MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The gradient of the curve y = 2x3 – 5x2 – 3x at x = 0 is

(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) 1/3 (d) None of these
2. The derivative of y = x  1 is
(a) 1 / x  1 (b)  1 / x  1 (c) 1 / 2 x  1 (d) None of these
2
bx c
3. If f(x) = eax the f ( x ) is
2 2
(a) eax bx c (b) eax bx c (2ax + b)
(c) 2ax + b (d) None of these
x2 1
4. If f(x) = then f ( x ) is
x2 1
(a) – 4x/(x2 – 1)2 (b) 4x/(x2 – 1)2 (c) x/(x2 – 1)2 (d) None of these
dy
5. If y = x(x – 1) (x – 2) then is
dx
(a) 3x2 – 6x + 2 (b) - 6x + 2 (c) 3x2 + 2 (d) None of these
2
6. The gradient of the curve y – xy + 2px + 3qy = 0 at the point (3, 2) is = . The values of
3
p and q are
(a) (1/2, 1/2) (b) (2, 2) (c) (- 1/2, - 1/2) (d) (1/2, 1/6)
dy
7. The curve y2 = ux3 + v passes through the point P(2, 3) and = 4 at P. The values of u and v are
dx
(a) (u = 2, v = 7) (b) (u = 2, v = -7)
(c) (u = -2, v = -7) (d) None of these
8. The gradient of the curve y + px + qy = 0 at (1, 1) is 1/2. The values of p and q are
(a) (-1, 1) (b) (2, -1) (c) (1, 2) (d) None of these
9. If xy = 1 then y2 + dy/dx is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) None of these

10. The derivative of the function x  x is

1 1 1  1 
(a) (b) 1  (c)  1   (d) None of these
2 x x 2 x 2 (x  x )  2 x 
dy
11. Given exy – 4xy = 0, can be proved to be
dx
(a) –y/x (b) y/x (c) x/y (d) None of these
2 2
x y dy
12. If 2
 2 = 1, can be expressed as
a a dx
x x 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
a x2  a2 x2
1
a2
dy
13. If log (x/y) = x + y, may be found to be
dx
y(1  x ) y 1x
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
x(1  y ) x 1 y
 dy
14. If f(x, y) = x3 + y3 – 3axy = 0, can be found out as
dx
ay  x 2 ay  x 2 ay  x 2
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) None of these
y  ax y  ax y  ax
dy
15. Given x = 2t + 5, y = t2 – 2; is calculated as
dx
(a) t (b) – 1/t (c) 1/t (d) None of these
1 dy
16. If y = then is equal to
x dx
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c)  (d) None of these
2x x x x 2x x
dy
17. If x = 3t2 – t, y = t3 – t, then is equal to
dx
3t 2  1 3t  1
(a) (b) 3t2 – 1 (c) (d) None of these
6t 6t
18. The slope of the tangent of the curve y = 4  x 2 at the point, where the ordinate and the abscissa are
equal, is
(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
19. The slope of the tangent to the curve y = x2 – x at the point, where the line y = 2 cuts the curve in the
Ist quadrant, is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) – 3 (d) None of these
dy
20. For the curve x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2hy = 0, the value of at (0, 0) is
dx
(a) – g/h (b) g/h (c) h/g (d) None of these
dy
21. If xy . yx = M, M is constant then is equal to
dx
y  y( y  x log y ) y  x log y
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
x x( y log x  x ) y log x  x
dy
22. Given x = t + t-1 and y = t – t-1 the value of at t = 2 is equal to
dx
(a) 3/5 (b) – 3/5 (c) 5/3 (d) None of these
dy
23. If x3 – 2x2 y2 + 5x + y – 5 = 0 then at x = 1, y = 1 is equal to
dx
(a) 4/3 (b) – 4/3 (c) 3/4 (d) None of these
2
24. The derivative of x log x is
(a) 1 + 2 log x (b) x(1 + 2 log x) (c) 2 log x (d) None of these

3  5x
25. The derivative of is
3  5x
(a) 30/(3 + 5x)2 (b) 1/(3 + 5x)2 (c) -30/(3 + 5x)2 (d) None of these
dy
26. Let y = 2x  32x then is equal to
dx
(a) (1/ 2x ) + 2.32x loge3 (b) 1/ 2x
(c) 2.32x loge3 (d) None of these
  x 2
3/ 4 
27. The derivative of log e x .    is
  x 2 

x2  1 x2 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 2
(d) None of these
x2  4 x2  4 x 4
 a 1  2 x
 (a  x ) 
28. If f(x) =   the value of f (0) is
(1  x ) 
1  a 2 
(a) aa + 1 (b) a a 1   2 log a 
 a 
(c) 2 log a (d) None of these
 dy 
29. If x = at2 y = 2at then   is equal to
 dx  t 2
(a) 1/2 (b) – 2 (c) – 1/2 (d) None of these
2
 1 
30. Let f(x) =  x   then f (2) is equal to
 x
(a) 3/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 0 (d) None of these
31. If f(x) = x – 6x + 8 then f (5)  f (8) is equal to
2

(a) f (2) (b) 3f (2) (c) 2f (2) (d) None of these

n
32. If y =  x  x 2  m 2  then dy/dx is equal to
 
(a) ny (b) ny/ x 2  m 2 (c) –ny/ x 2  m 2 (d) None of these
2 3 n
x x x dy
33. If y = 1 + x +   ......   ......... then  y is proved to be
2! 3! n! dx
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
34. If f(x) = x and f (1) = 10 the value of k is
k

(a) 10 (b) – 10 (c) 1/10 (d) None of these

dy
35. If y = ex + e-x then  y 2  4 is equal to
dx
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
dy
36. If y = e 2x then is equal to _____________.
dx
e 2x e 2x
(a) (b) e 2x (c) (d) None of these
2x 2x
37. If x = (1 – t2)/(1 + t2), y = 2t/(1 + t2) then dy/dx at t = 1 is _____________.
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
38. f(x) = x2/ex then f (1) is equal to ______________.
(a) – 1/e (b) 1/e (c) e (d) None of these
4  2x
39. If f(x) = then the values of x for which f ( x ) = 0 is
2  3x  3x 2
5
(a) 2 (1  ) (b) (1 ± 3 ) (c) 2 (d) None of these
3
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