Most Important PYQs Functions

Questions JEE Main Crash Course

Types of Function (Mapping)

1.
2

Let f : R → R be defined as f (x)= x − 1 and g : R −{1, −1}→ R be defined as g(x)= x

2
. Then the function f og is:
x −1

(1) One-one but not onto (2) onto but not one-one
(3) Both one-one and onto (4) Neither one-one nor onto
2. Let a function f : (0, ∞) → (0, ∞) be defined by ∣
f (x) = ∣1 −
1

x
∣
∣ . Then f is :
(1) not injective but it is surjective (2) injective only
(3) neither injective nor surjective (4) not a function
3.
2

Let f be a function such that f (x)=

x +2x+1
: R → R
2
. Then
x +1

(1) f (x) is many-one in (−∞, −1) (2) f (x) is many-one in (1, ∞)

(3) f (x) is one-one in [1, ∞) but not in (−∞, ∞) (4) f (x) is one-one in (−∞, ∞)
4. Let f :(0, 1)→ R be a function defined by f (x)= 1−e
1

−x
, and g(x)=(f (−x)−f (x)). Consider two statements
(I) g is an increasing function in (0, 1)
(II) g is one-one in (0, 1)
Then,
(1) Only (I) is true (2) Only (II) is true
(3) Neither (I) nor (II) is true (4) Both (I) and (II) are true
1

5. x−

Let f be defined as f (x)= 2 x − 1 and g : R −{1}→ R. be defined as g(x)= . Then the composition function f (g(x)) is:
2
: R → R
x−1

(1) neither one-one nor onto (2) one-one but not onto
(3) onto but not one-one (4) both one-one and onto
6. Let N be the set of natural numbers and two functions f and g be defined as f , g : N → N such that
n+1
, if n is odd
2
f (n)={
n
, if n is even
2

and g(n)= n − (−1) Then f og is:

n
.

(1) onto but not one-one (2) Both one-one and onto
(3) One-one but not onto (4) Neither one-one nor onto
7. ⎡
2n, n = 2, 4, 6, 8, … . .

Let a function f : N → N be defined by f (n)=⎢

⎢
n − 1, n = 3, 7, 11, 15, … . .

n+1
⎣
, n = 1, 5, 9, 13, … . .
2

then, f is
(1) One-one and onto (2) One-one but not onto
(3) Onto but not one-one (4) Neither one-one nor onto
8. Let f , g : N → N such that f (n + 1)= f (n)+f (1) ∀ n ∈ N and g be any arbitrary function. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
(1) If f is onto, then f (n)= n ∀ n ∈ N (2) If g is onto, then f og is one-one
(3) f is one-one (4) If f og is one-one, then g is one-one
9. Let f , g : N −{1}→ N be functions defined by f (a)= α, where α is the maximum of the powers of those primes p such that p divides a, and g(a)= a + 1, for α

all a ∈ N −{1}. Then, the function f + g is

(1) one-one but not onto (2) onto but not one-one
(3) both one-one and onto (4) neither one-one nor onto
10. The number of bijective function f (1, 3, 5, 7, ⋯ , 99)→(2, 4, 6, 8, ⋯ , 100) if f (3)> f (5)> f (7)⋯ > f (99) is
(1) 50
C
1
(2) 50
C
2

(3) (4)
50! 50
C × 3!
2 3

11. Let A ={1, 2, 3, … , 10} and f : A → A be defined asf (k)={

k + 1 if k is odd
Then the number of possible functions g : A → A such that gof = f is:
k if k is even

(1) 10
C
5
(2) 5
5

(3) 5! (4) 10
5

12. Let A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Then the number of bijective functions f : A → A such that f (1) + f (2) = 3 − f (3) is equal to

Functional Equation

13. For the differentiable function f : R − {0} → R, let 3f (x)+2f ( 1

)=
1
− 10, then ∣∣f (3)+f ′
(
1
)
∣
is equal to
x x 4 ∣

(1) 33

5
(2) 8

(3) 29

5
(4) 13

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Questions JEE Main Crash Course

14. Let f : R −{0, 1}→ R be a function such that f (x)+f ( 1

)= 1 + x . Then f (2) is equal to :
1−x

(1) 9

2
(2) 9

(3) 7

4
(4) 7

15. If f (x)= x 3 2 ′
− x f (1)+xf
′′
(2)−f "'(3) , x ∈ R, then
(1) 3f (1)+f (2)= f (3) (2) f (3)−f (2)= f (1)

(3) 2f (0)−f (1)+f (3)= f (2) (4) f (1)+f (2)+f (3)= f (0)

16. Suppose f : R →(0, ∞) be a differentiable function such that 5f (x + y)= f (x)⋅f (y), ∀ x, y ∈ R , If f (3)= 320, then ∑ 5

n=0
f (n) is equal to:
(1) 6875 (2) 6575

(3) 6825 (4) 6528

17. Let f (x) be a function such that f (x + y)= f (x)⋅f (y) for all x, y ∈ N, If and ∑ , then the value of n is
n
f (1)= 3 f (k)= 3279
k=1

(1) 6 (2) 8

(3) 7 (4) 9

18. Let f (x)= ax 2

+ bx + c be such that f (1)= 3, f (−2)= λ and f (3)= 4. If f (0)+f (1)+f (−2)+f (3)= 14, then λ is equal to
(1) (2)
13
−4
2

(3) 23

2
(4) 4

19. Let f
2x

: R → R be a function defined f (x)= 2e

2x
. Then f ( 1

100
)+f (
2

100
)+f (
3

100
)+ … + f (
99

100
) is equal to ______.
e +e

20. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function that satisfies the relation f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) − 1, ∀ x, y ∈ R. If f ′
(0) = 2 , then |f (−2)| is equal to
21. Let f : N → N be a function such that f (m + n)= f (m)+f (n) for every m, n ∈ N. If f (6)= 18 then f (2)⋅f (3) is equal to :
(1) 54 (2) 6

(3) 36 (4) 18

22. Let f (x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that f (k)= − 2

k
for k = 2, 3, 4, 5. Then the value of 52 − 10 f (10) is equal to _____ .
23. The number of functions f : {1, 2, 3, 4} → {a ∈ Z : |a| ≤ 8} satisfying f (n) + 1

n
f (n + 1) = 1, ∀ n ∈ {1, 2, 3} is
(1) 3 (2) 4

(3) 1 (4) 2

24. Let f : R → R be a continuous function such that f (3x)−f (x)= x. If f (8)= 7, then f (14) is equal to:
(1) 4 (2) 10

(3) 11 (4) 16

25. Consider a function f : N → R , satisfying f (1)+2f (2)+3f (3)+ … + xf (x)= x(x + 1)f (x) ; x ≥ 2 with f (1)= 1. Then 1

f ( 2022 )
+
1

f ( 2028 )
is equal to
(1) 8200 (2) 8000

(3) 8400 (4) 8100

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