Topic : Limits and Continuity

1 − cos 4θ
1. lim is
x→0 1 − cos 6θ
(a) 49 (b) 1
2 (c) − 12 (d) 1

sec2 x − 2
2. limπ is
x→ 4 tan x − 1

(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2

x2 cos x
3. lim
x→0 1 − cos x
3
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) − 32 (d) 1

x + 6 x+4
 
4. lim
x→∞ x + 1

(a) e−5 (b) e5 (c) 0 (d) none of these

cos3 2x − cos3 3x
5. lim
x→0 x2
(a) 15
2 (b) 1
2 (c) 6
5 (d) 0
cos 5θ − cos7θ
6. lim =
θ →0 θ2
(a) 16 (b) 1
12 (c) 12 (d) 6
| sin x |
7. lim =
x→0 x
(a) 1 (b) −1 (c) does not exist (d) none of these

 sin[x] , , [x] 6= 0
8. f (x) = [x] , where [·] denotes the greatest integer functions. then , lim f (x)
x→0
0, [x] = 0

is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) −1 (d) none of these

tan3 2x − sin3 2x
9. lim =
x→0 x5
(a) 8 (b) 45 (c) 48 (d) none of these
1 · 2 + 2 · 3 + 3 · 4 + · · · + n · (n + 1)
10. lim
n→∞ n3
1 1
(a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 3 (d) 6
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11. lim { x2 + 5x − 7 − x} =
x→∞

(a) 2 (b) 32 (c) 52 (d) 7

2

1 + tan x csc x
 
12. lim =( here csc(x) means cosec(x)),
x→0 1 + sin x

(a) e (b) e−1 (c) 1 (d) e2

(2 + x)30 (4 + x)7
13. lim =
x→∞ (2 − x)37
(a) 1 (b) 12 (c) −1 (d) 5
√ √
2 + x3 − 2 − x3
14. lim
x→0 x3
√ 1 1 √
(a) 2 (b) √ (c) − √ (d) 3
2 2
√ √
1+x− 1−x
15. lim
x→0 x
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 2

1 n 3
16. lim 4 ∑ r =
n→∞ n
r=1
1 1 1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

3 · 2n+1 − 4 · 56n = 1
17. lim =
n→∞ 5 · 2n + 7 · 5n
(a) 20
7 (b) − 20
7 (c) 7
20
7
(d) − 20
log x
18. lim =
x→1 x − 1

(a) 12 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 0

 
1 1 1 1
19. lim + + +···+ =
n→∞ 1 · 2 2·3 3·4 n · (n + 1)
1 2
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
 
1+2+3+···+n
20. lim , n ∈ N, is
n→∞ n2
1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

sin x
21. lim is
x→π x−π
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) −1 (d) −2
sin x
22. lim =
x→0 (1 + cos x)
1
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) −1
23. lim [x − 1], where [·] is the greatest integer function , is
x→1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) non existent
sin x◦
24. lim =
x→0 x
π 180
(a) 1 (b) π (c) (d)
180 π
2 x
 
25. lim 1 − =
x→∞ x
(a) e2 (b) e−2 (c) 0 (d) ∞
1
26. lim (4n + 5n ) n =
n→∞
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) e (d) 3

x(1 + m cos x) − n(sin x)

27. lim = 1 then
x→0 x3
(a) m = − 52 , n = 32 (b) m = − 52 , n = − 32 (c) m = 32 , n = 5
2 (d) m = 32 , n = − 52
tan mx
28. lim +
x→0 tan nx
m m2 n n2
(a) n (b) n2
(c) m (d) m2
√ √
x+h− x
29. lim =
h→0 h
√ √
(a) x (b) √1 (c) 1
√ (d) 2 x
x 2 x
p 
30. lim n 2
n +8−n =
n→∞
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

4 − x2
31. The function f (x) = is discontinuous . . .
4x − x3
(a) at only on point (b) at exactly two points
(c) at exactly three points (d) none of these

32. The function f (x) =| x | + | x − 1 | is

(a) continuous at x = 0 as well as at x = 1 (b) continuous at x = 1 but not at x = 0
(c) discontinuous at x = 0 as well as at x = 1(d) continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1

33. Let f (x) =| cos x |. Then which of the following is correct

(I) f is everywhere differentiable

(II) f is everywhere continuous but not differentiable at x = nπ, n ∈ N
π
(III) f is everywhere continuous but not differentiable at x = (2n + 1) , n ∈ Z
2
(a) (I) (b) (II) (c) (III) (d) none of these
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sin 1x , x 6= 0
34. The value of k which makes the function defined by f (x) = continuous at
k, x=0
x = 0 , is
(a) 8 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) none of these
x f (a) − a f (x)
35. It is given that f 0 (a) exists, then lim is equal to,
x→a x
(a) f (a) − a f 0 (a) (b) f 0 (a) (c) − f 0 (a) (d) f (a) + a f 0 (a)
36. Let f (x + y) = f (x) · f (y) and f (x) = 1 + sin 2x · g(x) where g(x) is continuous . Then f 0 (x)
equals
(a) f (x)g(0) (b) 2 f (x)g(0) (c) 2g(0) (d) none of these

 sin 5x , x 6= 0

2
37. If f (x) = x +12x is continuous at x = 0 , then the value of k is
k + ,
 x=0
2
(a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 1 (d) −4

 1 − cos x , x 6= 0
38. f f (x) = x is continuous at x = 0 , then the value of k is
k, x=0
1 1
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) − 12
39. If f (x) = (x + 1)cot x is continuous atx = 0 , then f (0) =
1
(a) e (b) 0 (c) e (d) − 1e
(
x, x is irrational
40. The function f (x) = is
1, x is rational
(a) continuous atx = 1 (b) discontinuous only at 0
(c) continuous at 0, 1 (d) discontinuous every where
( 1
(cos x) x , x 6= 0
41. If f (x) = is continuous atx = 0 , then k =
k, x=0
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) e (d) −1
1
42. The number of points at which the function f (x) = is not continuous is
x − [x]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these

ax3 + bx2 + x + 1 4
43. lim = , then the value of a and b are
x→∞ 3x2 + 4 3
(a) 0, 0 (b) 3, 4 (c) 0, 4 (d) none of these
( √
1− 2 sin x π
44. If f (x) = π−4x , 6= 4 is continuous at
π
, then a =
a, x = π4 4
1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d)
4
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45. The function f (x) =| x | + is
x
(I) Discontinuous at the origin because | x | is discontinuous there
(II) Continuous at the origin
|x|
(III) Discontinuous at the origin because | x | and is discontinuous there
x
|x|
(IV) Discontinuous at the origin because is discontinuous there
x
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV

 sin πx
, x 6= 0
46. Let f (x) = 5x If f (x) is continuous atx = 0 , then the value ofk is
k, x=0
(a) π
5 (b) π5 (c) 1 (d) 0

 sin 3x
, x 6= 0
47. If the function f (x) = x is continuous atx = 0 , thenk =
k, x=0
x
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
 
2
48. lim x sin =
x→∞ x
1
(a) 0 (b) ∞ (c) 2 (d) 2
√
(12 + 22 + · · · + n2 ) n n
49. lim =
n→∞ (n + 1)(n + 10)(n + 100)
1 2
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) ∞

 cos 3x − cos x , x 6= 0
50. If f : R → R is defined by f (x) = x2 and if f is continuous at x = 0
λ , x=0
then λ is equal to
(a) −2 (b) −4 (c) −6 (d) −8

y−3 y
 
51. lim
y→∞ y + 2
1 1 2
(a) e (b) e5
(c) e (d) e

tan 2x − x
52. lim is
x→0 3x − sin x

(a) 2 (b) 12 (c) − 12 (d) 14


 sin x
+ cos x, x 6= 0
53. The function f (x) = x continuous at x = 0 , then the va;ue of k is
k, x=0
(a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
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3x − 4, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
54. If f (x) = is continuous atx = 3 , then
2x + λ , 2 < x ≤ 3
(a) −2 (b) −1 (c) 0 (d) 2

2x3 − ax + 3
55. If f (x) = is continuous at x = 3, then
x−3
(a) a = 19, f (3) = 35 (b) a = 19, f (3) = 0
(c) a = −19, f (3) = 35 (d) a = −19, f (3) = 0
3x + 4 tan x
56. for what value the function f (x) = at x = 0 is continuous
x
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 4

x3 + x2 − 16x + 20
57. f (x) = , x 6= 2. The value which should be assigned to f (x) at x = 2 ,
x−2
so that f (x) is continuous atx = 2 is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
(
5x − 4, 70 < x ≤ 1
58. The value of h for which the function f (x) = is continu-
4x2 + 3bx, 1<x<2
ous at every point of its domain is
13
(a) −1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3

 x− | x |
, x 6= 0
59. f (x) = x , Then f (x) is
2, x=0
(a) continuous no where (b) continuous every where
(c) continuous for all x except atx = 1 (d) continuous for all x except atx = 0

| x − 1 |
, x 6= 0
60. if f (x) = x−1 then the correct statement is
0, x=1

(I) f (x) is continuous and differentiable atx = 1

(II) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(III) f (x) is discontinuous at x < 1
(IV) f (x) is discontinuous at x > 1

(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV

Answer Key:

4 π
1. (a) 9 24. (c)
180
2. (d) 2
25. (b) e−2
3. (a) 2 26. (b) 5

4. (b) e5 27. (b) m = − 52 , n = − 32

15 m
5. (a) 2
28. (a) n

1
√
6. (c) 12 29. (c) 2 x

7. (c) does not exist 30. (b) 4

8. (d) none of these 31. (c) at exactly three points

9. (c) 48 32. (a) continuous at x = 0 as well as at x = 1

1 33. (c) (III)

10. (c) 3
34. (d) none of these
5
11. (c) 2
35. (a) f (a) − a f 0 (a)
12. (c) 1
36. (b) 2 f (x)g(0)
13. (c) −1
37. (a) 2
1
14. (b) √ 38. (a) 0
2
39. (c) e
15. (a) 1
40. (d) discontinuous every where
1
16. (a) 4
41. (a) 1
17. (b) − 20
7 42. (d) none of these

18. (c) 1 43. (c) 0, 4

19. (d) 1 1
44. (d)
4
1
20. (c) 2 45. (d) IV

21. (c) −1 46. (a) π

5

22. (a) 0 47. (b) 6

23. (d) non existent 48. (d) 2

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49. (b) 3 55. (a) a = 19, f (3) = 35

50. (b) −4 56. (c) 7

1
51. (b) e5
57. (a) 0

52. (b) 1 58. (a) −1

2

53. (b) 2 59. (d) continuous for all x except atx = 0

54. (a) −2 60. (b) II