Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

2026 Q1 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x) = \lim\limits_{\theta \to 0} \left( \frac{\cos \pi x - x^\left( \frac{2}{\theta} \right) \sin(x-1)}{1 + x^\left( \frac{2}{\theta} \right) (x-1)} \right),\ x \in \mathbb{R}$. Consider the following two statements :

(I) $f(x)$ is discontinuous at $x=1$.

(II) $f(x)$ is continuous at $x = -1$.

Then,

A.

Neither (I) nor (II) is True

B.

Only (II) is True

C.

Only (I) is True

D.

Both (I) and (II) are True

2026 Q2 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The value of

$ \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\log _e\left(\sec (e x) \cdot \sec \left(e^2 x\right) \cdot \ldots \cdot \sec \left(e^{10} x\right)\right)}{e^2-e^{2 \cos x}} $

is equal to

A.

$ \frac{\left(e^{10}-1\right)}{2 e^2\left(e^2-1\right)} $

B.

$ \frac{\left(e^{20}-1\right)}{2 e^2\left(e^2-1\right)} $

C.

$ \frac{\left(e^{10}-1\right)}{2\left(e^2-1\right)} $

D.

$ \frac{\left(e^{20}-1\right)}{2\left(e^2-1\right)} $

2026 Q3 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $y=y(x)$ be a differentiable function in the interval $(0, \infty)$ such that $y(1)=2$, and $\lim\limits_{t \rightarrow x}\left(\frac{t^2 y(x)-x^2 y(t)}{x-t}\right)=3$ for each $x > 0$. Then $2 y(2)$ is equal to :

A.

27

B.

18

C.

23

D.

12

2026 Q4 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $[t]$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $t$. If the function

$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cl} b^2 \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{2}\left[\frac{\pi}{2}(\cos x+\sin x) \cos x\right]\right), & x<0 \\ \frac{\sin x-\frac{1}{2} \sin 2 x}{x^3} & , x>0 \\ a & , x=0 \end{array}\right. $

is continuous at $x=0$, then $a^2+b^2$ is equal to :

A.

$\frac{1}{2}$

B.

$\frac{5}{8}$

C.

$\frac{3}{4}$

D.

$\frac{9}{16}$

2026 Q5 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$ be such that the function $f(x)= \begin{cases}2 \alpha\left(x^2-2\right)+2 \beta x & , x<1 \\ (\alpha+3) x+(\alpha-\beta) & , x \geq 1\end{cases}$ be differentiable at all $x \in \mathbb{R}$. Then $34(\alpha+\beta)$ is equal to

A.

48

B.

84

C.

36

D.

24

2026 Q6 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the function $f(x)=\frac{e^x\left(e^{\tan x-x}-1\right)+\log _e(\sec x+\tan x)-x}{\tan x-x}$ is continuous at $x=0$, then the value of $f(0)$ is equal to

A.

$\frac{2}{3}$

B.

$\frac{1}{2}$

C.

2

D.

$\frac{3}{2}$

2026 Q7 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}\frac{a|x|+x^2-2(\sin |x|)(\cos |x|)}{x} & , x \neq 0 \\ b & , x=0\end{array}\right.$

is continuous at $x=0$, then $a+b$ is equal to :

A.

1

B.

2

C.

0

D.

4

2026 Q8 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x)= \begin{cases}\frac{\mathrm{a} x^2+2 \mathrm{a} x+3}{4 x^2+4 x-3} & , x \neq-\frac{3}{2}, \frac{1}{2} \\ \mathrm{~b} & , x=-\frac{3}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\end{cases}$ be continuous at $x=-\frac{3}{2}$. If $f \circ f(x)=\frac{7}{5}$, then $x$ is equal to:

A.

1.4

B.

2

C.

1

D.

0

2026 Q9 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\mathrm{e}^{(\mathrm{a}-1) x}+2 \cos \mathrm{~b} x+(\mathrm{c}-2) \mathrm{e}^{-x}}{x \cos x-\log _{\mathrm{e}}(1+x)}=2$, then $\mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b}^2+\mathrm{c}^2$ is equal to :

A.

3

B.

5

C.

9

D.

7

2026 Q10 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $[\cdot]$ denote the greatest integer function, and let $f(x)=\min \left\{\sqrt{2} x, x^2\right\}$.

Let $\mathrm{S}=\left\{x \in(-2,2)\right.$ : the function $\mathrm{g}(x)=|x|\left[x^2\right]$ is discontinuous at $\left.x\right\}$.

Then $\sum\limits_{x \in \mathrm{~S}} f(x)$ equals

A.

$2-\sqrt{2}$

B.

$2 \sqrt{6}-3 \sqrt{2}$

C.

$1-\sqrt{2}$

D.

$\sqrt{6}-2 \sqrt{2}$

2026 Q11 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow(0, \infty)$ be a twice differentiable function such that $f(3)=18, f^{\prime}(3)=0$ and $f^{\prime \prime}(3)=4$.

Then $\lim\limits _{x \rightarrow 1}\left(\log _e\left(\frac{f(2+x)}{f(3)}\right)^{\frac{18}{(x-1)^2}}\right)$ is equal to :

A.

9

B.

18

C.

1

D.

2

2026 Q12 JEE Advanced Numerical
28 May 2026

For a real number $\alpha$, let $[\alpha]$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $\alpha$. For a finite set $S$, let $|S|$ denote the number of elements in the set $S$.

Consider the functions $f:(-3,3) \rightarrow(-\infty, \infty)$ and $g:(-3,3) \rightarrow(-\infty, \infty)$ defined by

$ f(x)=\left[x^3\right] \log _e\left(1+\sin ^2(\pi(x-[x]))\right) $

and

$ g(x)=x^3 \sin ^2\left(\pi \log _e(1+x-[x])\right) . $

Let

$ A=\{x \in(-3,3): f \text { is discontinuous at } x\} $

and

$ B=\{x \in(-3,3): g \text { is discontinuous at } x\} . $

Then the value of $|A|+2|B|-|A \cap B|$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q13 JEE Advanced Numerical
28 May 2026

Consider the function $f:\left(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\right) \to (-\infty, \infty)$ defined by

$f(x) = (|x| + |x-1|) \sin x + \left[ x \sin x \right],$

where $\left[ x \sin x \right]$ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $x \sin x$.

Let $\alpha$ be the total number of points in the interval $\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ at which $f$ is NOT continuous, and let $\beta$ be the total number of points in the interval $\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ at which $f$ is NOT differentiable.

Then the value of $\alpha + \beta$ is ____________.

2026 Q14 JEE Advanced MSQ
28 May 2026

Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. Let $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be an arbitrary function and let $g : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be the function defined by

$g(x) = x f(x), \quad \text{for all } x \in \mathbb{R}.$

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

A.

The function $g$ is always continuous at $x = 0$

B.

If $f$ is continuous at $x = 0$, then $g$ is differentiable at $x = 0$

C.

If $g$ is differentiable at $x = 0$, then $f$ is continuous at $x = 0$

D.

If $g$ is differentiable at $x = 0$, then $\lim_\limits{x \to 0} f(x)$ exists

2026 Q15 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

For the function $f(x)=\mathrm{e}^{\sin |x|}-|x|, x \in \mathbf{R}$, consider the following statements :

Statement I : $ f$ is differentiable for all $x \in \mathbf{R}$.

Statement II : $ f$ is increasing in $\left(-\pi,-\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A.

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

B.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

D.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

2026 Q16 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

$ \text { The value of } \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{x^2 \sin ^2 x}{x^2-\sin ^2 x}\right) \text { is : } $

A.

2

B.

3

C.

4

D.

6

2026 Q17 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $f(x)=\lim \limits_{y \rightarrow 0} \frac{(1-\cos (x y)) \tan (x y)}{y^3}$. Then the number of solutions of the equation $f(x)=\sin x$, $x \in \mathbf{R}$ is :

A.

0

B.

2

C.

3

D.

1

2026 Q18 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ be twice differentiable functions satisfying $f^{\prime \prime}(x)=g^{\prime \prime}(x)$ for all $x \in \mathbf{R}, f^{\prime}(1)=2 g^{\prime}(1)=4$ and $g(2)=3 f(2)=9$. Then $f(25)-g(25)$ is equal to :

A.

20

B.

40

C.

-20

D.

-40

2026 Q19 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

The product of all possible values of $\alpha$, for which

$\lim \limits_{x \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{1-\cos (\alpha x) \cos ((\alpha+1) x) \cos ((\alpha+2) x)}{\sin ^2((\alpha+1) x)}\right)=2$, is :

A.

-2

B.

1

C.

-1

D.

${\frac{5}{4}}$

2026 Q20 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If $ \lim\limits_{x\to 2} \frac{\sin\left(x^3 - 5x^2 + ax + b\right)}{\left(\sqrt{x-1}-1\right) \log_e(x-1)} = m $, then $a + b + m$ is equal to :

A.

5

B.

6

C.

8

D.

10

2026 Q21 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}x^3+8 ; & x<0, \\ x^2-4 ; & x \geq 0,\end{array}\right.$ and $g(x)= \begin{cases}(x-8)^{1 / 3} ; & x<0, \\ (x+4)^{1 / 2} ; & x \geq 0 .\end{cases}$

Then the number of points, where the function $g \circ f$ is discontinuous, is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q22 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}e^{x-1} & , x<0 \\ x^2-5 x+6 & , x \geq 0\end{array}\right.$ and $g(x)=f(|x|)+|f(x)|$. If the number of points where $g$ is not continuous and is not differentiable are $\alpha$ and $\beta$ respectively, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$

2026 Q23 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

The number of points, at which the function $f(x)=\max \left\{6 x, 2+3 x^2\right\}+|x-1| \cos \left|x^2-\frac{1}{4}\right|, x \in(-\pi, \pi)$, is not differentiable, is

$\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q24 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

The number of points in the interval $[2, 4]$, at which the function $f(x) = \left[ x^2 - x - \frac{1}{2} \right]$, where $[ \cdot ]$ denotes the greatest integer function, is discontinuous, is ________.

2025 Q25 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: $ \lim\limits_{x \to 0} \left( \frac{\tan^{-1} x + \log_e \sqrt{\frac{1+x}{1-x}} - 2x}{x^5} \right) = \frac{2}{5} $

Statement II: $ \lim\limits_{x \to 1} \left( x^{\frac{2}{1-x}} \right) = \frac{1}{e^2} $

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

B.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C.

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

D.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

2025 Q26 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0^{+}} \frac{\tan \left(5(x)^{\frac{1}{3}}\right) \log _e\left(1+3 x^2\right)}{\left(\tan ^{-1} 3 \sqrt{x}\right)^2\left(e^{5(x)^{\frac{4}{3}}}-1\right)}$ is equal to

A.
$\frac{5}{3}$
B.
1
C.
$\frac{1}{3}$
D.
$\frac{1}{15}$
2025 Q27 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f$ be a differentiable function on $\mathbf{R}$ such that $f(2)=1, f^{\prime}(2)=4$. Let $\lim \limits_{x \rightarrow 0}(f(2+x))^{3 / x}=\mathrm{e}^\alpha$. Then the number of times the curve $y=4 x^3-4 x^2-4(\alpha-7) x-\alpha$ meets $x$-axis is :

A.
3
B.
1
C.
2
D.
0
2025 Q28 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function satisfying $f(0)=1$ and $f(2 x)-f(x)=x$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$. If $\lim _\limits{n \rightarrow \infty}\left\{f(x)-f\left(\frac{x}{2^n}\right)\right\}=G(x)$, then $\sum_\limits{r=1}^{10} G\left(r^2\right)$ is equal to

A.
215
B.
420
C.
385
D.
540
2025 Q29 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 1^{+}} \frac{(x-1)(6+\lambda \cos (x-1))+\mu \sin (1-x)}{(x-1)^3}=-1$, where $\lambda, \mu \in \mathbb{R}$, then $\lambda+\mu$ is equal to

A.
20
B.
19
C.
18
D.
17
2025 Q30 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\quad f(x)= \begin{cases}(1+a x)^{1 / x} & , x<0 \\ 1+b, & x=0 \\ \frac{(x+4)^{1 / 2}-2}{(x+c)^{1 / 3}-2}, & x>0\end{cases}$ be continuous at $x=0$. Then $e^a b c$ is equal to:

A.
64
B.
48
C.
36
D.
72
2025 Q31 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
$If\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\cos (2x) + a\cos (4x) - b} \over {{x^4}}}is\,finite,\,then\,(a + b)\,is\,equal\,to:$
A.
0
B.
$\frac{3}{4}$
C.
-1
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$
2025 Q32 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

For $\alpha, \beta, \gamma \in \mathbf{R}$, if $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{x^2 \sin \alpha x+(\gamma-1) \mathrm{e}^{x^2}}{\sin 2 x-\beta x}=3$, then $\beta+\gamma-\alpha$ is equal to :

A.
$-$1
B.
4
C.
6
D.
7
2025 Q33 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let the function $f(x)=\left(x^2-1\right)\left|x^2-a x+2\right|+\cos |x|$ be not differentiable at the two points $x=\alpha=2$ and $x=\beta$. Then the distance of the point $(\alpha, \beta)$ from the line $12 x+5 y+10=0$ is equal to :
A.

5

B.

2

C.
4
D.

3

2025 Q34 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The value of $\lim \limits_{n \rightarrow \infty}\left(\sum\limits_{k=1}^n \frac{k^3+6 k^2+11 k+5}{(k+3)!}\right)$ is :

A.

5/3

B.

2

C.

4/3

D.

7/3

2025 Q35 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $[x]$ denote the greatest integer function, and let m and n respectively be the numbers of the points, where the function $f(x)=[x]+|x-2|,-2< x<3$, is not continuous and not differentiable. Then $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is equal to :

A.
6
B.
9
C.
8
D.
7
2025 Q36 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \operatorname{cosec} x\left(\sqrt{2 \cos ^2 x+3 \cos x}-\sqrt{\cos ^2 x+\sin x+4}\right)$ is:

A.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{15}}$
B.
$\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{5}}$
C.
$0$
D.
$-\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{5}}$
2025 Q37 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f: \mathbb{R}-\{0\} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function such that $f(x)-6 f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)=\frac{35}{3 x}-\frac{5}{2}$. If the $\lim\limits _{x \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{1}{\alpha x}+f(x)\right)=\beta ; \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$, then $\alpha+2 \beta$ is equal to

A.
6
B.
5
C.
3
D.
4
2025 Q38 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\lim \limits_{x \rightarrow \infty} \frac{\left(2 x^2-3 x+5\right)(3 x-1)^{\frac{x}{2}}}{\left(3 x^2+5 x+4\right) \sqrt{(3 x+2)^x}}$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{2 e}{3}$
B.
$\frac{2}{3 \sqrt{\mathrm{e}}}$
C.
$\frac{2 \mathrm{e}}{\sqrt{3}}$
D.
$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3 \mathrm{e}}}$
2025 Q39 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the function

$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{l} \frac{2}{x}\left\{\sin \left(k_1+1\right) x+\sin \left(k_2-1\right) x\right\}, \quad x<0 \\ 4, \quad x=0 \\ \frac{2}{x} \log _e\left(\frac{2+k_1 x}{2+k_2 x}\right), \quad x>0 \end{array}\right. $

is continuous at $x=0$, then $k_1^2+k_2^2$ is equal to :

A.
5
B.
10
C.
20
D.
8
2025 Q40 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow \infty}\left(\left(\frac{\mathrm{e}}{1-\mathrm{e}}\right)\left(\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}-\frac{x}{1+x}\right)\right)^x=\alpha$, then the value of $\frac{\log _{\mathrm{e}} \alpha}{1+\log _{\mathrm{e}} \alpha}$ equals :

A.
$e^{-2}$
B.
$\mathrm{e}^2$
C.
$e$
D.
$e^{-1}$
2025 Q41 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\sum_\limits{r=1}^n T_r=\frac{(2 n-1)(2 n+1)(2 n+3)(2 n+5)}{64}$, then $\lim _\limits{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_\limits{r=1}^n\left(\frac{1}{T_r}\right)$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{2}{3}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
1
D.
0
2025 Q42 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If the function $f(x)=\frac{\tan (\tan x)-\sin (\sin x)}{\tan x-\sin x}$ is continuous at $x=0$, then $f(0)$ is equal to ____________.
2025 Q43 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

For $\mathrm{t}>-1$, let $\alpha_{\mathrm{t}}$ and $\beta_{\mathrm{t}}$ be the roots of the equation

$ \left((\mathrm{t}+2)^{1 / 7}-1\right) x^2+\left((\mathrm{t}+2)^{1 / 6}-1\right) x+\left((\mathrm{t}+2)^{1 / 21}-1\right)=0 \text {. If } \lim \limits_{\mathrm{t} \rightarrow-1^{+}} \alpha_{\mathrm{t}}=\mathrm{a} \text { and } \lim \limits_{\mathrm{t} \rightarrow-1^{+}} \beta_{\mathrm{t}}=\mathrm{b} \text {, } $

then $72(a+b)^2$ is equal to ___________.

2025 Q44 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The number of points of discontinuity of the function $f(x)=\left[\frac{x^2}{2}\right]-[\sqrt{x}], x \in[0,4]$, where $[\cdot]$ denotes the greatest integer function, is ________.

2025 Q45 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $m$ and $n$ be the number of points at which the function $f(x)=\max \left\{x, x^3, x^5, \ldots x^{21}\right\}, x \in \mathbb{R}$, is not differentiable and not continuous, respectively. Then $m+n$ is equal to _________.

2025 Q46 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
$If\,\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{\tan x}{x}\right)^{\frac{1}{x^2}}=p \text {, then } 96 \log _{\mathrm{e}} p \text { is equal to____________ }$
2025 Q47 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then the least value of p ∈ N for which

$ \lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \left( x (\left[ \frac{1}{x} \right] + \left[ \frac{2}{x} \right] + \ldots + \left[ \frac{p}{x} \right] \right) - x^2 \left( \left[ \frac{1}{x^2} \right] + \left[ \frac{2^2}{x^2} \right] + \ldots + \left[ \frac{9^2}{x^2} \right] \right) \geq 1 $ is equal to _______.

2025 Q48 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x)=\lim \limits_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum\limits_{r=0}^n\left(\frac{\tan \left(x / 2^{r+1}\right)+\tan ^3\left(x / 2^{r+1}\right)}{1-\tan ^2\left(x / 2^{r+1}\right)}\right)$ Then $\lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{e^x-e^{f(x)}}{(x-f(x))}$ is equal to ___________.

2025 Q49 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{f}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lc}3 x, & x<0 \\ \min \{1+x+[x], x+2[x]\}, & 0 \leq x \leq 2 \\ 5, & x>2\end{array}\right.$

where [.] denotes greatest integer function. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the number of points, where $f$ is not continuous and is not differentiable, respectively, then $\alpha+\beta$ equals _______ .

2025 Q50 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the function,

$f(x)= \begin{cases}-3 \mathrm{ax}^2-2, & x<1 \\ \mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b} x, & x \geqslant 1\end{cases}$

be differentiable for all $x \in \mathbf{R}$, where $\mathrm{a}>1, \mathrm{~b} \in \mathbf{R}$. If the area of the region enclosed by $y=f(x)$ and the line $y=-20$ is $\alpha+\beta \sqrt{3}, \alpha, \beta \in Z$, then the value of $\alpha+\beta$ is ___________ .