Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

63 Questions
2026 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Online

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 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online

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 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online

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

2025 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 2 Online

Let $x_0$ be the real number such that $e^{x_0} + x_0 = 0$. For a given real number $\alpha$, define

$g(x) = \frac{3x e^x + 3x - \alpha e^x - \alpha x}{3(e^x + 1)}$

for all real numbers $x$.

Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A.

For $\alpha = 2$, $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to x_0} \left| \frac{g(x) + e^{x_0}}{x - x_0} \right| = 0$

B.

For $\alpha = 2$, $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to x_0} \left| \frac{g(x) + e^{x_0}}{x - x_0} \right| = 1$

C.

For $\alpha = 3$, $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to x_0} \left| \frac{g(x) + e^{x_0}}{x - x_0} \right| = 0$

D.

For $\alpha = 3$, $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to x_0} \left| \frac{g(x) + e^{x_0}}{x - x_0} \right| = \frac{2}{3}$

2025 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online

Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. Define the function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ by

$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}2-2 x^2-x^2 \sin \frac{1}{x} & \text { if } x \neq 0, \\ 2 & \text { if } x=0 .\end{array}\right.$

Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A.

The function $f$ is NOT differentiable at $x = 0$

B.

There is a positive real number $\delta$, such that $f$ is a decreasing function on the interval $(0, \delta)$

C.

For any positive real number $\delta$, the function $f$ is NOT an increasing function on the interval $(-\delta, 0)$

D.

$x = 0$ is a point of local minima of $f$

2025 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online

Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. For a real number $x$, let [ x ] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$. Let $n$ denote a natural number.

Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.

List–I List–II
(P) The minimum value of $n$ for which the function $ f(x)=\left[\frac{10 x^3-45 x^2+60 x+35}{n}\right] $ is continuous on the interval $[1,2]$, is (1) 8
(Q) The minimum value of $n$ for which $g(x)=\left(2 n^2-13 n-15\right)\left(x^3+3 x\right)$, $x \in \mathbb{R}$, is an increasing function on $\mathbb{R}$, is (2) 9
(R) The smallest natural number $n$ which is greater than 5 , such that $x=3$ is a point of local minima of $ h(x)=\left(x^2-9\right)^n\left(x^2+2 x+3\right) $ is (3) 5
(S) Number of $x_0 \in \mathbb{R}$ such that

$ l(x)=\sum\limits_{k=0}^4\left(\sin |x-k|+\cos \left|x-k+\frac{1}{2}\right|\right) $

$x \in \mathbb{R}$, is NOT differentiable at $x_0$, is
(4) 6
(5) 10
A.

(P) → (1)   (Q) → (3)   (R) → (2)   (S) → (5)

B.

(P) → (2)   (Q) → (1)   (R) → (4)   (S) → (3)

C.

(P) → (5)   (Q) → (1)   (R) → (4)   (S) → (3)

D.

(P) → (2)   (Q) → (3)   (R) → (1)   (S) → (5)

2025 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online

Let α and β be the real numbers such that

$ \lim\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{1}{x^3} \left( \frac{\alpha}{2} \int\limits_0^x \frac{1}{1-t^2} \, dt + \beta x \cos x \right) = 2. $

Then the value of α + β is ___________.

2024 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online
Let $k \in \mathbb{R}$. If $\lim \limits_{x \rightarrow 0+}(\sin (\sin k x)+\cos x+x)^{\frac{2}{x}}=e^6$, then the value of $k$ is
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
2024 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online

Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function defined by

$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} x^2 \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{x^2}\right), & \text { if } x \neq 0, \\ 0, & \text { if } x=0 . \end{array}\right. $

Then which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.
$f(x)=0$ has infinitely many solutions in the interval $\left[\frac{1}{10^{10}}, \infty\right)$.
B.
$f(x)=0$ has no solutions in the interval $\left[\frac{1}{\pi}, \infty\right)$.
C.
The set of solutions of $f(x)=0$ in the interval $\left(0, \frac{1}{10^{10}}\right)$ is finite.
D.
$f(x)=0$ has more than 25 solutions in the interval $\left(\frac{1}{\pi^2}, \frac{1}{\pi}\right)$.
2024 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 1 Online

Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $g: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be functions defined by

$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} x|x| \sin \left(\frac{1}{x}\right), & x \neq 0, \\ 0, & x=0, \end{array} \quad \text { and } g(x)= \begin{cases}1-2 x, & 0 \leq x \leq \frac{1}{2}, \\ 0, & \text { otherwise } .\end{cases}\right. $

Let $a, b, c, d \in \mathbb{R}$. Define the function $h: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ by

$ h(x)=a f(x)+b\left(g(x)+g\left(\frac{1}{2}-x\right)\right)+c(x-g(x))+d g(x), x \in \mathbb{R} . $

Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II.

List-I List-II
(P) If $a = 0$, $b = 1$, $c = 0$, and $d = 0$, then (1) $h$ is one-one.
(Q) If $a = 1$, $b = 0$, $c = 0$, and $d = 0$, then (2) $h$ is onto.
(R) If $a = 0$, $b = 0$, $c = 1$, and $d = 0$, then (3) $h$ is differentiable on $\mathbb{R}$.
(S) If $a = 0$, $b = 0$, $c = 0$, and $d = 1$, then (4) the range of $h$ is $[0, 1]$.
(5) the range of $h$ is $\{0, 1\}$.

The correct option is
A.
$(\mathrm{P}) \rightarrow(4)$ $(\mathrm{Q}) \rightarrow(3)$ $(\mathrm{R}) \rightarrow(1)$ (S) $\rightarrow$ (2)
B.
$(\mathrm{P}) \rightarrow(5)$ $(\mathrm{Q}) \rightarrow(2)$ $(\mathrm{R}) \rightarrow(4)$ (S) $\rightarrow(3)$
C.
$(\mathrm{P}) \rightarrow(5)$ $(\mathrm{Q}) \rightarrow(3)$ $(\mathrm{R}) \rightarrow(2)$ $(\mathrm{S}) \rightarrow(4)$
D.
$(\mathrm{P}) \rightarrow(4)$ $(\mathrm{Q}) \rightarrow(2)$ $(\mathrm{R}) \rightarrow(1)$ $(\mathrm{S}) \rightarrow(3)$
2024 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online

Let $S$ be the set of all $(\alpha, \beta) \in \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}$ such that

$ \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow \infty} \frac{\sin \left(x^2\right)\left(\log _e x\right)^\alpha \sin \left(\frac{1}{x^2}\right)}{x^{\alpha \beta}\left(\log _e(1+x)\right)^\beta}=0 . $

Then which of the following is (are) correct?

A.
$(-1,3) \in S$
B.
$(-1,1) \in S$
C.
$(1,-1) \in S$
D.
$(1,-2) \in S$
2023 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
Let $f:(0,1) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be the function defined as $f(x)=[4 x]\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)^2\left(x-\frac{1}{2}\right)$, where $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$. Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
A.
The function $f$ is discontinuous exactly at one point in $(0,1)$
B.
There is exactly one point in $(0,1)$ at which the function $f$ is continuous but NOT differentiable
C.
The function $f$ is NOT differentiable at more than three points in $(0,1)$
D.
The minimum value of the function $f$ is $-\frac{1}{512}$
2022 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 Online
For positive integer $n$, define

$ f(n)=n+\frac{16+5 n-3 n^{2}}{4 n+3 n^{2}}+\frac{32+n-3 n^{2}}{8 n+3 n^{2}}+\frac{48-3 n-3 n^{2}}{12 n+3 n^{2}}+\cdots+\frac{25 n-7 n^{2}}{7 n^{2}} . $

Then, the value of $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } f\left( n \right)$ is equal to :
A.
$3+\frac{4}{3} \log _{e} 7$
B.
$4-\frac{3}{4} \log _{e}\left(\frac{7}{3}\right)$
C.
$4-\frac{4}{3} \log _{e}\left(\frac{7}{3}\right)$
D.
$3+\frac{3}{4} \log _{e} 7$
2022 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 Online
If

$ \beta=\lim \limits_{x \to 0} \frac{e^{x^{3}}-\left(1-x^{3}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}+\left(\left(1-x^{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}-1\right) \sin x}{x \sin ^{2} x}, $

then the value of $6 \beta$ is ___________.
2022 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 Online
Let $\alpha$ be a positive real number. Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $g:(\alpha, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be the functions defined by

$ f(x)=\sin \left(\frac{\pi x}{12}\right) \quad \text { and } \quad g(x)=\frac{2 \log _{\mathrm{e}}(\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{\alpha})}{\log _{\mathrm{e}}\left(e^{\sqrt{x}}-e^{\sqrt{\alpha}}\right)} . $

Then the value of $\lim \limits_{x \rightarrow \alpha^{+}} f(g(x))$ is
2021 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 1 Online
Let f : R $\to$ R be defined by $f(x) = {{{x^2} - 3x - 6} \over {{x^2} + 2x + 4}}$

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
A.
f is decreasing in the interval ($-$2, $-$1)
B.
f is increasing in the interval (1, 2)
C.
f is onto
D.
Range of f is $\left[ { - {3 \over 2},2} \right]$
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
Let the functions $f:( - 1,1) \to R$ and $g:( - 1,1) \to ( - 1,1)$ be defined by $f(x) = |2x - 1| + |2x + 1|$ and $g(x) = x - [x]$, where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Let $f\,o\,g:( - 1,1) \to R$ be the composite function defined by $(f\,o\,g)(x) = f(g(x))$. Suppose c is the number of points in the interval ($-$1, 1) at which $f\,o\,g$ is NOT continuous, and suppose d is the number of points in the interval ($-$1, 1) at which $f\,o\,g$ is NOT differentiable. Then the value of c + d is ............
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
The value of the limit

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 2}} {{4\sqrt 2 (\sin 3x + \sin x)} \over {\left( {2\sin 2x\sin {{3x} \over 2} + \cos {{5x} \over 2}} \right) - \left( {\sqrt 2 + \sqrt 2 \cos 2x + \cos {{3x} \over 2}} \right)}}$

is ...........
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 Offline
let e denote the base of the natural logarithm. The value of the real number a for which the right hand limit

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} {{{{(1 - x)}^{1/x}} - {e^{ - 1}}} \over {{x^a}}}$

is equal to a non-zero real number, is .............
2020 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
Let f : R $ \to $ R and g : R $ \to $ R be functions
satisfying f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(x)f(y)
and f(x) = xg(x) for all x, y$ \in $R.
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} g(x) = 1$, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A.
f is differentiable at every x$ \in $R
B.
If g(0) = 1, then g is differentiable at every x$ \in $R
C.
The derivative f'(1) is equal to 1
D.
The derivative f'(0) is equal to 1
2020 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 Offline
Let the function f : R $ \to $ R be defined by f(x) = x3 $-$ x2 + (x $-$ 1)sin x and let g : R $ \to $ R be an arbitrary function. Let fg : R $ \to $ R be the product function defined by (fg)(x) = f(x)g(x). Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A.
If g is continuous at x = 1, then fg is differentiable at x = 1
B.
If f g is differentiable at x = 1, then g is continuous at x = 1
C.
If g is differentiable at x = 1, then fg is differentiable at x = 1
D.
If f g is differentiable at x = 1, then g is differentiable at x = 1
2019 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline
For $a \in R,\,|a|\, > 1$, let

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left( {{{1 + \root 3 \of 2 + ...\root 3 \of n } \over {{n^{7/3}}\left( {{1 \over {{{(an + 1)}^2}}} + {1 \over {{{(an + 2)}^2}}} + ... + {1 \over {{{(an + n)}^2}}}} \right)}}} \right) = 54$
A.
$-$6
B.
$-$7
C.
8
D.
$-$9
2019 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline
Let f : R be a function. We say that f has

PROPERTY 1 if $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} {{f(h) - f(0)} \over {\sqrt {|h|} }}$ exists and is finite, and

PROPERTY 2 if $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} {{f(h) - f(0)} \over {{h^2}}}$ exists and is finite. Then which of the following options is/are correct?
A.
f(x) = sin x has PROPERTY 2
B.
f(x) = x2/3 has PROPERTY 1
C.
f(x) = |x| has PROPERTY 1
D.
f(x) = x|x| has PROPERTY 2
2019 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 1 Offline
Let f : R $ \to $ R be given by

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x^5} + 5{x^4} + 10{x^3} + 10{x^2} + 3x + 1,} & {x < 0;} \cr {{x^2} - x + 1,} & {0 \le x < 1;} \cr {{2 \over 3}{x^3} - 4{x^2} + 7x - {8 \over 3},} & {1 \le x < 3;} \cr {(x - 2){{\log }_e}(x - 2) - x + {{10} \over 3},} & {x \ge 3;} \cr } } \right\}$

Then which of the following options is/are correct?
A.
f is increasing on ($ - $$\infty $, 0)
B.
f' is not differentiable at x = 1
C.
f is onto
D.
f' has a local maximum at x = 1
2018 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
Let ${f_1}:R \to R,\,{f_2}:\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right) \to R,\,{f_3}:( - 1,{e^{\pi /2}} - 2) \to R$ and ${f_4}:R \to R$ be functions defined by

(i) ${f_1}(x) = \sin (\sqrt {1 - {e^{ - {x^2}}}} )$,

(ii) ${f_2}(x) = \left\{ \matrix{ {{|\sin x|} \over {\tan { - ^1}x}}if\,x \ne 0,\,where \hfill \cr 1\,if\,x = 0 \hfill \cr} \right.$

the inverse trigonometric function tan$-$1x assumes values in $\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$,

(iii) ${f_3}(x) = [\sin ({\log _e}(x + 2))]$, where for $t \in R,\,[t]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to t,

(iv) ${f_4}(x) = \left\{ \matrix{ {x^2}\sin \left( {{1 \over x}} \right)\,if\,x \ne 0 \hfill \cr 0\,if\,x = 0 \hfill \cr} \right.$
LIST-I LIST-II
P. The function $ f_1 $ is 1. NOT continuous at $ x = 0 $
Q. The function $ f_2 $ is 2. continuous at $ x = 0 $ and NOT differentiable at $ x = 0 $
R. The function $ f_3 $ is 3. differentiable at $ x = 0 $ and its derivative is NOT continuous at $ x = 0 $
S. The function $ f_4 $ is 4. differentiable at $ x = 0 $ and its derivative is continuous at $ x = 0 $
A.
P $ \to $ 2 ; Q $ \to $ 3 ; R $ \to $ 1 ; S $ \to $ 4
B.
P $ \to $ 4 ; Q $ \to $ 1 ; R $ \to $ 2 ; S $ \to $ 3
C.
P $ \to $ 4 ; Q $ \to $ 2 ; R $ \to $ 1 ; S $ \to $ 3
D.
P $ \to $ 2 ; Q $ \to $ 1 ; R $ \to $ 4 ; S $ \to $ 3
2018 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
The value of ${({({\log _2}9)^2})^{{1 \over {{{\log }_2}({{\log }_2}9)}}}} \times {(\sqrt 7 )^{{1 \over {{{\log }_4}7}}}}$ is ....................
2018 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
Let f : (0, $\pi $) $ \to $ R be a twice differentiable function such that $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to x} {{f(x)\sin t - f(t)\sin x} \over {t - x}} = {\sin ^2}x$ for all x$ \in $ (0, $\pi $).

If $f\left( {{\pi \over 6}} \right) = - {\pi \over {12}}$, then which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?
A.
$f\left( {{\pi \over 4}} \right) = {\pi \over {4\sqrt 2 }}$
B.
$f(x) < {{{x^4}} \over 6} - {x^2}$ for all x$ \in $(0, $\pi $)
C.
There exists $\alpha $$ \in $(0, $\pi $) such that f'($\alpha $) = 0
D.
$f''\left( {{\pi \over 2}} \right) + f\left( {{\pi \over 2}} \right) = 0$
2018 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
For every twice differentiable function $f:R \to [ - 2,2]$ with ${(f(0))^2} + {(f'(0))^2} = 85$, which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE?
A.
There exist r, s $ \in $ R, where r < s, such that f is one-one on the open interval (r, s)
B.
There exists x0 $ \in $ ($-$4, 0) such that |f'(x0)| $ \le $ 1
C.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } f(x) = 1$
D.
There exists $\alpha $$ \in $($-$4, 4) such that f($\alpha $) + f"($\alpha $) = 0 and f'($\alpha $) $ \ne $ 0
2018 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
Let f : R $ \to $ R and g : R $ \to $ R be two non-constant differentiable functions. If f'(x) = (e(f(x) $-$ g(x))) g'(x) for all x $ \in $ R and f(1) = g(2) = 1, then which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?
A.
f(2) < 1 $-$ loge 2
B.
f(2) > 1 $-$ loge 2
C.
g(1) > 1 $-$ loge 2
D.
g(1) < 1 $-$ loge 2
2017 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
If f : R $ \to $ R is a twice differentiable function such that f"(x) > 0 for all x$ \in $R, and $f\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right) = {1 \over 2}$, f(1) = 1, then
A.
f'(1) $ \le $ 0
B.
f'(1) > 1
C.
0 < f'(1) $ \le $ ${1 \over 2}$
D.
${1 \over 2}$ < f'(1) $ \le $ 1
2017 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 1 Offline
Let f : R $ \to $ R be a differentiable function such that f(0) = 0, $f\left( {{\pi \over 2}} \right) = 3$ and f'(0) = 1.

If $g(x) = \int\limits_x^{\pi /2} {[f'(t)\text{cosec}\,t - \cot t\,\text{cosec}\,t\,f(t)]dt} $

for $x \in \left( {0,\,{\pi \over 2}} \right]$, then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} g(x)$ =
2017 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
Let $f(x) = {{1 - x(1 + |1 - x|)} \over {|1 - x|}}\cos \left( {{1 \over {1 - x}}} \right)$

for x $ \ne $ 1. Then
A.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ + }} f(x)$ = 0
B.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ - }} f(x)$ does not exist
C.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ - }} f(x)$ = 0
D.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ + }} f(x)$ does not exist
2017 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 1 Offline
Let f : R $ \to $ (0, 1) be a continuous function. Then, which of the following function(s) has (have) the value zero at some point in the interval (0, 1) ?
A.
${e^x} - \int_0^x {f(t)\sin t\,dt} $
B.
$f(x) + \int_0^{{\pi \over 2}} {f(t)\sin t\,dt} $
C.
$f(x) - \int_0^{{\pi \over 2} - x} {f(t)\cos t\,dt} $
D.
x9 $-$ f(x)
2017 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 1 Offline
Let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equals to x. Then, at which of the following point(s) the function $f(x) = x\cos (\pi (x + [x]))$ is discontinuous?
A.
x = $-$ 1
B.
x = 1
C.
x = 0
D.
x = 2
2016 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 1 Offline

Let $\alpha$, $\beta$ $\in$ R be such that $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{{x^2}\sin (\beta x)} \over {\alpha x - \sin x}} = 1$. Then 6($\alpha$ + $\beta$) equals _________.

2016 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 2 Offline

Let a, b $\in$ R and f : R $\to$ R be defined by $f(x) = a\cos (|{x^3} - x|) + b|x|\sin (|{x^3} + x|)$. Then f is

A.
differentiable at x = 0 if a = 0 and b = 1.
B.
differentiable at x = 1 if a = 1 and b = 0.
C.
NOT differentiable at x = 0 if a = 1 and b = 0.
D.
NOT differentiable at x = 1 if a = 1 and b = 1.
2016 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 2 Offline

Let $f:\left[ { - {1 \over 2},2} \right] \to R$ and $g:\left[ { - {1 \over 2},2} \right] \to R$ be function defined by $f(x) = [{x^2} - 3]$ and $g(x) = |x|f(x) + |4x - 7|f(x)$, where [y] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to y for $y \in R$. Then

A.
f is discontinuous exactly at three points in $\left[ { - {1 \over 2},2} \right]$.
B.
f is discontinuous exactly at four points in $\left[ { - {1 \over 2},2} \right]$.
C.
g is NOT differentiable exactly at four points in $\left( { - {1 \over 2},2} \right)$.
D.
g is NOT differentiable exactly at five points in $\left( { - {1 \over 2},2} \right)$.
2015 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 2 Offline
Let m and n be two positive integers greater than 1. If $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} \left( {{{{e^{\cos \left( {{\alpha ^n}} \right)}} - e} \over {{\alpha ^m}}}} \right) = - \left( {{e \over 2}} \right)$$ then the value of ${m \over n}$ is _________.
2015 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 1 Offline

Let $g:R \to R$ be a differentiable function with $g(0) = 0$, $g'(0) = 0$ and $g'(1) \ne 0$. Let

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x \over {|x|}}g(x),} & {x \ne 0} \cr {0,} & {x = 0} \cr } } \right.$

and $h(x) = {e^{|x|}}$ for all $x \in R$. Let $(f\, \circ \,h)(x)$ denote $f(h(x))$ and $(h\, \circ \,f)(x)$ denote $f(f(x))$. Then which of the following is (are) true?

A.
f is differentiable at x = 0.
B.
h is differentiable at x = 0.
C.
$f\, \circ \,h$ is differentiable at x = 0.
D.
$h\, \circ \,f$ is differentiable at x = 0.
2014 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
The largest value of the non-negative integer a for which $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {\left\{ {{{ - ax + \sin (x - 1) + a} \over {x + \sin (x - 1) - 1}}} \right\}^{{{1 - x} \over {1 - \sqrt x }}}} = {1 \over 4}$ is
2014 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
Let f : R $\to$ R and g : R $\to$ R be respectively given by f(x) = | x | + 1 and g(x) = x2 + 1. Define h : R $\to$ R by $h(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\max \{ f(x),g(x)\} ,} & {if\,x \le 0.} \cr {\min \{ f(x),g(x)\} ,} & {if\,x > 0.} \cr } } \right.$

The number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is
2014 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
Let $f:(a,b) \to [1,\infty )$ be a continuous function and g : R $\to$ R be defined as $g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ 0 & , & {x < a} \cr {\int_a^x {f(t)dt} } & , & {a \le x \le b} \cr {\int_a^b {f(t)dt} } & , & {x > b} \cr } } \right.$ Then,
A.
g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at a
B.
g(x) is differentiable on R
C.
g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at b
D.
g(x) is continuous and differentiable at either a or b but not both
2013 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 2 Offline

$a \in R$ (the set of all real numbers), a $\ne$ $-$1,

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {{({1^a} + {2^a} + ... + {n^a})} \over {{{(n + 1)}^{a - 1}}[(na + 1) + (na + 2) + ... + (na + n)]}} = {1 \over {60}}$, Then a = ?

A.
5
B.
7
C.
${{ - 15} \over 2}$
D.
${{ - 17} \over 2}$
2012 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline

If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \left( {{{{x^2} + x + 1} \over {x + 1}} - ax - b} \right) = 4$, then

A.
a = 1, b = 4
B.
a = 1, b = $-$4
C.
a = 2, b = $-$3
D.
a = 2, b = 3
2012 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline

Let $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x^2}\left| {\cos {\pi \over x}} \right|,} & {x \ne 0} \cr {0,} & {x = 0} \cr } } \right.$

x$\in$R, then f is

A.
differentiable both at x = 0 and at x = 2.
B.
differentiable at x = 0 but not differentiable at x = 2.
C.
not differentiable at x = 0 but differentiable at x = 2.
D.
differentiable neither at x = 0 nor at x = 2.
2012 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 2 Offline

For every integer n, let an and bn be real numbers. Let function f : R $\to$ R be given by

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{a_n} + \sin \pi x,} & {for\,x \in [2n,2n + 1]} \cr {{b_n} + \cos \pi x,} & {for\,x \in (2n - 1,2n)} \cr } } \right.$, for all integers n. If f is continuous, then which of the following hold(s) for all n ?

A.
an $-$ 1 $-$ bn $-$ 1 = 0
B.
an $-$ bn = 1
C.
an $-$ bn $+$ 1 = 1
D.
an $-$ 1 $-$ bn = $-$1
2011 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {[1 + x\ln (1 + {b^2})]^{1/x}} = 2b{\sin ^2}\theta $, $b > 0$ and $\theta \in ( - \pi ,\pi ]$, then the value of $\theta$ is

A.
$ \pm {\pi \over 4}$
B.
$ \pm {\pi \over 3}$
C.
$ \pm {\pi \over 6}$
D.
$ \pm {\pi \over 2}$
2011 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 1 Offline

Let f : R $\to$ R be a function such that $f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y),\,\forall x,y \in R$. If f(x) is differentiable at x = 0, then

A.
f(x) is differentiable only in a finite interval containing zero.
B.
f(x) is continuous $\forall x \in R$.
C.
f'(x) is constant $\forall x \in R$.
D.
f(x) is differentiable except at finitely many points.
2011 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

If $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ { - x - {\pi \over 2},} & {x \le - {\pi \over 2}} \cr { - \cos x} & { - {\pi \over 2} < x \le 0} \cr {x - 1} & {0 < x \le 1} \cr {\ln x} & {x > 1} \cr } } \right.$, then

A.
f(x) is continuous at x = $-$ $\pi$/2.
B.
f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0.
C.
f(x) is differentiable at x = 1.
D.
f(x) is differentiable at x = $-$3/2.
2009 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline

Let $L = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{a - \sqrt {{a^2} - {x^2}} - {{{x^2}} \over 4}} \over {{x^4}}},a > 0$. If L is finite, then

A.
$a = 2$
B.
$a = 1$
C.
$L = {1 \over {64}}$
D.
$L = {1 \over {32}}$