MCQ XII (Maths) Ch 1-6 2022-23 by KVS Chandigarh

RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ ]

1. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (2,1)}. Then R is
(a) an equivalence relation (b) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(c) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric (d) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
2. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1,3), (3 , 1)}. Then
R is
(a) an equivalence relation (b) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(c) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric (d) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
3. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1)}.Then R is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (b) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(c) an equivalence relation (d) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
4. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1)}. Then R is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (b) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(c) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive (d) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
5. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {(1, 3)}. Then R is
(a) transitive (b) symmetric
(c) reflexive (d) none of these
6. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)}.Then R is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (b) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(c) reflexive and symmetric and transitive (d) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
7. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and R = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (1, 2)} be a relation on A, then the minimum number of
ordered pairs to be added in R to make R reflexive and transitive.
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 1
8. The maximum number of equivalence relations on the set {1 , 2, 3} is
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 5
9. Let R be a relation on the set N be defined by {(x, y) : x, y  N, 2x + y = 41}. Then, R is
(a) reflexive (b) symmetric
(c) transitive (d) none of these
10. Relation R in the set Z of all integers defined as R = {(x, y) : x – y is an even integer}is
(a) reflexive and transitive (b) symmetric and Transitive
(c) reflexive and symmetric (d) an equivalence relation
11. Let R be the relation on the set of all real numbers defined by a R b iff |a – b| ≤ 1. Then, R is
(a) reflexive and transitive (b) symmetric and Transitive
(c) reflexive and symmetric (d) an equivalence relation
12. Consider the non-empty set consisting of children in a family and a relation R defined as aRb if a
is sister of b. Then R is
(a) symmetric but not transitive (b) transitive but not symmetric
(c) both symmetric and transitive (d) neither symmetric nor transitive
13. Relation R in the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} as R = {(x, y) : x divides y}is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (b) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(c) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive (d) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
14. Let L denote the set of all straight lines in a plane. Let a relation R be defined by l1 R l2 if and only
if l1 is perpendicular to l2 , l1, l2  L. Then R is
(a) symmetric (b) reflexive
(c) transitive (d) reflexive and symmetric
15. If A = {a, b, c} then number of relations containing (a , b) and (a , c) which are reflexive and
symmetric but not transitive is
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1
16. The relation R in the set {1, 2, 3, ... , 13, 14} defined by R = {(x , y) : 3x – y = 0} is
(a) symmetric (b) reflexive
(c) transitive (d) none of these
17. The relation R in the set of natural numbers N defined by R = {(x , y) : x > y} is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (b) transitive but neither reflexive nor symmetric
(c) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive (d) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
18. A function f : X → Y is one-one (or injective), then which of the following is true?
(a)  x1, x2  X, f (x1) = f (x2) x1 = x2. (b) x1 ≠ x2f (x1) ≠ f (x2) .
(c) both (a) and (b) are true (d) none of these
19. A function f : X → Y is said to be onto (or surjective), then which of the following is true?
(a) if  y Y,  some x X such that y = f (x) (b) range of f = Y
(c) both (a) and (b) are true (d) none of these
20. A function f : X → Y is said to be bijective , if f is
(a) one-one only (b) onto only
(c) one-one but not onto (d) one-one and onto
21. If a set A contains m elements and the set B contains n elements with n > m, then number of
bijective functions from A to B will be:
(a) m × n (b) mn
(c) nm (d) 0
22. Which of the following functions from I(Set of Integers) to itself is a bijection?
(a) f(x) = x3 (b) f(x) = x + 2
(c) f (x) = 2x + 1 (d) f (x) = x2 + x
23. Let X = {– 1, 0, 1}, Y = {0, 2} and a function f : X →Y defined by y = 2x4, is
(a) one-one onto (b) one-one into
(c) many-one onto (d) many-one into
2
24. Let f(x) = x – 4x – 5, then
(a) f is one-one on R (b) f is not one-one on R
(c) f is bijective on R (d) None of these
25. The function f : R → R given by f(x) = x , x R when R is the set of real numbers, is
2

(a) one-one and onto (b) onto but not one-one

(c) neither one-one nor onto (d) one-one but not onto

 1 , if x  0

26. The signum function, f : R → R is given by f ( x )   0, if x  0
 1, if x  0

(a) one-one (b) many-one
(c) onto (d) none of these
 3x , if x  1
 2
27. Let f : R → R be defined by f ( x )   x , if 1  x  3 , then f (– 1) + f (2) + f (4) is
2x, if x  3

(a) 9 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 8
28. The greatest integer function f : R → R be defined by f(x) = [x] is
(a) one-one and onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) one-one but not onto (d) neither one-one nor onto
29. The function f : N → N, where N is the set of natural numbers is defined by
 n 2 , if n is odd
f(x) =  2
n  1, if n is even
(a) one-one and onto (b) neither one-one nor onto
(c) one-one but not onto (d) onto but not one-one
30. The total number of injective mappings from a set with m elements to a set with n elements, m ≤ n, is

(a) n m (b) m n
n!
(c) mn (d)
n  m!
ANSWERS
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (d) (c) (c) (b) (a) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d)
Q. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer (c) (b) (b) (a) (d) (d) (b) (c) (c) (d)
Q. No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Answer (d) (b) (c) (b) (c) (b) (a) (d) (c) (d)
 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ ]

1. Domain of sin1 2x  1 is

(a) [–1, 1] (b) [–1, 2]
(c) [1, 2] (d) [–1, –2]

2. Domain of sin 1 x  cos x is

(a) [–1, 1] (b) [–1, 2]
(c) [1, 2] (d) [–1, –2]

3. Domain of sin1 x  1 is
(a) [–1, 1] (b) [1, 2]
(c) [–1, 2] (d) [–1, –2]

4. Principal value of sec1  2  is equal to

2 5
(a) (b)
3 6
4 2
(c) (d) 
3 3
 2 
5. Principal value of sin1 cos  is equal to
 3 
2 
(a)  (b)
3 6
 2
(c)  (d)
6 3
 15 
6. Principal value of tan 1 tan  is equal to
 4 

(a) 1 (b) 
4
15 
(c) (d)
4 4
 3 
7. Principal value of sec1 2 sin  is equal to
 4
 
(a) (b) 
4 4
3 3
(c)  (d)
4 4
 3 
8. Principal value of cot1  tan  is equal to
 4
 
(a)  (b)
4 4
3 3
(c)  (d)
4 4
 3 
9. Principal value of cos1  cos  is equal to
 2
 3 
(a) (b)
2 2
 3
(c)  (d) 
2 2
 33 
10 Principal value of sin1 cos  is equal to
 5 
3 
(a) (b)
5 10
 3
(c)  (d) 
10 5
 3 
11. Principal value of sin1 sin  is equal to
 5 
2 3
(a) (b)
5 5
3 2
(c)  (d) 
5 5
 3 1
12. Principal value of cos1   is equal to

 2 2 
7 5
(a) (b)
12 12
11 
(c) (d)
12 12

13. The value of cos(sin1 x ) is

(a) x (b) 1 x 2
1  x2 x
(c) (d)
x 1  x2

14. The value of cot(cos1 x ) is

x
(a) (b) 1 x 2
1  x2
1  x2 x
(c) (d)
x 1  x2
 3 
15. The value of sin1 cos(sin1 ) is
 2 
3 
(a) (b) 
2 6
 3
(c) (d) 
6 2
  1 
16. The value of tan 1 2 cos 2 sin1  is
  2 
3
(a) 1 (b)
4
 1 
(c) (d)
2 4
   
17. The value of cot sin 1 cos tan 1 1 is
3
(a) 1 (b)
4
1 
(c) (d)
2 4

  3 
18. The value of tan 1 2 sin 4 cos1 
 is

  2 
2 
(a) (b)
3 3
3 
(c) (d)
2 6
 2   2 
19. The value of cos1 cos   sin1 sin  is
 3   3 
2 4
(a) (b)
3 3

(c)  (d)
3
 5   13 
20. The value of tan 1 tan   cos1 cos  is
 6   6 
5
(a) 0 (b)
6
13
(c) (d) 3
6
ANSWERS

Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (c) (a) (b) (a) (c) (b) (a) (d) (b) (c)
Q. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer (a) (d) (b) (d) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (a)
 MATRICES & DETERMINANTS
MATRICES
Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ ]

1. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 × 2 with entries – 1 or 0 or 1 ?

(a) 27 (b) 64
(c) 81 (d) 54
2. If a matrix has 12 elements, the number of possible orders it can have :
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 3 (d) 6
3. A matrix A = a 
1
, whose elements are given by a ij  i  3 j 2 , then a 32 is :
 ij3  4 2
9 9
(a) (b)
2 4
3
(c) (d) 2
2
3x  7 5  2 y  2
4. If   7 
, then the values of x and y are :
 y  1 2  3x  8
5 5
(a) x   , y  5 (b) x   , y  7
3 3
5 5
(c) x  , y  7 (d) x   , y  7
3 3
x  y 2  6 2
5. If  =   the values of x, y and z are:
 5  z xy  5 8
(a) x = 4, y = 2, z = 0 or x = 2, y = 4, z = 0 (b) x = –4, y = –2, z = 0 or x = 2, y = 4, z = 0
(c) x = 4, y = –2, z = 0 or x = 2, y = 4, z = 0 (d) x = 4, y = 2, z = 0 or x = 2, y = –4, z = 0
6. A matrix A  [a ij ]m  n is called scalar matrix if :
(a) a ij  0 if i  j. and a ij =k , i = j. (b) where a ij  0 if i  j. and a ij =k , i = j.
(c) m  n, aij  0 if i  j. and a ij =k , i = j. (d) m  n, a ij  0 if i  j. and a ij =k , i = j.
1 2  a 4 5 6
7. If   +   =  , then a2 + b2 =
 2  b 3 2 1 0
(a) 12 (b) 21
(c) 20 (d) 22
5 0 4 3
8. If 3A– B =   and B =   , then the matrix A =
1 1 2 5
3  1 3 1
(a)   (b)  
1 2  1 2
 3 1  3  1
(c)   (d) 1  2
  1 2  
9. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then the simplified value of (I – A)3 + A is equal to
(a) A (b) A2
(c) I (d) A3
10. If A is a square matrix such that A = A, then the simplified value of (A – I)3 +(A + I)3 – 7A
2

is equal to
(a) A (b) A3
(c) 3A (d) I
 2  1  3  4 6 
3
11. If 
5 7
 2 4  =  9 x  , the value of x is
   
(a) 17 (b) 11
(c) 31 (d) 13
1 0 0  x  1 
12. If 0 y 0   1 = 2 , then x + y + z =

00 1  z  1 
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) –2
1 2 3 1
13. For which value of x , 1 x 14 5 6 2 = [0] ?
  
3 2 5 3
9 11
(a) (b) 
8 8
9 8
(c)  (d) 
8 9
 1 2 x 
14. If 2x 3    = O, then value of x is
  3 0  3 
3 3
(a) 0,  (b) 
2 2
3 2
(c) 0, (d) 0, 
2 3
 cos x sin x 
15. If P(x) =   , then which of the following is true ?
 sin x cos x 
(a) P(x). P(y ) = P(x – y ) (b) P(x). P(y ) = P(x + y )
(c) P(x). P(y ) = P(2x – y ) (d) P(x). P(y ) = P(x – 2y )
0 0 6
16. If A =   , then A =
 2 0 
 0 0  0 0
(a)   (b)  
64 0 32 0
 0 0 0 0
(c)   (d)  
12 0 0 0
 3  3
17. If A =   and A2 = kA, then value of k is
 3 3 
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 9 (d) 81

T
a  b 2 6 5
18. If 
b 2 2
= , then a = ?
 5
(a) 2 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) – 4
  0 2b  2 
19. If  3 1 3  is a symmetric matrix , then the values of a and b are

3a 3  1
2 3 2 3
(a)  , (b) ,
3 2 3 2
2 3 2 3
(c) ,  (d)  , 
3 2 3 2
0 a  3
20. If 2 0  1 is a skew-symmetric matrix , then the values of a and b are
 
b 1 0 
(a)  2,  3 (b)  2, 3
(c) 2,  3 (d)  3, 3

ANSWERS

Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (c) (d) (a) (b) (a) (d) (c) (b) (c) (a)
Q. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer (d) (b) (c) (a) (b) (d) (b) (c) (a) (b)

DETERMINANTS

1. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 × 3 then |KA| is equal to

(a) K|A| (b) K²|A|
(c) K3|A| (d) 2K|A|
x 3 2
2. If x  N and  8 , then find the value of x
 3x 2x
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 7 (d) 1
2 4 2x 4
3. If = , then value of x is
5 1 6 x
(a) 0 (b)  2
(c) 1 (d)  3
x 2
4. If A = and │A│3 = 125, then x is equal to
2 x
(a)  3 (b)  4
(c)  2 (d)  1
5. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then the value of │A│is
(a) 3 (b) 0
(c) 9 (d) 27
2 3 2
6. If x x x + 3 = 0, then the value of x is
4 9 1
(a) 3 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) 1

94
7. If A is a square matrix such that │A│= 5 ,then the value of │AAT│is
(a) –5 (b) 125
(c) – 25 (d) 25
8. If area of triangle is 35 sq units with vertices (2 , – 6), (5 , 4) and (k , 4). Then k is
(a) –12, –2 (b) 12, –2
(c) –2 (d) 12
2 3 5
9. If Aij is the co-factor of the element aij of the determinant 6 0 4 , the value of a32. A32 is
1 5 7
(a) 11 (b) 32
(c) 110 (d) 113
 0
8
10. If for any 2 × 2 square matrix A, A(adj A) =   , then the value of |A| is
 0 8 
(a) 64 (b) 8
(c) 2 2 (d) 1
11. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that │adjA│= 64, then value of │A│is
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c)  4 (d)  8
12. If A is a square matrix of order 3, with |A| = 9, then the value of |2.adj A| is
(a) 81 (b) 162
(c) 648 (d) 64
2 k 3
13. If A = 0 2 5 , then A–1exists if
1 1 3
(a) k = 2 (b) k ≠ 2
8 8
(c) k  (d) k  
5 5
14. If A and B are matrices of order 3 and |A| = 4, |B| = 5, then |3AB| =
(a) 60 (b) 15
(c) 12 (d) 120
15. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
(a) adj A = |A|. A–1 (b) det(A)–1 = [det (A)]–1
(c) (A + B)–1 = B–1 + A–1 (d) (AB)–1 = B–1 A–1

ANSWERS

Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (c) (b) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d) (b) (c) (b)
Q. No. 11 12 13 14 15
Answer (d) (c) (d) (a) (c)
 CONTINUITY& DIFFERENTIABILITY
Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ ]

1. Function f(x) = 2x  3, if x  2 is a continuous function:

5x  9 , if x  2
(a) for all real value of x such that x ≠2. (b) for all integral value of x only.
(c) for all real value of x. (d) for x = 2 only.
2. Which of the following is not continuous for all x  R :
(a) the constant function f (x) = k (b) The identity function, i.e. f (x) = x
(c) the modulus function f given by f(x) = | x | (d) the greatest integer function f (x) = [x]
3. Which of the following is not continuous for all x  R
(a) f(x) = sinx (b) f(x) = tanx
p( x )
(c) A polynomial function (d)A rational function f ( x )  , q( x )  0
q( x )
4. If f and g be two real functions continuous at a real number c. Then which of the following is not true
(a) f + g is continuous at x = c. (b) f – g is continuous at x = c.
f
(c) f . g is not continuous at x = c. (d) is continuous at x = c, (provided g (c)≠0).
g
 3 , if 0  x  1

5. All the points of discontinuity of the function f defined by f(x) =  4 , if 1  x  3
 5 , if 3  x  10

(a) 1, 3, 10 (b) 3, 10
(c) 0, 1, 3 (d) 1, 3
9  x2
6. The function f (x) = is
9x  x 3
(a) discontinuous at only one point (b) discontinuous at exactly two points
(c) discontinuous at exactly three points (d) none of these
 10
7. If f(x) = x  1, if x  1 , then which of the following is not true
x 2 , if x  1
(a) continuous at all points x, such that x < 1 (b) continuous at all points x, such that x > 1
(c) continuous at x = 1 (d) continuous at x = 2
1  cos 4x
8. The value of k for which f(x) =  , x  0 is continuous at x = 0 is :
2x 2

 k , x 0
(a) k = 1 (b) k = 2
(c) k = 0 (d) k = 4
 1  kx  1  kx
 ,1  x  0
9. The value of k for which f(x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 is :
 2 x  1
 x  1 , 0  x 1

1
(a) k = 0 (b) k =
2
1
(c) k =  (d) k = 2
2
  1  kx  1  kx
 , 1  x  0
10. The value of k for which f(x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 is :
 2x  1
, 0  x 1
 x 1
1
(a) k = 0 (b) k =
2
(c) k =  1 (d) k = 1
 kx
 , if x  0
11. The value of k for which f(x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 is :
 3 , if x  0
1
(a) k =  3 (b) k =
2
(c) k =  1 (d) k = 1
 x  32  36
 , if x  0 is continuous at x = 3 is :
12. The value of k for which f(x) =  x 3
 k , if x  0
(a) k = 2 (b) k = 12
(c) k =  1 (d) k = 6
kx  1, if x  
13. The value of k for which f(x) =  is continuous at x = π is :
cos x , if x  
2 2
(a) k =  (b) k =
 

(c) k =  (d) k =
2
k ( x 2  2 x ) , if x  0
14. The value of k for which f(x) =  is continuous at x = 0 is :
 4x  1 , if x0
(a) 1 (b) – 1
(c) 0 (d) none of these
 sin 5x
 , if x0
15. The value of k for which f(x) =  x 2  2x is continuous at x = 0 is :
 k  1 , if x0
(a) 1 (b) – 2
3 1
(c) k = (d)
2 2
16. The greatest integer function defined by f(x) = [x], 0 < x < 3
(a) not differentiable at x = 1 only (b) ) not differentiable at x = 2 only
(c) not differentiable at x = 1, x = 2 (d) differentiable at x = 1, x = 2
17. The function f(x) = |x – 2| is
(a) neither continuous nor derivable at 2 (b) continuous but not derivable at 2
(c) continuous and derivable at 2 (d) none of these
 x
 , if x  0
18. If a function f(x) is defined as f(x) =  x 2 then :
 0 , if x  0
(a) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0
(b) f(x) is continuous as well as differentiable at x = 0
(c) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 but not differentiable at x = 0
(d) none of these
19.
d
dx
 
sin 2 cos x  
2 sin x.sin( cos x ).cos( cos x ) 2.sin( cos x ).cos( cos x )
(a)  (b) 
2( cos x ) 2( cos x )
2 sin x.sin( cos x ) 2 sin x.sin( cos x ).cos( cos x )
(c)  (d) 
2( cos x ) 2

20.
d
dx

log sin x 2  1  
2x cos x 2  1 x cos x 2  1
(a) (b)
x 2  1.sin x 2  1 2 x 2  1.sin x 2  1
cos x 2  1 x cos x 2  1
(c) (d)
2 x 2  1.sin x 2  1 x 2  1.sin x 2  1

21.
dx
2 
d x


1 1
(a) x log 2 (b)  log 2
2 2x
x
(c) 2x log 2 (d)  x 1
2
d  1  loge x 
22. e 
dx  
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) x. loge x (d) e
d  cos2 x 
23. 2 
dx  
2 2
(a) 2cos x. sin 2 x (b)  2cos x. log 2. sin 2x
2 2
(c) 2cos x. log 2. sin 2x (d)  2cos x. sin2 x
d    x 
24. loge tan   
dx   4 2 
(a) sec x (b) tanx
(c) secx.tanx (d) sec2x
d  1 1  x 2  1 
25. tan 
dx   x 
  
1 x2 1
(a)
x
(b)

1  x2 
x 1
(c)
1  x2 1
(d)

2 1 x2 
 d  1 1 
 
26. sin  
dx   1 x
2

1 x
(a) (b) 
1 x2 1  x2
1 2x
(c)  (d) 
1  x2 1  x2
d  1 1  sin x  
27.  tan   
 where 0  x 
dx   1  sin x  4
1 1
(a)  (b)
2 2
1  sin x 1  sin x
(c) (d)
1  sin x 1  sin x
d  1 sin x  cos x 
sin   
dx 
28.
 2 
1
(a) (b) 2
2
(c) 1 (d)  2

29.
d sin x
dx
x  
 sin x 
(a) x sin x  cos x   (b) xsin x 1. cos x
 x 
 sin x 
(c) x sin x cos x. loge x  sin x  (d) x sin x  cos x. loge x  
 x 
dy
30. If (cos x )  (sin y) , then 
y x
dx
log sin y  y tan x log sin y  tan x
(a) (b)
log cos x  x cot y  log cos x  x cot y 
log sin y  y tan x log sin y  y tan x
(c) (d)
log cos x  x cot y  log cos x  cot y 
yx dy
31. If y  e , then .
x
dx
yx log y
(a) (b)
log y (1  log y)2
(1  log y) 2 1
(c) (d)
log y log y.(1  log y)2
d  xx 
32. x =
dx  
x 1
(a) x x .x x 1
x
(b) x x
  1
(c) x x .x x 1  log x  log x  (d) x x .x x 1  log x log x 
x x

 x 
d2 y π
33. If x  a θ  sinθ , y  a 1  cosθ , then
2
at θ  is equal to
dx 2
1
(a) a (b)
a
1 2
(c) (d)
2a a
dy
34. If y  x  x  x  ........  , then 
dx
1 1
(a) (b)
2y  1 2y  1
1 2
(c) (d)
1  2y 2y  1
dy
35. If y  cos x  cos x  cos x  ...... , then 
dx
cos x sin x
(a) (b)
1  2y 1  2y
sin x cox
(c) (d)
1  2y 1  2y

36. If y  x  x 2  a 2  n , then dxdy 

y ny
(a) (b)
n x a 2 2
x  a2
2


(c) 2nx x  x 2  a 2  n 1 (d)
y
x2  a2
 d2x
37. If x  a (cost  t sin t ) and y  a (sin t  t cos t ), 0  t  , then 2 
2 dt
(a) a (cos t  t sin t ) (b) at sin t
(c) t sin t (d) a (cos t  t sin t )
38. If y  a coslog x   b sinlog x , then
d2y dy d2y dy
(a) x 2 2
x y0 (b) x 2 2
x y0
dx dx dx dx
d2 y dy d2y dy
(c) x 2
2
x y0 (d) x 2
2
x y0
dx dx dx dx

39. If x m .y n  x  y  , then
mn dy

dx
y 2y
(a)  (b)
x x
x y
(c) (d)
y x
40. If y  A cos nx  B sin nx , then
d2y d2y
(a)  n2y  0 (b)  n2y  0
dx 2 dx 2
d2y d2y
(c)  y 0 (d)  n 2 y2
dx 2 dx 2

ANSWERS

Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (c) (d) (b) (c) (d) (b) (c) (d) (c) (c)
Q. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer (a) (b) (a) (d) (c) (c) (b) (a) (a) (d)
Q. No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Answer (b) (d) (b) (a) (d) (c) (b) (c) (d) (a)
Q. No. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Answer (c) (d) (b) (a) (c) (b) (a) (c) (d) (b)
 APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVE
INCREASING AND DECREASING FUNCTIONS
Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ ]

1. If I be an open interval contained in the domain of a real valued function f and if x1 < x2 in I, then
which of the following statements is true?
(a) f is said to be increasing on I, if f(x1) ≤ f(x2) for all x1, x2  I
(b) f is said to be strictly increasing on I, if f(x1) < f(x2) for all x1, x2  I
(c) Both (a) and (b) are true (d) Both (a) and (b) are false
2. The function given by f (x) = cos x is
(a) strictly decreasing in (0, π) (b) strictly increasing in (π, 2π),
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing in (0, 2π). (d) none of the above

3. The function f(x) = 4x + 3, x ∈ R is an

(a) increasing function (b) decreasing function
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing (d) none of the above
2
4. Function f given by f (x) = x – x + 1 is
(a) strictly decreasing in (– 1, 1). (b) strictly increasing in (– 1, 1).
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing in (– 1, 1). (d) none of the above
5. The least value of a such that the function f given by f (x) = x2 + ax + 1 is strictly increasing on
(1, 2) is
(a) a = – 3 (b) a = – 2
(c) a = – 2 (d) a = 3
3 2
6. The function given by f (x) = x – 3x + 3x – 100 is
(a) increasing in R. (b) decreasing in R
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing in R (d) none of the above
7. The function f (x) = tanx – 4x is
     
(a) strictly increasing on   ,  (b) strictly decreasing on   , 
 3 3  3 3
  
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing on   ,  (d) none of the above
 3 3
2 –x
8. The interval in which y = x e is increasing is
(a) (– ∞, ∞) (b) (– 2, 0)
(c) (2, ∞) (d) (0, 2)
9. The function f(x) = log(cos x) is
   
(a) strictly increasing on  0 ,  (b) strictly decreasing on  0 , 
 2  2
 
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing on  0 ,  (d) none of the above
 2
10. The interval for which the function f(x) = cot -1 x + x increases is
    
(a)  0 ,  (b)   , 
 2  2 2
(c) 0 ,   (d)   ,  
4x 3
11. For which values of x, the function y  x 4  is increasing and for which values, it is decreasing.
3
(a) increasing in(–  , 1] and decreasing in [1,  ) (b) increasing in [1,  ) and decreasing in (–  , 1]
(c) increasing in [2, ∞) and decreasing in (–  , 2] (d) (d) None of these
12. The interval on which the function f (x) = 2x³ + 9x² + 12x – 1 is decreasing is
(a) [-1, ∞] (b) [-2, -1]
(c) [-∞, -2] (d) [-1, 1]
13. The values of x for which the function f(x) = 2 + 3x – x3 is decreasing is
(a) x ≤ −2 or x ≥2 (b) x ≤ 0 or x ≥1
(c) x ≤ −1 or x ≥1 (d) none of these
3 2
14. The function f(x) = 4x – 18x + 27x – 7 is
(a) always decreasing in R. (b) neither increasing nor decreasing in R.
(c) always increasing in R. (d) none of these
-1
15. The function f given by f(x)=tan (sinx+cos x) is
(a) increasing for all x (π/4 , π/2) (b) decreasing for all x (π/4 , π/2)
(c) neither increasing nor decreasing for x(π/4 , π/2) (d) none of these
ANSWERS
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (c) (d) (a) (c) (b) (a) (b) (d) (b) (d)
Q. No. 11 12 13 14 15
Answer (b) (b) (c) (c) (b)

MAXIMA & MINIMA

Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ ]

1. f be a function defined on an interval I. Then, which of the following is incorrect ?

(a) f is said to have a maximum value in I, if  c in I such that f (c) ≥ f (x) ,  x  I.
(b) f is said to have a minimum value in I, if  c in I such that f (c) ≤ f (x),  x  I.
(c) f is said to have an extreme value in I, if  t in I such that f (c) is either a maximum or a minimum
value of f in I.
(d) none of these
2. The maximum and minimum values of the function f (x) = (2x – 1)2 + 7 are
(a) minimum Value = 5, no maximum (b) minimum Value = 7, no maximum
(c) no maximum Value = 3, maximum=1 (d) neither minimum nor maximum
3. The maximum and minimum values of the function f (x) = 9x2 + 12x + 2 are
(a) minimum Value = 23, no maximum (b) minimum Value = – 2, no maximum
(c) maximum Value = – 2, no Minimum (d) neither minimum nor maximum
4. The maximum and minimum values of the function f (x) = – (x – 1)2 + 10 are
(a) minimum Value = 5, no maximum (b) maximum Value = 10, maximum=1
(c) maximum Value = 10, no minimum (d) neither minimum nor maximum
5. The maximum and minimum values of the function f(x) = |sin 4x + 3| are
(a) Minimum = 3 ; Maximum = 4 (b) Minimum = 0; Maximum = 4
(c) Minimum = 2; Maximum = 4 (d) none of these
3
6. The local maxima and local minima for f(x) = x – 3x are
(a) local minimum at x = 1 is – 2, local maximum at x = – 1, is 2
(b) local minimum at x = 1 is 2, local maximum at x = – 1, is 3
(c) local minimum at x = 1 is – 2, no local maximum
(d) none of these
7. The local maxima and local minima for f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 9x +15 are
(a) local minimum at x = 3 is 15, local maximum at x = 1, is 19
(b) local minimum at x = 1 is 2, local maximum at x = 3, is 3
(c) local minimum at x = 1 is – 2 and no local maximum
(d) none of these
8. The absolute maximum value and the absolute minimum value of f(x) = sin x + cos x , x  [0, π]
(a) Absolute minimum value = 1, absolute maximum value = 2
(b) Absolute minimum value = – 1, absolute maximum value = 2
(c) Absolute minimum value = – 1, absolute maximum value = 2
(d) none of these
9. The absolute maximum value and the absolute minimum value of f(x) = (x −1)2 + 3, x [−3 , 1]
(a) Absolute minimum value = 1, absolute maximum value = 19
(b) Absolute minimum value = 1, absolute maximum value = 2
(c) Absolute minimum value = – 1, absolute maximum value = 19
(d) None of these
10. The minimum and maximum value of the function sin x + cos x is
(a) Minimum = 0, maximum = 2 (b) Minimum =  2 , maximum = 2
(c) Minimum =  2 , maximum =0 (d) None of these

ANSWERS
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (d) (b) (b) (c) (c) (a) (a) (b) (a) (b)