RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

QUESTIONS ASKED IN JEE MAINS

1. Let 𝑓 be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)2 + 1, (𝑥 ≥ 1)
S – 1: The set {𝑥: 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥)} = {1,2}
S – 2: 𝑓 is a bijection and 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 1 + √𝑥 − 1, 𝑥 ≥ 1 [2011]
(a) S 1 is true, S 2 is true; S 2 is a correct explanation of S 1
(b) S 1 is true, S 2 is true; S 2 is NOT a correct explanation of S 1
(c) S 1 is true, S 2 is false.
(d) S 1 is false, S 2 is true.
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2. The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is: [2011]
√|𝑥|−𝑥
(a) (0, ∞) (b) (−∞, 0) (c) 𝑅 − {0} (d) 𝑅
3. Let 𝑅 be the set of real numbers.
S – 1: 𝐴 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 × 𝑅: 𝑦 − 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟} is an equivalence on 𝑅
S – 2: 𝐵 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 × 𝑅: 𝑥 = 𝛼𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝛼} is
an equivalence relation on 𝑅. [2011]
(a) S 1 is true, S 2 is true; S 2 is a correct explanation of S 1
(b) S 1 is true, S 2 is true; S 2 is NOT a correct explanation of S 1
(c) S 1 is true, S 2 is false.
(d) S 1 is false, S 2 is true.
4. Let 𝐴 & 𝐵 be non-empty sets in 𝑅 and 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 is a bijective function.
S – 1: 𝑓 is an onto function.
S – 2: There exists a function 𝑔: 𝐵 → 𝐴 such that 𝑓𝑜𝑔 = 𝐼𝐵 [2012]
(a) S 1 is true, S 2 is true; S 2 is a correct explanation of S 1
(b) S 1 is true, S 2 is true; S 2 is NOT a correct explanation of S 1
(c) S 1 is true, S 2 is false.
(d) S 1 is false, S 2 is true.
𝑥
5. The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ,𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, is: [2012]
1+|𝑥|
(a) 𝑅 (b) (−1,1) (c) 𝑅 − {0} (d) [−1,1]
6. If 𝐴 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑍 : 𝑥 < 10 , 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 3 𝑜𝑟 4}, where 𝑍 + is the set
+

of positive integers, then the total number of symmetric relations on 𝐴 is

[2012]
(a) 25 (b) 215 (c) 210 (d) 220

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7. If 𝑃(𝑆) denotes the set of all subsets of a given set 𝑆, then the number of
injective functions from the set {1,2,3} to the set 𝑃(𝑆) is [2012]
(a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 336 (d) 320
8. Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4} & 𝑅: 𝐴 → 𝐴 be the relation defined by
𝑅 = {(1,1), (2,3), (3,4), (4,2)}. The correct statement is: [2013]
(a) R does not have an inverse (b) R is not a one-one function
(c) R is an onto function (d) R is not a function
9. Let 𝑅 = {(3,3), (5,5), (9,9), (12,12), (5,12), (3,9), (3,12), (3,5)} be a
relation on the set 𝐴 = {3,5,9,12}. Then, R is [2013]
(a) reflexive, symmetric but not transitive
(b) symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
(c) an equivalence relation
(d) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
10.Let 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 2 = 0}, then 𝑅 is: [2013]
(a) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(b) symmetric and transitive
(c) reflexive and symmetric
(d) reflexive and transitive
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11.If 𝑔 is the inverse of a function 𝑓 and 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = , then 𝑔′ (𝑥) is [2013]
1+𝑥 5
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(a) (b) 1 + {𝑔(𝑥)}5 (c) 1 + 𝑥 5 (d) 5𝑥 4
1+{𝑔(𝑥)}5
12.Let 𝑓 be an odd function defined on the set of real numbers such that for
11𝜋
𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 sin 𝑥 + 4 cos 𝑥. Then 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = − is: [2014]
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3 3 3 3
(a) + 2√3 (b) − + 2√3 (c) − 2√3 (d) − − 2√3
2 2 2 2
1 3𝑛
13.Let 𝑓(𝑛) = [ + ] 𝑛, where [𝑛] is G.I.F. then ∑56
𝑛=1 𝑓(𝑛) is: [2014]
3 100
(a) 56 (b) 689 (c) 1287 (d) 1399
14.Let 𝑅 be the relation defined on the set of all real numbers such that
𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏): 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑎 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑏 = 1}. Then R is: [2014]
(a) reflexive, symmetric but not transitive
(b) symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
(c) an equivalence relation
(d) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric

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15.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|+1 , then 𝑓 is: [2014]
(a) Bijective (b) injective but not surjective
(c) surjective but not injective (d) neither injective nor surjective
16.Let 𝐴 = {𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , . . . , 𝑥7 } & 𝐵 = {𝑦1 , 𝑦2 , 𝑦3 } be two sets containing seven
and three distinct elements respectively. Then the total number of
functions 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 that are onto, if there exists exactly three elements 𝑥
in 𝐴 such that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑦2 , is equal to: [2015]
(a) 14. 7C3 (b) 16. 7C3 (c) 14. 7C2 (d) 12. 7C2
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17.For 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 ≠ 0, let 𝑓0 (𝑥) = and 𝑓𝑛+1 (𝑥) = 𝑓0 (𝑓𝑛 (𝑥)) , 𝑛 = 0,1,2, ..
1−𝑥
2 3
Then the value of 𝑓100 (3) + 𝑓1 ( ) + 𝑓2 ( ) is equal to: [2016]
3 2
(a) 8/3 (b) 4/3 (c) 5/3 (d) 1/3
18.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 210 . 𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 310 . 𝑥 − 1. If (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥, then 𝑥 is
equal to: [2017]
310 −1 210 −1 1−3−10 1−2−10
(a) (b) (c) (d)
310 −2−10 210 −3−10 210 −3−10 310 −2−10
𝑥
19.The function 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 5 [ ], where [𝑥] denotes
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G.I.F., is [2017]
(a) Bijective (b) injective but not surjective
(c) surjective but not injective (d) neither injective nor surjective
1 1 𝑥
20.The function 𝑓: 𝑅 → [− , ] defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = , is: [2017]
2 2 1+𝑥 2
(a) Bijective (b) injective but not surjective
(c) surjective but not injective (d) neither injective nor surjective
𝑥−1
21.Let 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 be a function defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = , where 𝐴 = 𝑅 − {2}
𝑥−2
and 𝐵 = 𝑅 − {1}. Then 𝑓 is [2018]
2𝑦+1 3𝑦−1
(a) invertible and 𝑓 −1 (𝑦) = (b) invertible and 𝑓 −1 (𝑦) =
𝑦−1 𝑦−1
2𝑦−1
(c) non-invertible (d) invertible and 𝑓 −1 (𝑦) =
𝑦−1
22.Consider the following two binary relations on the set 𝐴 = {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐}:
𝑅1 = {(𝑐, 𝑎), (𝑏, 𝑏), (𝑎, 𝑐), (𝑐, 𝑐), (𝑏, 𝑐), (𝑎, 𝑎)} and
𝑅2 = {(𝑎, 𝑏)(𝑏, 𝑎)(𝑐, 𝑐)(𝑐, 𝑎)(𝑎, 𝑎)(𝑏, 𝑏)(𝑎, 𝑐)}. Then [2018]
(a) 𝑅2 is symmetric but not transitive
(b) Both 𝑅1 &𝑅2 are transitive

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 (c) Both 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are not symmetric
(d) 𝑅1 is not symmetric but transitive
23.Let 𝑁 denote the set of all natural numbers. Two binary relations are
defined on 𝑁 as 𝑅1 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑁 × 𝑁: 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 10} and
𝑅2 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑁 × 𝑁: 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 10}. Then [2018]
(a) Both 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are transitive relations
(b) Both 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are symmetric relations
(c) Range of 𝑅2 is {1,2,3,4}
(d) Range of 𝑅1 is {2,4,8}
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24.For 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 − {0,1}, let 𝑓1 (𝑥) = , 𝑓2 (𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥 & 𝑓3 (𝑥) = be three
𝑥 1−𝑥
given functions. If a function 𝑗(𝑥) satisfies (𝑓2 𝑜𝑗𝑜𝑓1 )(𝑥) = 𝑓3 (𝑥) then
𝑗(𝑥) is equal to: [2019]
1
(a) 𝑓3 (𝑥) (b) 𝑓3 (𝑥) (c) 𝑓2 (𝑥) (d) 𝑓1 (𝑥)
𝑥
25.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. For any 𝐴 ⊆ 𝑅, defined by
𝑔(𝐴) = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅: 𝑓(𝑥) ∈ 𝐴}. If 𝑆 = [0,4], then which of the following
statements is NOT true? [2019]
(a) 𝑔(𝑓(𝑆)) ≠ 𝑆 (b) 𝑓(𝑔(𝑆)) = 𝑆
(c) 𝑔(𝑓(𝑆)) = 𝑔(𝑆) (d) 𝑓(𝑔(𝑆)) ≠ 𝑓(𝑆)
3 1−𝑥 2
26.For 𝑥 ∈ (0, ), let 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 , 𝑔(𝑥) = tan 𝑥 and ℎ(𝑥) = .
2 1+𝑥 2
𝜋
If ∅(𝑥) = ((ℎ𝑜𝑓)𝑜𝑔)(𝑥), then ∅ ( ) is: [2019]
3
𝜋 11𝜋 7𝜋 5𝜋
(a) tan (b) tan (c) tan (d) tan
12 12 12 12
27.Let 𝐴 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅: 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟}. A function is defined
2𝑥
𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝑅 as 𝑓(𝑥) = , then 𝑓 is: [2019]
𝑥−1
(a) Not injective (b) Neither injective nor surjective
(c) Surjective but not injective (d) Injective but not surjective
28.Let N be the set of natural numbers and two functions 𝑓 & 𝑔 be defined
𝑛+1
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑
2
as 𝑓, 𝑔: 𝑁 → 𝑁 such that 𝑓(𝑛) = { 𝑛 and
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
2
𝑔(𝑛) = 𝑛 − (−1)𝑛
. Then 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is: [2019]
(a) onto but not one-one (b) one-one but not onto
(c) bijective (d) neither one-one nor onto

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29.The number of functions 𝑓 from {1,2,3, . . . ,20} onto itself such that 𝑓(𝑘)
is a multiple of 3, whenever 𝑘 is a multiple of 4,is: [2019]
(a) 65 × (15)! (b) 5! × 6! (c) 15! × 6! (d) 56 × 15
30.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 𝑥 (𝑎 > 0) be written as 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓1 (𝑥) + 𝑓2 (𝑥) where 𝑓1 (𝑥)
is an even function and 𝑓2 (𝑥) is an odd function. Then
𝑓1 (𝑥 + 𝑦) + 𝑓1 (𝑥 − 𝑦) equals: [2019]
(a) 2𝑓1 (𝑥)𝑓1 (𝑦) (b) 2𝑓1 (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑓1 (𝑥 − 𝑦)
(c) 2𝑓1 (𝑥)𝑓2 (𝑦) (d) 2𝑓1 (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑓2 (𝑥 − 𝑦)
1−𝑥 2𝑥
31.If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛 (
1+𝑥
), |𝑥| < 1, then 𝑓 (1+𝑥 2) is: [2019]
(a) 2𝑓(𝑥) (b) 2𝑓(𝑥 2 ) (c) (𝑓(𝑥))2 (d) −2𝑓(𝑥)
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32.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = + log10 (𝑥 3 − 𝑥) is: [2019]
4−𝑥 2
(a) (−1,0) ∪ (1,2) ∪ (3, ∞) (b) (−2, −1) ∪ (−1,0) ∪ (2, ∞)
(c) (−1,0) ∪ (1,2) ∪ (2, ∞) (d) (1,2) ∪ (2, ∞)
𝑥
33.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. Then the range of 𝑓
1+𝑥 2
is: [2019]
1 1 1 1
(a) [− , ] (b) 𝑅 − [−1,1] (c) (−1,1) − {0} (d) 𝑅 − [− , ]
2 2 2 2
34.For suitably chosen real constant 𝑎, let a function, 𝑓: 𝑅 − {−𝑎} → 𝑅 be
𝑎−𝑥
defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = . Further suppose that for any real number
𝑎+𝑥
1
𝑥 ≠ −𝑎 and 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ −𝑎, (𝑓𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) = 𝑥. Then 𝑓 (− ) is: [2020]
2
(a) 1/3 (b) – 1/3 (c) – 3 (d) 3
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35.If 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1 and (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 5, then 𝑓 ( ) is
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equal to: [2020]
(a) 3/2 (b) – 1/2 (c) 1/2 (d) – 3/2
82𝑥 −8−2𝑥
36.The inverse of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ (−1,1), is: [2020]
82𝑥 +8−2𝑥
1 1+𝑥 1 1−𝑥
(a) 𝑙𝑛 ( ) (b) (log 8 𝑒)𝑙𝑛 ( )
4 1−𝑥 4 1+𝑥
1 1−𝑥 1 1+𝑥
(c) 𝑙𝑛 ( ) (d) (log 8 𝑒)𝑙𝑛 ( )
4 1+𝑥 4 1−𝑥
37.Let 𝐴 = {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐} and 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4}. Then the number of elements in the
set 𝐶 = {𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵|2 ∈ 𝑓(𝐴) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 − 𝑜𝑛𝑒} is __. [2020]

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38.Let 𝑓(1,3) → 𝑅 be a function defined 𝑓(𝑥) = where [.] is G.I.F. Then
1+𝑥 2
the range of 𝑓 is: [2020]
2 3 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 4
(a) ( , ) ∪ ( , ) (b) ( , ) ∪ ( , ) (c) ( , ) (d) ( , )
5 5 4 5 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
39.Let 𝑓(𝑥) be a quadratic polynomial such that 𝑓(−1) + 𝑓(2) = 0. If one
of the roots of 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 is 3, then its other root lies in: [2020]
(a) (−1,0) (b) (1,3) (c) (−3, −1) (d) (0,1)
40.Let [𝑡] denotes the greatest integer ≤ 𝑡, then the equation in 𝑥,
[𝑥]2 + 2[𝑥 + 2] − 7 = 0 has: [2020]
(a) exactly two solutions (b) exactly four integral solutions
(c) no integral solution (d) infinitely many solutions
41.If 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑍, 𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 ≤ 8} is a relation on the set of integers
Z, then the domain of 𝑅−1 is: [2020]
(a) {-2,-1,1,2} (b) {0,1} (c) {-2,-1,0,1,2} (d) {-1,0,1}
|𝑥|+5
42.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( ) is (−∞, −𝑎] ∪ [𝑎, ∞) ,
𝑥 2 +1
then 𝑎 is equal to: [2020]
√17 √17−1 √17+1 √17
(a) (b) (c) (d) +1
2 2 2 2
43.Let 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 be two relations defined as follows:
𝑅1 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑅2 : 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ∈ 𝑄} 𝑅2 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑅2 : 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ∉ 𝑄},
where 𝑄 is the set of rational numbers. Then: [2020]
(a) neither 𝑅1 nor 𝑅2 is transitive (b) 𝑅2 is transitive but 𝑅1 is not
(c) 𝑅1 is transitive but 𝑅2 is not (d) 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are both transitive
44.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1 & 𝑔: 𝑅 − {1} → 𝑅 be defined
1
𝑥−
2
as 𝑔(𝑥) = . Then the composition function 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) is: [2021]
𝑥−1
(a) onto but not one-one (b) Bijective
(c) one-one but not onto (d) neither one-one nor onto
45.Let 𝑥 denote the total number of one-one functions from a set 𝐴 with 3
elements to a set 𝐵 with 5 elements and 𝑦 denote the total number of
one-one functions from the set 𝐴 to the set 𝐴 × 𝐵. Then, [2021]
(a) 2𝑦 = 91𝑥 (b) 2𝑦 = 273𝑥 (c) 𝑦 = 91𝑥 (d) 𝑦 = 273𝑥
46.Let 𝑓, 𝑔: 𝑁 → 𝑁, such that 𝑓(𝑛 + 1) = 𝑓(𝑛) + 𝑓(1) ∀ ∈ 𝑁 and 𝑔 be any
arbitrary function. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[2021]
(a) if 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is one-one, then 𝑔 is one-one
(b) if 𝑓 is onto, then 𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑛, ∀ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁
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 (c) 𝑓 is one-one
(d) if 𝑔 is onto, then 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is one-one.
47.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3, . . . ,10} and 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐴 be defined as
𝑥 + 1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑
𝑓(𝑥) = { Then, the number of possible functions
𝑥 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
𝑔: 𝐴 → 𝐴, such that 𝑔𝑜𝑓 = 𝑓 is: [2021]
(a) 105 (b) 10C5 (c) 55 (d) 5!
48.The inverse of 𝑦 = 5𝑙𝑛𝑥 is: [2021]
1 1
(a) 𝑥 = 5𝑙𝑛𝑦 (b) 𝑥 = 𝑦 𝑙𝑛5 (c) 𝑥 = 𝑦 𝑙𝑛5 (d) 𝑥 = 5𝑙𝑛𝑦
𝑥−2
49.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 − {3} → 𝑅 − {1} be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = . Let 𝑔: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be
𝑥−3
given as 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3. Then, the sum of all values of 𝑥 for which
13
𝑓 −1 (𝑥) + 𝑔−1 (𝑥) = is equal to: [2021]
2
(a) 7 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
𝛼 5𝑥+3
50.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 − { } → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = , then the value of 𝛼 for
6 6𝑥−𝛼
𝛼
which (𝑓𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) = 𝑥, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 − { } is: [2021]
6
(a) No such 𝛼 exists (b) 5
(c) 8 (d) 6
51.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: ___. [2021]
52.Consider function 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 and 𝑔: 𝐵 → 𝐶 such that (𝑔𝑜𝑓)−1 exists,
then [2021]
(a) 𝑓 & 𝑔 both are one-one (b) 𝑓 & 𝑔 both are onto
(c) 𝑓 is one-one and 𝑔 is onto (d) 𝑓 is onto and 𝑔 is one-one
53.Let 𝑔: 𝑁 → 𝑁 be defined as: 𝑔(3𝑛 + 1) = 3𝑛 + 2,
𝑔(3𝑛 + 2) = 3𝑛 + 3, 𝑔(3𝑛 + 3) = 3𝑛 + 1 ∀ 𝑛 ≥ 0, then which of the
following statements is true? [2021]
(a) There exists an onto function 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 such that 𝑓𝑜𝑔 = 𝑓
(b) There exists an one-one function 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 such that 𝑓𝑜𝑔 = 𝑓
(c) 𝑔𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑔 = 𝑔
(d) There exists a function 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 such that 𝑔𝑜𝑓 = 𝑓
𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
54.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (𝑥) & 𝑔(𝑥) = . If 𝑔(2) = lim 𝑔(𝑥), then the
2𝑥 2 −𝑥−6 𝑥→2
domain of the function 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is: [2021]

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 (a) (−∞, −2] ∪ [−3/2, ∞) (b) (−∞, −2] ∪ [−1, ∞)
(c) (−∞, −2] ∪ [−4/3, ∞) (d) (−∞, −1] ∪ [2, ∞)
1 𝛽
55.If 𝑎 + 𝛼 = 1, 𝑏 + 𝛽 = 2 & 𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝛼 𝑓 ( ) = 𝑏 𝑥 + , 𝑥 ≠ 0, then
𝑥 𝑥
1
𝑓(𝑥)+𝑓( )
𝑥
the value of expression 1 is: ____. [2021]
𝑥+
𝑥
5𝑥
56.A function 𝑓(𝑥) is given by 𝑓(𝑥) = , then the sum of the series
5𝑥 +5
1 2 3 39
𝑓 ( ) + 𝑓 ( ) + 𝑓 ( ) +. . . +𝑓 ( ) is equal to: [2021]
20 20 20 20
(a) 29/2 (b) 49/2 (c) 39/2 (d) 19/2
57.If the functions are defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 and 𝑔(𝑥) = √1 − 𝑥 , then
what is the common domain of the following functions?
𝑓 𝑔
𝑓 + 𝑔, 𝑓 − 𝑔, , ,𝑔 −𝑓 . [2021]
𝑔 𝑓
(a) 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 (b) 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1 (c) 0 < 𝑥 < 1 (d) 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 𝑥
58.The real valued function 𝑓(𝑥) = ,where [.] denotes G.I.F., is
√𝑥−[𝑥]
defined for all 𝑥 belonging to: [2021]
(a) all reals except integers
(b) all non-integers except the interval [-1,1]
(c) all integers except – 1 , 0 , 1
(d) all reals except the interval [-1,1]
|[𝑥]|−2
59.If the domain of real valued function 𝑓(𝑥) = √|[𝑥]|−3 is (−∞, 𝑎) ∪
[𝑏, 𝑐) ∪ [4, ∞), 𝑎 < 𝑏 < 𝑐, then the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 is: [2021]
(a) 8 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) – 3
𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 √𝑥 2 −𝑥+1
60.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥−1
is the interval (𝛼, 𝛽)
√𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( )
2

then 𝛼 + 𝛽 is equal to: [2021]

(a) 3/2 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) 1
(−1)𝑛 𝑛
61.If [.] denotes greatest integer function, then ∑100
𝑛=8 [ ] is equal to :
2
[2021]
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) – 2 (d) 2
62.Let 𝑆 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7}, then the number of possible functions 𝑓: 𝑆 → 𝑆
such that 𝑓(𝑚. 𝑛) = 𝑓(𝑚). 𝑓(𝑛) for every 𝑚, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑆 & 𝑚. 𝑛 ∈ 𝑆 is equal
to ___. [2021]

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63.Let 𝑅 = {|𝑃𝑄|, 𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛}
be a relation, then the equivalence class of (1, −1) is the set [2021]
(a) 𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦)|𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4} (b) 𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦)|𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 1}
(c) 𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦)|𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = √2} (d) 𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦)|𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 2}
64.Let 𝐴 = {2,3,4,5, . . ,30} and 𝑅 be an equivalence relation on 𝐴 × 𝐴,
defined by (𝑎, 𝑏) 𝑅 (𝑐, 𝑑) iff 𝑎𝑑 = 𝑏𝑐. Then, the number of ordered
pairs, which satisfy this equivalence relation with ordered pair (4,3) is
equal to [2021]
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 7
65.A relation 𝑅 is defined over a class of 𝑛 × 𝑛 real matrices 𝐴 & 𝐵 as 𝐴 𝑅 𝐵
if there exists a non-singular matrix 𝑃 such that 𝑃𝐴𝑃−1 = 𝐵. Then which
of the following is true? [2021]
(a) 𝑅 is symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
(b) 𝑅 is reflexive, symmetric but not transitive
(c) 𝑅 is an equivalence relation
(d) 𝑅 is reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
66.Let a relation 𝑅 be defined on 𝑁 by 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑁 × 𝑁: 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 𝑦 −
𝑥𝑦 2 + 3𝑦 3 = 0}. Then the relation 𝑅 is [2021]
(a) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(b) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(c) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(d) an equivalence relation
67.Which of the following is NOT correct for relation 𝑅 on the set of real
numbers? [2021]
(a) (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 ⟺ 0 < |𝑥| − |𝑦| ≤ 1 is neither transitive nor symmetric
(b) (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 ⟺ 0 < |𝑥 − 𝑦| ≤ 1 is symmetric and transitive
(c) (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 ⟺ 0 < |𝑥| − |𝑦| ≤ 1 is reflexive but not symmetric
(d) (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 ⟺ 0 < |𝑥 − 𝑦| ≤ 1 is reflexive and symmetric
1+𝑥
68.The domain of the function 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 ( ) is [2021]
𝑥
(a) (−1, −1/2] ∪ (0, ∞) (b) [−1/2, 0) ∪ [1, ∞)
(c) (−1/2, ∞) − {0} (d) [−1/2, ∞) − {0}
69.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 [2021]
(a) 6 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 36

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 3𝑥 2 +𝑥−1 𝑥−1
70.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( (𝑥−1)2
) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (𝑥+1) is
equal to [2021]
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) [0, ] (b) [−2,0] ∪ [ , ] (c) [ , ] ∪ {0} (d) [0, ]
4 4 2 4 2 2
3𝜋
71.The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = log √5 (3 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( + 𝑥) +
4
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( + 𝑥) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( − 𝑥) − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( − 𝑥)) is: [2021]
4 4 4
1
(a) (0, √5) (b) [−2,2] (c) [ , √5] (d) [0,2]
√5
𝑥−1 𝑛+1 (𝑥)
72.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 − {−1,0,1}. If 𝑓 = 𝑓(𝑓 𝑛 (𝑥)) ∀ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁,
𝑥+1
then 𝑓 6 (6) + 𝑓 7 (7) is equal to: [2022]
(a) 7/6 (b) – 3/2 (c) 7/12 (d) – 11/12
1
50
𝑥 25
73.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (2 (1 −
2
) (2 + 𝑥 25 ))

if the function 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑓(𝑓(𝑥)) + 𝑓(𝑓(𝑥))), then the greatest integer

less than or equal to 𝑔(1) is:______ [2022]
74.Let 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑅 be a function such that 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 2𝑓(𝑥)𝑓(𝑦)∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁.
If 𝑓(1) = 2, then the value of 𝛼 for which
512
∑10
𝑘=1 𝑓(𝛼 + 𝑘) = (220 − 1) holds, is: [2022]
3
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
75.The total number of functions, 𝑓: {1,2,3,4} → {1,2,3,4,5,6} such that
𝑓(1) + 𝑓(2) = 𝑓(3) is equal to: [2022]
(a) 60 (b) 90 (c) 108 (d) 126
𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2
76.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( ) is: [2022]
𝑥 2 +2𝑥+7
(a) [1, ∞) (b) [−1,2] (c) [−1, ∞) (d) (−∞, 2]
77.The number of elements in the set
𝑥 2 +𝑥
𝑆 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅: 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 (
𝑥
) = 4𝑥 + 4−𝑥 } is: [2022]
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) infinite
78.Let 𝛼, 𝛽 & 𝛾 be three positive real numbers. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝛼𝑥 5 + 𝛽𝑥 3 + 𝛾𝑥
where 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 and 𝑔: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be such that 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥)) = 𝑥 ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. If
𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , . . . , 𝑎𝑛 be in A.P. with mean zero, then the value of

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 1
𝑓 (𝑔 ( ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑓(𝑎𝑖 ))) is equal to: [2022]
𝑛
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 27
79.Considering only the principal values of the inverse trig. functions, the
𝑥 2 −4𝑥+2
domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 ( ) is: [2022]
𝑥 2 +3
(a) (−∞, 1/4) (b) [−1/4, ∞) (c) (−1/3, ∞) (d) (−∞, 1/3]
80.The number of functions 𝑓, from the set 𝐴 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑁: 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 9 ≤ 0}
to the set 𝐵 = {𝑛2 : 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁} such that 𝑓(𝑥) ≤ (𝑥 − 3)2 + 1, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴, is
equal to:____. [2022]
81.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 [2𝑥 2 − 3] + log 2 (log1/2 (𝑥 2 −
5𝑥 + 5)), where [t] is G.I.F., is: [2022]
5 5−√5 5−√5 5+√5 5−√5 5+√5
(a) (−√ , ) (b) ( , ) (c) (1, ) (d) [1, )
2 2 2 2 2 2

82.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: [2022]
(a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 16
83.Let 𝑓(𝑥) be a quadratic polynomial with leading coefficient 1 such that
1
𝑓(0) = 𝑝, 𝑝 ≠ 0 and 𝑓(1) = . If the equations 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 and
3
𝑓𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑓(𝑥) = 0 have a common real root, then 𝑓(−3) is:__ [2022]
84.The number of bijective functions 𝑓: {2,4,6,8, . . . ,100}, such that
𝑓(3) ≥ 𝑓(9) ≥ 𝑓(15) ≥ 𝑓(21). . . 𝑓(99), is: [2022]
50!
(a) 50P17 (b) 50P33 (c) 33! × 17! (d)
2
85.Let 𝑅1 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑁 × 𝑁: |𝑎 − 𝑏| ≤ 13} and
𝑅2 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑁 × 𝑁: |𝑎 − 𝑏| ≠ 13}. Then on N: [2022]
(a) Both 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are equivalence relations
(b) Neither 𝑅1 𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑅2 is an equivalence relation
(c) 𝑅1 is an equivalence relation but 𝑅2 is not
(d) 𝑅2 is an equivalence relation but 𝑅1 is not
86.Let 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 be relations on the set {1,2, . . . ,50} such that
𝑅1 = {(𝑝, 𝑝𝑛 ): 𝑝 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 ≥ 0 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟} and
𝑅2 = {(𝑝, 𝑝𝑛 ): 𝑝 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 = 0 𝑜𝑟 1}, then the number of
elements in 𝑅1 − 𝑅2 is ___. [2022]
87.The number of one-one functions 𝑓: {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑} → {0,1,2, . . ,10} such
that 2𝑓(𝑎) − 𝑓(𝑏) + 3𝑓(𝑐) + 𝑓(𝑑) = 0 is:___. [2022]

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 𝑥2 −5𝑥+6
𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 ( )
𝑥2 −9
88.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is: [2022]
𝑙𝑛(𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2)
(a) (−∞, 1) ∪ (2, ∞)
(b) (2, ∞)
(c) [−1/2,1) ∪ (2, ∞)
3+√5 3−√5
(d) [−1/2,1) ∪ (2, ∞) − {3, , }
2 2
89.Let 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) be two real polynomials of degree 2 and 1
respectively. If 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) = 8𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 and 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 1, then
the value of 𝑓(2) + 𝑔(2) is ____. [2022]
90.Let 𝑐, 𝑘 ∈ 𝑅. If 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑐 + 1)𝑥 2 + (1 − 𝑐 2 )𝑥 + 2𝑘 and
𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓(𝑦) − 𝑥𝑦 ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, then the value of
|2(𝑓(1) + 𝑓(2) + 𝑓(3)+. . . +𝑓(20))|is equal to____. [2022]
1
2𝑠𝑖𝑛 −1 ( 2 )
−1 4𝑥 −1
91.The domain of the function 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( ) is: [2022]
𝜋
1 1
(a) 𝑅 − {− , } (b) (−∞, −1] ∪ [1, ∞) ∪ {0}
2 2
1 1 1 1
(c) (−∞, − ) ∪ ( , ∞) ∪ {0} (d) (−∞, − ]∪[ , ∞) ∪ {0}
2 2 √2 √2
92.Let 𝑆 = {1,2,3,4}. Then the number of elements in the set
{𝑓: 𝑆 × 𝑆 → 𝑆: 𝑓 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑓(𝑏, 𝑎) ≥ 𝑎 ∀ (𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑆 × 𝑆}
is ____. [2022]
93.The probability that a randomly chosen one-one function from the set
{𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑} to the set {1,2,3,4,5} satisfies 𝑓(𝑎) + 2𝑓(𝑏) − 𝑓(𝑐) = 𝑓(𝑑)
is: [2022]
(a) 1/24 (b) 1/40 (c)1/30 (d) 1/20
2𝑛 , 𝑛 = 2, 4, 6, . . .
94.Let a function 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 be defined by 𝑓(𝑛) = {𝑛 − 2 , 𝑛 = 3, 7, 11, . .
𝑛+1
, 𝑛 = 1, 5, 9, . . .
2
then 𝑓 is: [2022]
(a) one-one but not onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) neither one-one nor onto (d) one-one and onto
95.Let 𝑆 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}. A function 𝑓: 𝑆 → 𝑆 is defined as
2𝑛 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
𝑓(𝑛) = { Let 𝑔: 𝑆 → 𝑆 be a function such
2𝑛 − 11, 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 = 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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 𝑛 + 1 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑
that 𝑓𝑜𝑔(𝑛) = { then
𝑛 − 1 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
𝑔(10)(𝑔(1) + 𝑔(2) + 𝑔(3) + 𝑔(4) + 𝑔(5)) is:____. [2022]
2𝑒 2𝑥
96.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = . Then
𝑒 2𝑥 +𝑒
1 2 3 99
𝑓( ) + 𝑓 (100) + 𝑓 (100) +. . . +𝑓 (100) is equal to ___. [2022]
100
97.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1 & 𝑔: 𝑅 − {−1,1} → 𝑅 be
𝑥2
defined as 𝑔(𝑥) = , then the function 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is: [2022]
𝑥 2 −1
(a) one-one but not onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) neither one-one nor onto (d) one-one and onto
1
98.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 − {0,1} → 𝑅 be a function such that 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓 ( ) = 1 + 𝑥.
1−𝑥
Then 𝑓(2) is equal to: [2023]
(a) 9/2 (b) 9/4 (c) 7/4 (d) 7/3
𝑥 2 +2𝑥+1
99.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 − {2,6} → 𝑅 be real valued function defined as 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 −8𝑥+12
Then the range of 𝑓 is: [2023]
(a) (−∞, −21/4] ∪ [0, ∞) (b) (−∞, −21/4] ∪ (0, ∞)
(c) (−∞, −21/4] ∪ [21/4, ∞) (d) (−∞, −21/4] ∪ [1, ∞)
100.The absolute minimum value of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1| +
[𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1], where [t] denotes G.I.F., in the interval [−1,2] is [2023]
(a) 3/4 (b) 3/2 (c) 1/4 (d) 5/4
[𝑥]
101.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ,where [t] denotes G.I.F., is
1+𝑥 2
[2,6), then its range is: [2023]
5 2 9 27 18 9 5 2
(a) ( , ] − { , , , } (b) ( , ]
26 5 29 109 89 53 26 5
5 2 9 27 18 9 5 2
(c) ( , ] − { , , , } (d) ( , ]
37 5 29 109 89 53 37 5

102.let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,5,8,9}, then the number of possible functions 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐴

such that 𝑓(𝑚. 𝑛) = 𝑓(𝑚). 𝑓(𝑛) ∀ 𝑚, 𝑛 ∈ 𝐴 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚. 𝑛 ∈ 𝐴 is :___.
[2023]

103.The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √3 − 𝑥 + √2 + 𝑥 is: [2023]

(a) [√5, √10] (b) [2√2, √11] (c) [√5, √13] (d) [√2, √7]

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 3𝑥+2 3
104.Let 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 − {− }. For 𝑛 ≥ 2 a function is defined such
2𝑥+3 2
𝑛 (𝑥) 1 𝑛−1 (𝑥). 5 (𝑥) 𝑎𝑥+𝑏
that 𝑓 = 𝑓 𝑜𝑓 If 𝑓 = , 𝑔𝑐𝑑(𝑎, 𝑏) = 1, then
𝑏𝑥+𝑎
𝑎 + 𝑏 is equal to ____. [2023]
105.Let 𝑆 = {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Then the number of one-one functions
𝑓: 𝑆 → 𝑃(𝑆), where 𝑃(𝑆) denotes the power set of 𝑆, such that
𝑓(𝑛) ⊂ 𝑓(𝑚) where 𝑛 < 𝑚 is ___. [2023]
106.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 ∑5𝑛=0 𝑓(𝑛) is
equal to: [2023]
(a) 6875 (b) 6575 (c) 6825 (d) 6528
107.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 1
+ is equal to: [2023]
𝑓(2022) 𝑓(2028)
(a) 8200 (b) 8000 (c) 8400 (d) 8100
log𝑥+1 (𝑥−2)
108.The domain of 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 is: [2023]
𝑒 2𝑙𝑛𝑥 −(2𝑥+3)
(a) 𝑅 − {1, −3} (b) (2, ∞) − {3} (c) (−1, ∞) − {3} (d) 𝑅 − {3}
𝑥 2 +2𝑥+1
109.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a function such that 𝑓(𝑥) = , Then [2023]
𝑥 2 +1
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) is many-one in (−∞, −1)
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) is many-one in (1, ∞)
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is one-one in [1, ∞) but not in (−∞, ∞)
(d) 𝑓(𝑥) is one-one in (−∞, ∞)
110.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 𝑛 + 𝜆, 𝜆 ∈ 𝑁 and 𝑓(4) = 133, 𝑓(5) = 255. Then the
sum of all positive integral divisors (𝑓(3) − 𝑓(2)) is: [2023]
(a) 61 (b) 60 (c) 58 (d) 59
111.The number of functions 𝑓: {1,2,3,4} → {𝑎 ∈ 𝑍: |𝑎| ≤ 8} satisfying
1
𝑓(𝑛) + 𝑓(𝑛 + 1) = 1, ∀ 𝑛 ∈ {1,2,3,4} is : [2023]
𝑛
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
112.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a function defined by
𝑓(𝑥) = log √𝑚 {√2(sin 𝑥 − cos 𝑥) + 𝑚 − 2}, for some 𝑚,such that the

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 range of 𝑓 is [0,2], then value of 𝑚 is: [2023]
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4

113.For some 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ 𝑁, let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 − 3 & 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑏 + 𝑐, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. If

𝑥−7 1/3
(𝑓𝑜𝑔)−1 (𝑥) = ( ) then (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑎𝑐) + (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑏) is: __. [2023]
2

22𝑥 1 2 2022
114.If 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, then 𝑓 ( ) + 𝑓 (2023) +. . . +𝑓 (2023) is
22𝑥 +2 2023
equal to: [2023]
(a) 2011 (b) 1010 (c) 2010 (d) 1011
115.Let 𝑓(𝑥) be a function such that 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥). 𝑓(𝑦) ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁. If
𝑓(1) = 3 and ∑𝑛𝑘=1 𝑓(𝑘) = 3279, then the value of 𝑛 is: [2023]
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 9
116.The equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + [𝑥] + 3 = 𝑥[𝑥], where [.] denotes G.I.F.
has: [2023]
(a) exactly two solutions in (−∞, ∞) (b) no solution
(c) a unique solution in (−∞, 1) (d) a unique solution in (−∞, ∞)
117.Let 𝑃(𝑆) denote the power set of 𝑆 = {1,2,3, . . . ,10}. Relations are
defined 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 on 𝑃(𝑆) as 𝐴𝑅1 𝐵 if (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵𝑐 ) ∪ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐴𝑐 ) = ∅ and
𝐴𝑅2 𝐵 if 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵𝑐 = 𝐵 ∪ 𝐴𝑐 , ∀ 𝐴, 𝐵 ∈ 𝑃(𝑆). Then: [2023]
(a) both 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are equivalence relations
(b) only 𝑅1 is an equivalence relation
(c) only 𝑅2 is an equivalence relation
(d) both 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 are NOT equivalence relations
118.Let 𝑅 be a relation on 𝑅, given by
𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏): 3𝑎 − 3𝑏 + √7 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟},
then 𝑅 is: [2023]
(a) Reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(b) Reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(c) Reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(d) An equivalence relation
𝑎
119.Among the relations 𝑆 = {(𝑎, 𝑏): 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑅 − {0}, 2 + > 0} and
𝑏
2 2
𝑇 = {(𝑎, 𝑏): 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑎 − 𝑏 ∈ 𝑍} [2023]

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 (a) 𝑆 is transitive but 𝑇 is not (b) 𝑇 is symmetric but 𝑆 is not
(c) Neither 𝑆 nor 𝑇 is transitive (d) Both 𝑆 & 𝑇 are symmetric
120.Let 𝑅 be a relation on 𝑁 × 𝑁 defined by (𝑎, 𝑏) 𝑅 (𝑐, 𝑑) if and only if
𝑎𝑑(𝑏 − 𝑐) = 𝑏𝑐(𝑎 − 𝑑). Then 𝑅 is: [2023]
(a) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(b) transitive but neither reflexive nor symmetric
(c) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(d) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
121.The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation
𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏), (𝑏, 𝑐)} on the set {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐} so that it becomes symmetric and
transitive is: [2023]
(a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 3
122.Let 𝑅 be a relation defined on 𝑁 as 𝑎 𝑅 𝑏 is 2𝑎 + 3𝑏 is a multiple of 5
𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑁. Then 𝑅 is: [2023]
(a) not reflexive (b) transitive but not symmetric
(c) symmetric but not transitive (d) an equivalence relation
123.The relation 𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏): 𝑔𝑐𝑑(𝑎, 𝑏) = 1, 2𝑎 ≠ 𝑏, 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑍} is: [2023]
(a) transitive but not reflexive (b) symmetric but not transitive
(c) neither symmetric nor transitive (d) reflexive but not symmetric
124.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛(4𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 6) +
10𝑥+6
𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (4𝑥 + 3) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 ( ) is (𝛼, 𝛽], then 36|𝛼 + 𝛽| is: [2023]
3
(a) 72 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 54
𝑥2
125.The range of 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( ) is: [2023]
𝑥 2 +1
(a) [0, 𝜋) (b) [0, 𝜋] (c) [0,2𝜋) (d) [0,2𝜋]
126.For the differentiable function 𝑓: 𝑅 − {0} → 𝑅, let
1 1 1
3𝑓(𝑥) + 2𝑓 ( ) = − 10, then |𝑓(3) + 𝑓 ′ ( )| is: [2023]
𝑥 𝑥 4
(a) 13 (b) 29/5 (c) 33/5 (d) 7
127.For 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, two real valued functions 𝑓(𝑥) & 𝑔(𝑥) are such that,
𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 1 and 𝑓𝑜𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3 − √𝑥 , then 𝑓(0) is: [2023]
(a) 5 (b) 0 (c) – 3 (d) 1

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 6+2 log3 𝑥
128.Let 𝐷 be the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (log 3𝑥 ( )).
−5𝑥
If the range of the function 𝑔: 𝐷 → 𝑅 defined by 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − [𝑥], where
5
[.] denotes G.I.F., is (𝛼, 𝛽), then 𝛼 2 + is equal to: [2023]
𝛽
(a) 46 (b) 135 (c) 136 (d) 45
129.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4,5} & 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Then the number of functions
𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 satisfying 𝑓(1) + 𝑓(2) = 𝑓(4) − 1 is:___. [2023]
1
130.The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is, where
√[𝑥]2 −3[𝑥]−10
[.] denotes G.I.F.: [2023]
(a) (−∞, −3] ∪ [6, ∞) (b) (−∞, −2] ∪ (5, ∞)
(c) (−∞, −3] ∪ (5, ∞) (d) (−∞, −2) ∪ [6, ∞)
2𝑥
131.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 ( ) is [𝛼, 𝛽) ∪ (𝛾, 𝛿],
5𝑥+3
then |3𝛼 + 10(𝛽 + 𝛾) + 21𝛿| is:____. [2023]
132.Let 𝑅 = {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑒} & 𝑆 = {1,2,3,4}. Total number of onto functions
𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑆 such that 𝑓(𝑎) ≠ 1, is:___. [2023]
6𝑥 2 +5𝑥+1 2𝑥 2 −3𝑥+4
133.If domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛 (
2𝑥−1
) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 ( 3𝑥−5
) is
(𝛼, 𝛽) ∪ (𝛾, 𝛿], then, 18(𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛾 + 𝛿
2 2)
is:___. [2023]
134.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 𝑝𝛼 divides 𝑎, and
𝑔(𝑎) = 𝑎 + 1, for all 𝑎 ∈ 𝑁 − {1}. Then, the function 𝑓 + 𝑔 is : [2023]
(a) one-one but not onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) both one-one and onto (d) neither one-one nor onto
135.Let the sets 𝐴 & 𝐵 denote the domain and range respectively of the
1
function 𝑓(𝑥) = , where ⌈𝑥⌉ denotes the smallest integer greater
√⌈𝑥⌉−𝑥
than or equal to 𝑥, then among the statements:
(𝑆1): 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 = (1, ∞) − 𝑁 and
(𝑆2): 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = (1, ∞) [2023]
(a) only (𝑆1) is true (b) neither (𝑆1) nor (𝑆2) is true
(c) only (𝑆2) is true (d) both (𝑆1) and (𝑆2) are true

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136.Let 𝐴 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅: [𝑥 + 3] + [𝑥 + 4] ≤ 3} and
3 𝑥−3
𝐵 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅: 3𝑥 (∑∞
𝑟=1 ) < 3−3𝑥 }, where [.] denotes G.I.F.,
10𝑥
then: [2023]
(a) 𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵, 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵 (b) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 = ∅ (c) 𝐵 ⊂ 𝐶, 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵 (d)𝐴 = 𝐵
1 1 2
137.Let 5𝑓(𝑥) + 4𝑓 ( ) = + 3, 𝑥 > 0. Then 18 ∫1 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is: [2023]
𝑥 𝑥
(a) 10 log 𝑒 (2) − 6 (b) 10 log 𝑒 (2) + 6
(c) 5 log 𝑒 (2) − 3 (d) 5 log 𝑒 (2) + 3
138.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4} and 𝑅 be a relation on the set 𝐴 × 𝐴 defined by
𝑅 = {((𝑎, 𝑏), (𝑐, 𝑑)): 2𝑎 + 3𝑏 = 4𝑐 + 5𝑑}. Then the number of
elements in 𝑅 is: ___. [2023]
139.Let 𝐴 = {−4, −3, −2,0,1,3,4} and
𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝐴 × 𝐴: 𝑏 = |𝑎|. 𝑜𝑟 𝑏 2 = 𝑎 + 1} be a relation on 𝐴. Then
the minimum number of elements, that must be added to the relation
𝑅 so that it becomes reflexive and symmetric, is:___. [2023]
140.The number of relations on the set {1,2,3} containing (1,2) & (2,3)
which are reflexive and transitive but not symmetric, is:__. [2023]
141.Let 𝐴 = {1,3,4,6,9} & 𝐵 = {2,4,5,8,10}. Let 𝑅 be a relation defined on
𝐴 × 𝐵 such that 𝑅 = {((𝑎1 , 𝑏1 ), (𝑎2 , 𝑏2 ), . . . ): 𝑎1 ≤ 𝑏2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏1 ≤ 𝑎2 }.
Then the number of elements in the set 𝑅 is: [2023]
(a) 52 (b)160 (c) 26 (d) 180
142.Let 𝐴 = {2,3,4} & 𝐵 = {8,9,12}. Then the number of elements in the
relation 𝑅 = {((𝑎1 , 𝑏1 ), (𝑎2 , 𝑏2 )) ∈ (𝐴 × 𝐵, 𝐴 × 𝐵) ∶
𝑎1 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑏2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎2 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑏1 } is: [2023]
(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 36
143.Let𝐴 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7}.Then the relation
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝐴 × 𝐴: 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7} is: [2023]
(a) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(b) transitive but neither symmetric nor reflexive
(c) An equivalence relation
(d) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive

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144.Let 𝐴 = {0,3,4,6,7,8,9,10} and 𝑅 be the relation defined on 𝐴 such that
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝐴 × 𝐴: 𝑥 − 𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2}.
The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation
𝑅, so that it is symmetric, is equal to: ___. [2023]
145.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4, . . . ,10} and 𝐵 = {0,1,2,3,4}. The number of elements
in the relation 𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝐴 × 𝐴: 2(𝑎 − 𝑏)2 + 3(𝑎 − 𝑏) ∈ 𝐵}
is:__ [2023]
√𝑥 2 −25
146.if the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = + log10 (𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 15) is
4−𝑥 2
(−∞, 𝛼) ∪ [𝛽, ∞), then 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 3 is: [2024]
(a) 140 (b) 175 (c) 150 (d) 125
ln 𝑥 , 𝑥 > 0
147.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 & 𝑔: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = { −𝑥 and
𝑒 ,𝑥 ≤ 0
𝑥 ,𝑥 ≥ 0
𝑔(𝑥) = { 𝑥 Then 𝑔𝑜𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is: [2024]
𝑒 ,𝑥 < 0
(a) one-one but not onto (b) neither one-one nor onto
(c) onto but not one-one (d) both one-one and onto
3
148.If the function 𝑓: (−∞, −1] → (𝑎, 𝑏] defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 −3𝑥+1 is
one-one and onto, then the distance of the point 𝑃(2𝑏 + 4, 𝑎 + 2)
from the line 𝑥 + 𝑒 −3 𝑦 = 4 is: [2024]
(a) 2√1 + 𝑒 6 (b) 4√1 + 𝑒 6 (c) 3√1 + 𝑒 6 (d) √1 + 𝑒 6
4𝑥+3 2
149.If 𝑓(𝑥) = ,𝑥 ≠ & (𝑓𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥), where
6𝑥−4 3
2 2
𝑔: 𝑅 − { } → 𝑅 − { }, then (𝑔𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑔)(4) is: [2024]
3 3
(a) – 19/20 (b) 19/20 (c) – 4 (d) 4
𝑥
150.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (1+𝑥 4)1/4 and
√2√5
𝑔(𝑥) = (𝑓𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑓)(𝑥), then 18 ∫0 𝑥 2 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is: [2024]
(a) 33 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 39
2𝑥+3 2𝑥−1
151.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛 (
4𝑥 2 +𝑥−3
) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 ( 𝑥+2 ) is
(𝛼, 𝛽], then the value of 5𝛽 − 4𝛼 is: [2024]
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 9

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152.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3. . . ,7} and let 𝑃(𝐴) denote the power set of 𝐴. If the
number of functions𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝑃(𝐴) such that 𝑎 ∈ 𝑓(𝑎), ∀ 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴 is 𝑚𝑛,
𝑚 & 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁 and 𝑚 is least, then 𝑚 + 𝑛 is: ____. [2024]
|𝑥|
153.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (2 − ) + 𝑙𝑛(3 − 𝑥)−1 is
4
[−𝛼, 𝛽) − {𝛾}, then 𝛼 + 𝛽 + 𝛾 is: [2024]
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 8
154.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. If 𝑚 & 𝑛 are respectively the number of
points at which the curves 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) & 𝑦 = 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) intersects the
𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠, then the value of 𝑚 + 𝑛 is:___. [2024]
2 + 2𝑥, −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0 −𝑥, −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0
155.If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 1 − 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = { then
3
𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
the range of (𝑓𝑜𝑔(𝑥)) is: [2024]
(a) (0,1] (b) [0,3) (c)[0,1] (d) [0,1)
1
156.Consider the function 𝑓: [ , 1] → 𝑅 defined by
2
3
𝑓(𝑥) = 4√2𝑥 − 3√2𝑥 − 1. Consider the statements
(𝑆1):The curve 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) intersects the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 exactly at one point
𝜋
(𝑆2): The curve 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) intersects the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 at 𝑥 = cos , then
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(a) only (𝑆2) is correct (b) both (𝑆1) & (𝑆2) are incorrect
(c) only (𝑆1) is correct (d) both (𝑆1) & (𝑆2) are correct
1 5 2𝑥+3
157.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 − {− } → 𝑅 & 𝑔: 𝑅 − {− } → 𝑅 be defined as 𝑓(𝑥) =
2 2 2𝑥+1
|𝑥|+1
and 𝑔(𝑥) = . Then the domain of the function 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is: [2024]
2𝑥+5

5 5 7 7
(a) 𝑅 − {− } (b) 𝑅 (c) 𝑅 − {− , − } (d) 𝑅 − {− }
2 2 4 4

158.The function 𝑓: 𝑁 − {1} → 𝑁 defined by

𝑓(𝑛) = the highest prime factor of 𝑛, is: [2024]
(a) both one-one and onto (b) one-one only
(c) onto only (d) neither one-one nor onto
159.Let 𝐴 be the set of all functions 𝑓: 𝑍 → 𝑍 and 𝑅 be a relation on 𝐴 such
that 𝑅 = {(𝑓, 𝑔): 𝑓(0) = 𝑔(1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(1) = 𝑔(0)}. Then 𝑅 is: [2025]
(a) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive

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 (b) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(c) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(d) transitive but neither reflexive nor symmetric
1 1
160.If the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
+ is (𝑎, 𝑏), then
√10+3𝑥−𝑥 √𝑥+|𝑥|
(1 + 𝑎)2 + 𝑏 2 is equal to: [2025]
(a) 26 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 30
161.Let 𝐴 = {−3, −2, −1,0,1,2,3}, let 𝑅 be a relation on 𝐴 defined by 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦
if and only if 0 ≤ 𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 ≤ 4. Let 𝑙 be the number of elements in 𝑅
and 𝑚 be the minimum number of elements required to be added in 𝑅
to make it a reflexive relation, then 𝑙 + 𝑚 is equal to: [2025]
(a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 18
162.Let the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = log 2 log 4 log 6 (3 + 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ) be
𝑏−𝑎
(𝑎, 𝑏). If ∫0 [𝑥 2 ]𝑑𝑥 = 𝑝 − √𝑞 − √𝑟, 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟 ∈ 𝑁, 𝑔𝑐𝑑(𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟) = 1,
where [.] denotes G.I.F., then 𝑝 + 𝑞 + 𝑟 is: [2025]
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 9
163.Let 𝐴 = {−2, −1,0,1,2,3}. Let 𝑅 be a relation on 𝐴 defined by 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 if
and only if 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑎𝑥{𝑥, 1}. Let 𝑙 be the number of elements in 𝑅. Let
𝑚 & 𝑛 be the minimum number of elements required to be added in 𝑅
to make it reflexive and symmetric relations respectively. Then
𝑙 + 𝑚 + 𝑛 is: [2025]
(a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 14
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164.Let 𝑓 be a function such that 𝑓(𝑥) + 3𝑓 ( ) = 4𝑥, 𝑥 ≠ 0, then
𝑥
𝑓(3) + 𝑓(8) is equal to: [2025]
(a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 13
165.If the domain of the function
𝑓(𝑥) = log 7 (1 − log 4 (𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 18)) 𝑖𝑠 (𝛼, 𝛽) ∪ (𝛾, 𝛿), then
𝛼 + 𝛽 + 𝛾 + 𝛿 is equal to: [2025]
(a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 17

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166.Let 𝑓, 𝑔: (1, ∞) → 𝑅 be defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = & 𝑔(𝑥) = . If the
5𝑥+2 1−𝑥
1
range of the function 𝑓𝑜𝑔: [2,4] → 𝑅 is [𝛼, 𝛽], then is: [2025]
𝛽−𝛼
(a) 68 (b) 29 (c) 2 (d) 56
167.Consider the sets 𝐴 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 × 𝑅: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 25},
𝐵 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 × 𝑅: 𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 = 144},
𝐶 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑍 × 𝑍: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 4} and 𝐷 = 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵. The total number
of one-one functions from the set 𝐷 to the set 𝐶 is: [2025]
(a) 15120 (b) 19320 (c) 17160 (d) 18290
168.Let 𝐴 = {−3, −2, −1,0,1,2,3} and 𝑅 be a relation on 𝐴 defined by 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦
if and only if 2𝑥 − 𝑦 ∈ {0,1}. Let 𝑙 be the number of elements in 𝑅. Let
𝑚 & 𝑛 be the minimum number of elements required to be added in 𝑅
to make it reflexive and symmetric relations respectively. Then
𝑙 + 𝑚 + 𝑛 is: [2025]
(a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 16
169.The number of relations on the set 𝐴 = {1,2,3} containing at most 6
elements including (1,2), which are reflexive and transitive but not
symmetric, is:___. [2025]
170.Let 𝐴 = {(𝛼, 𝛽) ∈ 𝑅 × 𝑅: |𝛼 − 1| ≤ 4 &|𝛽 − 5| ≤ 6} and
𝐵 = {(𝛼, 𝛽) ∈ 𝑅 × 𝑅: 16(𝛼 − 2)2 + 9(𝛽 − 6)2 ≤ 144}. Then:[2025]
(a) 𝐵 ⊂ 𝐴
(b) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4, −1 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 11}
(c) neither 𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵 nor 𝐵 ⊂ 𝐴
(d) 𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵
5−𝑥
171.If the range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ≠ 1,2, is
𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2
(−∞, 𝛼] ∪ [𝛽, ∞), then 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 is: [2025]
(a) 190 (b) 192 (c) 188 (d) 194
172.The number of real roots of the equation 𝑥|𝑥 − 2| + 3|𝑥 − 3| + 1 = 0
is: [2025]
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
173.Let 𝐴 = {0,1,2,3,4,5}. Let 𝑅 be a relation on 𝐴 defined by (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑅 if
and only if 𝑚𝑎𝑥{𝑥, 𝑦} ∈ {3,4}. Then among the statements

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 (𝑆1): The number of elements in 𝑅 is 18
(𝑆2): The relation 𝑅 is symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(a) both are true (b) both are false
(c) only (𝑆2) is true (d) only (𝑆1) is true
174.The number of non-empty equivalence relations on the set {1,2,3} is
equal to: [2025]
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4
175.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4} & 𝐵 = {1,4,9,16}. Then the number of many-one
functions 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 such that 1 ∈ 𝑓(𝐴) is: [2025]
(a) 127 (b) 151 (c) 163 (d) 139
176.Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3}. The number of relations on 𝐴, containing (1,2) & (2,3)
which are reflexive and transitive but not symmetric, is:_. [2025]
𝑥 4 −2𝑥 3 +3𝑥 2 −2𝑥+2
177.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = ln 𝑥 & 𝑔(𝑥) = , then the domain of 𝑓𝑜𝑔 is
2𝑥 2 −2𝑥+1
equal to: [2025]
(a) 𝑅 (b) (0, ∞) (c) [0, ∞) (d) [1, ∞)
178.Let 𝑅 = {(1,2), (2,3), (3,3)} be a relation defined on the set {1,2,3,4}.
Then the minimum number of elements required to be added in 𝑅
to make it an equivalence relation, is: [2025]
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 7
179.Let 𝑋 = 𝑅 × 𝑅, a relation 𝑅 is defined on 𝑋 as:
(𝑎1 , 𝑏1 ) 𝑅 (𝑎2 , 𝑏2 ) ⟺ 𝑏1 = 𝑏2
(𝑆1): 𝑅 is an equivalence relation
(𝑆2): For some (𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑋, the set 𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑋: (𝑥, 𝑦) 𝑅 (𝑎, 𝑏)}
represents a line parallel to 𝑦 = 𝑥. In the light of the above statements,
choose the correct answer from the given options: [2025]
(a) Both (𝑆1) & (𝑆2) are false (b) (𝑆1) is true but (𝑆2) is false
(c) Both (𝑆1) & (𝑆2) are true (d) (𝑆1) is false but (𝑆2) is true
2𝑥+2 +16
180.Let 𝑓(𝑥) = . Then the value of
22𝑥+1 +2𝑥+4 +32
1 2 59
8 (𝑓 ( ) + 𝑓 ( ) +. . . +𝑓 ( )) is: [2025]
15 15 15
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181.The function 𝑓: (−∞, ∞) → (−∞, 1), defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = is equal
2𝑥 +2−𝑥
to: [2025]
(a) one-one but not onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) both one-one and onto (d) neither one-one nor onto
182.Number of functions 𝑓: {1,2, . . . ,100} → {0,1}, that assign 1 to exactly
one of the positive integers less than or equal to 98, is:__. [2025]
183.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a function defined by
𝑎+2
𝑓(𝑥) = (2 + 3𝑎) 𝑥 2 + ( ) 𝑥 + 𝑏, 𝑎 ≠ 1. If 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥) +
𝑎−1
2
𝑓(𝑦) + 1 − 𝑥𝑦, then the value of 28 ∑5𝑖=1|𝑓(𝑖)| is: [2025]
7
(a) 715 (b) 735 (c) 545 (d)675
2𝑥 𝑘
184.If 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, then ∑81
𝑘=1 𝑓 (82) is: [2025]
2𝑥 +√2
(a) 41 (b) 81/2 (c) 82 (d) 81√2
185.The relation 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑍 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛} is: [2025]
(a) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(b) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(c) an equivalence relation
(d) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
186.Let 𝑓: [0,3] → 𝐴 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 15𝑥 2 + 36𝑥 + 7 and
𝑥 2025
𝑔: [0, ∞) → 𝐵 be defined by 𝑔(𝑥) = . If both the functions are
𝑥 2025+1
onto and 𝑆 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑍: 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵}, then 𝑛(𝑆) is: [2025]
(a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 31
187.Let 𝑓: 𝑅 − {0} → (−∞, 1) be a polynomial of degree 2, satisfying
1 1
𝑓(𝑥)𝑓 ( ) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓 ( ). If 𝑓(𝐾) = −2𝐾, then the sum of squares of
𝑥 𝑥
all possible values of 𝐾 is: [2025]
(a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 9
188.A relation 𝑅 is defined on the interval [0, 𝜋/2) by 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 if and only if
𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑦 = 1. Then 𝑅 is: [2025]
(a) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
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(d) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
189.If the domain of the function log 5 (18𝑥 − 𝑥 2 − 77) is (𝛼, 𝛽) and the
2𝑥 2 +3𝑥−2
domain of the function log (𝑥−1) (
𝑥 2 −3𝑥−4
) is (𝛾, 𝛿) is 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛾 2 is
equal to: [2025]
(a) 195 (b) 174 (c) 186 (d) 179
190.Let 𝑆 = 𝑁 ∪ {0}. A relation 𝑅 is defined from 𝑆 to 𝑅 by:
2
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): ln 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑛 ( ) , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑆, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅}. Then, the sum of all
5
elements in the range of 𝑅 is: [2025]
(a) 3/2 (b) 5/3 (c) 10/9 (d) 5/2
ANSWERS

1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (b) 4 (b) 5 (b) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10(d)
11(b) 12(c) 13(d) 14(c) 15(c) 16(a) 17(c) 18(d) 19(d) 20(c)
21(d) 22(a) 23(c) 24(a) 25(c) 26(b) 27(d) 28(a) 29(c) 30(a)
31(a) 32(c) 33(a) 34(d) 35(b) 36(a) 37(19) 38(b) 39(a) 40(d)
41(d) 42(c) 43(a) 44(c) 45(a) 46(d) 47(a) 48(c) 49(c) 50(b)
51.720 52(c) 53(a) 54(c) 55.2 56(c) 57(c) 58(b) 59(c) 60(a)
61(d) 62.490 63(d) 64(d) 65(c) 66(b) 67(b) 68(d) 69(b) 70(c)
71(d) 72(b) 73. 2 74(c) 75(b) 76(c) 77(a) 78(a) 79(b) 80.1440
81(c) 82(b) 83.25 84(b) 85(b) 86. 8 87. 31 88(d) 89.18 90.3395
91(d) 92.37 93(d) 94(d) 95.190 96.99 97(c) 98(b) 99(a) 100(a)
101(d) 102.432 103(a) 104.3125 105.3240 106(c) 107(d) 108(b) 109(c) 110(b)
111(d) 112(a) 113.2039 114(d) 115(c) 116(d) 117(a) 118(a) 119(b) 120(a)
121(b) 122(d) 123(c) 124(c) 125(c) 126(a) 127(a) 128(b) 129.360 130(d)
131.24 132.180 133. 20 134(d) 135(a) 136(d) 137(a) 138. 6 139. 7 140. 3
141(b) 142(d) 143(a) 144. 19 145. 18 146(c) 147(b) 148(a) 149(d) 150(d)
151(b) 152. 44 153(c) 154. 5 155(c) 156(d) 157(a) 158(d) 159(b) 160(a)
161(d) 162(a) 163(a) 164(a) 165(a) 166(d) 167(c) 168(b) 169. 6 170(a)
171(d) 172(c) 173(c) 174(c) 175(b) 176. 3 177(a) 178(d) 179(b) 180(a)
181(a) 182.392 183(d) 184(b) 185(c) 186(a) 187(b) 188(c) 189(c) 190(b)

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