MATHEMATICS

th
12 JEE

RELATIONS AND
FUNCTIONS
 VIDYAPEETH
RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
DPP-1 (JLM/020)
[Definition of Relation, Domain of The Relation Range of The
Relation, Number of Relation]
1. Let A  {1, 2, 3} , we define relation 4. A = {1,2,3} and B = {3,8}, then
R1  {(1, 2), (3, 2),(1, 3)} ( A  B)  ( A  B) is-
(A) {(3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,8)}
R2  {(1, 3), (3, 6), (2, 1),(1, 2)} on A (B) {(1,3), (2,3), (3,3), (8,3)}
Then (C) {(1,2), (2,2), (3,3), (8,8)}
(A) R1 is relation and R2 is not (D) {(8,3), (8,2), (8,1), (8,8)}
(B) R1 and R2 are relations
5. Let A  {1, 2, 3, 4} and R be the relation
(C) R1 and R2 are not relations
on A defined by {(a, b): a, b A, a  b is
(D) None of the above
an even number}, then the subset of
range of R is
2. A relation R on a set A is called an empty
(A) {1, 2, 4}
relation, if
(B) {2, 4}
(A) no element of A is related to any
(C) {2, 3, 4}
element of A
(D) All of the above
(B) every element of A is related to
every element of A
6. If n( A)  5 and n( B)  7 , then the
(C) some elements of A are related to
some element of A number of relations on A  B is
(D) None of the above (A) 235 (B) 249
(C) 225 (D) 270
3. If (1, 3), (2, 5) and (3, 3) are three
elements of A × B and the total number 7. If n( A)  4, n( B)  3, n( A  B  C )  24 ,
of elements in A × B is 6, then the then n(C ) 
remaining elements of A × B are
(A) 288
(A) (1, 5); (2, 3); (3, 5)
(B) 1
(B) (5, 1); (3, 2); (5, 3)
(C) 12
(C) (1, 5); (2, 3); (5, 3)
(D) 2
(D) None of these

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8. Let A  { x, y , z ) and B  {a, b, c, d } . 10. The figure given below shows a relation
Which one of the following is not a R between the sets A and B.
relation from A to B
(A) {( x, a),( x, c)}
(B) {( y, c),( y, d )}
(C) {( z , a),( z, d )}
(D) {( z, b),( y, b),(a, d )}
Then which of the following is correct?
9. The linear relation between the I. The relation R in set builder form is
components of the ordered pairs of {(x, y) : x is the square of y,
relation R given by: x  A, y  B}.
II. The domain of the relation R is
R = {(0, 2), (–1, 5), (2, –4), ……….}is
{4, 9, 25}
(A) x + y = 2 III. The range of the relation R is
(B) 3x – y = 1 {–5, –3, –2, 2, 3, 5}
(C) x + 3y = 2 (A) Only I and II are true
(D) 3x + y = 2 (B) Only II and III are true
(C) I, II and III are true
(D) Neither I, II nor III are true

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 DPP-2 (JLM/021)

[Composition of Relations, Inverse Relation, Identity Relation,

Reflexive Relation, Symmetric Relation, Transitive Relation,
Equivalence Relation]
1. Let A  {1, 2, 3} and R  {(1, 2), (2, 3)} 5. Let R1 be a relation defined by
be a relation in A. Then, the minimum R1  {(a,b)∣ a  b,a,b  R} . Then R1 is
number of ordered pairs may be added, (A) An equivalence relation on R
so that R becomes an equivalence (B) Reflexive, transitive but not
relation, is
symmetric
(A) 7 (B) 5
(C) Symmetric, Transitive but not
(C) 1 (D) 4
reflexive
2. Let (D) Neither transitive not reflexive but
R  {(3, 3),(6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12), symmetric
(3, 12), (3, 6)} be a relation on the set
6. Which one of the following relation on R
A  {3, 6, 9, 12} . Then, the relation is
is an equivalence relation
(A) Reflexive and symmetric
(A) aR1b  |a| = |b|
(B) An equivalence relation
(C) Reflexive only (B) aR2b  a  b
(D) Reflexive and transitive (C) aR3b  a divides b
(D) aR4b  a < b
3. If R is a relation '  ' from A  {1, 2, 3, 4}
to B  {1, 3, 5} , i.e. (a, b)  R iff a  b , 7. If R is an equivalence relation on a set
then RoR 1 is A , then R 1 is
(A) {(1, 3),(1, 5), (2, 3), (2, 5), (3, 5), (4, 5)} (A) Reflexive only
(B) Symmetric but not transitive
(B) {(3, 1),(5, 1), (3, 2), (5, 2), (5, 3), (4, 4)}
(C) Equivalence
(C) {(3, 3),(3, 5), (5, 3), (5, 5)}
(D) None of these
(D) {(3, 3),(3, 4), (4, 5)}
8. For any two real numbers a and b , we
4. Let A be the non-void set of the children define a R b if and only if
in a family. The relation ′ x is a brother
of y ' on A is
sin 2 a  cos2 b  1 . The relation R is
(A) Reflexive but not Symmetric
(A) Reflexive
(B) Symmetric but not transitive
(B) Symmetric
(C) Transitive but not Reflexive
(C) Transitive
(D) None of these (D) An Equivalence relation

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9. Consider the following with regard to a 10. Let W denotes the words in the English
relation R on a set of real numbers dictionary define the relation R by
defined by xRy if and only if 3x + 4y = 5. R = {(x, y)  W × W : the words x and y
Consider the following three statements: have atleast one letter in common}. Then,
1 R is
(1) 0 R1 (2) 1R
2 (A) reflexive, symmetric and not
2 3 transitive
(3) R
3 4 (B) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
Which of the above are correct? (C) reflexive, not symmetric and
(A) 1 and 2 only transitive
(B) 1 and 3 only (D) not reflexive, symmetric and
(C) 2 and 3 only transitive
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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 DPP-3 (JLM/022)

[Asymmetric, Anti symmetric,

Empty Relation, Universal Relation]
1. Let R be the relation in the set A of all 6. Let W denotes the words in the English
books in a library of a college given by dictionary. Define the relation R by
R  {( x, y ): x and y have same number R  {( x, y ) W  W : the words x and y
of pages} Then, R is
have atlest one letter in common }. Then,
(A) Not reflexive
(B) Not symmetric R is
(C) Not transitive (A) reflexive, symmetric and not
(D) An equivalence relation transitive
(B) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
2. Let R  {( a, a)} be a relation on a set A. (C) reflexive, not symmetric and
Then R is transitive
(A) Symmetric
(D) Not reflexive, symmetric and
(B) Antisymmetric
(C) Symmetric and antisymmetric transitive
(D) Neither symmetric nor
antisymmetric 7. Let R be a relation on the set N of
natural numbers defined by nRm  n is
3. The relation "is subset of " on the power
set P ( A) of a set A is a factor of m (i.e., n∣ m ). Then R is
(A) Symmetric (A) Reflexive and symmetric
(B) Anti-symmetric (B) Transitive and symmetric
(C) Equivalence relation (C) Equivalence
(D) None of these (D) Reflexive, transitive but not
4. The relation R defined on a set A is symmetric
antisymmetric if (a, b)  R  (b, a)  R
for 8. Let R and S be two non-void relations
(A) Every (a, b)  R on a set A . Which of the following
(B) No (a, b)  R statements is false
(C) No (a, b), a  b, R (A) R and S are transitive  R  S is
(D) None of these transitive
(B) R and S are transitive  R  S is
5. Let R be the relation on the set R of all transitive
real numbers defined by a R b if
| a  b | 1 , Then R is- (C) R and S are symmetric  R  S is
symmetric
(A) Reflexive and symmetric
(B) Symmetric only (D) R and S are reflexive  R  S is
(C) Transitive only Reflexive
(D) Anti-symmetric only

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9. Let a relation R be defined by 10. Consider the following relations:
R  {(4,5);(1, 4);(4,6);(7,6);(3,7)} ; then R  {( x, y )∣ x, y are real numbers and
R–1oR is x  wy for some rational number w} ;
(A) {(1,1),(4, 4),(4,7),(7, 4),(7,7),(3,3)}  m p 
(B) {(1,1),(4, 4),(7,7),(3,3)} S   , ∣ m, n, p and q are integers
 n q 
(C) {(1,5),(1,6),(3,6)}
such that n, q  0 and qm  pn} . Then
(D) None of these
(A) R is an equivalence relation but S
is not an equivalence relation
(B) Neither R nor S is an equivalence
relation
(C) S is an equivalence relation but R
is not an equivalence relation
(D) R and S both are equivalence
relation

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 DPP-4 (JLM/023)
[Function as a Special Type of Relation, Domain, Range
Codomain of a Function]
1. If f ( x)  4 x3  3x 2  3x  4, x2
7. The range of function f(x) = is-
1 1  x2
then x 3 f   is equal to
x (A) R – {1}
1 (B) R+ ∪ {0}
(A) f ( x) (B) (C) [0, 1]
f ( x)
2 (D) None of these
  1 
(C)  f    (D) f ( x)
  x  8. The domain of the function-
f (x) = x  1 + 6  x is-
1
2. The domain of f(x) = 3 is- (A) (1, 6)
x x (B) [1, 6]
(A) R – {–1,0,1} (B) R
(C) R – {0,1} (D) None of these (C) [1, )
(D) (–, 6]
3 x
3. The domain of the function log 9. The domain of the function
2
is- 1
f ( x)  is
(A) (3, ) (B) (–, 3) sin x  sin x
(C) (0, 3) (D) (–3, 3) (A) (2n, 2n)

x  (B) (2n,( 2n  1))

4. If f (x) =  , then f (y) equals
x 1 y   
(C)  (4n  1) , (4 n  1) 
(A) x (B) x – 1  2 2
(C) x + 1 (D) 1 – x (D) None of the above

 [ x] 10. The range of the function

5. The range of f (x) = cos is-
2
2
(A) {0,1} (B) {–1,1} f ( x)  tan  x 2 is
(C) {–1,0,1} (D) [–1,1] 9
(A) [0, 3]
6. The domain of function f(x) = 2  3 x x
(B) (0, 3)
is–
(A) (– , 0] (B) R (C) [0, 3)
(C) [0, ) (D) No value of x (D) (0, 3]

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 DPP-5 (JLM/024)
[Graph of A Function]
1. Total number of solutions of the 4. Graph of y = f(x) is given below:
equation, sin x  n x are:
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 9
(D) 6 1
then graph of y = is best
f ( x)
2. If y = f(x) has following graph, then represented by
match the column.

(A)

(i) y = |f(x)| (P)

(B)
(ii) y = f(|x|) (Q)

(iii) y = f(– |x|) (R)

(C)

(iv) y = | f ( |x| ) | (S)

(A) i-R, ii-R, iii-Q, iv-P

(B) i-R, ii-P, iii-Q, iv-S (D)
(C) i-R, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-P
(D) i-R, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-Q
5. If the graph of the function
a 1
x
3. The number of real solutions of the f ( x)  n x is symmetric about y-
x (a  1)
equation log0.5 x  2 x is :
axis, then n is equal to
(A) 1 (A) 2
(B) 2 (B) 2/3
(C) 0 (C) 1/4
(D) None of these (D) 1 / 3

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6. The graph of the function y = g (x) is
shown.
The number of solutions of the equation (D)
1
g ( x)  1  , is
2

8. Let 'f ' be a function defined in [–2, 3]

given as
 3( x  1)1/3 , 2  x  0
 2
 ( x  1) , 0  x 1
f(x) = 
2
 2( x  1) , 1 x  2
(A) 4 (B) 5  2
 x  4 x  3, 2  x  3
(C) 6 (D) 8
List-I
7. Which one of the following best (i) The number of integers in the range
represent the graph of function of f(x) is
{| x |} (ii) The number of integral values of x
f (x) = e .
[Note: {α} denotes the fractional part of α.] which are in the domain of f(1 – |x|),
is
(iii) The number of integers in the range
of |f(–|x|)|, is
(A) (iv) The number of integral values of k
for which the equation f(|x|) = k has
exactly four distinct solutions is
List-II
(P) 2
(B)
(Q) 4
(R) 6
(S) 7
(A) i-R, ii-R, iii-Q, iv-P
(C) (B) i-S, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-P
(C) i-R, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-P
(D) i-R, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-Q

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9. The graph of the function y = f (x) is as 10. The graph of the function y = f (x) is
follows. symmetrical about the line x = 2, then
(A) f (x + 2) = f (x – 2)
(B) f (2 + x) = f (2 – x)
(C) f (x) = f (–x)
(D) f (x) = – f (–x)

Match the function mentioned in List-I

with the respective graph given in List II.
List-I List-II

(i) y = | f (x) | (P)

(ii) y = f(| x |) (Q)

(iii) y = f (– | x |) (R)

1
(iv) y = (S)
2
(|f(x)| – f(x))

Code:
(A) i-S, ii-R, iii-P, iv-Q
(B) i-S, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-P
(C) i-R, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-P
(D) i-R, ii-S, iii-Q, iv-Q

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 DPP-6 (JLM/025)
[Polynomial, Algebraic, Rational Functions, Exponential
Functions, Logarithmic Functions]
1. Which of the following is/are the 5. The domain of the definition of
polynomial function? f(x) = log{(log x)2 – 5 log x + 6} is equal
I. f ( x)  x3  x 2  2,  x  R to-
(A) (0, 102)
II. f ( x)  x4  2x,  x  R
(B) (103, ∞)
III. f ( x)  x 2/3  2 x,  x  R (C) (102, 103)
(A) I, II (B) II, III (D) (0, 102) ∪ (103, ∞)
(C) I, II, III (D) Only I

2. The domain of the function

6. Domain of
( x  1)( x  3)
f ( x)  is
x2 (A) (–4, – 3) ∪ (4, ∞)
(A) [1, 2)  [3, ) (B) (–∞, –3) ∪ (4, ∞)
(B) (1, 2)  [3, ) (C) (–∞, –4) ∪ (3, ∞)
(C) [1, 2]  [3, ) (D) (–4, – 3) ∪ (3, 4)
(D) None of these
7. Let f ( x)  ( x12  x9  x 4  x  1)1/2 , the
k
n
3. Suppose, f (x, n) =  log   , then the
x
 x
domain of the function is
k 1 (A) (1,  )
value of x satisfying the equation f (x, (B) (,  1)
10) = f (x, 11), is
(C) ( 1, 1)
(A) 9 (B) 10
(C) 11 (D) none (D) (,  )

4. The function f (x) is defined as 8. The domain of the function,

1  x 2  2 x 3 
if x  4
f(x) =  x  0.5 
log  0.5 x   2 
f (x) =  2 x  4 x  4 x 3  is-

 f ( x  1) if x  4  1 
(A)  , 
  3   2 
then the value of f  2  log 2    is
  2  (B) [1, 3]
equal to 1  3 
(C)  , 1   ,  
1 1 2  2 
(A) (B)
6 12  1 1  1  3 
1 1 (D)  ,    , 1   ,  
(C) (D)  2 2 2  2 
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9. The domain of 10. Consider a real valued function f(x) such
y = log10 (sin (x –3)) + 16  x 2 is- 1  e f ( x)
that = x. The values of 'a' and
1  e f ( x)
(A) (–2π + 3, –π +3) ∪ (3, 4]
 ab 
(B) (–2π + 3, –π +3) ∪ [3, 4] 'b' for which f (a) + f (b) = f   is
 1  ab 
(C) (–2π + 3, –π +3) ∪ (3, 4)
satisfied are
(D) (–2π + 3, –π +3) ∪ (3, 1] (A) a ∈ (–∞, 1); b ∈ R
(B) a ∈ (– ∞, 1); b ∈ (–1, ∞)
(C) a ∈ (–1, 1) ; b ∈ [–1, 1]
(D) a ∈ (–1, 1); b ∈ (–1, 1)

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 DPP-7 (JLM/026)
[Absolute Value Function]
1. The domain of definition of
 2 | x | 
sec1  
1 x  4  is:
f ( x)  is 6. The domain of
2 x (A) R (B) R – (–1, 1)
(A) (, )  [1, 1]
(C) R – (–3, 3) (D) R – (– 6, 6)
(B) (, )  [2, 2]
(C) [1, 1]  (,  2)  (2, ) 7. Let f be a real valued function defined by
(D) None of the above e x  e x
f ( x)  x , then the range of f ( x)
e ex
2. Sum of solutions of the equation is
|x|2 – |x| + 4 = 2x2 – 3|x| + 1is: (A) R (B) [0, 1]
(A) 3  1
(C) [0, 1] (D)  0, 
(B) 6  2
(C) 0
(D) None of these sin 2 x  4sin x  5
8. If f ( x)  , then range
3. |x–2| + |x+1| ≥ 3, then complete solution 2sin 2 x  8sin x  8
of f ( x) is
set of this inequation is:
(A) [1, ∞) (B) (–∞, –2] 1  5 
(A)  ,   (B)  , 1 
(C) R (D) [–2, 1] 2  9 
5  5 
(C)  , 1 (D)  ,  
4. If f(x) = min. 
 2 x  4 , x2  4 
, then
9  9 
maximum value of f (x) is:
9. If a, b and c are non-zero rational
(A) 0 (B) 1 numbers, then the sum of all the possible
(C) 2 (D) 4 |a| |b| |c|
 
values of a b c is:
5. If minimum and maximum values of
(A) 0 (B) 1
f(x) = 2|x – 1| + |x + 3| – 3|x – 4| are m and (C) 2 (D) 3
M respectively, then (m + M) equals:
10. If 4x – 2x+2 + 5 + ||b – 1| – 3| = |sin y|, x, y,
(A) 0 b ∈ R, then the possible value of b is:
(B) 1
(C) 2 (A) 0 (B) 1
(D) 3 (C) 3 (D) 4

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 DPP-8 (JLM/027)
[Signum Function, Greatest Integer Function,
Fractional Part Function and their Properties]
1. The domain of the function, 1
5. If [x]2 + [x – 2] < 0 and {x} = , then the
1 2
f ( x)  where,
{sin x}  {sin(  x)} number of possible values of x, is:
{ . } denotes fractional part, is : [Note: [x] and {x} denote greatest
(A) [0, ] integer less than or equal to x and
fractional part of x respectively.]
n
(B) R  , n 1 (A) 4
2 (B) 3
(C) (0, ) (C) 2
(D) None of these (D) 1

2. If x and y satisfy the equation y = 2 [x] + 6. The number of solutions of the equation
3 and y = 3 [x – 2] simultaneously, where 2{x}2 – 5 {x} + 2 = 0 is (where {.}
[.] denotes the greatest integer function, denotes the fractional part function):
then [x + y] is equal to: (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) 21 (B) 9 (C) 2 (D) infinite
(C) 30 (D) 12
7. If f ( x)  sin[2 ]x  sin[2 ]x, where [ ]
3. The set of solution of inequality [x] + 2
denotes the greatest integer function, then
5[x] – 6 < 0, where [.] denotes greatest
integer function is: 
(A) f    1 (B) f ()  1
(A) [–2, 0) 2
(B) [–5, 2) 
(C) f    1 (D) None of these
(C) [–5, 1) 4
(D) [–6, 5)
8. The number of integral values of x
x  [ x] satisfies the equation 2 [x]2 – 11[x +2] +
4. Let f(x) = , x ∈ R. Then range
1  x  [ x] 34 = 0, is: (are)
of f(x), where [.] denotes greatest integer (A) 1
function, is: (B) 2
 1  1 (C) 3
(A)  0 ,  (B)  0 ,  (D) 4
 2  2
[Note: [k] denotes the greatest integer
 1  1
(C)  0 ,  (D)  0 ,  less than or equal to k.]
 2  2

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9. The range of the function f defined by 10. Find the domain of function
 1  2.3
f ( x)  , where [.] represents the
f ( x)    , where [ ] and { } x  [ x]
 sin{x} 
respectively denote the greatest integer greatest integer function
and the fractional part function, is (A) R – Z
(A) I, the set of integers (B) R
(B) N, the set of natural numbers (C)  ,0   0,  
(C) W, the set of whole numbers (D) None of these
(D) {2, 3, 4, ….}

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 DPP-9 (JLM/028)
[One One Functions, Many One Functions, Onto Functions, Into
Functions]
1. Let f : R  R , be a function such that 5. Let f : R → R be a function defined by
 x  5 , x Q
 x2  2 x  5
f ( x)   , then f(x) = is:
x2  x  1
x  5 , x Q

c

(A) one-one and into

(A) f is one-one and onto (B) one-one and onto
(B) f is one-one and into (C) many-one and onto
(C) f is many one and into (D) many-one and into
(D) f is many one and onto
6. A function f from the set of natural
2. Which of the following function from numbers to integers defined by
A = {x: –1 ≤ x ≤ 1} to itself are  n 1
 2 , where n is odd
bijections- f ( n)  
(A) f(x) = x/2   n , where n is even
 2
(B) g(x) = sin (πx/2)
(C) h(x) = |x| (A) one-one but not onto
(B) onto but not one-one
(D) k(x) = x2
(C) both one-one and onto
(D) neither one-one nor onto
3. Number of functions f:{a, b, c}→{1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6} which are not injective, is equal 7. Let f: R → R be defined as
to: f(x) = 3– |x| – 3x + sgn (e–x) + 2
(A) 96 (where sgn x denotes signum function of
(B) 120 x). Then which one of the following is
(C) 216 correct?
(D) None (A) f is injective but not surjective
(B) f is surjective but not injective
(C) f is injective as well as surjective
  (D) f is neither injective nor surjective
4. Let f : R →  0,  (where R is the set of
 2
real number) be a function defined by,
f ( x)  tan 1 ( x 2  x  a). If ' f ' is onto
then set of values of ' a ' .
 1
(A) (, 0] (B)  , 
 4
 1 1 
(C)  0,  (D)  ,  
 4 4 

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8. Let N be the set of natural numbers and 10. Let f : (–1, 1)  B be a function defined
two functions f and g be defined as f, g :  2x 
N  N such that by f ( x)  tan 1   , then f is both
 1  x2 
n 1
 ; if n is odd one-one and onto when B is in the
f ( n)   2 interval
n ; if n is even      
 2 (A)   ,  (B)   , 
and g(n) = n –(–1)n. Then, fog is  2 2  2 2
(A) one-one but not onto    
(C)  0,  (D)  0, 
(B) onto but not one-one  2  2
(C) both one-one and onto
(D) neither one-one nor onto

9. For real x, let f ( x)  x3  5 x  1 , then

(A) f is one-one but not onto R
(B) f is onto R but not one-one
(C) f is one-one and onto R
(D) f is neither one-one nor onto R

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 DPP-10 (JLM/029)
[Composition of Two Functions, Properties of composition of two
functions]
 2ln x  2  4. Let f ( x)  x 2 and g(x) = sin (x)
1. If f ( x)  log e2 x   and g(x) = {x}
 x  sin x all x  R . Then the set of all x
then range of g(x) for the existence of satisfying (fogogof) (x)=(gogof)(x),
f ( g ( x)) is : where (fog) (x)=f(g(x)), is
 1  1  (A)  n, n{0, 1, 2, ....}
(A)  0,    2 
 e  e 
(B)  n, n{1, 2, ....}
 2  1 
(B)  0,    2  (C)

 e  e   2n, n{....,  2,  1, 0, 1, 2, ....}
2
 3  1  (D) 2n, n{....,  2,  1, 0, 1, 2, ....}
(C)  0,    2 
 e  e 
(D) None of these 1
5. Given f ( x)  , g ( x)  f { f ( x)}
(1  x)
  and h( x)  f { f { f ( x)}} , then the value
2. f ( x)  sin 2 x  sin 2  x    cos x cos
 3
of f ( x)  g ( x)  h( x) is:
  5 (A) 0 (B) –1
 x   and g    1 , then ( gof ) ( x) at
 3 4 (C) 1 (D) 2

x is equal to-
6 6. If f  g ( x)  = g  f ( x)  = x for all real
(A) 1 (B) –1
numbers x, and f(2) = 5 and f(5) = 3, then
(C) 2 (D) – 2
the value of
g(3) + g  f (2)  is:
y y
3. If f ( y )  , g ( y)  , then (A) 7 (B) 5
1  y2 1  y2
(C) 3 (D) 2
( fog ) ( y ) is equal to:

(A)
y 7. If f: R+ → R+, f(x) = x2 + 1/x2 and g :
1  y2 R+ → R+,
y g(x) = ex, then (gof) (x) equals-
(B) 2 –2

1  y2 (A) e x + e x
(C) y 2 1
(B) e x +
x –2
1  y2 e
(D) (C) e + e
2x –2x
1  y2 2 –2
(D) e x . e x

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 1+ x 2 ; x 1  2  x, x  0
8. If f(x) =  and g(x) = 1 10. Let f (x) =  . If f(f(x)) = k
 x +1 ; 1 < x  2  4  x, x  0
– x; – 2 < x < 1, then fog(0) = has at least one solution, then smallest
value of k is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) 2
(C) 2 (D) 3 (B) 3
(C) 4
9. The number of surjections from (D) 6
A  {1, 2, ....., n}, n  2 onto B  {a, b} ,
is
(A) n
P2 (B) 2n  2
(C) 2n  1 (D) None of these

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 DPP-11 (JLM/030)
[Inverse of A Function, Properties of Inverse of a function]
1. Select the correct option. 4. Let f : (4, 6)  (6, 8) be a function
x ( x 1)
(A) f :[1,  )  [1,  ), f ( x)  2 x
defined by f ( x )  x    , where [ ]
1 2
 f 1 ( x) 
2
1  1  log 2 x  denotes the greatest integer function, then
(B) f :[1,  )  [1,  ), f ( x)  ( x  1)2  1 f 1 ( x) is equal to
and f ( x)  f 1 ( x), then x  {0, 1} x
(A) x    (B)  x  2
only 2
(C) f : R  R, f ( x)  3x  5 , then 1
(C) x  2 (D)
x5 x
f 1 ( x)  x 
3 2
(D) f : (0,  )  (0,  ), f ( x)  5loge x ,
5. Let a  1 be a real number and
then f 1 ( x)  xloge 5
f  x   log a x 2 for x  0 . If f 1 is the
inverse function of f and b and c
3 7
Let f(x) =  x  and g(x) be the
are real numbers, then f 1  b  c  is
2.
2 4
inverse functions of f(x) then the value of equal to:
(f–1og–1) (17) is equal to: (A) f 1  b   f 1  c 
3  61
(A) (B) f 1  b   f 1  c 
2
(B) 242 1
(C)
(C) 17 f b  c 
3  61 1
(D) (D)
2 f 1
 b   f 1  c 
3 The function f is one to one and the sum
3. If f (x) = x – 1 and domain of f = {0,1, 6.
–1 of all the intercepts of the graph is 5. The
2, 3}, then domain of f is: sum of all of the intercept of the graph of
y = f –1(x) is:
(A) {0, 1, 2, 3} (A) 5
(B) {1, 0, –7, –26} (B) 1/5
(C) {–1, 0, 7, 26} (C) 2/5
(D) {0, –1, – 2, –3} (D) – 5

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7. Let f be a real valued invertible function 10. If X and Y are two non-empty sets where
 2x  3  f : X → Y is function is defined such that
such that f   = 5x – 2, x ≠ 2.
 x2  –1
f(C) = {f(x): x ∈ C} for C ⊆X and f (D)
Then the value of f–1(13) is:
= {x : f(x) ∈ D} for D ⊆Y for any A ⊆Y
(A) 3 (B) 4
and B ⊆Y, then:
(C) 2 (D) – 5
–1
(A) f (f(A)) = A
8. The inverse of the function –1
x
(B) f (f(A)) = A only if f(X) = Y
a a x
f ( x)  is –1
a x  a x (C) f(f (B)) = B only if B ⊆ f(x)
1 1 x  –1
(A) log a   (D) f(f (B)) = B
2 1 x 
1 1 x 
(B) log a  
2 1 x 
1 x 
(C) log a  
1 x 
(D) None of the above

9. If the function f :[1, )  [1, ) is

defined by f ( x)  2 x ( x 1) , then f 1 ( x) is
equal to
x ( x1)
1
(A)  
2
1
(B) (1  1  4log 2 x )
2
1
(C) 1  4log 2 x
2
1
(D) (1  1  4log 2 x )
2

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 DPP-12 (JLM/031)
[Even and Odd Functions, Properties of Even and Odd Functions
Extension of A Function, Periodic Functions,
Properties of Periodic Functions]
1. The period of sin2 is 5. The fundamental period of
(A)  2
(B)  sin12 x
f(x) = is:
 1  cos2 6 x
(C) 2 (D)
2 
(A) (B) 2π
6
2. Which one of the following is true. (C) π/2 (D) 3π
16 x  1
(A) f ( x)  is an odd function
4x 6. The period of the function f(x) = log cos
(B) f ( x)  sin x is an odd function 2x + tan 4x is:
(C) If sin x  cos a x is periodic then ' a ' (A) π/2 (B) π
is irrational (C) 2π (D) 2π/5
(D) If f1 ( x), f 2 ( x) are periodic then
their sum function will always be 7. The fundamental period of
periodic 3 2
f(x) = cos x − sin x is:
5 7
3. Which of the following functions is (A) 70 π
neither even nor odd?
10
 ax –1 (B)
(A) f(x) = x  x  3
 a +1  7
(C)
(B) f (x) = log (x + x 2 +1 ) 2
(C) f (x) = sin x + cos x (D) 7π
(D) f (x) = (x2 – 1) | x |
8. The fundamental period of function
x x  1  2
4. The function f (x) = x + + 1 is: f(x) = [x] +  x   +  x   – 3x + 15,
e –1 2  3  3
(A) an odd function where [.] denotes greatest integer
(B) an even function
function, is:
(C) neither an odd nor an even function
(D) a periodic function 1 2
(A) (B)
3 3
(C) 1 (D) Non-periodic

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9. If T is the period of the function 10. The period of the function
f(x) = [8x + 7] + |tan 2πx + cot 2πx| – 8x f ( x)  sin 4 x  cos 4 x is
(where [.] denotes the greatest integer (A) 
function), then the value of 1/T is: 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (B)
2
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) 2
(D) None of these

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 DPP-13 (JLM/032)
[Functional Equations]
1. Which of the following are identical   
4. The largest interval lying in   ,  for
functions for x ∈ R?  2 2
(A) f(x) = sin2 [{x}] + cos2 [{x}] which the function
(B) g(x) = cosec2{x} – cot2{x}
2 x 
 x2  1  f ( x)  4 x  cos 1   1  log (cos x)
(C) h(x) = sgn  2  2 
 x  is defined, is
sgn( e x  e x ) 1
(D) k(x) = ln e     
(A) 0, (B)   , 
[Note: [x] denotes greatest integer less  2 2
than or equal to x, {x} denotes fractional     
(C)   ,  (D)  0, 
part of x and sgn x denotes signum  4 2  2
function of x respectively.]

x( x  p ) x( x  q )
2. A real valued function, f ( x) satisfies the 5. f ( x)   , p  q . What
q p pq
functional equation,
f ( x  y )  f ( x). f ( y )  f (a  x) f (a  y ) is the value of f (p) + f (q)?
for some given constant ' a ' and (A) f (p – q)
f (0)  1. Then f (2a  x) is equal to : (B) f (p + q)
(C) f (p(p + q)
(A) f ( x)
(D) f (q(p – q)
(B)  f ( x)
(C) f ( x)
(D) f (a)  f (a  x)
6.  
If f  x   a x n  3 ; f 1  12,

f  3  36, then f (2) is equal to

3. If f : R  R satisfies (A) 21 (B) 18
(C) 24 (D) 27
f ( x  y )  f ( x)  f ( y ) , for all x, y  R
n 7. Let f ( x)  x  2 , where x is a real
and f (1)  7, then r 1
f (r ) is
number. Which one of the following is
7( n  1) true ?
(A) (B) 7 n (n  1)
(A) f ( x) is periodic
2
(B) f ( x  y )  f ( x)  f ( y )
7n(n  1) 7n (C) f is an odd function
(C) (D)
2 2 (D) f is not one-one function

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8. Let f be a function satisfying 10. If f is an even function defined on the
ax interval (–5, 5), then four real values of x
f ( x)   g a ( x) (a  0) .  x 1 
ax  a satisfying the equation f(x) = f  
 x2
Let f(x) = g a (x), then the value of
are. and.
1995  r   3  5
 f   is (where [.] denotes the
 r 1  1996  
(A) x =
2
greatest integer function): 3  5
(B) x =
2
(A) 995 (B) 996 3 5
(C) x =
(C) 997 (D) 998 2
3  5
(D) x =
1 x  2
9. If ( f ( x)) 2  f    64 x x  D f ,
1 x 
then f(x) is equal to:
1/3
1 x 
(A) 4 x 2/3  
1 x 
1/3
1/3  1 x
(B) x  
1 x 
1/3
1/3  1 x
(C) x  
1 x 
1/3
1 x 
(D) x  
1 x 

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 DPP-14 (JLM/033)

[Homogeneous Functions, Explicit and Implicit Functions]

1. Which of the following functions is a   1 3 1 
homogeneous function? 5. If f:   ,   → [–1, 1] is defined
 4 2 4 2
(A) f  x, y   xlogy  y 2 by
f(x) = sin (2x + 1), then f is one-one and
(B) f  x, y   cosx  y onto.
(C) f  x, y   x 2  tanx 2 (A) one-one and onto
(B) one-one and into
(D) f  x, y   x3  5 x 2 y  3xy 2  y 3 (C) many-one and onto
(D) many-one and into
2. Which of the following is the general 6. Let f : R → R and g : R → R be two one-
representation of a homogeneous one onto functions such that they are
function? mirror image of each other about the line
y = 0, then h(x) = f(x) + g(x) is:
(A) f  k  x, k  y   k  f  x, y 
(A) one-one and onto
(B) f  kx, ky   k n f  x, y  (B) one-one but not onto
(C) not one-one but onto
(C) f  x  k , y  k   k  f  x, y  (D) Neither one-one nor onto
(D) f  k / x, k / y   k / f  x, y  7. Suppose that f (n) is a real valued
function whose domain is the set of
3. The graph of the function y = f(x) is positive integers and that f (n) satisfies
the following two properties f(1) = 23
symmetrical about the line x = 2, then
and f (n + 1) = 8 + 3 · f (n), for n ≥ 1. It
(A) f(x + 2) = f(x–2) follows that there are constants p, q and r
(B) f(2 + x) = f(2 – x) such that f (n) = p · qn – r, for n = 1, 2, .....
(C) f(x) = f(–x) then the value of (p + q + r) is:
(D) f(x) = –f (–x) (A) 16 (B) 17
(C) 20 (D) 26

4. The function f(x) is defined in [0, 1], then 8. If the function f : R – {1, –1}  A defined
the domain of definition of the function x2
by f ( x)  , is surjective, then A is
f[n (1–x2)] is given by: 1  x2
(A) x ∈ {0} equal to
(A) R –{–1} (B) [0, )
(B) x ∈ [– 1  e –1] ∪ [1 + 1  e ] (C) R – [–1, 0) (D) R – (–1, 0)
(C) x ∈ (–∞, ∞)
(D) None of these

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  1 1 10. Let a function f :  0,   0,   be
9. The function f : R    ,  defined
 2 2 1
defined by f ( x)  1  . Then, f is
x x
as f ( x)  is
1  x2 (A) injective only
(A) invertible (B) both injective as well as surjective
(B) injective but not surjective (C) not injective but it is surjective
(C) surjective but not injective (D) neither injective nor surjective
(D) neither injective nor surjective

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