Continuity And Differentiability

Q-1] Let f ( x )=log| x−1|, x ≠1. The value of f

'
( 12 )
(a) is - 2

(b) is 2

(c) does not exist

(d) none of these

π dy π
Q-2] Let y= tan | ( )|
4
−x . Then
dx
at x =
4

(a) is 1

(b) is - 1

(c) does not exist

(d) none of these

Q-3] Let f ( x )= λ+ μ|x|+v |x|2, where λ , μ , v are real constant. Then f ' (0) exists if

(a) μ=0

(b) v=0

(c) λ=0

(d) μ=v

' π
Q-4] Let f ( x )=|cos 2 x| then f ( + 0) is equal to
4

(a) 2

(b) 0

(c) −2

(d) none of these

Q-5] Let f ( x )=sin π [ x ] then f ' (1−0) is equal to

(a) −1
 (b) 0

(c) 1

(d) none of these

Q-6] Let f ( x )= [ x 2 ]−[ x ] 2, where [.] denotes the greatest integer function. Then

(a) f(x) is discontinuous for all integral values of x

(b) f(x) is discontinuous only at x = 0, 1

(c) f(x) is continuous only at x = 1

(d) none of these

Q-7] Let f ( x )=¿ where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. The number of
points of discontinuity of f(x) is

(a) 6

(b) 5

(c) 4

(d) 3

Q-8] Let f ( x )=x−|x−x 2| , xϵ [−1,1]. Then the number of points at which f(x) is discontinuous is

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 0

(d) none of these

Q-9] Let f ( x )= √ 1+ x 2 , x < √ 3

√ 3 x−1 , √ 3 ≤ x < 4
[ x ] , 4 ≤ x <5 , where [ x ] is the greatest integer ≤ x
|1− x|, x ≥ 5
(a) 3
 (b) 0

(c) infinite

(d) none of these

x
1
Q-10] Let f ( x )=∫ t sin dt. Then the number of points of discontinuity of the function f(x) in
0 t
the open interval (0 , π) is

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) infinite

Q-11] Let f : [ 0,1 ] → [ 0,1 ] be a continuous function. then

(a) f(x) = x for at least one 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

(b) f(x) will be differentiable in [0,1]

(c) f(x) + x = 0 for at least one x such that 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

(d) none of these

Q-12] Let f ( x ) be a continuous function defined for 1 ≤ x ≤3. If f(x) takes rational values for all x
and f (2) = 10 then the value of f(1.5) is

(a) 7.5

(b) 10

(c) 5

(d) none of these

2

Q-13] Let f ( x )=e−1/ x , x ≠ 0∧f ( 0 )=0 then f ' ( 0) is

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) e

(d) nonexistent
Q-14] Let f ( x )=sin x , g ( x )=[ x+1] and g{f(x)}=h(x), where [.] is the greatest integer function.

Then h
'
( π2 ) is
(a) nonexistent

(b) 1

(c) - 1

(d) none of these

Q-15] Let f ( x )= [ x ] , g ( x )=|x|∧f { g ( x ) }=h( x ), where [.] is the greatest integer function.

Then h
'
( π2 ) is
(a) 0

(b) −∞

(c) nonexistent

(d) none of these

1
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Q-16] The number of values of x ∈[0,2] at which the real function f ( x )= x− +|x−1|+ tan x is
2
not finitely differentiable is

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 1

(d) 0

Q-17] Let f ( x )= [ n+ psin x ] , x ∈ ( 0 , π ) , nϵZ, p is a prime number and [x] = the greatest integer less
than or equal to x. The number of points at which f(x) is not differentiable is

(a) p

(b) p - 1

(c) 2p+1

(d) 2p - 1
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Q-18] Let f ( x )=( x−1 ) cos |x|, x ≠ 1
x−1

−1 , x =1

The set of points where f(x) is not differentiable is

(a) {1}

(b) {0,1}

(c) {0}

(d) none of these

1−sin x π π π
Q-19] Let f ( x )=
sin 2 x 2 2 ()
, x ≠ . If f(x) is continuous at x= then f
2
should be

(a) 1

(b) 0

(c) 1/2

(d) none of these

Q-20] A function f(x) is defined as below

cos ( sin x )−cos x

f ( x )= , x ≠ 0∧f ( 0 )=a ,
x2

f(x) is continuous at x = 0 if a equals

(a) 0

(b) 4

(c) 5

(d) 6

1−tan x π
Q-21] Let f ( x )= , x ≠ ∧xϵ ¿ ,
4 x −π 4

π
λ , x=
4

If f(x) is continuous in ¿ then λ is

 (a) 1

(b) 1/2

(c) - 1/2

(d) none of these

1
π
Q-22] Let f ( x )=sin x π −2 x , x ≠
2

π π
If f(x) is continuous at x=
2 ()
then f
2
is

(a) e

(b) 1

(c) 0

(d) none of these

1
Q-23] Let f ( x )=sin , x ≠ 0. Then f(x) is continuous at then x=0
x

(a) if f(0) =1

(b) if f(0) =0

(c) if f(0)= -1

(d) for no value of f(0)

Q-24] Let f ( x )= p x 2−q , x ∈¿

x +1 , x ∈¿

and f(1) = 2 then the value of the pair (p,q) for which f(x) cannot be continuous at x = 1 is

(a) (2,0)

(b) (1,-1)

(c) (4,2)

(d) (1,1)

Q-25] Let f ( x )=x , x ≤ 1 and f ( x )=x 2 +bx +c , x >1 ,∧f ' (x) exists finitely for all x ∈ R then
 (a) b=−1 , c ∈ R

(b) c=1 , b ∈ R

(c) b=1 , c=−1

(d) b=−1 , c=1

TYPE-2
Q-26] If f ( x )=e x , x <2

a+ bx , x ≥ 2

is differentiable for all x ∈ R then

(a) a+ b=0

(b) a+ 2b=e 2

(c) b=e 2

(d) ¿

Q-27] If f ( x )=cos−1 ( cos x ) then f ( x ) is

(a) continuous at x=π

(b) d i scontinuous at x=−π

(c) differentiable at x=0

(d) non differentiable at x=π

Q-28] If f ( x )=x−|x| then

(a) f ( x ) continuous anywhere

(b) f ( x ) isdifferentiable anywhere

(c) f ( x ) isdiscontinuous at x =0

(d) f ( x ) isnot differentiable at x=π

1
[ ]
Q-29] If f ( x )= [ x ] + 1+
2
where [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then
 1
(a) f ( x ) continuous at x=
2

lim f ( x )=1
(b) 1
x→ +0
2

1
(c) f ( x ) isdiscontinuous at x =
2

lim f ( x )=1
(d) 1
x→ −0
2

Q-30] If f ( x )=|2−x|+( 2+ x ) where (x) = the least integer greater than or equal to x, then

(a) f ( 2−0 )=f ( 2 )=4

(b) f ( x ) iscontinuo u s at x=2

(c) f ( x ) isnon differentiable at x=2

(d) f ( x ) isdifferentiable but continuous at x=2

Q-31] Let h ( x )=min { x , x 2 } for every real number of x. Then

(a) h is continuous for all x

(b) h is differentiable for all x

(c) h ( x )=1 for all x>1

(d) h is differentiable at two values of x

Q-32] At x= 0, the function y=e−|x| is

(a) continuous

(b) continuous∧differentiable

(c) differentiable with derivative=1

(d) differentiable w ith derivative=−1

1 2
Q-33] The function f ( x )= − 2 x , x ≠ 0 is continuous at x=0. Then
x e −1

(a) f (0)=1

(b) f ( x ) isdifferentiable at x=0

 (c) f ( x ) isnot differentiable at x=0

' 1
(d) f ( 0 ) =
3

Q-34] The function f ( x )=| x2 −3 x +2|+ cos|x| is not differentiable at x =

(a) −1

(b) 0

(c) 1

(d) 2

Q-35] Let f(x) ve defined as follows:

f ( x )=x 6 , x2 >1

x3 , x2 ≤ 1

Then f(x) is

(a) continuous everywhere

(b) differentiable everywhere

(c) discontinuous at x=−1

(d) not differentiable at x=1

Q-36] Let f ( x )=sin x , x ≥ 0

−sin x , x <0

Then f(x) is

(a) continuous at x=0

(b) differentiable at x=0

(c) discontinuous at x=0

(d) not differentiable at x=0

 n
n
Q-37] If f ( x )=∑ an|x| , where a i s are real constants, then f(x) is
n =0

(a) continuous at x=0 for all ai

(b) differentiable at x=0 for all ai ∈ R

(c) differentiable at x=0 for all a2 k+1=0

(d) ¿

Q-38] Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Now g(x) is defined as below

( π2 ) ∪( π2 , π )
g ( x )= [ f ( x ) ] , x ∈ 0 ,

π
¿ 3 , x=
2

2 ( sinx−sin n x ) +|sin x−sinn x|

Where f ( x )= , n ∈ R Then
2 ( sinx−sin n x )−|sin x −sin n x|

π
(a) g ( x ) is continuous∧differentiable at x= when n>1
2

π
(b) g ( x ) is continuous∧differentiable at x= when 0<n<1
2

π
(c) g ( x ) is continuous but not differentiable at x= when n>1
2

π
(d) g ( x ) is continuous but differentiable at x= when0< n<1
2

Q-39] Let f ( x )=x +|x| then f(x) is

(a) differentiable at all x

(b) continuous at all x

(c) differentiable everywhere except at x=0

(d) continous everywhere except at x=0

 1−x n
Q-40] Let f ( x )= lim . Then
n→∞ 1+ x n

(a) f ( x ) isconstant ∈0 < x<1

(b) f ( x ) iscontinous at x=1

(c) f ( x ) isnot differentiable at x=1

(d) ¿

Q-41] Let f ( x )=1−|cos x|. for all x ∈ R Then

(a) f
'
( π2 ) does not exists
(b) f ( x ) iscontinous everyehere

(c) f ( x ) isnot differentiable anywhere

lim f ( x ) =1
(d) π
x→ +0
2

Q-42] Let f ( x )=[tan 2 x] where [.] denotes the greatest integer function. Then

(a) lim
x →0
f ( x ) doesnot ∃

(b) f ( x ) iscontinous at x=0

(c) f ' ( 0 ) =1

(d) f ( x ) isnot differentiable at x=0

x
Q-43] Let f ( x )= be a real-valued function . Then
√ x+1−√ x
(a) f ( x ) iscontinous , but f ' ( 0 ) does not ∃

(b) f ( x ) isdifferentiable at x=0

(c) f ( x ) isnot continous at x=0

(d) f ( x ) isnot differentiable at x=0

Q-44] A function f(x) is defined in the interval ¿ as follows:

 f ( x )=log e [x ], 1≤ x< 3

|log e x| ,3 ≤ x< 4
The graph of the function f(x)

(a) is broken at two points

(b) fis broken at excatly one point

(c) does not have a definite tangent at two points

(d) does not have a definite tangent at more thantwo points