for all x. Then g is

( a ) onto if f is onto
( c ) continuous if f is continuous

( b ) one-one if f is one-one
( d ) differentiable if f is differentiable

[ IIT 2000 ]

( 26 ) The domain of definition of the function y ( x ) as given by the equation 2 + 2 = 2 is

(a) 0 < x 1

(b) 0 x 1

(c) - < x 0

(d) - < x < 1

( 27 ) If the function f : [ 1, ) [ 1, ) is defined by f ( x ) = 2

x ( x - 1)

1
(a)
2
1
(1 +
(c)
2

(b)

1 - 4 log 2 x )

1
(1 +
2

x(x - 1)

[ IIT 2000 ]
1

, then f - ( x ) is

1 + 4 log 2 x )

( d ) not defined

[ IIT 1999 ]

( 28 ) In a college of 300 students, every student reads 5 newspapers and every newspaper is
read by 60 students. The number of newspapers is
( a ) at least 30

( 29 ) If f ( x ) =

( b ) at most 20

x2 - 1
x2 + 1

( c ) exactly 25

( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1998 ]

, for every real number x, then the minimum value of f

( a ) does not exist as f is unbounded

( c ) is not attained even though f is bounded

( b ) is equal to 1
( d ) is equal to - 1

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( 30 ) If f ( x ) = 3x - 5, then f - ( x )
1
( b ) is given by
3x - 5
( c ) does not exist because f is not one-one
( d ) does not exist because f is not onto
( a ) is given by

( 31 ) If g [ f ( x ) ] = l sin x l and f [ g ( x ) ] = ( sin

2

( a ) f ( x ) = sin x,

( c ) f ( x ) = x , g ( x ) = sin

( 32 ) If f ( x ) = ( x + 1 )

-3 + i
0, - 1,
2

( c ) { 0, - 1 }

(a)

g(x) =

x+5
3
[ IIT 1998 ]

x ) , then

( b ) f ( x ) = sin x, g ( x ) = l x l

( d ) f and g cannot be determined

[ IIT 1998 ]

- 1, ( x - 1 ), then the set S = { x : f ( x ) = f 1( x ) } is

3

-3 - i
2

( b ) { 0, 1, - 1 }
( d ) empty

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( 33 ) The number log2 7 is

( a ) an integer
( c ) an irrational number

( b ) a rational number
( d ) a prime number

( 34 ) If S is the set of all real x such that

( 35 )

2x - 1
2x 3 + 3x 2 + x

(a) -, -
2

1
3
(b) - , -
4
2

(d) , 3
2

( e ) none of these

If y = f ( x ) =

[ IIT 1990 ]

is positive, then S contains

1
1
(c) - , -
2
4
[ IIT 1986 ]

x + 2
, then
x - 1

(a) x = f(y)
(b) f(1) = 3
( d ) f is a rational function of x

( c ) y increases with x for x < 1

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( 36 ) Let f ( x ) = l x - 1 l. Then
2

(a) f(x ) = [f(x)]

(c) f(lxl) = lf(x)l

(b) f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y)

( d ) None of these

( 37 ) The domain of definition of the function y =

( a ) ( - 3, - 2 ) excluding - 2.5
( c ) [ - 2, 1 ] excluding 0

[ IIT 1983 ]

1
+
log10 ( 1 - x )

x + 2

is

( b ) [ 0, 1 ] excluding 0.5
( d ) None of these

[ IIT 1983 ]

( 38 ) Which of the following functions is periodic ?

( a ) f ( x ) = x - [ x ] where [ x ] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to the
real number x
1
for x 0, f ( 0 ) = 0
( b ) f ( x ) = sin
x
( c ) f ( x ) = x cos x
( d ) None of these
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( 39 ) If X and Y are two sets, then X ( X Y )

(a) X

(c)

(b) Y

equals

( d ) none of these

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( 40 ) Let R be the set of real numbers. If f : R R is a function defined by f ( x ) = x ,

then f is
( a ) injective but not subjective
( c ) bijective

( b ) subjective but not injective

( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1979 ]

Answers
1
a

2
d

3
a

4
c

5
a

6
d

7
b

8
b

9
d

10
b

11
a

12
d

13
b

14
a

15
b

16
c

17
b

18
d

19
a

20
b

21
a

22
d

23
a

24
d

25
c

26
d

27
b

28
c

29
d

30
b

31
a

32
c

33
c

34
a,d

35
a,d

36
d

37
c

38
a

39
c

40
d